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1
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To make pleasant or agreeable; to sweeten

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Dulcify

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2
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Unclear in meaning and difficult to understand; ambiguous

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Delphic

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3
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Having or showing great knowledge or learning

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Erudite

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Concerned about precise accordance with the details of conventions.

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Punctilious

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To enjoy oneself by drinking alcohol and speaking and laughing with people

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Carouse / Carousing

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State of being infatuated or obsessed by another person

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Limerence

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7
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A toastmaster

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Symposiarch

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One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills

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Quacksalver

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9
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Exhilaration or elation caused by a romantic experience.

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Kilig

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10
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A hatred, fear or intolerance of innovation or change

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Misoneism

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Something that happens immediately after a nap

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Postprandial

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12
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A foolish person

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Nidget

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13
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The act or instance of improving or the state of being improved

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Melioration

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14
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An extreme and unreasonable amount of pride and confidence in yourself

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Hubris

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15
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Involving hard or difficult work or great effort

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Toilsome

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Not having knowledge about something; ignorant

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Nescient

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A statement, remark or conclusion that doesn’t follow naturally or logically from what has just been said

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Non sequiter

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A harsh or jarring sound

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Cacophony

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To talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way

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Prattle

20
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A sizeable series or set

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Litany

21
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To praise or express pride in one’s possessions, qualities or accomplishments, often to excess

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Vaunting

22
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Speaking in a lofty style or manner, especially in a way that it is intended to impress

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Grandiloquent

23
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A person who is unrestrained by convention or morality

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Libertine

24
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Having a ravenous appetite

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Edacious

25
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Shared feeling (happiness or grief)

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Compathy

26
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Juvenile; childish; silly

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Puerile

27
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To pretend to work when not doing anything at all

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Fudgel

28
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A light midmorning or mid afternoon snack

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Nuncheon

29
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Underhand, unscrupulous or dishonest behaviour or activities

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Skullduggery

30
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Causing sudden and violent upheaval

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Cataclysmic

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Characterized by having severe self-discipline and abstinence from all forms of indulgence

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Ascetic

32
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Having or encouraging excessive interest in sexual matters

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Prurient

33
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Being sealed so that no air can get in

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Hermetic

34
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To speak or write in an extremely negative way about someone

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Vituperate

35
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To freshen by shaking (e.g. a pillow)

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Chounse

36
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A light meal eaten before bed

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Voidee

37
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A bitter rant against someone or something

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Philippic

38
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The essence or most serious part of a complaint or accusation

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Gravaman

39
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The making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation

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Calumny

40
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Having a tendency to be easily angered

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Irascible

41
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Uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous

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Rambunctious

42
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To remove material that is considered improper or offensive (from a text or account), especially with the result that the text becomes weaker or less effective.

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Bowdlerize

43
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Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

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Garrulous

44
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A person who goes out a lot and does not worry about other things they should be doing

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Gadabout

45
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Designed for or understood by those with specific knowledge or training; difficult to understand; limited to a small circle

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Esoteric

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