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Martinet

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A strict disciplinarian

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Maudlin

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self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness.
“the drink made her maudlin”

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Maverick

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Unorthodox, independent minded person. Think nonconformist

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Measured

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(of speech or writing) carefully considered; deliberate and restrained.
“his measured prose”

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Meld

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Merge, blend

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Mendacity

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Not honest

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Belie

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fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict.
“his lively, alert manner belied his years”

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Disinformation

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False information which is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media.

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Mercurial

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(of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
“his mercurial temperament”

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Misgiving

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a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something
Think trepidation, qualm

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Trepidation

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a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen. Think misgiving

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Abate

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become less intense or widespread

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Derision

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contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

“my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief”

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Ostentatious

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characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice

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Modicum

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A small amount. Dearth

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Modulate

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exert a modifying or controlling influence on

“the state attempts to modulate private business’s cash flow”

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Monolithic

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large, powerful, and intractably indivisible and uniform

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mordant

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having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting; acerbic
- A mordant sense of humor

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Muddle

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in a state of bewildered or bewildering confusion or disorder.
“misplaced suggestions and muddled thinking”

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Mutable

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Liable to change

- The mutable nature of fashion

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Nascent

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Budding, unformed, beginning to exist

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Nettle

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Annoy someone

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Adroit

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clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.

“he was adroit at tax avoidance”

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Noisome

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Disagreeable, unpleasant. Especially to sense of smell, malodorous

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Insouciant

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Indifferent, nonchalant

showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent.
“an insouciant shrug”

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Unexampled

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Novel; no precedent or parllel

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Tyro

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beginner/novice

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Noxious

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harmful, poisonous

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Numinous

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having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity
Occult

“the strange, numinous beauty of this ancient landmark”

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Obdurate

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stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action

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Intransigent

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unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.
“her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent”

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Obeisance

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respect for someone or something

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Obfuscate

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make more difficult to understand. obscure

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Obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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Sycophantic

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behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain advantage

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Occlude

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stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage)
“thick makeup can occlude the pores”

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Occult

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Numinous

beyond the range of ordinary knowledge or experience; mysterious.
“a weird occult sensation of having experienced the identical situation before”

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Inauspicious

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Auspicious is giving or being a sign of future success.

Inauspicious is suggesting something bad will happen in the future

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Omnipresent

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widely or constantly encountered; common or widespread.

“the omnipresent threat of natural disasters”

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Opprobrium

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harsh criticism or censure.

“his films and the critical opprobrium they have generated”

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Eclipse

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Outdo

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Pacific

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Peaceful in character or intent

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Palliate

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make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause. think damp, allay

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Parity

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the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay

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Parochial

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having a limited or narrow outlook or scope

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Partisan

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prejudiced in favor of a particular cause. not bipartisan

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Pastiche

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A mixture

an artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period.
“the operetta is a pastiche of 18th century styles”

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Paucity

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A small amount

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Pecuniary

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Relating to money

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Pejorative

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expressing contempt or disapproval

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Pellucid

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Very clear

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Penchant

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a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.
“he has a penchant for adopting stray dogs”

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Peregrinate

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travel or wander around from place to place.

“we peregrinated over Stanmore, and visited the Castles of Bowes and Brougham”

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Perennial

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long-standing

- The perennial powerhouse

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Perfunctory

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Used to describe something that is done without energy or enthusiasm because of habit or because it is expected. Think cursory, casual

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Perilous

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Think peril. Full of danger. Precarious

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Peripatetic

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traveling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods.
“the peripatetic nature of military life”

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Perspicacious

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having a ready insight into and understanding of things.

“it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter”

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Pertain

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  1. Relate to
  2. The belong as part, member
    These documents pertain to this project
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Pilfer

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Steal (typically things of relatively little value)

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Plaintive

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Sounding sad and mournful. Think elegiac

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Plastic

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  1. Capable of adapting to varying conditions. Malleable

2. Not real or sincere

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Platitudinous

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Think platitude. Used too often to be interesting or thoughtful. Hackneyed

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Plodding

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Unexciting, slowmoving

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Polemic

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A strong verbal/written attack on something or someone. Think virulent

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Polymath

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A person of wide ranking knowledge. Think encyclopedic

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Portend

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A sign that something bad is going to happen. Think presage

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Preachy

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Tending to give moral advice in a tedious or self-righteous way. Think didactic, sanctimonious

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Didactic

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Intended to teach, but with moral instruction as an ulterior motive
- A didactic novel that set out to expose social justice

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Sanctimonious

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Making a show of being morally superior to other people. Think self-righteous, holier-than-thou
“what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first?”

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Precarious

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Think perilous. Not safe

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Antedate

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Think precede, pre-date

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Precipitate

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Cause something bad/undesirable to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, prematurely
“the incident precipitated a political crisis”

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Preclude

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To rule out in advance

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Predilection

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A bias in favor of something

“My predilection for Asian food”

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Predominant

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More important/powerful/noticeable

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Preeminent

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More important/skillful/successful

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Prefigure

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To be an early indication/version of something

“The rebellion prefigured the reformation”

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Presage

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A sign/warning something bad will happen. Foreshadow something bad
“The outcome of the game presaged the coming year”

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Prescient

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Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place. Think prophetic, predictive, clairvoyant.
“A prescient warning”

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