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Abdicate

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to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner: The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate.

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Abhor

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to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.

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Adamant

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too hard to cut, break, or pierce.

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Adept

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very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler.

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Admonish

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to caution, advise, or counsel against something.

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Adversary

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a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.

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Aggrandize

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to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.

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Akin

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of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively): cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.

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Altruism

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the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others

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Ambivalent

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having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action: The whole family was ambivalent about the move to the suburbs. She is regarded as a morally ambivalent character in the play.

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Ameliorate

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to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.

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Androgynous

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being both male and female; hermaphroditic.

having both masculine and feminine characteristics.

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Animosity

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a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action: a deep-seated animosity between two sisters; animosity against one’s neighbor.

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Annex

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to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important.

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Antipathy

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a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion.

an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling.

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Arbitrary

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decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute.

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Assail

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to attack vigorously or violently; assault.

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Austere

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severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.

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Auspicious

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promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.

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Banal

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devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.

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Barrage

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Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one’s own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.

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Bastion

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Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.

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Belligerent

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of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose: a belligerent tone.

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Bemoan

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to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one’s fate.
to regard with regret or disapproval.

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Benevolent

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characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile.

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Benign

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having a kindly disposition; gracious: a benign king.

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capricious

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subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He’s such a capricious boss I never know how he’ll react.
Obsolete . fanciful or witty.

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Chagrin

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a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.

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Coalesce

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to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.

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Coerce

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to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document.

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Commodities

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an article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service.

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Confer

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to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.

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Congenial

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agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings

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Contrite

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caused by or showing sincere remorse.

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Cordial

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courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception.

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Corpulent

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large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.

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Decree

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a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law: a presidential decree.

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Desolate

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barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape.

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Deviate

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to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.

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Disavow

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to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate: He disavowed the remark that had been attributed to him.

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Dispel

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to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate: to dispel the dense fog.

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Disparage

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to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.

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Dubious

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doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.

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Egotist

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a conceited, boastful person.

a selfish person; egoist.

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Egress

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the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.

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Elegy

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a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.

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Embodiment

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the act of embodying.

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Embryonic

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pertaining to or in the state of an embryo.

rudimentary; undeveloped.

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Enigma

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a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation: His disappearance is an enigma that has given rise to much speculation.

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Ephemeral

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lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood

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Epitome

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a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class: He is the epitome of goodness.

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Equity

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a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class: He is the epitome of goodness.

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Eradicate

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to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate: to eradicate smallpox throughout the world.

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Esoteric

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belonging to the select few.

private; secret; confidential.

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Exalt

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to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate

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Evade

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to get around by trickery

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Excavate

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to make hollow by removing the inner part

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Exemplify

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to show or illustrate by example.

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Feasible

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capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.

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Feign

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to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.

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Flaccid

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soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.

lacking force; weak: flaccid prose.

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Flotsam

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material or refuse floating on water.

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Genial

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warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial: a genial disposition; a genial host.

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Germane

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closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: Please keep your statements germane to the issue.

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Glean

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to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.

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Extol

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to praise highly; laud; eulogize

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Facet

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one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.

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Fallacy

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a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc

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Fallow

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Plowed and left unseeded for a season

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Fathom

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a unit of length equal to six feet

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Hasten

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to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.

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Ignoble

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of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base: his ignoble purposes.

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Immaculate

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free from spot or stain

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Impasse

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a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.

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Inane

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Lacking sense,significance or ideas

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Incisive

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penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice

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Indignant

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feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base

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Infiltrate

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Enter or gain access to gradually

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Innocuous

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not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.

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Insinuate

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to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.

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Insipid

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without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality

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Insolent

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boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.

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Inundate

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to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.

to overwhelm: inundated with letters of protest.

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Irate

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Angry

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Jeer

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to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don’t jeer unless you can do better.

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Laudatory

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containing or expressing praise

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Limber

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Fkexible

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Lucrative

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profitable; moneymaking;

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Morose

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gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.

characterized by or expressing gloom.

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Mundane

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of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly;

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Negate

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Nullify,make ineffective

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Noxious

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Harmful poisonous or very unpleasant

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Obstinate

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firmly or stubbornly adhering to one’s purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.

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Opulent

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Ostentatiously Rich luxury or lavish

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Ostentatious

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characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.

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Overt

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open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret: overt hostility.

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Palpable

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readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident: a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.

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Parsimonious

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extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.

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Permeate

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to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.

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Perpetuate

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to preserve from extinction or oblivion: to perpetuate one’s name.

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Pragmatic

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of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations.

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Predicament

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an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.

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Prevalent

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widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.

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Ratify

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to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.

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Recalcitrant

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resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
hard to deal with, manage, or operate.

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Refute

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To prove a person incorrect

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Rendezvous

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an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.

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Pervasive

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spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.

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Pilfer

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to steal, especially in small quantities.

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Pious

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having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.

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Placate

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to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.

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Plunder

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to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.

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Pompous

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characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.

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Replete

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stuffed or gorged with food and drink.

Full

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Reprehensible

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deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.

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Repress

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to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).

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Repudiate

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to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.

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Repugnant

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distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.

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Reticent

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reluctant or restrained.

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Rue

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to wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc.: I rue the day he was born.

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Ruminate

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to meditate or muse; ponder.

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Ruse

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a trick, stratagem, or artifice.

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Satire

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the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.

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Seclude

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to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity,

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Stagnate

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to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.

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Stringent

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rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe: stringent laws.

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Succinct

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expressed in few words; concise; terse.

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Sullied

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to soil, stain, or tarnish.

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Superfluous

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being more than is sufficient or required; excessive

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Surrogate

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a person appointed to act for another; deputy.

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Toil

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hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.

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Trifle

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Of very little value

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Trite

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lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition

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Utilitarian

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pertaining to or consisting in utility.

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Veneration

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to regard or treat with reverence.

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Voracious

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craving or consuming large quantities of food

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Wane

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to decrease in strength, intensity, etc

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Zany

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ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.

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Ruse

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a trick, stratagem, or artifice.

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Satire

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the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.

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Seclude

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to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity,

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Stagnate

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to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.

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Stringent

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rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe: stringent laws.

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Succinct

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expressed in few words; concise; terse.

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Sullied

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to soil, stain, or tarnish.

146
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Superfluous

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being more than is sufficient or required; excessive

147
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Surrogate

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a person appointed to act for another; deputy.

148
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Toil

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hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.

149
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Trifle

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Of very little value

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Trite

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lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition

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Utilitarian

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pertaining to or consisting in utility.

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Veneration

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to regard or treat with reverence.

153
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Voracious

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craving or consuming large quantities of food

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Wane

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to decrease in strength, intensity, etc

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Zany

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ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.

156
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Insecticide

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A substance used to kill insects

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Trifle

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An article of very little value ;small quantity

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Repugnant

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Distasteful, objectionable, offensive

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