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CANDOR
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the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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INCIPIENT
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beginning; in an early stage
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PERCIPIENT
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characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
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CAPITULATE
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surrender under agreed conditions
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CONCORD
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harmony; accord
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CEDE
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relinquish possession or control over
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CERTITUDE
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total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
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RECRIMINATION
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the act of accusing in return; opposing another charge
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CIRCUMVENT
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outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around
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CIRCUMLOCUTION
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an indirect way of expressing something
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CIRCUMSCRIBE
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limit; confine; draw a line around
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INCISIVE
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having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
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DECLAIM
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speak against in an impassioned manner
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CONVIVIAL
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festive; sociable; having fun together; genial
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CONCLAVE
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a confidential or secret meeting
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COMMENSURATE
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corresponding in size or degree or extent
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PLUTOCRACY
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a political system governed by the wealthy people
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RECUMBENT
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in a reclining position; lying down; in the posture of one sleeping or resting
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RECOURSE
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a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection
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INCURSION
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an attack or raid; the act of entering another’s territory
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DEFERENTIAL
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showing deference
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PANDEMIC
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an epidemic that is geographically widespread
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DIALECTIC
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any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
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DICTUM
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an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb
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INDICT
accuse formally of a crime
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INDITE
produce a literary work
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INTERDICT
an official prohibition or restraint
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DEIGN
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
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CONDIGN
fitting or appropriate and deserved
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DISSEMINATE
cause to become widely known
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INDOLENCE
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work; laziness
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INDUBITABLE
too obvious to be doubted
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DUCTILE
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
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DURESS
compulsion by threat or force
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DOUR
stern; unyielding; gloomy; ill-humored
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OBSOLESCENT
becoming obsolete
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IRIDESCENT
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; having rainbow-like colors
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INCANDESCENT
brilliant; giving off heat or light
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EFFACE
remove completely from recognition or memory
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EFFUSION
a pouring out; an uncontrolled display of emotion
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EGREGIOUS
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
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AFFABLE
diffusing warmth and friendliness
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INEFFABLE
defying expression or description
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FACILE
acting; working; or proceeding with ease; fluent
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MUNIFICENT
extremely generous; lavish
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CONFER
to consult; talk over; exchange opinions; to present as a gift; favor; or honor
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REFERENDUM
a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
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PROFFER
present for acceptance or rejection
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VOCIFEROUS
conspicuously and offensively loud
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AFFIDAVIT
written declaration made under oath
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FIDUCIARY
a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
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CONFLAGRATION
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
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GENUFLECT
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
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EFFLUENCE
the process of flowing out
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MELLIFLUOUS
sweetly or smoothly flowing
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REFRACTORY
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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FOUNDER
to fail ; to collapse ; to sink
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SUFFUSE
cause to spread or flush or flood through; over; or across
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INGENUE
an artless girl; an actress who plays such parts
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CONGENITAL
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
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PROGNOSIS
a prediction of the course of a disease
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COGNOSCENTI
an expert able to appreciate a field
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GRATUITOUS
freely given; not called for by circumstances; unwarranted
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REGRESS
returning to a former state
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EGRESS
the act of coming (or going) out
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HETERODOX
characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
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INDIGENT
poor enough to need help from others
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MONOLITHIC
characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity
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INTERLOPER
someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
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ABJECT
miserable; hopeless; horrible
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ADJURE
to command solemnly; as under oath
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PREDILECTION
a predisposition in favor of something
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ELOCUTION
an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture
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INTERLOCUTOR
a person who takes part in a conversation
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PHILOLOGY
the humanistic study of language and literature
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MAGNILOQUENT
lofty in expression; pompous
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OROTUND
having a round; resonant quality; inflated speech
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MALCONTENT
a person who is discontented or disgusted
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MALAISE
physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
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MALAPROPISM
the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
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MALFEASANCE
wrongful conduct by a public official
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MATRICULATE
someone who has been admitted to a college or university
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REMISSION
an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
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PERMUTATION
act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
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GASTRONOMY
the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food
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INTERNECINE
characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides
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OBTRUDE
thrust oneself in as if by force
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OBLIQUE
slanting; indirect; evasive; devious; misleading
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OBSTREPEROUS
boisterously and noisily aggressive
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PARITY
equality; as in amount; status; or value
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PARAMILITARY
