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candid

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honest, straightforward

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conjecture

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guess, inference

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didactic

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teaching tone

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Euphemism

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mild term for something harsh

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Extrapolate

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known evidence –> inference

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incoherent

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doesn’t fit together, lacks connection

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Insinuate

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communicating something negative without explicitly stating it

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Lucid

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easily understood, clear

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Rhetoric

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art of speaking persuasively and effectively

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Acumen

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quick, accurate, keen insight and judgement

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Adroit

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dexterous, skillful

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Astute

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shrewd, clever

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Perspicacious

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shrewd, clear-sighted

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Circumspect

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careful, prudent, discreet

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Disseminate

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to scatter widely

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Erudition

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deep extensive learning

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Ascertain

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to fight out by investigation

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Husbandry

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principles of agriculture

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Pedantic

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concerned with book learning and formal rules

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Pragmatic

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practical

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precocious

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exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude and maturity

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prospectus

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formal proposal

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rudimentary

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basic, elementary, earliest stage of development

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Abstruse

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difficult to understand (lecture)

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Inscrutable

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difficult to fathom or understand, impenetrable (bad handwriting)

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Convoluted

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intricate, complex (directions–>lost)

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Enigma

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puzzle, mystery, riddle

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Callous

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emotionally hardened; no feelings (hurt someone’s feelings)

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Staid

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unemotional, serious (calm when everyone celebrates victory)

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Reticent

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inclined to keep silent; reserved

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Arcane

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known/understood by a few

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Assimilate

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to absorb /be absorbed, to become similar

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Autonomy

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independence, self-determination

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Cosmopolitan

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worldly, self-determination

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Derivative

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something that comes from a source

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Entourage

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group of associates surrounding an important person

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Esoteric

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intended for only a few to understand

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gaffe

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clumsy social error

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idiosyncrasy

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characteristic peculiar to an individual

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Insular

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isolated

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orthodox

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traditional

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potentate

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one who has the power and position to rule over others, monarch

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Castigate

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to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize

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Censure

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to issue official blame

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Denounce

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to condemn openly

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Reclusive

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seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation

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relinquish

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to retire from, give up or abandon

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renounce

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to give up (a title, ex) especially by formal announcement

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Vituperative

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marked by harshly abusive condemnation

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circumscribe

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draw a circle around; restrict

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Contiguous

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sharing an edge or boundary

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conciliatory

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appeasing, soothing, showing willingness to reconcile (argue with parents –> peaceful)

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credible

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cable of being believed, plausible

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Exonerate

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free from blame (court)

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Incontrovertible

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indisputable

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indict

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to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime (Nixon with Watergate scandal)

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litigious

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prone to engage in lawsuits (sue dog)

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partisan

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devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or clause

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parity

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equality (olympics judge)

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rectitude

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moral uprightness; righteousness

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remiss

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lax in attending to duty, negligent

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repudiate

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reject the authority of

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sanctimonious

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feigning piety or righteousness (pharisees)

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Scrupulous

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principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong, conscientious and exacting

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solicitous

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concerned

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sophistry

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plausible but misleading or fallacious argument

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substantiate

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to support with proof or evidence; verify

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veracity

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adherence to the truth; truthfulness

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vindicate

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to free from blame

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Cajole

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to urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery (see movie for the 10th time)

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Chicanery

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trickery

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Obsequious

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fawning (exaggerated flattery) and servile (willing to please)

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sycophant

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insincere, obsequious flatterer

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altruism

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unselfish concern for the welfare of others, selflessness

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eminent

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distinguished, prominent

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empathetic

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understanding other’s situation feelings, and motives

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extol

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to praise highly

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laudatory

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full of praise

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magnanimous

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courageously or generously noble in mind and heart

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philanthropic

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humanitarian; benevolent; relating to monetary generosity

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reciprocate

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to mutually take or give; to respond in kind

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defunct

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no longer existing or functioning (theory that world = flat)

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eradicate

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to get rid as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish (turnips)

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expurgate

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to remove objectionable content before publication or release (movie, internet)

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extirpate

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to destroy (termites with wood)

