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despot

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a ruler with absolute power, typically cruel or oppressive

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malign

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evil in nature; malevolent OR speak about someone in a hateful manner

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indignant

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feeling or showing anger/annoyance about unfair treatment

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munificent

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(of a gift of money) larger or more generous than is necessary

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mendacious

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not telling the truth

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ersatz

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inferior substitute good; not real or genuine

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mimetic

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practicing representation/imitation of the real world

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clandestine

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kept secret, done secretively

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solipsism

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the theory that only one’s mind is sure to exist

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sophomoric

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pretentious, juvenile

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cabal

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a secret political clique or faction

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incendiary

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designed to cause fires (of a device or attack)

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parochial

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having a narrow outlook; relating to a church parish

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dulcet

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sweet and soothing (of a sound, often ironically)

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facile

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superficial; appearing comprehensive only by ignoring true complexities

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officious

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assertive of authority in an annoying way; interfering

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poultice

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a soft material applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth

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foible

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a minor weakness in someone’s personality

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mores

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the essential conventions of a community

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peccadillo

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a small, unimportant sin or offense

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prescient

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having knowledge of events before they take place

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insidious

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gradually harmful; treacherous

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addled

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unable to think clearly

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vicissitude

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a change of fortune, typically one that is unwelcome/unpleasant

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akimbo

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hands on hips; limbs flung out haphazardly

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askance

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with an attitude of suspicion/disapproval

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apologist

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a person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial

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mercenary

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concerned with making money above ethics

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lackey

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a servant

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dissolute

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immoral

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addlepated

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stupid and confused

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turbid

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cloudy/opaque OR obscure in meaning

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enervated

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drained of energy

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quixotic

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unrealistic and impractical

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posit

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assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument

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providential

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occurring at a favorable time; involving divine intervention

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simpatico

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likeable and easy to get along with

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maudlin

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self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkness

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amortize

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pay off a debt with regular payments

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derviation

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the development of something from its origins or source

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quagmire

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a hazardous situation; soft boggy area of land

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depredate

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to plunder

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autodidact

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a self-taught person

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recidivist

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a convicted criminal who reoffends

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libertine

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a person who behaves without moral principles or responsibility

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myrmidon

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a follower or subordinate of a powerful person

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presage

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an omen

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consanguineous

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people descended from the same ancestor

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tremulous

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shaking or quivering slightly

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coltish

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energetic, but awkward in one’s movements

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sycophant

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a kiss-ass

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fecund

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fertile; capable of producing new growth

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efficacious

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successful; effective

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imperious

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assuming authority without justification

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progeny

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a descendant; offspring

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debauch

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to corrupt the moral purity of

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restive

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restless

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blithe

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cheerfully heedless

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risible

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to provoke laughter

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modish

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conforming to trends

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calumny

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to slander

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artifice

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clever/cunning devices, especially to trick others

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pulchritude

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beauty

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lacuna (lacunae)

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a missing section; a gap

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efface

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erase from the surface; to make one appear insigifnicant/inconspicuous

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pacific

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peaceful; tranquil

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metastasize

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spread to other parts of the body

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parlous

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full of danger; precarious

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semiotic

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relating to signs and symbols

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sangfroid

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composure/coolness during stressful situations

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eremitic

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hermit-like

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rectitude

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morally correct behavior

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stopgap

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temporary way of dealing with a problem

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modicum

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a small quantity of a particular thing

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plaudit

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expression of praise/approval

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vitiation

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to make faulty or defective

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bedizen

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to dress up, decorate gaudily

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jocular

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joking, humorous, playful

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protean

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tending to change easily; versatile

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penumbra

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a partial shadow cast by an obaque object

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tony

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fashionable among the wealthy

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Apollonian

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relating to the rational, self-disciplined aspects of human nature

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callow

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inexperienced and immature

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stonewall

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to block by refusing to answer questions

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effete

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pretentious, over refined

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pellucid

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transluscently clear

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boosterism

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enthusiastic promotion

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aspersion

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an attack on someone’s reputation or integrity

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muckracking

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publishing information in a scandalizing way

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calumny

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making false statements to slander someone

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agog

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very eager/curious to see something

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farcical

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resembling buffoonary

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adduce

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cite as evidence

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sardonic

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grimly mocking; cynical

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apposite

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appropriate in relation to something

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factotum

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an employee who does all kinds of work

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contretemps

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a minor dispute or disagreement

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pillory

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attack/ridicule publicly; wooden framework with holes for heads and hands

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puffery

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exaggerated or false praise

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confabulation

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when someone’s memory become unconsciously filled with fabricated memories

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chauvinism

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exaggerated patriotism

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plutocracy

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government ruled by the wealthy

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lummox

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clumsy, stupid person

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aleatory

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depending on chance; random

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encumbrance

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burden, impediment

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dispensation

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exemption from a rule

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perquisite

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perks

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remuneration

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money paid for work/services

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disincentive

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financial disadvantage to discourage behavior

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interlocutor

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someone who takes part in conversation

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genteel

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polite, refined, often in an ostentious way

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interpolate

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insert into something else (unnatural)

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explicate

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analyze or develop in detail

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heuristic

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enabling someone to learn by themselves

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hermeneutics

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branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation

116
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excogitate

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think out, plan

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antipathetic

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showing strong aversion

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costive

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slow/reluctant in speech or actions

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dotage

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period in life where person is old and weak

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jouissance

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physical or intellectural pleasure

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picayune

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petty; worthless

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draconian

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excessively harsh

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floe

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sheet of floating ice

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boon

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a helpful or beneficial thing

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sop

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something done to appease with no real action

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asseverate

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declare solemnly

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denigrate

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criticize unfairly

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balkanize

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divide into smaller groups

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sequela

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a condition of a previous injury

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nostrum

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an ineffective medicine

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stanchion

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upright bar forming a support or barrier

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