Meaning pt 6 Flashcards
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conformities
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compliance in action with certain accepted standards or norms
Was his action in conformity with the law?
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acquiescence
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acceptance
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daunting
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seeming difficult to deal with, discouraging
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annulled
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declare invalid
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apotheosized
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elevate to rank of god, idealize
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pedant
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perfectionist, a person who is excessively concerned with minor details or academic learning
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sycophant
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praising someone in dishonest way
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adversary
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enemy
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despodent
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sad
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concomitant
A
associated, naturally accompanying
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underscore
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emphasize
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sinecure
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position requiring no work but getting lot of salary
easy job
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mendicant
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begging
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pecuniary
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related to money
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pecuniary
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related to money
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dissemble
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disguising ones true feelings
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cantankerous
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bad tempered, uncooperative
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prolix
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tediously lengthy
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staunch
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very loyal, committed in attitude
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Prudence
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wisdom
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Imprudence
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unwise
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Vilify
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disparage
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astute
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shrewd
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vacillation
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indecisive, wavering between opinion, Fluctuations
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Expound
explain in detail, expatiate
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exhort
strongly urge someone to do something, galvanize sarkha
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extenuate
make excuse, palliate, mitigate
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Eliciting
Bringing out
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Edify
enlighten or uplifting
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exalting
promoting, praising
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Discord
Disharmony
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Fickleness
uncertainty
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tribulations
difficulties
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Sedition
Treason(treachery), Insubordination(disobedience)
| cheddi-son - ur little son
is resisting to put on his
underwear
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travesty
absurd or distorted
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Difference between *circumvent* and *avert*
circumvent-> Avoid
avert->Prevent
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dilapidated
broken down, or in state of decay
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deplorable
deserving contempt
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indigent
poor
| indignant mhnje ragit this is vegla spelling bagh
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concomitant
naturally associated or accompanied
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Peremptory
bossy, domineering
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precocious
having great abilities
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prolific
producing great volume
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extravagant
exceeding reasonable limits
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intermittently
Occasionally
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Dulcet
pleasant to hear. Melodious
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Bohemian
socially unconventional
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hoarse
rough and harsh
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Dissonant
Harsh or jarring in tone or sound
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Integrity
Adherence to moral principal
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Adherence
attachment or commitment to a person, cause, or belief.
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Spurring
exhort, To urge or encourage someone to act
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Propitious
Favorable
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Amiss
wrong, improper
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Byzantine
Labyrinthine, Complex
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Labyrinthine
Byzantine, Complex
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Goaded
encouraged
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temperamental
changing quickly and dramatically
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calumny
insulting, slanderous
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divulge
reveal
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penned
wrote
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concede
acknowledged as true
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squander
ruin
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cupidity
greed for money, avarice
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insipid
boring
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exorbitant
reasonably high in terms of price, extortionate
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precursors
fore-warning
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canon
according to law, canonical
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wile
deception, trickery, chicanery
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propensity
predilection
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callousness
not caring
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dissention, dissent
controversy, debate, discord
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veracity
conformity- acceptance to facts, accuracy
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pirate
to gather something
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rally
recover, come together again, revive
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curb
restrict
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invidious
evil, envy, abhorrent
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anodyne
not causing offence, bland, innocuous,painkiller
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salubrious
healthy, beneficial
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propitious
favorable
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abhorrent
disgust, loathing, evil, envy
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abstruse
difficult to understand
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Refractory
Stubborn, unmanageable
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lubricious
smooth and slippery, offensive arrive sexual desires
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lachrymose
sad, saturnine, lugubrious
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saturnine
lachrymose
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lugubrious
sad, dismal, mournful
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diaphanous
translucent, thin, material
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gossamer
thin, light, delicate material
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mettlesome
full of spirit, lively
| Ghode are mettlesome
91
looming
seemingly about to happen and regarded as ominous or worrying.
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calumniating
criticize
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deliquescing
becoming liquid, or having a tendency to become liquid.
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impending
about to happen; forthcoming.
