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1
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  1. Abandon
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To give up completely

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  1. Abate
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To lessen or reduce in intensity

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  1. Aberration
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A departure from what is normal or expected

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  1. Abhor
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To regard with disgust or hatred

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  1. Abstruse
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Difficult to understand

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  1. Accolade
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An award or honor

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  1. Acquiesce
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To accept something reluctantly but without protest

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  1. Acrimony
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Bitterness or harshness of manner or speech

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  1. Alacrity
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Cheerful readiness or willingness

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  1. Allay
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To diminish or put at rest

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  1. Altruism
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Selflessness, concern for the well-being of others

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  1. Ameliorate
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To make something better or more tolerable

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  1. Anomaly
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Something that deviates from what is standard or expected

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  1. Antipathy
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A deep-seated feeling of dislike

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  1. Apathy
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Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

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  1. Apocryphal
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Of doubtful authenticity

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17
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  1. Apprehensive
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Anxious or fearful about something

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18
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  1. Arbitrary
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Based on random choice or personal whim

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19
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  1. Arcane
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Understood by few

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  1. Arduous
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Involving or requiring strenuous effort

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  1. Articulate
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Able to express oneself clearly and effectively

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  1. Ascendancy
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Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence

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  1. Assiduous
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Showing great care and perseverance

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  1. Audacious
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Willing to take bold risks

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25
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  1. Austere
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Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

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  1. Autonomous
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Independent and self-sufficient

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27
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  1. Avarice
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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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28
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  1. Bellicose
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Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

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29
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  1. Benign
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Gentle and kind

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30
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  1. Bolster
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To support or strengthen

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31
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  1. Bombastic
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High-sounding but with little meaning

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32
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  1. Brevity
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Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

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33
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  1. Burgeon
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To begin to grow or increase rapidly

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34
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  1. Cacophony
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A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

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35
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  1. Cajole
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To persuade someone to do something through flattery

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36
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  1. Capitulate
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To surrender or give in

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37
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  1. Castigate
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To reprimand someone severely

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38
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  1. Caustic
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Able to burn or corrode

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39
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  1. Censure
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To express severe disapproval

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40
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  1. Choleric
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Bad-tempered or irritable

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41
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  1. Coerce
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To force someone to do something by using threats or intimidation

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42
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  1. Cogent
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Clear, logical, and convincing

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43
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  1. Complacent
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Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself

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44
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  1. Concise
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Giving much information clearly and in a few words

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45
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  1. Concur
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To agree or have the same opinion

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46
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  1. Condone
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To accept or allow behavior that is morally wrong

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47
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  1. Conducive
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Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible

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  1. Conflagration
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An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property

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49
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  1. Conspicuous
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Easily seen or noticed

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50
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  1. Copious
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Abundant in supply or quantity

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51
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  1. Corroborate
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To confirm or give support to a statement or theory

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52
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  1. Cryptic
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Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure

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53
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  1. Cursory
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Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

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54
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  1. Debilitate
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To make someone weak or infirm

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55
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  1. Debunk
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To expose the falseness or hollowness of an idea or belief

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56
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  1. Defenestrate
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To throw someone or something out of a window

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57
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  1. Defunct
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No longer existing or functioning

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58
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  1. Delineate
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To describe or portray something precisely

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59
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  1. Demagogue
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A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices

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60
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  1. Denigrate
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To criticize unfairly or belittle

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61
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  1. Deride
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To mock or ridicule

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62
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  1. Despot
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A ruler with absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way

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63
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  1. Dichotomy
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A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being entirely different

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64
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  1. Disdain
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To regard or treat with contempt or scorn

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65
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  1. Disparate
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Essentially different in kind

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66
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  1. Disseminate
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To spread or distribute information, ideas, or rumors widely

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67
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  1. Distend
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To swell or expand by pressure from the inside

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68
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  1. Diverge
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To separate or move in different directions

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69
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  1. Dogged
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Persistent or determined in effort

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70
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  1. Dogmatic
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Asserting opinions in a forceful or arrogant way, without consideration of others’ viewpoints

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  1. Dormant
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Inactive or in a state of rest or hibernation

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72
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  1. Dubious
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Doubtful or uncertain

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73
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  1. Egregious
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Outstandingly bad or shocking

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74
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  1. Elucidate
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To make something clear or explain

