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Idiosyncrasy

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(n.) a trait or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual

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Censorious

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(adj.) highly critical; fault-finding

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Captious

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(adj.) highly critical; fault-finding

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Consternation

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(n.) a state of great dismay and confusion

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Didactic

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(adj.) designed or intended to teach and intruct

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Edify

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(v.) to instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually

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Elucidate

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(v.) to make clear or plain, especially by explanation

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Effusive

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(adj.) unrestrained praise

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Prolific

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(adj.) very productive

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Furor

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(n.) an outbreak of public anger or excitement

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Paranoia

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(n.) a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness; irrational fear

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Marginal

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(adj.) of secondary importance; NOT central

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Peripheral

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(adj.) of secondary importance; NOT central

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Obfuscate

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(v.) to deliberately confuse; to make something so confusing that it is hard to understand

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Flummox

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(v.) to confuse; perplex

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Spate

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(n.) a large number or amount

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Ineffable

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(adj.) a feeling that cannot be put into words; indescribable

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Histrionic

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(adj.) excessively dramatic; a deliberate display of emotion

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Overwrought

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(adj.) excessively dramatic; a deliberate display of emotion

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Placate

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(v.) to soothe or calm; appease

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Eschew

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(v.) to avoid; shun; stay clear of

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Stopgap

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(n.) a temporary solution designed to meet an urgent need

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Flotsam

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(n.) the floating wreckage of a ship; debris

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Resistitution

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(n.) the act of making good or compensating for a loss, damage, or injury

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Churlish

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(adj.) ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility

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Sullen

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(adj.) ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility

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Surly

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(adj.) ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility

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Disquieting

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(adj.) disturbing; upsetting; causing unease

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Perspicacious

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(adj.) insightful and perceptive

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Prescient

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(adj.) insightful and perceptive

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Discerning

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(adj.) insightful and perceptive

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Eclectic

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(adj.) choosing or using a variety of sources

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Hiatus

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(n.) an interruption in time or continuity; a break

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Vertiginous

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(adj.) characterized by or suffering from dizziness; having vertigo

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Esoteric

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(adj.) characterized by knowledge that is known only to a small group of specialists; obsure

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Arcane

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(adj.) characterized by knowledge that is known only to a small group of specialists; obsure

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Supercilious

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(adj.) haughty disdain; arrogant superiority

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Cupidity

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(n.) excessive greed, especially for wealth; covetous

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Underwrite

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(v.) to assume financial responsibility for

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Discomfited

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(adj.) uneasy; in a state of embarassment

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Taciturn

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(ad.) habitually quiet; uncommunicative

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Sinecure

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(n.) an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income

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Lugubrious

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(adj.) sad and mournful music

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Cosmopolitan

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(adj.) worldly; sophisticated; open-minded and aware of the big picture

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Provincial

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(adj.) limited in perspective; narrow; restricted in scope and outlook

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Parochial

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(adj.) limited in perspective; narrow; restricted in scope and outlook

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Insular

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(adj.) limited in perspective; narrow; restricted in scope and outlook

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Fecund

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(adj.) intellectually productive or inventive

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Ostentatious

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(adj.) showy; intended to attract notice; pretentious

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Guile

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(n.) treacherous cunning; skillful deceit

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Sanguine

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(adj.) cheerfully confident; optimistic

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Scintillating

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(adj.) sparkling; shining; brilliantly clever

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Pristine

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(adj.) remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization

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Rampant

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(adj.) unrestrained; unchecked

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Pernicious

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(adj.) highly injurious; destructive; deadly

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Oblivious

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(adj.) lacking conscious awareness; unmindful; unaware

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Refractory

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(adj.) obstinately resistant to authority or control

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Garrulous

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(adj.) annoyingly talkative; voluble

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Verbose

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(adj.) annoyingly talkative; voluble

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Loquacious

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(adj.) annoyingly talkative; voluble

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Convivial

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(adj.) fond of feasting, drinking, and good company

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Brusque

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(adj.) abrupt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt

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Curt

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(adj.) abrupt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt

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Tepid

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(adj.) lukewarm; mild; half-hearted

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Protean

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(adj.) readily taking on varied forms and meanings

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Solicitous

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(adj.) showing great care and concern; attentive

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Disingenuous

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(adj.) not straightforward or candid; insincere

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Venerate

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(v.) to regard with great respect; to hold in high esteem

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Revere

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(v.) to regard with great respect; to hold in high esteem

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Contetious

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(adj.) quarrelsome; argumentative; likely to provoke a controversy; disputatious

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Preclude

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(v.) to make impossible; to rule out; prevent

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Compunction

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(n.) feelings of sincere and deep regret

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Contrition

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(n.) feelings of sincere and deep regret

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Remorse

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(n.) feelings of sincere and deep regret

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Demography

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(n.) the study of the characteristics of human populations

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Aphorism

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(n.) a statement universally accepted as true; a maxim

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Axiom

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(n.) a statement universally accepted as true; a maxim

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