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lascivious

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sexually perverted

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apogee

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the highest point

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choleric

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bad tempered or irritable

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anathema

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the thing or person someone hates

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nadir

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the lowest point

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alacrity

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eager willingness

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zeitgeist

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spirit of the times

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untoward

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unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient

an untoward occurrence

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kowtow

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act excessively subservient

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defray

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help pay

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cow

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to intimidate

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ponderous

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slow and clumsy b/c of great weight

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hector

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talk in a bullying way

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catholic

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of broad scope, universal

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remonstrate

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make a forcefully reproachful protest

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flout

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openly disregard

“flout the law”

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disapprobation

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strong disapproval

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lionization

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treat as a celebrity

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panache

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flamboyant confidence

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brandish

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wave or flourish

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acquisitive

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greedy

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remedial

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intended as a remedy

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lurid

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presented in vivid terms, explicit details

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probity

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honesty and decency

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profundity

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deep insight

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curmudgeon

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a grouchy, surly person

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blinkered

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having a limited outlook

a small-minded, blinkered approach

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propitiate

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to placate or appease

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parvenu

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ain’t got ole money, we got a whole lot of new money tho

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largesse

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generosity

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picayune

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petty, worthless

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vituperate

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blame or insult harshly

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mettlesome

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courageous

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pyrrhic

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a victory so costly it’s not worth it

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propitiate

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gain the favor of

propitiate the gods

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jaundice

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bitterness, resentment, envy

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immure

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enclose or confine someone against their will

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festering

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become worse or more intense

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indemnify

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compensate someone for harm or loss

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disaffection

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dissatisfaction with people in authority

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superfluous

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unnecessary, more than enough

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disgruntled

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angry or dissatisfied

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forsake

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abandon, give up

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arriviste

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a person who has recently acquired social status

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juggernaut

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a huge, powerful force/institution

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apotheosis

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highest point of development

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arch

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deliberately playful/teasing

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jejune

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  1. naive, simplistic

2. dull

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sangfroid

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composure, coolness

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maudlin

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overly sentimental/sad

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execrate

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express great loathing for

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mulct

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to defraud or swindle

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excoriate

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criticize

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quisling

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traitor

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fell

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evil

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vaunted

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widely praised

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mendicant

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beggar

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impugn

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dispute validity of

are you impugning my judgment?

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turgid

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tediously pompous or bombastic (language)

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proscribe

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command against

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aplomb

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coolness/composure

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coterminous

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having same boundaries in space/time/meaning

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stultify

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cause, through routine, to lose enthusiasm

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doughty

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brave and persistent

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pontificate

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talk in dogmatic/pompous way

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complaisant

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obliging, agreeable

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dolorous

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sorrowful

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desideratum

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something needed or wanted

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solicitous

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showing interest or concern

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repudiate

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refuse to accept or be associated with

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arcane

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understood by few, mysterious

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anoint

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nominate or choose someon

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duplicity

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deceitfulness

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munificent

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generous

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jettison

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abandon or discard something

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modish

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conforming to what’s popular

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salubrious

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healthy, beneficial

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recrudesce

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recur

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self-effacing

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not drawing attention to yourself

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fecund

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fertile, intellectually productive

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tyro

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a beginner or novice

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hauteur

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haughtiness

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provident

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indicative of timely preparation for the future

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(take) umbrage

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take offense

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adulatory

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excessively praising

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effrontery

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insolent or impertinent behavior

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lugubrious

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mournful, sad

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moribund

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approaching death

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impute

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attribute to

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litany

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long tedious account of something

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plucky

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courageous

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illustrious

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well known, respected

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prognostic

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foretell or prophesy

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importune

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ask pressingly and persistently

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temerity

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audacity

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pecuniary

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relating to money

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lampoon

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criticize, ridicule

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celerity

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speed

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tenable

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defensible, justifiable

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inure

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accustom someone to something

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