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Nebulous

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Vague or ill-defined concepts or ideas.

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Idiosyncrasy

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A mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar or particular to an individual.

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Heterogeneous

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Diverse in character or context.

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Avolition

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Decrease in the motivation to initiate and perform self-directed, purposeful activities.

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Anhedonia

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Inability to feel pleasure in normally pleasurable experiences.

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Forme fruste

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Crude or unfinished. In medicine: an atypical or attenuated manifestation of a disease or syndrome.

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Palimpsest

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Something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form. Commonly a manuscript or piece of writing material on which later writing has been superimposed on effaced earlier writing.

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Ostensibly

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As appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so. Apparently.

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Proletariate

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Working-class people regarded collectively (often used with reference to marxism).

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Bourgeois

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Belonging to or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

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Tacitly (tacit)

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Not spoken, but implied by or inferred from actions or statements. (Not commonly used nowadays).

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Taciturn

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(Of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech.

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Axiom

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A self-evident or universally accepted truth without proof as the basis for argument.

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Maxim

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A short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.

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Pithy

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Terse or vigorously expressive.

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Terse

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Sparing use of words.

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Epigrammatic

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In the style of an epigram; concise, clever and amusing.

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Lexical

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Relating to words or vocabulary of a language.

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Aberration

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Something that differs from the norm.

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Acquiesce

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To agree without protesting.

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Alacrity

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Eagerness, speed.

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Arcane

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Obscure or secret, known to only a few.

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Avarice

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Excessive speed.

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Brusque

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Short, abrupt or dismissive.

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Cajole
To urge or coax.
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Circumspect
Cautious.
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Clandestine
Kept secret or done secretly, usually due to illicit nature.
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Debase
To lower the quality or esteem of something.
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Decry
To criticise openly.
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Deferential
Showing respect for another's authority.
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Demure
Quiet, modest or reserved.
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Despot
One who has total power and rules brutally.
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Enmity
Ill will, hatred or hostility.
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Erudite
Having or showing great knowledge or learning.
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Extol
To praise or revere.
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Fractious
Troublesome or irritable.
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Gratuitous
Uncalled for or unwanted.
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Hypocrisy
The practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.
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Implacable
Incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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Impudent
Casually rude or impatient.
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Indolent
Lazy. In medicine: causing little or no pain.
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Insular
Ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas or peoples outside of one's own experience.
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Intrepid
Brave in the face of danger.
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Inveterate
A habit which is long-established and unlikely to change.
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Knell
The solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death.
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Lithe
Thin, supple and graceful. Especially of a person's body.
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Maverick
An unorthodox or independent-minded person.
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Modicum
A small quantity of something, particularly something desirable and valuable.
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Nadir
The lowest or most unsuccessful point of a situation.
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Zenith
The highest or cumulating point.