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Lacklustre

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1) lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring
“No excuses were being made for the team’s lackluster performance”

2) (of the hair or the eyes) not shinning; dull
“The conditioner will revitalize lackluster hair”

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Vitality

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the state of being strong and active; energy

“changes that will give renewed vitality to our democracy”

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Poised

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Having a composed and self-assured manner

“Not everyday you saw that poised, competent kid distressed”

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Decorous

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In keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained

“Charlee gave David a decorous kiss”

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Propriety

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Conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals

“He always behaved with utmost propriety”

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Inveterate

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Having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change

“An inveterate gambler”

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Timorous

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showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence

“A timorous voice”

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Cowed

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cause (someone) to submit one’s wishes by intimidation

“The intellectuals had been cowed into silence”

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Turgid

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1) swollen and distended or congested
“A turgid or fast moving river”

2) (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic
“Some turgid verses of the death of Prince Albert”

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Pompouse

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affectedly grand, solemn or self-important

“a pompous ass who pretends he knows everything”

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Repatriate

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Repatriation in a larger context refers to anything or anyone that returns to its country of origin, which can include foreign nationals, refugees or deportees

“the last German POWs were repatriated in November 1948”

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Extradite

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hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed

“Brazil refused to extradite him to Britain”

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Interdict

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an authoritative prohibition

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Expurgate

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remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account)

“editors heavily expurgated the novel before its initial publication”

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Indigence

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a state of extreme poverty; destitution

“he did valuable work towards the relief of indigence”

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Penury

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1) a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) especially: severe poverty
2) extreme and often stingy frugality

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Innocuous

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not harmful or offensive

“it was an innocuous question”

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Mundance

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1) of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one
“according to the Shinto doctrine, spirits of the dead can act upon the mundane world”

2) Concerns the day to day life

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Pernicious

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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

“the pernicious influences of the mass media”

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Cynic

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a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons

“some cynics thought that the controversy was all a public stunt”

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Benevolence

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1) disposition to do good
“a king known for his benevolence

2) a generous gift, an act of kindness
3) a compulsory contribution or tax levied by certain English kings with no other authority than the claim or prerogative

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Disposition

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1) a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character

“your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you”

2) the way in which something is placed or arranged; especially in relation to other things
“the plan shows the disposition of the rooms”

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Prerogative

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noun - a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class
“in some countries, higher education is predominately the prerogative of the rich”

adjective - arising from the prerogative of the Crown (usually delegated to the government or the judiciary) and based in common law rather than statutory law.
“the monarch retained the formal prerogative power to appoint the Prime Minister”

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Precocity

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exceptionally early or premature development (as of mental powers or sexual characteristics)

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Parsimony

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extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources/stinginess

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Aversion

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a strong dislike or disinclination

“the made plain their aversion to the use of force”

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Probity

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the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency
“financial probity”

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Affinity

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a strong liking for or attraction to someone or something

“They had much in common and felt a close affinity”

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Odium

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general or widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of their action

“After getting out of prison, the child molester still had to deal with odium from his neighbors”

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Predilection

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a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something

“He showed a predilection for poetry”

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Fiasco

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something planned that goes wrong and is a complete failure, usually in an embarrassing way

“The entire political campaign was a fiasco, and at the end he drew only 30% of the votes”

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Debacle

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1) a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization
“The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in US history”

2) an event or situation that is a complete failure
“The candidates behavior during the debate turned what could have been a victory into a political debacle”

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Precedent

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an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar situations

“These are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training”

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Wanes

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1) (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size

2) (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigor or extent, become weaker
“Confidence in the dollar waned”

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Vigor

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physical strength and good health

“I was 79, but still full of vigor and vitality”

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Vitality

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the state of being strong and active; energy

“changes that will give renewed vitality to our democracy”

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Insatiable

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(of a person) having an insatiable appetite or desire for something, especially sex

“‘You’re insatiable!’ she cried and she pushed him away”

impossible to satisfy
“an insatiable hunger for success”

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Belie

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1) (of an appearance) fail to give a true impression of (something)
“his lively, alert manner believed his years”

2) fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation)
“the quality of the music seems to belie the criticism”

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Gregarious

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1) (of a person) fond of company; sociable
“he was a popular and gregarious man”

2) (of animals) living in flocks or loosely organized communities
“gregarious species forage in flocks from from colonies to roosts”

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Forage

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(of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions

“the birds forage for aquatic invertebrates, insects, and seeds”

41
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Insipid

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lacking flavor; weak or tasteless

“mugs of insipid coffee”

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Affable

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friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

“an affable and agreeable companion”

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Churlish

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rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

“it seems churlish to complain”

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Surly

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bad-tempered and unfriendly

“the porter left with a surly expression”

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Egalitarian

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Egalitarianism is a trend of thought in political philosophy. An egalitarian favors equality of some sort; People should get the same, or be treated the same, or be treated as equals, in some respect

[An example of an egalitarian is a person who fights for civil rights, like Martin Luther King Jr. … A person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people]

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Servile

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1) having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.
“he bowed his head in a servile manner”

2) of a characteristic of a slave or slaves
“the servile condition of the peasants”

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Obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

“they were served by obsequious waiters”

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Circumspect

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wary and unwilling to take risks

“the officials were very circumspect in their statements”

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Querulous

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complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner

“she became querulous and demanding”

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Loquacious

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tending to talk a great deal; talkative

“never loquacious, Sarah was now totally lost for words”

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Petulant

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(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered

“he was moody and petulant”

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