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squeamish
easily made to feel sick or disgusting
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staunch
loyal and committed
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stodgy
dull and uninspired; lacking originality or excitement
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contemporary
current, modern, of present time
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pestilence
a fatal epidemic disease
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mien
person's appearance
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decrepitude
state of being worn out, exhausted due to neglect
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palliative
soothing
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claque
group of sycophants
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fledgling
immature or underdeveloped
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solipsism
selfish in positive connotation
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fortitude
courage
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volition
power of using one's will.
| "without conscious volition she backed into her office"
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paradigm
example
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venal
corrupt, bribe
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felonious
1. relating to
2. involved in crime
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impulsive
repercussion cha vichar na kart taking action
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impetus
impulsive
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consilience
the linking together of principles from different disciplines
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ingenuity
original and creative
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lackadaisical
careless and lazy
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porous
1. negligible
2. having space or hole, permeable
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erstwhile
onetime
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Dissident
person who opposes official policy
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expedite
speed up, accelerate, make happen sooner
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impromptu
done without planning or organization or rehearsed
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undergirds
secure from the underside like a belt or rope, provide support or firm basis for
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proponent
person who advocates a theory or proposal
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motley
incongruous, disparate
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imprimatur
a person's authoritative approval.
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dissemination
spread widely
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gerontocracy
state or society governed by older people
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subdued
to make quiet and and to bring into control
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vivacious
lively and animated
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ersatz
(of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.
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scathing
scornful, severely critical
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soporific
tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
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layman
a person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject.
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extradite
handover criminal to the foreign state where crime was committed
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deterrent
discourage
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contrive
create or bring about
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discursive
digressing from the subject, rambling
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monomania
obsession
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tendentious
Partisan
intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one
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meretricious
attractive but not having any real value
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permeate
spread throughout, pervade
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engender
give rise to
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vitriolic
filled with malice, acrimonious
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impiety
not religious (piety- religious)
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euphemism
substitute(words)
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disenfranchised
deprived of right to tvote
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beleaguered
in a difficult situation
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prerogative
right/privilege exclusive to particular class/individual
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uncanny
strange, mysterious
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irrefutable
impossible to deny or reject
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meager
lacking in quality and quantity
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acquittal
not guilty of crime,, exoneration
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contravention/contravene
action against law
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partisan
strong supporter of a party
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recourse
source of help in difficult situation
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exacerbate
make worse
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teeming with
be full of
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petulant
childishly sulky or bad tempered
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sumptuous
splendid and expensive-looking.
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sobriety
being sobre-serious sensible staid
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platitude
a remark or statement used too often to be thoughtful,
banal, hackeyened
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pithy
succinct - clearly expressed
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baffle
perplexing
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apropos
with reference to; concerning.
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unanimous
fully in agreement
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contiguous
sharing a common border, next to each other
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unctuous
1. oily
2. sycophantic, servile, obsequious
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ignoble
not honorable
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derelict
poor condition due to disuse and neglect
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exculpate
NOTT guilty of wrongdoing
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solicitous
showing interest or concern.
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munificent
generous
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mercantile
commercial
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recrudescence
the recurrence of an undesirable condition.
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expediency
convenience.
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euphemism
mild, subtle criticism
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indomitable
impossible to subdue or defeat.
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mendacity
untruthfulness, lying
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prevarication
the fact of avoiding telling the truth or saying exactly what you think:
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tenacious
clinging onto something
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dexterous
showing or having skills, opposite of inept
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stolid
calm and dependable
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facile
superficial, ignoring true complexities of an issue
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extant
still in existence, surviving
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niggardly
ungenerous with money, time, etc.; mean.
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prudent
showing care or thought for future, wise
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gabby
excessively or annoyingly talkative.
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indiscreet
imprudent
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derided
express contempt for; ridicule.
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onus
something that is one's duty or responsibility.
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pusillanimous
lack of courage, timid
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stalwart
loyal, reliable, and hard-working.
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fractious
irritable and quarrelsome
| fractious children
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filibuster
intentional obstruction
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abscond
steal off and hide
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culpable
deserving blame
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effrontery
extreme boldness
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fulminate
loudly attack
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reticent
quiet and reserved
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squalid
sordid
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emollient
soothing
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hubris
arrogant
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phlegmatic
calm, sluggish
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occlude
obstruct/block