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75
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  1. Emulate
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To imitate or copy, typically with the intent of surpassing

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76
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  1. Enervate
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To weaken or drain of energy

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77
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  1. Engender
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To cause or give rise to something

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78
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  1. Enigmatic
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Mysterious, difficult to understand

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  1. Enervating
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Causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality

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80
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  1. Ephemeral
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Lasting for a very short time

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81
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  1. Equanimity
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Mental calmness, especially in difficult situations

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82
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  1. Equitable
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Fair and impartial

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83
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  1. Erratic
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Not regular or consistent

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84
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  1. Erudite
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Having or showing great knowledge or learning

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85
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  1. Esoteric
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Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge

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86
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  1. Euphemism
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A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

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  1. Exacerbate
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To make a situation worse or more severe

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88
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  1. Excoriate
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To criticize severely and publicly

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  1. Exigent
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Urgent, requiring immediate action

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90
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  1. Exonerate
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To clear someone of blame or fault

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91
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  1. Expeditious
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Done with speed and efficiency

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92
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  1. Extemporaneous
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Done without preparation

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93
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  1. Facetious
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Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor

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94
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  1. Fallacious
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Based on a mistaken belief or unsound reasoning

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95
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  1. Fatuous
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Silly and pointless

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  1. Feasible
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Possible and practical to achieve

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  1. Flabbergasted
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Extremely surprised or astonished

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  1. Flagrant
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Conspicuously offensive or scandalous

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99
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  1. Flippant
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Lacking a serious or respectful attitude

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100
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  1. Foible
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A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character

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101
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  1. Fortuitous
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Happening by chance, often in a lucky or fortunate way

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102
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  1. Frivolous
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Not having any serious purpose or value

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103
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  1. Garrulous
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Excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters

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104
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  1. Gauche
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Lacking social grace or sensitivity

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105
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  1. Genial
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Friendly and cheerful

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106
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  1. Germane
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Relevant and appropriate to the matter at hand

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107
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  1. Gratuitous
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Given or done without charge or justification

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108
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  1. Gregarious
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Fond of company

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109
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  1. Guile
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Sly or cunning intelligence

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110
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  1. Harangue
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A lengthy and aggressive speech or lecture

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111
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  1. Harbinger
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A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

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112
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  1. Hegemony
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Leadership or dominance over others

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113
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  1. Heretic
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A person holding a belief that is contrary to orthodox religious doctrine

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114
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  1. Iconoclast
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A person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions

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115
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  1. Idiosyncrasy
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A characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual

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116
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  1. Ignoble
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Not honorable in character or purpose

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117
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  1. Imbue
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To inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality

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118
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  1. Immutable
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Unchanging over time or unable to be changed

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119
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  1. Impasse
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A situation where no progress can be made

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120
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  1. Impecunious
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Having little or no money

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121
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  1. Impervious
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Not allowing fluid to pass through

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122
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  1. Impetuous
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Acting quickly without thought or care

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  1. Implicit
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Implied rather than plainly expressed

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124
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  1. Impugn
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To dispute the truth or validity of something

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125
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  1. Inane
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Lacking sense or meaning

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126
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  1. Inculpate
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To accuse or blame someone

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127
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  1. Indefatigable
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Persisting tirelessly

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128
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  1. Ineffable
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Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

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129
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  1. Inept
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Lacking skill or ability

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  1. Inexorable
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Impossible to stop or prevent

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131
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  1. Ingenious
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Clever, original, and inventive

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132
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  1. Ingenuous
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Innocent and unsuspecting

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133
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  1. Inimical
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Hostile or harmful

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134
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  1. Innocuous
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Not harmful or offensive

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135
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  1. Insidious
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Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

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136
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  1. Insipid
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Lacking flavor, vigor, or interest

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  1. Intrepid
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Fearless, adventurous

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  1. Inundate
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To overwhelm or flood

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  1. Irascible
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Easily angered

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  1. Irrefutable
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Impossible to deny or disprove

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  1. Irresolute
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Uncertain, indecisive

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  1. Laconic
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Using few words

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  1. Languid
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Weak or faint from illness or fatigue

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  1. Laudable
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Deserving praise and commendation

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  1. Lethargic
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Sluggish and lacking energy

