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indignant

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feeling or showing anger or annoyance at was is perceived unfair treatment

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capricious

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given to sudden or unaccountable changes in mood and behavior

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recrimination

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an accusation in response to one from someone else

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hearsay

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information received from other people that one cannot adequately substation; rumor

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fallacy

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a mistaken belief; one based unsound arguments

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mollified

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appease the anger or anxiety of someone

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appease

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relieve or satisfy a demand

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impugned

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dispute with truth or validity

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filibustered

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action such as prolonged speech that obstructs progress in legislative assembly

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reminiscent

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tending to remind someone of something

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devoid

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entire lacking or free from

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redolent

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strongly reminiscent or reminding of something

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cosseted

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care for and protect in overindulgent way

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disingenuous

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pretending that one knows less about something than one really does

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corrode

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destroy or damage slowly by chemical action

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laconic

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using very few words

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mercurial

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subject to sudden or unpredictable changes in mood

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reticent

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not revealing ones thoughts or feeling readily

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clairvoyant

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a person who claims to have supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact

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assiduous

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showing great care and perseverance

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fallible

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capable of making mistakes or being erroneous

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erroneous

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wrong or inccorect

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analogously

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comparable in certain respects; typically in a way that makes the compared things clearer

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debunk

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expose the falseness of a myth or belief

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dubious
hesitating or doubting
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obdurate
stubbornly refusing to change ones opinion or course of action
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morose
sullen and ill-tempered
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amalgamate
combine or unite to form one organization or structure
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periphery
the outer limits or edge of an area or object
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quixotic
unrealistic and impractical
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candid
truthful and straightforward; frank
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didactic
intended to teach; particularly to treat someone in a patronizing way
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baroque
relating or detonating to a style of european culture; highly ornate or extravagant in style
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belligerent
hostile and aggressive
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aloof
not friendly or forth coming; cool and distant
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sanguine
optimistic or positive especially in an apparently bad situation
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facetious
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
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flippant
not showing a serious or respectful attitude
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salient
most noticeable or important
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robust
strong and healthy; vigorous
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desolation
the state of complete emptiness or destruction
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timorous
showing or suffering from fear, nervousness, or lack of confidence
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avuncular
of or relating to an uncle
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rapturous
characterized, by feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
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nihilistic
rejecting all religious and moral principles in the belief that life is meaningless
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intractable
hard to control or deal with
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phlegmatic
having and unemotional or stolidly calm position
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raiment
clothing
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detritus
waste or debris of any kind
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impetuous
acting or done quickly and without thought or care
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taciturn
reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
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languid
displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed
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nostalgia
a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past; typically for a period or place with happy personal connections
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antiquated
old fashioned or outdated
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symposiums
a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject
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opulent
ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish
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ostentatiously
designed to impress or attract notice
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cantankerous
bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
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inconsolable
not able to be comforted or alleviated
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somnolent
sleepy, drowsy
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fractious
irritable and quarrelsome
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sedulous
showing dedication and diligence
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vertigo
the sensation of whirling and loss of balance
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controvertible
deny the truth of
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idiosyncrasy
way of thought of peculiar individual
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temporize
avoid making decision in order to gain time
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vacuity
lack of intelligence
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infelicity
something inappropriate
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rhetoric
art of effective persuasion
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pragmatism
philosophy that asses truth
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futility
pointlessness or uselessness
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boorishness
rough and bad mannered
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fastidious
very attentive; concerned about detail
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vindictive
strong desire or revenge
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petulant
bad tempered; childish
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mercenary
primarily concerned of making money
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treacly
over sentimentality
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cursory
hasty and not detailed
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prosaic
lacking poetic beauty
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meticulous
showing great attention to detail
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consecrated
dedicate formally to religious or Devine purpose
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myriad
countless or extremely great number
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contemptuous
scornful
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adept
very skilled and proficient at something
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remiss
lacking care or attention to duty
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conflagration
extensive fire that destroys a lot
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quelled
put to an end
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deleterious
causing harm or damage
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ineffable
too great or extreme to be expressed in words
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consummate
complete by having sexual intercorse
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vacillated
indecisive; alternate between decisions
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steadfastness
firm and unwavering
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equitable
fair imparcial
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eulogy
something that praises someone for something high
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indictment
accusation of serious crime
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heed
pay attention; take notice of

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