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Obdurate

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Stubbornly refusing to change

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Nefarious

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Wicked or criminal

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Obsequious

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Very obedient or attentive

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Officious

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Assertive of authority

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Ostentatious

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Flashy showy

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Paltry

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Small, meager

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Parochial

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Relating to church parish

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Pedantic

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Scholarly

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Penchant

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Fondness or inclination

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Perfunctory

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Automatic, unthinking, apathetic

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Pernicious

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Having harmful effect esp. in gradual way

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Ascetic

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  • suggesting practice of self-discipline

- Spartan-like

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Astute

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-shrewd, sharp, acumen

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Deference

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  • humble submission and respect

- obsequiousness

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Banal

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Lacking originality

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Depravity

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Corruption, wickedness

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Deprecate

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To express disapproval of

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Diffuse

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Spread or cause to spread over wide area

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Enervate

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Weaken, exhaust

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a very short time

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Erudite

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Scholarly, educated

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Fastidious

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Very attentive to detail; meticulous finicky

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Fortuitous

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Lucky

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Frugality

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Prudence with money

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Garrulous

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Talkative

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Gregarious

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Sociable, affable

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Hedonist

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Person who is devoted to pursuit of pleasure

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Hiatus

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A break, interruption, respite

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Incorrigible

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Bad beyond correction

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Imperious

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Domineering in a haughty manner; overbearing

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Impecunious

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Having little or no money; poor

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Inimical

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Hostile, harmful, detrimental

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Innocuous

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Not harmful, safe

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Insipid

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Bland, tasteless

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Insurgent

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Rebellious

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Intermittent

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Irregular

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Irascible

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Irritable, hot tempered

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Jocular

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Funny

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Laconic

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Lacking elaboration

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Lassitude

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Lack of energy, fatigue

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Levity

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Vivacious, lacking seriousness

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Loquacious

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Talkative, garrulous

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Magnanimous

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Generous, munificent

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Maladroit

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Clumsy, unskilled

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Myriad

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Very great number of persons of things

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Nefarious

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Wicked or criminal

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Obdurate

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Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion

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Obsequious

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Obedient or attentive to and excessive or servile degree

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Officious

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Assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial manners

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Ostentatious

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Characterized by vulgar a pretentious display, design to impress or attract notice

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Paltry

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Small or meager

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Parochial

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Of or relating to a church parish

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Pedantic

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Concerned with minor details, meticulous

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Penchant

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Tendency to do something

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Perfunctory

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Carried out w minimal effort or reflection

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Pernicious

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Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

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Pithy

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concise, terse, to the point

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Pragmatic

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Practical, sensible

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Precipitous

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On the edge

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Predilection

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Something you have a bias towards

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Profane

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Corrupt

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Provincial

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Narrow minded, nonsophisticated

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Recalcitrant

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Resisting authority or control

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Relish

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To take pleasure in; enjoy

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Renegade

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A person who deserts a cause for another, traitor, deserter

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Resplendent

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Shining, glorious, magnificent

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Reticent

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Silent, quiet

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Surupulous

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Diligent, attentive to details, meticulous

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Spurious

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Inauthentic

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Strident

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Having a harsh sound

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Supercilious

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Haughtily disdainful

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Sycophant

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Brown noser

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Tenacity

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Persistence, determination

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Vacillate

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To waver

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Vindicate

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Clear from blame, exonerate, justify

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Zealot

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Fanatic, excessive enthusiasm, associated with religion

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