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  1. Licentious
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Immoral or sexually unrestrained

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  1. Loquacious
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Very talkative

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  1. Magnanimous
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Very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful

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  1. Malevolent
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Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

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  1. Malleable
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Capable of being shaped or changed

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  1. Meticulous
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Showing great attention to detail

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  1. Mitigate
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To make less severe or harsh

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  1. Mollify
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To calm or soothe

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  1. Mundane
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Ordinary or dull

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  1. Nefarious
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Wicked or criminal

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  1. Obfuscate
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To confuse or make something unclear

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  1. Obsequious
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Excessively eager to please or obey

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  1. Odious
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Extremely unpleasant

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  1. Opaque
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Not able to be seen through

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  1. Opulent
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Wealthy and luxurious

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  1. Oscillate
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To move or swing back and forth

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  1. Ostensible
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Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

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  1. Palliate
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To reduce the severity or intensity of something

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  1. Panacea
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A universal remedy or solution

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  1. Paragon
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A model of excellence or perfection

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  1. Pariah
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An outcast, someone rejected from society

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  1. Paucity
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The presence of something in small or insufficient quantities

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  1. Pejorative
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Expressing contempt or disapproval

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  1. Perfunctory
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Done in a routine or superficial manner

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  1. Perspicacious
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Having a ready insight into and understanding of things

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  1. Perturbed
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Feeling anxious or unsettled

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  1. Petulant
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Childishly sulky or bad-tempered

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  1. Phlegmatic
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Calm and unemotional

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  1. Pithy
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Concise and forcefully expressive

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  1. Placate
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To make someone less angry or hostile

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  1. Platitude
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A remark or statement that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

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  1. Ponderous
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Slow and clumsy due to great weight

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  1. Pragmatic
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Dealing with things sensibly and realistically

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  1. Precarious
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Not securely held or in position

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  1. Preclude
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To prevent from happening

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  1. Prodigal
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Wastefully extravagant

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  1. Prolific
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Producing large amounts of something

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  1. Propensity
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A natural inclination or tendency to behave in a particular way

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  1. Prosaic
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Lacking in imagination or originality

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  1. Provocative
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Causing strong reactions or emotions

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  1. Puerile
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Childishly silly or trivial

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  1. Pulchritude
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Physical beauty

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  1. Quixotic
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Extremely idealistic, unrealistic, and impractical

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  1. Rancor
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Bitterness or resentfulness

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  1. Recalcitrant
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Stubbornly resistant to authority or control

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  1. Recant
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To withdraw or retract a statement or belief

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  1. Reclusive
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Avoiding the company of others

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  1. Redolent
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Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something

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  1. Regress
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To return to a former or less developed state

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  1. Reprobate
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A morally unprincipled person

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  1. Rescind
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To revoke, cancel, or repeal

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  1. Reticent
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Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

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  1. Rigorous
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Thorough and accurate

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  1. Sanguine
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Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation

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  1. Sardonic
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Grimly mocking or cynical

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  1. Scintillating
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Sparkling or shining brightly

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  1. Scrupulous
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Very concerned to avoid doing wrong

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  1. Secular
A

Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis

204
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  1. Sentient
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Able to perceive or feel things

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  1. Serene
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Calm, peaceful, and untroubled

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  1. Skeptical
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Doubting or questioning the validity of something

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  1. Slothful
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Lazy, unwilling to work or exert effort

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  1. Soporific
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Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

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  1. Sporadic
A

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places

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  1. Spurious
A

Not genuine, false or fake

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  1. Staid
A

Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous

212
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  1. Subjugate
A

To bring under control, especially by force

213
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  1. Subtle
A

Delicate or precise in meaning or effect

214
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  1. Superficial
A

Existing or occurring at the surface

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  1. Surreptitious
A

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

216
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  1. Taciturn
A

Reserved or uncommunicative in speech

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  1. Tangential
A

Diverging from the main point or subject

218
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  1. Tenacious
A

Holding firm to a belief, position, or course of action

219
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  1. Torpid
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Mentally or physically inactive or sluggish

220
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  1. Transitory
A

Not permanent

221
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  1. Truncate
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To shorten something by cutting off a part

222
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  1. Ubiquitous
A

Present, appearing, or found everywhere

223
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  1. Unabashed
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Not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed

