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venality

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(n) the condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption

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auspicious

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(adj) favorable, the opposite of sinister

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amenable

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(adj) easily persuaded

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amorphous

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(adj) shapeless

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gregarious

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(adj) to be likely to socialize with others

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parochial

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(adj) narrowly restricted in scope or outlook

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anomalous

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(adj) not normal

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veracious

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(adj) truthful

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calumny

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(n) making of a false statement meant to injure a person’s reputation

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ingenuous

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(adj) to be naive and innocent

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acrimony

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(n) bitterness or ill will

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equivocal

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(adj) confusing or ambiguous

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intimate

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(v) to suggest something subtly

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profligate

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(adj) spending resources recklessly or wastefully; (n) someone who spends resources recklessly or wastefully

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extant

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(adj) still in existence (documents)

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parsimonious

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(adj) extremely frugal; misery

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qualify

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(v) to make less severe; to limit (a statement)

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impudent

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(adj) improperly forward or bold

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dogmatic

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(adj) highly opinionated, not accepting that your belief may not be correct

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prescience

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(n) the power to foresee the future

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volubility

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(n) the quality of talking or writing easily and continuously

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preclude

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(v) keep from happening or arising; make impossible

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querulous

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(adj) habitually complaining

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incisive

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(adj) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

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perfidy

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(n) an act of deliberate betrayal; a breach of trust

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platitude

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(n) a trite or obvious remark

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mawkish

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(adj) overly sentimental to the point that it is disgusting

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conspicuous

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(adj) without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

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germane

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(adj) relevant and appropriate

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gall

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(n) the trait of being rude and impertinent; (n) feeling of deep and bitter anger or ill-will

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gossamer

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(adj) characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

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vociferous

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(adj) conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

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predilection

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(n) a strong liking

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superfluous

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(adj) serving no useful purpose; (adj) more than is needed, desired, or required

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lambast

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(v) criticize severely or angrily

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banal

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(adj) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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deferential

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(adj) showing respect

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contrive

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(v) to pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery

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disaffected

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(adj) discontented as toward authority

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ascetic

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(adj) practicing self-denial; (n) one who practices great self-denial

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travesty

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(n) an absurd presentation of something; a mockery

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tantamount

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(adj) being essentially equal to something

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immutable

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(adj) not able to be changed

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spurious

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(adj) plausible but false

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panache

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(n) distinctive and showy elegance

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insidious

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(adj) working in a subtle but destructive way

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circumvent

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(v) to cleverly find a way out of one’s duties or obligations

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guileless

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(adj) free of deceit

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fallacious

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(adj) of a belief that is based on faulty reasoning

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refractory

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(adj) stubbornly resistant to authority or control

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denote

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(v) to be a sign or indication of; have as a meaning

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subsume

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(v) to contain or include; (v) to consider as part of a general rule or principle

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travesty

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(n) an absurd presentation of something; a mockery

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frustrate

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(v) to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

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precocious

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(adj) characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (mental aptitude)

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heretic

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(n) a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field

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ephemeral

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(adj) lasting a very short time

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espouse

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(v) to adopt or support an idea or cause

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intransigent

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(adj) unwilling to change one’s beliefs or course of action

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pundit

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(n) someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

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ostentatious

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(adj) intended to attract notice and impress others tawdry or vulgar

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idiosyncrasy

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(n) a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

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abstruse

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(adj) difficult to understand; incomprehensible

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denigrate

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(v) to charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

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ingratiate

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(v) to gain favor with somebody to deliberate efforts

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petulant

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(adj) easily irritated or annoyed

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discrete

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(adj) constituting a separate entity or part

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provincial

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(adj) characteristic of a limited perspective; not fashionable or sophisticated

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opaque

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(ad) not see-through; not clearly understood or expressed

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ignoble

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(adj) dishonorable

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largess

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(adj) extreme generosity and giving

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myriad

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(n) a large infinite number

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garrulous

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(adj) full of trivial conversation

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munificent

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(adj) very generous

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propitious

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(adj) presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success

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subversive

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(adj) in opposition to an established system or institution

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austere

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(adj) practicing self-denial; (adj) unadorned in style or appearance; (adj) harsh in manner of temperament

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precipitous

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(adj) done with very great haste and without due deliberation

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arbitrary

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based on a random, groundless decision

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antithetical

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(adj) sharply contrasted in character or purpose

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pernicious

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(adj) exceedingly harmful; working or spreading in a hidden and injurious way

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constituent

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(n) a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; (n) an abstract part of something

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brazen

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(adj) unrestrained by convention or propriety

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inscrutable

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(adj) not easily understood; unfathomable

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pedestrian

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(adj) lacking imagination

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poignant

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(adj) emotionally touching

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dilettante

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(adj) an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

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obsequious

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(adj) attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

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askance

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(adverb) with a look of suspicion or disapproval

Ex: They looked askance on the teenagers

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economical

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(adj) avoiding waste, efficient

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nonplussed

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(adj) unsure of how to act or respond

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edifying

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(adj) enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

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maladroit

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(adj) clumsy

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efficacious

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(adj) producing the intended result

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capricious

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(adj) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

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imprudent

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(adj) not wise

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transient

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(adj) lasting a very short time

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pejorative

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(adj) expressing disapproval (usually refers to a term)

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erudite

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(adj) having or showing profound knowledge

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mendacity

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(n) the tendency to be untruthful

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timorous

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(adj) timid by nature or revealing fear and nervousness

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harried

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(adj) troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

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ignominious

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(adj) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame (conduct or character)

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polemic

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(n) a strong verbal/written attack on someone or something

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opulence

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(n) wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

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furtive

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(adj) marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

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banality

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(n) a trite or obvious remark

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duress

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(n) compulsory force or threat (under duress)

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