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Myopic

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**Ophthalmology . pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted.

unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted.**

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lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded.

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Semaphore

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**: an apparatus for visual signaling (as by the position of one or more movable arms) 2
: a system of visual signaling by two flags held one in each hand**

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Pedant

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** a person who annoys other people by correcting small errors and giving too much attention to minor details**

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Imbroglio

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a complex dispute or argument

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Factotum

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a person whose job involves doing many different types of work

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Undergird

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to strengthen or support (something) from below

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Bloviate

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to speak or write verbosely and windily

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Pidgin

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: a language that is formed from a mixture of several languages when speakers of different languages need to talk to each other

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Asunder

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InIinnho

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Frisson

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A sudden strong feeling or emotion

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Shrewish

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of a woman : unpleasant and bad-tempered

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Kludgy

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an awkward or inferior computer system or program that is created quickly to solve a problem

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Carbuncle

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: a large painful swelling under the skin

: a jewel (such as a garnet) that is cut into a rounded shape

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Fervid

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: having or showing feelings that are very strong or too strong

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Capricious

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: changing often and quickly; especially : often changing suddenly in mood or behavior

: not logical or reasonable : based on an idea, desire, etc., that is not possible to predict

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Palimpsest

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: a very old document on which the original writing has been erased and replaced with new writing

: something that has changed over time and shows evidence of that change

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Iconoclast

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: a person who criticizes or opposes beliefs and practices that are widely accepted

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Atavism

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a : recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination

b : recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity <architectural></architectural>

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Milquetoast

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: a timid, meek, or unassertive person

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Gauche

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: having or showing a lack of awareness about the proper way to behave : socially awkward

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Sultry

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: very hot and humid

: attractive in a way that suggests or causes feelings of sexual desire

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Surfeit

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: an amount that is too much or more than you need

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Doppleganger

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: someone who looks like someone else

: a ghost that looks like a living person

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Apothecary

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: a person who prepared and sold medicines in past times

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Commodious

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comfortably or conveniently spacious

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Corrugated

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to form or shape into wrinkles or folds or into alternating ridges and grooves

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Denature

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**: dehumanize
: to deprive of natural qualities : change the nature of: as**

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Gracile

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**: slender, slight
: graceful
: of, relating to, resembling, or being a relatively small slender**

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Incandescent

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: white or glowing because of great heat

: producing bright light when heated

: very impressive, successful, or intelligent

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Ignominious

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: marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame : dishonorable
: deserving of shame or infamy : despicable

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Zeitgeist

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: the general beliefs, ideas, and spirit of a time and place

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Aplomb

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: confidence and skill shown especially in a difficult situation

He showed great aplomb in dealing with the reporters.

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Verisimilitude

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: the quality of seeming real

the novel’s degree of verisimilitude is compromised by 18th-century characters who speak in very 21st-century English

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Porcine

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: of, relating to, or like a pig

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Faustian

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made or done for present gain without regard for future cost or consequences

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Fugue

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a disturbed state of consciousness in which the one affected seems to perform acts in full awareness but upon recovery cannot recollect the acts performed

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Consanguineous

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of the same blood or origin; specifically : descended from the same ancestor

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Dissolute

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—used to describe someone (such as a person who often gets drunk) whose way of living is considered morally wrong

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Macabre

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: involving death or violence in a way that is strange, frightening, or unpleasant

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Trope

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: a word, phrase, or image used in a new and different way in order to create an artistic effect

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Diaspora

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: a group of people who live outside the area in which they had lived for a long time or in which their ancestors lived

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Decamp

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: to leave a place suddenly and secretly

She took the papers and decamped.
He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.

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Precis

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a brief summary of the main points and ideas of a piece of writing or speech

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Dowdy

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** having a dull or uninteresting appearance : not attractive or stylish**

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Canard

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: a false report or story : a belief or rumor that is not true

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Machination

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: to plan or plot especially to do harm
transitive verb

: to scheme or contrive to bring about : plot

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Portentous

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: giving a sign or warning that something usually bad or unpleasant is going to happen

: trying to seem important, serious, or impressive

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Glib

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: said or done too easily or carelessly : showing little preparation or thought

: speaking in a smooth, easy way that is not sincere

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Garish

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Too bright or colorful

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Primacy

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: the state of being most important or strongest

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Tempestuous

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: full of strong emotions (such as anger or excitement)

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Putative

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generally considered, or reputed to be

the putative father of a boy of two

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Bucolic

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of relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life

the church is lovely for its bucolic setting

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Argot

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the jargon or slang of a particular group or class.

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Pastiche

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An artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist or period.

  • the operetta is a pastiche of 18th century syles;*
  • the songs amount to much more than blatant pastiche*
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**Nugatory **

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trifling or inworthless, unimportant, inconsequential, valueless, trifling, trivial, insignificant, meaninglesseffective;

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Scotch

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To put an end to; to stamp out

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Mephitic

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foul or offensive smelling

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**Eulogistically **

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in a praising or laudatory way;

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**attenuated **

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made thin. slender, or small

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**Politic **

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practical or diplomatic

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Inveighing

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writing with hostility;

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**Ecumenical **

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“Friendly relations but different religions”

“Unification of seemingly divergent religions”

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**Capriciously **

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randomly; impulsively

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**Exiguous **

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small, scanty, or indadequate

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bonhomie

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good natured. pleasant, affable

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**Flagitious **

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wicked or evil

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**Pleonastic **

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Using more words than necessary

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**Flippant **

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disrespectful and not serious

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**Lyrical **

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(of literature, art, or music) expressing the writer’s emotions in an imaginative and beautiful way.

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Fractious

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(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome.

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Afflatus

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A divine creative impulse or inspiration

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Insuperable

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(of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome.
“insuperable financial problems”

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**Phantasmagoric **

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having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
2.
having the appearance of an optical illusion, especially one produced by a magic lantern.
3.
changing or shifting, as a scene made up of many elements.

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Ecumenical

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worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application
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a : of, relating to, or representing the whole of a body of churches
b : promoting or tending toward worldwide Christian unity or cooperation

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Juvenescence

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Youthfulness

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Non-sequitur

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: a statement that is not connected in a logical or clear way to anything said before it

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