224
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  1. Uncanny
A

Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way

225
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  1. Unctuous
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Excessively smooth, suave, or smug

226
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  1. Vacillate
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To waver between different opinions or actions

227
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  1. Venerable
A

Worthy of respect due to age, dignity, or character

228
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  1. Vindicate
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To clear someone of blame or suspicion

229
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  1. Viscous
A

Having a thick, sticky consistency

230
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  1. Vociferous
A

Expressing feelings or opinions loudly and forcefully

231
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  1. Volatile
A

Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse

232
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  1. Wane
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To decrease in size, extent, or degree

233
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  1. Wanton
A

Deliberate and unprovoked

234
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  1. Winsome
A

Attractive or appealing in a charming way

235
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  1. Zealot
A

A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their beliefs

236
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  1. Abrogate
A

To repeal or do away with a law, right, or formal agreement

237
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  1. Abscond
A

To leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection or arrest

238
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  1. Acumen
A

The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

239
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  1. Adulation
A

Excessive praise or flattery

240
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  1. Adverse
A

Opposing or harmful to something

241
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  1. Aesthetic
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Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

242
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  1. Affable
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Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

243
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  1. Affluent
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Having a great deal of money, wealth, or material goods

244
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  1. Altruistic
A

Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others

245
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  1. Anathema
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Something or someone that is greatly disliked or shunned

246
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  1. Apocryphal
A

Of doubtful authenticity

247
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  1. Arduous
A

Requiring strenuous effort

248
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  1. Assuage
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To relieve, ease, or soothe

249
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  1. Audacity
A

Willingness to take bold risks

250
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  1. Augment
A

To make something greater or more intense

251
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  1. Banal
A

So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

252
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  1. Bellicose
A

Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

253
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  1. Blatant
A

Done openly and unashamedly

254
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  1. Bucolic
A

Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside

255
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  1. Capitulate
A

To surrender or give up resistance

256
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  1. Caustic
A

Able to burn or corrode

257
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  1. Charismatic
A

Exercising a special magnetic charm or appeal

258
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  1. Clandestine
A

Kept secret or done secretively

259
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  1. Cogent
A

Clear, logical, and convincing

260
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  1. Complacent
A

Self-satisfied and unconcerned

261
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  1. Concise
A

Giving much information clearly and in few words

262
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  1. Condone
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To accept or allow behavior that is morally wrong

263
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  1. Conducive
A

Making a situation or outcome likely or possible

264
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  1. Conflagration
A

An extensive fire

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  1. Contentious
A

Causing or likely to cause an argument or controversy

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  1. Contrite
A

Feeling or showing remorse or regret

267
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  1. Copious
A

Abundant in supply or quantity

268
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  1. Corroborate
A

To confirm or give support to

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  1. Cursory
A

Hasty and not thorough

270
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  1. Debilitate
A

To make someone weak or infirm

271
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  1. Decorum
A

Behavior that is in keeping with good taste and propriety

272
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  1. Deference
A

Respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, or will of another

273
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  1. Defunct
A

No longer existing or functioning

274
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  1. Demeanor
A

Outward behavior or bearing

275
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  1. Denounce
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To publicly declare to be wrong or evil