noting or pertaining to an organization operating as; in place of; or as a supplement to a regular military force
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PARAPSYCHOLOGY
phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes
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PARALEGAL
a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
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DISPASSIONATE
unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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SOCIOPATH
one who is psychopathic and antisocial
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PATERNALISM
the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
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PATRICIAN
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
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PUNITIVE
inflicting punishment
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IMPUNITY
exemption from punishment or loss
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PEREMPTORY
not allowing contradiction or refusal
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PERTINACIOUS
resolute; stubbornly unyielding
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PHILATELIST
a collector and student of postage stamps
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PETULANT
peevish; annoyed by trifles; easily irritated and upset
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PROPITIOUS
presenting favorable circumstances
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EXPOSITION
a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
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REPOSITORY
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
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DEPORTMENT
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
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DISPORT
to divert or amuse oneself
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PRESAGE
a sign of something about to happen
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PRESENTIMENT
a feeling of evil to come
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PROPENSITY
a natural inclination
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REPROBATE
a depraved; vicious; or unprincipled person; scoundrel; wicked; corrupt; or unprincipled; to disapprove of; condemn
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COMPUNCTION
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
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EXPUNGE
remove by erasing or crossing out
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PUNCTILIOUS
very careful and exact; attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
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ACQUISITIVE
eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
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PERQUISITE
a privilege that goes along with a job ; a perk
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ARROGATE
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
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UNCONSCIONABLE
unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
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NESCIENT
lacking general education or knowledge
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DISSIDENT
a person who dissents from some established policy
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SUBSIDIARY
a company that is completely controlled by another company
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INSIDIOUS
intended to deceive or entrap; sly; treacherous
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ASSIDUOUS
persistent; attentive; diligent
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ASSENT
agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
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INSENSATE
without compunction or human feeling
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SUBTERFUGE
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
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SUPPOSITION
something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
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SUPERCILIOUS
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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TENACIOUS
holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
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ABSTENTION
the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
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TENABLE
based on sound reasoning or evidence
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TENDENTIOUS
having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one
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CONTENTION
assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
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EXTENUATING
partially excusing or justifying; to represent as less serious
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MICROTOME
scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination
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TORT
in law; a civil misdeed requiring compensation
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CONTRAVENE
to contradict; oppose; violate
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INADVERTENT
unintentional
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ADVERT
make a more or less disguised reference to
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AVOCATION
a hobby
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CONVOKE
call together
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RETRENCHMENT
the act of cutting down; especially expenses
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TANTAMOUNT
equal to
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FURLOUGH
to lay off from work; usually temporarily
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PAROCHIAL
narrow-minded
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WAGGISH
roguish; jocular; witty
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LUGUBRIOUS
overly mournful
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EXTEMPORANEOUS
with little or no preparation or forethought
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CIRCUMSPECT
cautious; prudent
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FOOLHARDY
recklessly or thoughtlessly bold
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FUGACIOUS
fleeting; transitory
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CONCOMITANT
following as a consequence
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TEMERITY
reckless boldness
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PROMULGATE
to declare; make known publicly
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GALVANIZE
to stimulate; to startle into sudden action
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ENSCONCED
settled in
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CONTUMELY
insult; scorn; aspersion
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NEFARIOUS
wicked
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IMPROVIDENT
lacking foresight; not cautious
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BURLESQUE
ludicrous parody or grotesque caricature; humorous and provocative stage show
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CHAGRIN
embarrassment
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ESPOUSE
to make one's own; adopt or embrace; as in a cause
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EMEND
to edit or change a text; correct
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TUTELARY
being a guardian; adviser or protector
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COMPENDIOUS
comprehensive and succinct
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DEFRAY
to bear or pay all or part of
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APHORISM
a terse saying embodying a general truth; or astute observation
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PERORATE
to conclude a long discourse
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PRIVATION
lack of usual comforts or necessaries of life
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MAUDLIN
overly sentimental
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BODACIOUS
thorough; blatant; unmistakable; remarkable
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SURREPTITIOUS
by stealth
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ABEYANCE
temporary inactivity; cessation
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MIASMA
a noxious atmosphere or influence
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SCURRILOUS
vulgar; low; indecent
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LACKIDAISICAL
without interest; vigor; or determination; lazy
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SOLOPSISM
the theory that one's self exists
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DERELICT
abandoned
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EFFLUVIUM
slight or invisible vapor; esp. one that is noxious
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BADINAGE
light; playful banter
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FLOTSAM
wreckage of a ship floating in water
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JETSAM
goods thrown overboard deliberately to lighten the load
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ESCARPMENT
steep cliff
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PUTATIVE
reputed; supposed
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FINAGLE
to trick; swindle or cheat
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CADRE
a group of professionals capable of training and leading others
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ETIOLOGY
the study of causation
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MILIEU
the social; cultural surroundings
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HINTERLAND
the wilderness
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UNCTUOUS
excessive piousness or moralistic fervor; esp. in an affected manner; oily
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SAVANT
genius
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PRECIPITOUS
very steep
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SOPHISTIC
apparently sound but really fallacious
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FELICITOUS
apt; suitable for the occasion
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COSSET
to coddle; pamper
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CALLOW
immature or inexperienced
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ELEEMOSYNARY
charitable
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ATTRITION
a reduction of strength in numbers; a wearing down
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ANIMUS
strong dislike or enmity; animosity
