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Pique

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To feel resentment

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Serendipity

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The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident

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Churlish

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A rude, surly person

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Eclectic

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Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources

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Belligerent

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Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive

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Insolent

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Disrespectfully arrogant; impertinent; rude

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Spurious

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Lacking authenticity; fake

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Nebulous

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  1. Cloudy, misty or hazy

2. Lacking definite form or limits; vague

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Convoluted

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Unnecessary complicated

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Glib

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Lighthearted; showing little concern

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Chivalry

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The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women

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Erudite

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Deep wide learning

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Memento

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A reminder of the past; a keepsake

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Poignant

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Profoundly moving; touching

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Pigeonhole

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A specific, often oversimplified category; stereotype

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Camaraderie

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Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends

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Plausible

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Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible

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Etymology

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The study or origin of a word

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Replete

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Abundantly supplied; abounding

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Vindicated

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To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof

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Coalesce

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To come together to form a whole

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Deviant

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Differing from a norm or form the accepted standards of society

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Taboo

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A ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

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Equestrian

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Of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders

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Suffice
To meet present needs or requirements; be sufficient
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Circuitous
Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course
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Parch
Desiccated; dried out
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Bloviate
Excessively talking about yourself vainly; pompously
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Anachronism
Out of chronological order
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Demagogue
A leader that has an emotional connection of hate with the crowd
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Dogma
Teachings of morality of faith
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Reprehensible
Blameworthy
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Enfranchise
Endowed with the right of a citizen
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Noxious
Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant
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Placid
Calm
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Talisman
Good luck charm
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Knotty
Complicated
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Fetter
To restrict the freedom of
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Gait
Manner of walking
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Palpitate
To pulsate
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Oenophile
Person who enjoys wines
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Pessimistic
Person who sees things as gloomy
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Plaintive
Express sorrow
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Languid
Indifferent
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Contemplative
Devoted to
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Frugal
Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources
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Magnanimous
Courageously noble in mind and heart
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Discernment
The act or process of exhibiting keen insight and good judgment
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Candor
Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness
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Incessant
Continuing without interruption
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Contemplative
To be thinking something over
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Languid
Lazy; slow
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Plaintive
Expressing sorrow
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Lackadaisical
Unconcerned attitude; lacking spirit
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Culpable
Guilty