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quell

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to put down forcibly; suppress(riots)

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raze

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to level to the ground; demolish (take down building)

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squelch

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to crush as if by trampling, squash (an idea)

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supplant

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to usurp, especially through underhanded tactics

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stymie

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to thwart or stump (puzzle)

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Abase

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to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem

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Deride

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to mock contemptuously

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derogatory

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insulting

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disparage

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to belittle, speak negatively of

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effrontery

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brazen boldness, presumptuousness

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ignominy

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great personal dishonor or humiliation, disgraceful conduct

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impugn

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to attack as false or questionable

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mar

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to damage, especiall in a disfiguring way

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pejorative

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disparaging, belittling, insulting

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vex

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to annoy or bother, to perplex

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vindictive

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revengeful; spiteful

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bombastic

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given to pompous speech or writing

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ebullience

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intense enthusiasm

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exorbitant

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exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness (price of dress)

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exuberant

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unrestrained enthusiasm or joy

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embellish

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to ornament or decorate, to exaggerate (Don quixote’s stories)

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Flagrant

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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable

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gratuitous

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given freely; unearned; unnecessary (violence in movie)

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lavish

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extravagant

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lugubrious

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mournful/gloomy in an exaggerated or ludicrous tone

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opulent

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displaying great wealth

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ornate

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elaborately decorated

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penchant

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srong inclination or liking

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redundant

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needlessly repetitive

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ubiquitous

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omnipresent

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vicarious

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felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience of another

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vignette

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a short scene or story

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amalgam

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a combination of diverse elements; a mixture

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inundate

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to overwhelm as if with a flood, to swamp

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multifarious

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diverse, various

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multiplicity

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state of being various or manifold; a great number

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alleviate

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to ease pain/burden

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ameliorate

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to make better/improve

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beneficial

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helpful

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curative

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able to heal or cure

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palliative

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relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease without giving a cure

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therapeutic

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having healing powers

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complement

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something that completes, goes with, or brings perfection to

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epitome

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a representative or example of a type

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felicitous

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admirably suited; apt

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belie

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to misrepresent

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debunk

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to expose untruths, shams, or exaggerated claims

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dubious

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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

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duplicitous

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deliberately deceptive

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fabricate

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to make up in order to deceive

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fallacy

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false notion

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mendacious

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lying, untruthful

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specious

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having a right of truth or plausibility but actually false

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ambiguous

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has more than one interpretation

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ambivalent

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simultaneously feeling opposite feelings, uncertain

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apathetic

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feeling or showing little emotion

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capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable

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equivocal

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two interpretations that mislead

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erratic

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markedly inconsistent

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impetuous

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suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional, impulsive and passionate

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impetus

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an impelling force or stimulus

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sporadic

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occurring at irregular intervals, having no pattern or order in time

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vacillate

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to sway from one side to another; oscillate

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whimsical

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characterized by whim; unpredictable

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flag (v)

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to decline in vigor or strength

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jaded

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worn out, wearied

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Ingenuous

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lacking in cunning, guilde, or worldliness (easy for friends to deceive her)

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subterfuge

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a deceptive stratagem or device (undercover cops)

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surreptitious

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secretive, sneaky

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dearth

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scarce supply; lack (dearth of money in piggybank)

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modicum

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small, moderate, or token amount

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paucity

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smallness in number; scarcity

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squander

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to spend wastefully

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temperate

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moderate; restrained (temperate climates)

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tenuous

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having little substance or strength; shaky (grandfather)

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diligent

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hardworking

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maverick

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one who is independent and resists adherence to a group (Tom Cruise breaks rules)

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mercenary

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motivated solely by a desire for money

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obstinate

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stubbornly attached to an opinion or course of action (parents = obstinate, refuse to buy an Xbox)

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proliferate

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to grow or increase rapidly (cell phones proliferated)

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tenacity

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persistence

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vigilant

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on the alert; watchful

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extraneous

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irrelevant, inessential

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juxtapose

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to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

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superfluous

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extra, unnecessary

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synergy

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combined action or operation (H+0 = water)

