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Set 1 Flashcards

1
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Ephemeral

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Fleeting

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Evanescent

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Vanishing, Fading away, Fleeting

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Temporal

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Relating to time/ Temporary

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Droll

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Humorous in an odd way, whimsically humorous

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Prattle

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Speak foolishly, babble incessantly

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence in oneself

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Fastidious

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Extremely careful, painstaking

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Self-effacement

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Keeping in the background, as in shy

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Exacting

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Rigid or severe in demands or requirements

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Soporific

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Sleep-inducing

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Evocation

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An imaginative recreation of something, a calling forth

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Surreptitious

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Secret, covert

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Affable, Amiable, Genial

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Friendly, warm

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Upbraid, Reproach, Castigate

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Express disapproval, scold

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Myopic

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Shortsighted

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Propitious

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Favorable

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Belie

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Misrepresent, contradict

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Aloof

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Detached, distant, reserved

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Trite, Platitudinous, Hackneyed

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Unoriginal, cliche

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Fervid

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Heated in spirit or enthusiasm / Intensely hot

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Antipathy, Rancor

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Strong dislike, ill will

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Mercurial

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Very changeable, fickle, capricious

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Uncouth

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Unmannered, not graceful / Strange or outlandish

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Stymie

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Hinder, thwart

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Incontrovertible

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Indisputable

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Impetus

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Stimulus to do something

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Bucolic, Pastoral

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Related to the charm of the countryside and a simple rural life

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Rustic

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Relating to the countryside, rural

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Equanimity

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Calmness, composure during a time of strain

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Verve

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Spirit, liveliness, esp. during an artistic performance

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Panache

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A flamboyant style, an artistic flair

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Florid

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Reddish, ruddy, rosy / Flowery, excessively ornate

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Archaic

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Outdated, antiquated

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Placid

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Calm, quiet, undisturbed

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Inimical

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Hostile, malevolent, adverse

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Temperate

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Having restraint and moderation

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Extol, Laud

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Praise

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Importunate

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Annoyingly persistent, troublesome

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38
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Cupidity

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Greed

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Debase

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To lower the quality or value of, or to lower the dignity, or significance of

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Adulterated

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Made inferior or impure by adding inferior materials or elements to it

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Surfeit

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Excess

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Munificent

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Generous

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Parsimonious

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Stingy

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Remuneration

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Compensation, payment

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Accord (n/v)

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(n): Agreement (v): Agree / Grant something deserved

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Edify

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Enlighten, instruct, especially in morally or religiously

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Watershed

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Turning point, a change in course

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Egalitarian

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Favoring equality of all people

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Demarcation

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Setting of boundaries

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Ameliorate

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Make better

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Desiccated

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Devoid of water

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Contiguous

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Sharing a boundary, touching

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Archipelago

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A large chain of islands

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Complicity

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Involvement in wrongdoing

55
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Exculpate

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Clear from blame, exonerate

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Prolepsis

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Anticipation: Representation of something in the future as if it already happened / Adding an adjective to a noun in anticipation if the action of the verb / Anticipation of possible objections

57
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Orthography

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Method of spelling correctly

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Execrable

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Abominable, abhorrent

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Diatribe

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A vehement verbal attack or denunciation

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Malfeasance

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Wrongdoing by a public official

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Equivocal

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Deliberately ambiguous, as if to mislead / Dubious

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Pedestrian

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Ordinary, commonplace, dull

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Paunchy

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Pot-bellied, having a large protruding stomach

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Contingent

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Dependent on something not yet certain / Possible or accidental

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Adulation

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Showing excessive admiration or devotion / servile flattery and admiration

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Asinine

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Foolish, stupid

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Cavalier

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Haughty or disdainful, Dismissive

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Qualify

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Moderate, limit

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Irreverent

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Lacking reverence or respect

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Didactic

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Instructive, intended for teaching / Inclined to teach or lecture too much / Intended to teach a moral lesson

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Verisimilitude

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Appearance of truth or reality

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Espouse

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Support or embrace a cause

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Supersede

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Replace in favor of something else, supplant

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Egregious

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Glaringly bad, flagrant

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Effusive

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Unreserved, pouring out

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Lambaste

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Denounce, criticize strongly

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Quiescent

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Still, inactive, quiet

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Lurid

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Sensational, shocking

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Truculent

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Savage, brutal / Vitriolic, scathing / Aggressively hostile, eager to fight

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Pugnacious, Bellicose

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Combative, eager to fight, belligerent

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Craven

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Contemptibly cowardly

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Élan

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Vigorous spirit

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Perfunctory

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Done in a spiritless, mechanical, or routine manner

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Aplomb

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(n) Confidence and Composure, poise

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Travail

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(n) Painfully difficult, burdensome work, (v) toil

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Propitiate

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Appease, conciliate

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Profligate

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Wildly extravagant, dissipated, dissolute

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Dissipated, dissolute

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Excessive devotion to pleasure and self-indulgence, without restraints

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Spurious

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Not genuine, authentic, or true

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Ascetic

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A person who leads a life of self-denial, especially for religious reasons

92
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Iconoclast

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A person who attacks long-held beliefs, figures, and institutions

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Vociferous

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Clamorous, crying out loudly

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Apocryphal

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Dubious in authenticity

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Unduly

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Excessive / In an inappropriate, unjustifiable, or improper manner

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Demagogue

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A leader who appeals to the fears, emotions, and prejudices of the populace

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Automaton

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A person who acts mechanically or like a mindless follower

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Pundit

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An authority who expresses their opinion

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Overture

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An opening or initiating move, a proposal or offer

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Resplendent

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Shining brilliantly, gleaming

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Verbose

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Use of too many words, wordy

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Tenuous

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Thin / Lacking sound basis / Unsubstantial / Vague

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Feckless

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Ineffective, incompetent / Indifferent

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Modicum

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A moderate or small amount

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Paltry

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Meager, worthless, trivial / Despicable

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Contumacious

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Stubborn, willfully disobedient, rebellious

107
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Commiserate

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Pity

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Sumptuary

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Dealing with regulating ones expenditures or personal habits on religious or moral grounds

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Rankle

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Cause irritation, fester

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Rank

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Offensively strong / Highly offensive or disgusting / Course, vulgar

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Illustrious

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Distinguished, highly regarded

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Indolent

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Slothful

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