276
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  1. Deride
A

To mock or ridicule

277
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  1. Despot
A

A ruler with absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way

278
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  1. Dichotomy
A

A division into two parts that are sharply different

279
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  1. Disdain
A

The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration

280
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  1. Disparate
A

Essentially different in kind

281
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  1. Disseminate
A

To spread or disperse widely

282
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  1. Diverge
A

To separate from a common point

283
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  1. Dogmatic
A

Stubbornly opinionated or dictatorial

284
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  1. Dormant
A

Inactive or in a state of rest or hibernation

285
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  1. Dubious
A

Doubtful or uncertain

286
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  1. Eclectic
A

Deriving ideas, styles, or taste from a broad range of sources

287
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  1. Eloquent
A

Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

288
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  1. Elucidate
A

To make clear or explain

289
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  1. Empathy
A

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another

290
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  1. Enervate
A

To weaken or drain of energy

291
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  1. Engender
A

To cause or give rise to something

292
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  1. Enigmatic
A

Mysterious or difficult to understand

293
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  1. Ephemeral
A

Lasting for a very short time

294
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  1. Equanimity
A

Mental calmness, especially in difficult situations

295
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  1. Equitable
A

Fair and impartial

296
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  1. Erratic
A

Not regular or consistent

297
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  1. Erudite
A

Having or showing great knowledge or learning

298
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  1. Esoteric
A

Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge

299
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  1. Euphemism
A

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

300
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  1. Exacerbate
A

To make a situation worse or more severe

301
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  1. Excoriate
A

To criticize severely

302
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  1. Exigent
A

Urgent, requiring immediate action

303
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  1. Exonerate
A

To clear someone of blame or suspicion

304
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  1. Expeditious
A

Done with speed and efficiency

305
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  1. Extemporaneous
A

Done without preparation

306
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  1. Facetious
A

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor

307
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  1. Fallacious
A

Based on a mistaken belief

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  1. Fatuous
A

Silly and pointless

309
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  1. Feasible
A

Possible and practical to achieve

310
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  1. Flabbergasted
A

Extremely surprised or astonished

311
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  1. Flagrant
A

Conspicuously offensive

312
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  1. Flippant
A

Lacking a serious or respectful attitude

313
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  1. Foible
A

A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character

314
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  1. Fortuitous
A

Happening by chance, often in a lucky or fortunate way

315
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  1. Frivolous
A

Not having any serious purpose or value

316
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  1. Garrulous
A

Excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters

317
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  1. Gauche
A

Lacking social grace

318
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  1. Genial
A

Friendly and cheerful

319
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  1. Germane
A

Relevant and appropriate

320
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  1. Gratuitous
A

Given or done without charge or justification

321
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  1. Gregarious
A

Sociable, fond of company

322
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  1. Guile
A

Sly or cunning intelligence

323
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  1. Harangue
A

A lengthy and aggressive speech

324
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  1. Harbinger
A

A person or thing that signals the approach of another

325
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  1. Hegemony
A

Leadership or dominance over others

326
