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Aberrant

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abnormal, deviating from the norm. Think abberation

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alacrity

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eager willingness

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Ennui

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dissatisfaction and restlessness from boredom or apathy

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irascible

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easily angered

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obtuse

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not sharp, lacking intelect

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Onerous

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troubling, burdensom

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Perfidy

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Intentional breach of faith, betrayal

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perfunctory

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cursory, done without care or interest

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Precipitate

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hasty; also make happen before anticipated

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Prevaricate

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deliberately avoid the truth

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Recant

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take back statement, especially about belief

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Sordid

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fithy and grimy

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Reticent

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quiet, resereved

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Accolade

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praises

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discretion

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ability to make responsible decisions

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invegle

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obtain through deception

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odious

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evoking intense dislike

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pious

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extremely reverent or devout

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quiescence

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still, motionless, at rest

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redoubtable

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awe inspiring

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sanction

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give permission

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squalid

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sordid

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torpid

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lethargic and sluggish

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Acumen

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acuteness in judgement

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Aver

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to state as fact

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Dissemble

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disguise or conceal

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evanescent

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disappearing, vanishing

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Germane

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relevant

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grandiloquence

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pompous

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imperturbable

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extremely calm

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infelicitous

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unfortunate, inappropriate

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obdurate

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unyielding, intractable

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Occlude

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obstruct or block

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Opprobrium

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disgrace, contempt, scorn

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Polemical

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fighting

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Querulous

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prone to complaining

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Recalcitrant

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defiant of authority, intractable

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Repudiate

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to refuse to have anything to do with

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Tenuous

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having little substance or strength, weak

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Tirade

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long criticizing speech

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transient

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fleeting

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disparage

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belittle or make fun of

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flout

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show contempt for a rule or convention

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glib

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easy or informal, nonchalant

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impetuous

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rash

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inimical

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damaging

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probity

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adherence to highest principles

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recondite

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hidden, difficult to understand

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refulgent

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radiant, shiny

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sedulous

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diligent, persistent, hard-working

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soporific

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causing drowsiness

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tacit

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implied, not stated explicitly

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terse

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brief and concise

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trenchant

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sharply perceptive,

think trench in the mind

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variegated

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multicolored

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vexation

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annoyance

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broach

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bring up, or announce

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brook

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to tolerate

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color

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distort

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die

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a tool for shaping

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essay

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a test, think assay

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flip

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sarcastic

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ford

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wade across shallow part of river, think fjord

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grouse

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complain or grumble

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guy

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rope for guiding thing

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intimate

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imply or insinuate

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list

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tilt or lean

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nice

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exacting, fastidious

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obtain

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be established

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occult

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hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension,

think the occult cult met secretly

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pedestrian

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trite, commonplace

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prize

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to pluch, or pry with a lever, to take the spoils

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rail

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complain bitterly

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qualify

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to limit

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sap

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fool, also to take away energy

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stand

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group of trees

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steep

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saturate or soak

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scurvy

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despicable, contemptible, worthless

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table

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to remove from consideration (as parliamentary motion)

80
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Waffle

A

change mind a lot, equivocate

81
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wag

A

joker

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