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affable

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courteous, pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

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aggrandize

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  • to increase in greatness, power or wealth
  • to build up/intensify
  • to make appear greater
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amorphous

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  • shapeless, without definite form
  • of no particular type or character
  • without organisation, unity or cohesion
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contraband

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  • illegal traffic, smuggled goods
  • illegal, prohibited
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erudite

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scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

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gossamer

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  • thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
  • a very light, thin cloth
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insular

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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

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irrevocable

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incapable of being changed or called back

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prospensity

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a natural inclination or predilection toward

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querrulous

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peevish, complaining, fretful

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remonstrate

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to argue or plead with someone against sth, protest against, object to

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repudiate

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to disown, reject or deny the validity of

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resilient

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able to turn to original shape/form, able to recover quickly

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reverberate

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to re-echo, resound, to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

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scurrilous

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coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

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sedulous

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persistent, showing industry and determination

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sleazy

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  • thin or filmsy in texture
  • cheap
  • shoddy/inferior in quality/character
  • ethically low, mean or disreputable
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amnesty

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a general pardon for an offense against government; any act of forgiveness or absolution

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autonomy

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self-government, political control

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axiomatic

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self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle/rule

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blazon

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  • to adorn or embellish
  • to display conspicuously
  • to publish or proclaim widely
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caveat

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a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behaviour

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equitable

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fair, just, embodying principes of justice

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extricate

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to free from entanglements or difficulties/ remove with effort

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filch

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to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

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flout

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to mock,treat with contempt

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fractious

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  • tending to be troublesome
  • unruly
  • quarrelsome
  • contrary
  • unpredictable
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precept

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a rule if conduct or action

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salutary

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beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome

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scathing

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bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm

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scourge

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  • to whip, punish severely
  • a cause of affliction or suffering
  • a source of severe punishment/criticism
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sepulchral

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funereal, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal

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soporific

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  • tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
  • something that induces sleep
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straitlaced

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  • extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct
  • prudish
  • purtitanical
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translent

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  • lasting only a short time, fleeting
  • one who stays only a short time
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unwieldly

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not easily carried, handled or managed because of the size or complexity

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vapid

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  • dull, uninteresting, tiresome
  • lacking in sharpness, flavour, liveliness or force
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anomalous

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abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

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aspersion

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  • a damaging or derogatory statement
  • the act of slandering or deframing
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brusque

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blunt, abrupt, with no formalities

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cajole

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  • to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice
  • to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
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castigate

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to punsish/criticise severely

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contrive

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  • to plan with ingenuity
  • invent
  • to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
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demagogue

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a leader who exploits popular prejudices and flase claims and promises in order to gain power

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disabuse

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  • to free from deception or error
  • set right in ideas or thinking
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ennui

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weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

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fetter

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  • a chain or shackle placed on the feet
  • anything that confines or restrains
  • to chain/shackle
  • to render helpness/impotent
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heinous

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very wicked, offensive, hateful

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immutable

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not subject to change, constant

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insurgent

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  • one who rebels or rises against authority
  • rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority
  • surging or rushing in
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megalomania

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a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent far in excess of reality

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sinecure

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a position requiring little or no work, easy job

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surreptitious

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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation, made or accomplished by fraud

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transgress

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  • to go beyond a limit/boundary
  • to sin
  • violate a law
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transmute

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to change from one nature, substance or form to another

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vicarious

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performed, suffered or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another

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