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  1. Heretic
A

A person holding a belief that is contrary to orthodox religious doctrine

327
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  1. Iconoclast
A

A person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions

328
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  1. Idiosyncrasy
A

A characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual

329
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  1. Ignoble
A

Not honorable in character or purpose

330
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  1. Imbue
A

To inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality

331
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  1. Immutable
A

Unchanging over time

332
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  1. Impasse
A

A situation where no progress can be made

333
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  1. Impecunious
A

Having little or no money

334
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  1. Impervious
A

Not allowing fluid to pass through

335
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  1. Impetuous
A

Acting quickly without thought or care

336
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  1. Implicit
A

Implied rather than plainly expressed

337
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  1. Impugn
A

To dispute the truth of something

338
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  1. Inane
A

Lacking sense or meaning

339
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  1. Inculpate
A

To accuse or blame someone

340
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  1. Indefatigable
A

Persisting tirelessly

341
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  1. Ineffable
A

Too great or extreme to be described in words

342
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  1. Inept
A

Lacking skill or ability

343
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  1. Inexorable
A

Impossible to stop or prevent

344
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  1. Ingenious
A

Clever, original, and inventive

345
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  1. Ingenuous
A

Innocent and unsuspecting

346
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  1. Inimical
A

Hostile or harmful

347
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  1. Innocuous
A

Not harmful or offensive

348
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  1. Insidious
A

Proceeding in a subtle way, with harmful effects

349
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  1. Insipid
A

Lacking flavor, vigor, or interest

350
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  1. Intrepid
A

Fearless and adventurous

351
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  1. Inundate
A

To overwhelm or flood

352
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  1. Irascible
A

Easily angered

353
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  1. Irrefutable
A

Impossible to deny or disprove

354
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  1. Irresolute
A

Uncertain, indecisive

355
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  1. Laconic
A

Using few words

356
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  1. Languid
A

Weak or faint from illness or fatigue

357
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  1. Laudable
A

Deserving praise

358
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  1. Lethargic
A

Sluggish and lacking energy

359
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  1. Licentious
A

Immoral or sexually unrestrained

360
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  1. Loquacious
A

Very talkative

361
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  1. Magnanimous
A

Very generous or forgiving

362
Q
  1. Malevolent
A

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

363
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  1. Malleable
A

Capable of being shaped or changed

364
Q
  1. Meticulous
A

Showing great attention to detail

365
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  1. Mitigate
A

To make less severe

366
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  1. Mollify
A

To calm or soothe

367
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  1. Mundane
A

Ordinary or dull

368
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  1. Nefarious
A

Wicked or criminal

369
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  1. Obfuscate
A

To confuse or make unclear

370
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  1. Obsequious
A

Excessively eager to please or obey

371
Q
  1. Odious
A

Extremely unpleasant

372
Q
  1. Opaque
A

Not transparent

373
Q
  1. Opulent
A

Wealthy and luxurious

374
Q
  1. Oscillate
A

To move or swing back and forth

375
Q
  1. Ostensible
A

Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

376
Q
  1. Palliate
A

To reduce the severity of something

377
Q
  1. Panacea
A

A universal remedy

378
Q
  1. Paragon
A

A model of excellence

379
Q
  1. Pariah
A

An outcast

380
Q
  1. Paucity
A

A small quantity of something

381
Q
  1. Pejorative
A

Expressing disapproval

382
Q
  1. Perfunctory
A

Done routinely with little care

383
Q
  1. Perspicacious
A

Having a ready insight into things

384
Q
  1. Perturbed
A

Anxious or unsettled

385
Q
  1. Petulant
A

Childishly sulky or bad-tempered

386
Q
  1. Phlegmatic
A

Calm and unemotional

387
Q
  1. Pithy
A

Concise and forcefully expressive

388
Q
  1. Placate
A

To calm or soothe

389
Q
  1. Platitude
A

A dull or trite remark

