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Magoosh Flashcards

1
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revelry

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lively, noisy festive (alcohol party)

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carousing

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enjoy, lively drinking

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merriment

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fun

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draconian

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harsh, severe

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caustic

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sarcastic

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egomaniac

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abnormally self-centered

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quirk

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peculiar aspect of one’s behavior

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eccentric

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clearly unusual behavior

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dispel

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make dissapear

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curmudegeon

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grumpy

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pauper

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very poor person

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brusque

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rude

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steadfast

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resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering ;loyal

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unseemly

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inappropriate

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irenic

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aimed at peace

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bequeathed

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leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will

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futility

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pointlessness

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folly

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foolish

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archetype

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prototype

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skirt

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avoid

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prudent

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wise, smart

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disavow

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reject

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bristle

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react angrily

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putative

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highly regarded

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promulgate

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state or announce

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assiduous

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great care and perserverance

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besmirch

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damage reputation

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tarnish

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make dirty, damage something

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sclerotic

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hard, firm

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ossified

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set in a rigid, conventional way

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pilloried

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made fun of in public

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penury

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very poor

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covet

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yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another); desire

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docile

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ready to accept control, submissive

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coax

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gently persuade

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menace

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feeling of danger or threat

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indelible

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indestructible, cannot be removed

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obscurity

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state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant

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apprehended

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fully understood or grasped

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exploited

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taken advantage of

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cognizant

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aware; fully informed; having understanding

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enigmatic

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mysterious

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corporeal

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material or physical nature

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salient

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standing out; conspicuous; prominent; striking

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temerarious

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risky

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sedulously

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done diligently and carefully

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scrupulous

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extreme care and great effort,
having good moral principles

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corollary

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consequence

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corroborate

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power of giving strength, verify the truth of

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foment

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instigate or stir up

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probing

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action of investigating or exploring

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chrulish

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rude, no manners

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imminent

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about to happen

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farrago

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various materials confusedly mixed; a medley; a hodgepodge.

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nonplussed

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unsure how to act or respond

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exasperated

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raged, made angry or irritated

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imperil

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to put in danger

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philistine

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smug and ignorant towards artistic and cultural values

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sacerdotal

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of or relating to priests or a high religious order

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reviles

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means to insult someone with abusive language

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“impart a slant”

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add a new angle or approach to something

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braggadocio

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bragger, empty boasting

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cupidity

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greed for money

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reproach

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to express criticism towards

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“beyond reproach”

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perfect

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raconteur

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person skilled in telling anectodes

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inkling

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slight suggestion, vague understanding

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heyday

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pinnacle

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precipitous

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done with great haste, suddenly without deliberation

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seemly

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appropriate, according to custom

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condone

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accept

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untutored

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untaught, rude, raw

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cornucopia

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abundant supply

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glean from

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collect information bit by bit

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predicate

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state, affirm based on

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virulent

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virus, very bitter

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litigious

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related to law, subject to dispute

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adversaries

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opponent in contest

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placate

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to make less angry

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pertinent

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relevant

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sanguine

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optimisitic

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sordid

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not noble, immoral

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tumultuous

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confused, uproar

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fractious

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irritable, difficult to control

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heresy

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opinion different from standards, unorthodox

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extrapolate

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estimate, conclude

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evanescent

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quickly fading or dissapearing

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boorish

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rude or ill mannered

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subvert

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overthrow

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inure

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made accustomed to something undesirable

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transgressions

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offence, against something

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conducive

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make likely

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inimical

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tending to harm

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indelible

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can’t get rid of

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interminable

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endless

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relinquish

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give up, cease

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strident

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harsh

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varnish

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disguise

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unflappable

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not easily excited

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comer

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to cherish with care

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render

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to give or provide

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empiricism

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based on experiences and observations

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mired

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hindered or entangled

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debonair

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sophisticated charm

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intransigent

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not willing to change beilefs

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ebb

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gradually decrease

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agog

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eager desire

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tempered

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moderated in effect

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unwittingly

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unintentionally

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insatiable

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impossible to satisfy

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urbane

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well mannered

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inviolable

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never to be broken

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tepid

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moderately warm; not much interest

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broadside

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strongly attacked

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protean

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versatile

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fawning

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attempting to win favor by flattery

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deign

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do something beneath one’s dignity

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complacency

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self satisfaction

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derelict

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not doing one’s duties

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besieged

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harrased

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disbar

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to exclude someone

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agnostic

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not religious

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puritan

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someone who says pleasure can be sinful

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abnegation

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self denial

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clemency

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leniency, compassion

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precis

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summary

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manifesto

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public declaration

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outmoded

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old fashinoned

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temerity

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fearless, daring

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pastoral

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countryside, rustic, bucolic

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semblance

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misleading appearance

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dither

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unable to make a decision

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obstinacy

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stuborness

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coda

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conclusion

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palapable

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so intense as to seem almost tangible

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perspicacious

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wise

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lampoon

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satire, make fun of

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ailing

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in poor health

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trounce

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punish

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propitious

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favorable, good chance of success