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Tangential

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merely touching or slightly connected, only superficially relevant (thesis tangential to the proof)

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aesthetic

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relating to appreciation of beauty

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aural

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of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing

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cacophony

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discordant, unpleasant noise

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dirge

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funeral hymn or lament

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eclectic

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made up of a variety of sources or styles

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incongruous

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lacking in harmony; incompatible (chicken and jello soup)

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sonorous

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producing a deep or full sound (sonorous snoring)

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strident

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loud, harsh, grating, or shrill (strident shouting)

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debacle

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disastrous or ludicrous defeat or failure; fiasco

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debilitate

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impair the strength of; weaken

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tumultous

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noisy and disorderly

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anachronistic

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something in the wrong time period

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archaic

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old, characteristic of an earlier time

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dilatory

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habitually late

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ephemeral

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lasting for only a brief time

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redolent

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fragrant, aromatic, suggestive over time

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temporal

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of, relating to, or limited by time

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onerous

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troublesome or oppressive; burdensome

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portent

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omen

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prescience

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knowing actions/events before they occur

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austere

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without decoration, strict (gray walls make austere setting)

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banal

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drearily commonplace; predictable; trite

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hackneyed

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worn out through overuse; trite

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insipid

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uninteresting, unchallenging, lacking taste or savor (insipid movie is to predictable)

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prosaic

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unimaginative, dull

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soporific

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inducing or tending to induce sleep (soporific lecture)

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vapid

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lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull

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brevity

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state of being brief in duration

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expedient

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convenient, speedy, appropriate to purpose

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transient

A

passing quickly in time or space

203
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augment

A

to make greater in size, extent, or quantity, supplement

204
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bolster

A

to hearten, support, or prop up

205
Q

burgeon

A

to grow and flourish

206
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copious

A

plentiful, having a large quantity

207
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distend

A

to swell out or expand from internal pressure (balloon)

208
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grandiose

A

great in scope or intent, grand

209
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prodigious

A

enormous

210
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profundity

A

great depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning

211
Q

redouble

A

to double

212
Q

scintillating

A

brilliant

213
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averse

A

strongly disinclined

214
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conspicuous

A

easy to notice; obvious

215
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demure

A

modest and reserved

216
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diffidence

A

timidity or shyness

217
Q

docile

A

submissive to instruction; willing to be taught

218
Q

innocuous

A

having no adverse effect; harmless

219
Q

placid

A

calm or quiet, undisturbed

220
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quiescent

A

quiet, still, or at rest; inactive

221
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concord

A

agreement

222
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discord

A

disagreement

223
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concur

A

to agree

224
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dogmatic

A

stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs

225
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fastidious

A

carefully attentive to detail, difficult to please

226
Q

intransigence

A

refusal to moderate a position or to compromise

227
Q

jocular

A

characterized by or given to joking

228
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meticulous

A

extremely careful and precise

229
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affable

A

easy-going, friendly

230
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alacrity

A

promptness in response; cheerful readiness, eagerness

231
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amiable

A

friendly, agreeable, good-natured

232
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benign

A

kind and gentle

233
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sanguine

A

cheerfully confident; optimistic

234
Q

belligerent

A

eager to fight; hostile or aggressive

235
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byzantine

A

extremely complicated or devious

236
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cantankerous

A

ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable

237
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contentious

A

quarrelsome

238
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deleterious

A

having a harmful effect

239
Q

exacerbate

A

to aggravate, to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of

240
Q

flippant

A

disrespectfully humorous or casual

241
Q

insolent

A

insulting in manner or speech

242
Q

nefarious

A

flagrantly wicked; vicious

243
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pernicious

A

extremely or irrevocably harmful; deadly

244
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rancorous

A

marked by bitter, deep-seated ill will

245
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repugnant

A

arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive

246
Q

tawdry

A

gaudy and cheap

247
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arboreal

A

relating to or resembling a tree or trees

248
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invocation

A

call for assistance, support, or inspiration (upon higher power)

249
Q

stratify

A

to layer or separate into layers

250
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variegated

A

having streaks, marks or patches of a different color or colors

251
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verdant

A

green with vegetation

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