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ornate

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ornate
adjective: marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

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morose

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morose
adjective: ill-tempered and not inclined to talk; gloomy

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quandary

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quandary
noun: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

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apprehension

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apprehension
noun: fearful expectation

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disheartened

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disheartened
adjective: made less hopeful or enthusiastic

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advocate

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advocate
verb: speak, plead, or argue in favor of

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thwart

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thwart
verb: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

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obdurate

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obdurate
adjective: unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally; stubborn; unyielding.

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inclement

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inclement
adjective: (of weather) unpleasant, stormy

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malady

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malady
noun: a disease or sickness

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autonomously

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autonomously
adverb: Acting independently; self-governing (of a country)

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consummate

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consummate
adjective: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

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archaic

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archaic
adjective: so old as to appear to belong to a different period

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degrade

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degrade
verb: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

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patronize

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patronize
verb: treat condescendingly

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deter

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deter
verb: turn away from by persuasion

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jocular

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jocular
adjective: characterized by jokes and good humor

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entice

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entice
verb: get someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises

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respite

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respite
noun: a pause from doing something (as work)

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plodding

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plodding
adjective: (of movement) slow and laborious

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malleable

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malleable
adjective: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

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meander

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meander
verb: to wander aimlessly

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incessant

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incessant
adjective: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

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fledgling

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fledgling
adjective: young and inexperienced
noun: any new participant in some activity

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raffish

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raffish
adjective: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

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impermeable

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impermeable
adjective: does not allow fluids to pass through

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elusive

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elusive
adjective: difficult to capture or difficult to remember

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endemic

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endemic
adjective: native; originating where it is found

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dearth

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dearth
noun: a lack or shortage

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renege

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renege
verb: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

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resolve

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resolve
verb: reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

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ingenuity

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ingenuity
noun: the power of creative imagination

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discriminate

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discriminate
verb: recognize or perceive the difference

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impede

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impede
verb: be a hindrance or obstacle to

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fete

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fete
verb: to celebrate a person

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pithy

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pithy
adjective: concise and full of meaning

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appreciable

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appreciable
adjective: large enough to be noticed (usu. refers to an amount)

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snide

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snide
adjective: expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way

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avid

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avid
adjective: marked by active interest and enthusiasm

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ascendancy

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ascendancy
noun: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

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moot

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moot
adjective: open to argument or debate; undecidable in a meaningless or irrelevant way

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boon

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boon
noun: a desirable state; something helpful or beneficial

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transitory

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transitory
adjective: lasting a very short time

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disenfranchise

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disenfranchise
verb: deprive of voting rights

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proponent

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proponent
noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

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stolid

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stolid
adjective: having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

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robust

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robust
adjective: sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

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muted

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muted
adjective: softened, subdued

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guffaw

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guffaw
verb: laugh boisterously

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flounder

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flounder
verb: behave awkwardly; have difficulties

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