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simper

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smirk

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wily

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sly, cunning

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ponderously

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moving slowly

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cumbersome

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burdensome

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solemnity

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religious ceremony, impresiveness

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gravitas

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dignity

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topical

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limited

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machinate

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scheming

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schmooze

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to talk casually

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hobnob

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to drink together, talk casually

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muchrake

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to search for, expose corruption

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reprisal

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retaliatory action in war

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renascence

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renewal, rivival

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verbosity

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excess use of words

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prolix

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tedious, too many words

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attenuate

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weaken

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hoodwink

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deceive

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mutinious

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unruly, likely to rebel

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impregnable

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immune to atttack

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transcendent

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surpassing, excelling

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vituperative

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bitter and abusive language

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vitiate

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spoil, make ineffecitve

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retroactive

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going to the past

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canards

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rumor

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enmities

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hostile, hate

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overt

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obvious, open

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novel

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new

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neophyte

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rookie

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hubris

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excessive pride

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usurpation

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take by force

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corpse

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dead body

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quell

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put an end to

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forsake

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to abandon

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graft

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corruption

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stigmatize

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characterize disgraceful

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succumb

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fail to resist pressure

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waning

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decreasing

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garbled

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difficult to understand

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pompuous

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know it all, cocky

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ostensibly

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apparently

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moot

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undecidable in a meaningless way

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topical

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local

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abscond

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quit

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pedantic

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narrow focus

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wary

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cautious, not trusting

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propitiate

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win, regain favor, placate

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conciliatory

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making peace, attempting to win over

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misgivings

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doubts

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smitten

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struck hard, afflicted

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dissent

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against status quo

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forbearance

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forgiveness

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virtuosity

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high level skill

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penchant for

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strong liking for

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inimical

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hostile

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despondent

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sad without hope

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paucity

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shortage, small

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nadir

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lowest point

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rapturous

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ecstatic

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muted

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subdued, quiet

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apothesis

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highest point of development

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solicitude

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excessive concern

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strife

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conflict

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serendipitous

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lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

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sedulous

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showing dedication and diligence

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unbidden

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without having been commanded or invited

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aghast

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sudden fright or horror

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resplendent

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very bright; splendid

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superannuated

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outdated

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egalitarian

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principle that all people are equal

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superfluity

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a greater quantity than is wanted; redundant

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milieu

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background, environment

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augury

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sign

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epiphany

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appearance, manifestation

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anodyne

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relieve pain

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totemic

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symbolic

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objurgate

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scold

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subvert

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overthrow

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notoriety

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known for unfavorable act

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verisimilitude

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truth

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contrivance

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plan, invention

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concoct

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create

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profound

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extremally strongly felt

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caprice

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unpredictable, sudden change

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chic

A

stylish

225
Q

peripatetic

A

travel by foot

226
Q

inexorable

A

impossible to stop

227
Q

egalitarian

A

equal rights

228
Q

indolent

A

lazy

229
Q

megalomaniacal

A

obsessed with power

230
Q

protract

A

prolong

231
Q

subjective

A

based on or influenced by

232
Q

serendipitious

A

lucky, unexpected forutune

233
Q

raillerly

A

light teasing

234
Q

ineluctable

A

impossible to avoid

235
Q

stultified

A

lose energy

236
Q

bastion

A

home for

237
Q

caviling

A

fault finding

238
Q

carping

A

persistently petty

239
Q

fulsome

A

excessive

240
Q

decadent

A

self indulgence or moral decline

241
Q

persnickety

A

snobbish

242
Q

sacrosanct

A

sacred

243
Q

exude

A

display openly

244
Q

pandemonium

A

confusion

245
Q

overt

A

obvious

246
Q

militant

A

aggressive, warlike

247
Q

vigilant

A

attentive to discover, avoid danger

248
Q

marginalize

A

treat someone as inferior or lower

249
Q

avvering

A

state or assert to be the case

250
Q

foil

A

to prevent something

251
Q

hitherto or heretofore

A

previously

252
Q

impromptu

A

done without being planned

253
Q

posterity

A

succeeding generations

254
Q

sublime

A

excellence or beauty

255
Q

colloquial

A

common conversation

256
Q

proliferation

A

rapid increase in number

257
Q

succint

A

breif

258
Q

unsolicited

A

not asked for

259
Q

hindsight

A

understanding AFTER an event happened

260
Q

insouciance

A

lack of concern

261
Q

undone

A

without hope for the future

262
Q

disparage

A

regard as little worth

263
Q

exegesis

A

critical explanation or interpretation of a text

264
Q

ancillary

A

providing necessary support

265
Q

abrogate

A

to repeal, overturn

266
Q

ill behooves

A

not suitable

267
Q

forthwith

A

right away

268
Q

consigned

A

to give credit to someone

269
Q

scant

A

lack

270
Q

circumscribed

A

limited

271
Q

cursory

A

hasty, slightly

272
Q

tentative

A

planned but not definite

273
Q

benighted

A

fallen into a state of ignorance

274
Q

dishelved

A

extremally disorderly

275
Q

demarcate

A

distinguish from

276
Q

penchant

A

strong liking for

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