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prosaic

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dull and lacking imagination

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sedulous

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diligently and carefully

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blinkered

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limited outlook or understanding

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expansive

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sociable

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base

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without any moral principles

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imbibe

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drink

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benighted

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state of ignorance

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hedge

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safely

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fell

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evil

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arch

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deliberately teasing

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beg

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evade a question, invite obvious question, ask question that makes unwarranted assumptions

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peremptory

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bossy

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indigent

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poor

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arrant

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complete and utter (fool)

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expurgate

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remove objectionable material

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expunge

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wipe out, remove any trace of

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ponderous

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weighed down

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imponderable

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impossible to estimate

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kowtow

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sucking up to someone

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imbroglio

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embarrassing situation

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juggernaut

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any large force that cannot be stopped

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schadenfreude

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taking joy in the harm of others

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nabob

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wealthy, influential person

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zeitgeist

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spirit of the times

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sangfroid

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calm, poise

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parvenu

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acquiring wealth, rising in class (derogatory term)

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arriviste

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acquiring wealth, rising in class

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lagniappe

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unexpected gift

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picayune

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small amount, petty person who fusses over a trivial point

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gerrymander

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manipulation of boundaries to favor a certain group

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hector

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bully or intimidate

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pollyannaish

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optimistic

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pyrrhic

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any win that comes at so great a cost that it is not even worth it

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kafkaesque

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absurdity we have to deal with living in a world of faceless bureaucracies

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maudlin

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cries in public for no good reason (negative)

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panglossian

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blind optimism

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malapropism

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when you mix up similar sounding words

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quisling

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traitor

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byzantine

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intricate and complex (negative)

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supercilious

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haughty and disdainful

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protean

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versatile ability

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sartorial

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the way you dress

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jejune

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lackluster, childish

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bilious

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constantly angry

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martinet

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strict disciplinarian

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curmudgeon

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grouchy, surly person

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syncretic

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amalgam of different schools of thought

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catholic

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universal

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anathema

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source of somebody’s hate

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apostasy

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people who turn against their faith

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing

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lascivious

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salacious, sexual

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turpitude

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wickedness

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sybarite

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someone who indulges in luxury

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impecunious

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not having any money

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penurious

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not having any money

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cupidity

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greedy for money

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defray

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help pay the cost of

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mulct

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extra money from someone by fine or taxation

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apogee

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highest point

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aptheosis

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reaching a god-like point

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untoward

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not favorable, inconvenient, inauspicious

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overweening

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arrogant

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cow

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intimidate

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mellifluous

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sounds as sweet as honey

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palimpsest

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has been changed lots of times but you can still see former iterations

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defenestrate

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comical way of saying you’ll throw someone out a window

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invective

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harsh, critical language

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vituperation

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violently launch into a tirade

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phantasmagorical

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series of images that seem like they’re out of a dream, whether real or in someone’s head

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disabuse

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persuade someone that they are wrong

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mettlesome

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full of courage

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churlish

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rude, impertient

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chary

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cautious

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fractious

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irritable

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factious

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anything that causes factions (smaller groups)

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factitious

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phony, fake

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vicissitude

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change of one’s circumstances for the worse

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venal

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corrupt

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excoriate

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criticize harshly

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execrate

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curse and hiss at someone (like execrable = bad)

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exegesis

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critically interpreting someone’s work

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insufferable

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someone you can’t tolerate

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sententious

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moralizing

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feckless

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lazy and irresponsible

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tendentious

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leaning towards a controversial view

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limpid

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clarity in writing or music

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repine

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yearn for

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remonstrate

A

make objections while pleading

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