390
Q
  1. Ponderous
A

Slow and clumsy due to weight

391
Q
  1. Pragmatic
A

Practical and realistic

392
Q
  1. Precarious
A

Dangerous or uncertain

393
Q
  1. Preclude
A

To prevent something from happening

394
Q
  1. Prodigal
A

Wastefully extravagant

395
Q
  1. Prolific
A

Producing large amounts

396
Q
  1. Propensity
A

A natural inclination or tendency

397
Q
  1. Prosaic
A

Lacking in imagination or originality

398
Q
  1. Provocative
A

Causing strong reactions or emotions

399
Q
  1. Puerile
A

Childishly silly

400
Q
  1. Pulchritude
A

Physical beauty

401
Q
  1. Quixotic
A

Extremely idealistic and impractical

402
Q
  1. Rancor
A

Bitter resentment

403
Q
  1. Recalcitrant
A

Stubbornly resistant to authority

404
Q
  1. Recant
A

To withdraw a statement

405
Q
  1. Reclusive
A

Avoiding the company of others

406
Q
  1. Redolent
A

Strongly reminiscent

407
Q
  1. Regress
A

To return to a previous state

408
Q
  1. Reprobate
A

A morally unprincipled person

409
Q
  1. Rescind
A

To revoke or repeal

410
Q
  1. Reticent
A

Uncommunicative or reserved

411
Q
  1. Rigorous
A

Thorough and accurate

412
Q
  1. Sanguine
A

Optimistic or positive

413
Q
  1. Sardonic
A

Grimly mocking

414
Q
  1. Scintillating
A

Sparkling or shining brightly

415
Q
  1. Scrupulous
A

Thorough and diligent

416
Q
  1. Secular
A

Not religious

417
Q
  1. Sentient
A

Able to perceive or feel things

418
Q
  1. Serene
A

Calm and peaceful

419
Q
  1. Skeptical
A

Doubting or questioning

420
Q
  1. Slothful
421
Q
  1. Soporific
A

Inducing sleep

422
Q
  1. Sporadic
A

Occurring irregularly

423
Q
  1. Spurious
A

False or fake

424
Q
  1. Staid
A

Sedate and respectable

425
Q
  1. Subjugate
A

To bring under control

426
Q
  1. Subtle
A

Delicate or precise

427
Q
  1. Superficial
A

Shallow and lacking depth

428
Q
  1. Surreptitious
A

Secretive or stealthy

429
Q
  1. Taciturn
A

Uncommunicative or reserved

430
Q
  1. Tangential
A

Diverging from the main subject

431
Q
  1. Tenacious
A

Persistent and determined

432
Q
  1. Torpid
A

Inactive or sluggish

433
Q
  1. Transitory
434
Q
  1. Truncate
A

To shorten

435
Q
  1. Ubiquitous
A

Present everywhere

436
Q
  1. Unabashed
A

Not embarrassed

437
Q
  1. Uncanny
A

Strange or mysterious

438
Q
  1. Unctuous
A

Excessively flattering

439
Q
  1. Vacillate
A

To waver between opinions

440
Q
  1. Venerable
A

Deserving respect due to age or dignity

441
Q
  1. Vindicate
A

To clear of blame

442
Q
  1. Viscous
A

Thick and sticky

443
Q
  1. Vociferous
A

Loud and forceful

444
Q
  1. Volatile
A

Likely to change unpredictably

445
Q
  1. Wane
A

To decrease

446
Q
  1. Wanton
A

Deliberate and unprovoked

447
Q
  1. Winsome
A

Attractive or charming

448
Q
  1. Zealot
A

A person with fanatical beliefs

449
Q
  1. Abandon
A

To give up completely

450
Q
  1. Abate
A

To lessen in intensity

451
Q
  1. Aberration
A

A deviation from the norm

452
Q
  1. Abhor
A

To regard with hatred

453
Q
  1. Abstruse
A

Difficult to understand

454
Q
  1. Accolade
A

An award or honor

455
Q
  1. Acquiesce
A

To accept without protest

456
Q
  1. Alacrity
A

Eagerness or willingness

457
Q
  1. Allay
A

To reduce or diminish

458
Q
  1. Altruistic
A

Unselfishly concerned for others

459
Q
  1. Ambivalent
A

Mixed or conflicting feelings

460
Q
  1. Ameliorate
A

To make something better

461
Q
  1. Amicable
A

Friendly and peaceful

462
Q
  1. Anachronistic
A

Out of place in time

463
Q
  1. Anomaly
A

Something that deviates from the norm

464
Q
  1. Apprehensive
A

Nervous or anxious

465
Q
  1. Arbiter
A

A person who settles disputes

466
Q
  1. Arcane
A

Known or understood by very few people

467
Q
  1. Assiduous
A

Constant and diligent

468
Q
  1. Austere
A

Severe or strict in manner or appearance

469
Q
  1. Baleful
A

Threatening harm or evil

470
Q
  1. Banal
A

So unoriginal as to be boring

471
Q
  1. Bellicose
A

Warlike or aggressive

472
Q
  1. Blasphemous
A

Disrespectful toward sacred things

473
Q
  1. Boisterous
A

Noisy, energetic, and cheerful

474
Q
  1. Bombastic
A

High-sounding but with little meaning

475
Q
  1. Bucolic
A

Relating to rural life and nature

476
Q
  1. Cacophony
A

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

477
Q
  1. Cajole
A

To persuade by flattery or promises

478
Q
  1. Callous
A

Emotionally insensitive or indifferent

479
Q
  1. Candor
A

Openness and honesty

480
Q
  1. Capricious
A

Unpredictable and subject to whim

481
Q
  1. Clandestine
A

Kept secret or hidden

482
Q
  1. Complacent
A

Self-satisfied

483
Q
  1. Concise
A

Expressing much in few words

484
Q
  1. Conducive
A

Helpful to a specific result

485
Q
  1. Conniving
A

Secretly planning harmful actions

486
Q
  1. Consensus
A

General agreement

487
Q
  1. Contemptuous
A

Showing disdain or scorn

488
Q
  1. Contrite
A

Feeling regret for one’s wrongdoing

489
Q
  1. Corroborate
A

To support with evidence or authority

490
Q
  1. Cryptic
A

Having a hidden meaning

491
Q
  1. Cursory
A

Done rapidly without attention to detail

492
Q
  1. Debilitate
A

To make weak or infirm

493
Q
  1. Decorum
A

Polite behavior and good manners

494
Q
  1. Defenestration
A

The act of throwing someone out of a window

495
Q
  1. Defiant
A

Showing resistance or disobedience

496
Q
  1. Derivative
A

Originating from another source

497
Q
  1. Despondent
A

Feeling hopeless or in low spirits

498
Q
  1. Diaphanous
A

Light and delicate, almost transparent

499
Q
  1. Diffident
A

Lacking confidence or self-assurance

500
Q
  1. Diligent
A

Showing careful and persistent effort

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