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Execrable

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Adj. utterly detestable; very bad (as in performance)

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Expediency

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Noun. Advantageous; advisability; the quality of being proper under the circumstances

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Regency

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Noun. The office of a person exercising power in the absence or the sovereign

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Sovereignty

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Noun. The quality or state of having supreme power or authority

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Prodigious

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Adj. extraordinary in size, extent; wonderful

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Inured

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Adj. to be accustomed to hardship, difficulty

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Stolidity

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Noun. The quality of not being easily stirred or moved mentally; impassivity

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Commensurate

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Adj. having the same measure; corresponding in amount. Eg: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.

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Sidereal

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Adj. of or relating to the stars

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Etiolated

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Adj. weakened or sickly; drained of color or vigor

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Ineluctable

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Adj. incapable of being evaded; unavoidable. Eg: an ineluctable destiny

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Invidious

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Adj. calculated to create ill will; hateful. Eg: invidious remarks

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Plangent

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Adj. resounding loudly, especially with a plaintive sound, as a bell.

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Nugatory

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Adj. of no real value; worthless

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Contentious

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Adj. tending to argument; quarrelsome

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Denouement

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Noun. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel

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Prerogative

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Noun. An exclusive right or privilege

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Pedantic

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Adj. overly concerned with minute details or formalisms; ostentatious in ones learning

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Erudite

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Adj. characterized by great knowledge

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Antediluvian

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Adj. very old-fashioned; antiquated

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Pusillanimous

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Adj. lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; timid

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Jejune

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Adj. without interest or significance; dull; juvenile

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Disencumber

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Verb. To free from a burden

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Belie

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Noun. To show to be false; contradict

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Antedate

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Verb. To be of older date than; predate

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Apocryphal

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Adj. of doubtful authorship or authenticity; false

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Superannuation

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Noun. The process of allowing an employee to retire on pension because of age or infirmary

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Senescence

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Noun. The state of being old; aging

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Acrimonious

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Adj. caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute.

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Benignant

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Adj. kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.

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Astute

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Adj. of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.

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Obtuse

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Adj. not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull

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Intractable

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Adj. not easily controlled or directed; stubborn

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Nascent

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Adj. beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month

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Capricious

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Adj. subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He’s such a capricious boss I never know how he’ll react.

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Decorous

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Adj. characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.

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Inveterate

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Adj. settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.

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Timorous

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Adj. full of fear; fearful

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Cowed

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Adj. intimidated; frightened with threats, violence, etc.

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Turgid

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Adj. swollen; inflated; pompous

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Repatriate

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Verb/noun. to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship; a person who has been repatriated

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Extradite

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Verb. to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to another state or nation at its request

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Interdict

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Verb. To forbid or prohibit

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Expurgate

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Verb. to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness

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Indigence

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Noun. seriously impoverished condition; poverty

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Penury

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Noun. Extreme poverty; scarcity; dearth

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Pernicious

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Adj. causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie

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Precocity

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Noun. The state of being unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development

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Parsimony

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Noun. extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess

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Ignobility

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Noun. Low character, aims; inferior

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Antipathy

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Noun. a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion.

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Probity

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Noun. integrity and uprightness; honesty

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Predilection

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Noun. a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach

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Florid

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Adj. 1. Reddish; ruddy

2. Excessively ornate

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Unobjectionable

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Adj. not causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.

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Morose

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Adj. gloomily or sullenly ill-humored person

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Maladroit

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Adj. lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way

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Physiognomy

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Noun. the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy

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Extirpate

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Verb. To remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate

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Covenant

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Verb. To enter into a formal agreement between two or more persons to do or not do one thing specified

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Lachrymose

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Adj. suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful

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Augury

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Noun. The art or practice of divination

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Facile

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Adj. acting with ease; easily done

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Bellicose

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Adj. eager to fight

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