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temerity

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audacity, recklessness

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prudence

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cautious, circumspect

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heterogeneous

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varied, diverse in character

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rectitude

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uprightness, extreme morality

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foster

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to stimulate, promote, encourage

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collateral

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  1. secondary 2. security for a debt
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oblique

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diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward

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maverick

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an independent, nonconformist person

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vilify

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to lower in importance, defame

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torrid

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giving off intense heat, passionate

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calamity

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an event with disastrous consequences

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aversion

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a particular dislike for something

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potentate

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one who has great power, a ruler

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aesthetic

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artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty

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contentious

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having a tendency to quarrel or dispute

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incumbent

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  1. one who holds an office 2. obligatory
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veracity

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truthfulness, accuracy

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vacuous

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lack of content or ideas, stupid

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congruity

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the quality of being in agreement

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hegemony

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domination over others

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juxtaposition

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the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison

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confidant

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a person entrusted with secrets

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demure

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quiet, modest, reserved

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exhort

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to urge, prod, spur

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gregarious

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drawn to the company of others, sociable

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ecstatic

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intensely and overpoweringly happy

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edict

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an order, decree

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deliberate

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intentional, reflecting careful consideration

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surreptitious

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stealthy

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ballad

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a love song

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fractious

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troublesome or irritable

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colossus

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a gigantic statue or thing

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pretense

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an appearance or action intended to deceive

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sobriety

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sedate, calm

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adept

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extremely skilled

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putrid

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rotten, foul

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divulge

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to reveal something secret

38
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predilection

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a preference or inclination for something

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espouse

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to take up as a cause, support

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multifarious

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having great diversity or variety

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despondent

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feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless

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anomaly

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something that does not fit into the normal order

43
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compliment

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an expression of esteem or approval

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incessant

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unending

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novice

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a beginner, someone without training or experience

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nonchalant

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having a lack of concern, indifference

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irrevocable

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incapable of being taken back

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manifest

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  1. easily understandable, obvious
  2. to show plainly
49
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catalyze

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to charge, inspire

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salient

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significant, conspicuous

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derivative

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taken directly from a source, unoriginal

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diaphanous

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light, airy, transparent

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sophomoric

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immature, uninformed

54
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presage

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an omen

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modicum

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a small amount of something

56
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extol

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to praise, revere

57
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complicit

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being an accomplice in a wrongful act

58
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diffident

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shy, quiet, modest

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incontrovertible

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indisputable

60
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archaic

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of or relating to an earlier period in time, outdated

61
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expedient

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advisable, advantageous, serving one’s self-interest

62
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canvas

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  1. a piece of cloth on which an artist paints
  2. to cover, inspect

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