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Charlatan

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N.

A person who pretends to have more knowledge, skill, or ability than he or she has.

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Alumnus

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The singular of alumni
a person who has attended or has graduated from a school.

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Iconoclast

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N.
A breaker or destroyer of images, especially religious ones.

A person who attacks cherished beliefs as being based on error or superstition.

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Interloper

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A person who intrudes or interferes wrongly or without reason.

A person who thrusts him or herself uninvited into the affairs of others.

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Nomenclature.

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A system of terms used in a particular science, field of knowledge, or art.

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Appurtenance

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N.

an important accessory instrument or piece of equipment.

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Beauteous

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ADJ.

Lovely to look at.

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Pulchritudinous

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ADJ.

physically beautiful and appealing.

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Winsome

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ADJ.

innocently lovely or engaging

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Belligerent

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hostile, waging war, or eager to be a part of a fight

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Cantankerous

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ADJ.

Difficult or irritating to work or spend time with

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Pugnacious

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ADJ.

ready and willing to start or join a battle of any kind.

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Affable

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ADJ.

At ease and pleasant, especially in conversation. Polite, mannerly

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Convivial

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ADJ.

friendly, fond of feasting and going to parties.

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Gregarious

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ADJ.

tending to associate with others, sociable.

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Diminutive

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ADJ.

Of small or tiny size, often with the quality if being lovable.

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Infinitesimal

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ADJ.

Exceedingly small, almost immeasurably small.

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Amble

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V.

To maintain a slow, easy pace, such as a stroll.

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Saunter

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V.

To take a leisurely walk

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Traipse

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V.

To walk or wander about aimlessly or without reaching ones goal.

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ADJ.

At ease and pleasant, especially in conversation. Polite, mannerly

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Affable

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ADJ.

tending to associate with others, sociable.

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Gregarious

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V.

To maintain a slow, easy pace, such as a stroll.

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Amble

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Effusive

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Unrestrained in expressing feelings or emotions

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Unrestrained in expressing feelings or emotions

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Effusive

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Jocund

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Merry or jolly

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Merry or jolly

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Jocund

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Laconic

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Terse, to the point, using few words.

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Terse, to the point, using few words.

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Laconic

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Malevolent

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Harmful, evil, wanting to cause harm.

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Harmful, evil, wanting to cause harm.

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Malevolent.

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Maudlin

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Weak and overly sentimental

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Weak and overly sentimental

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Maudlin

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Ostensible

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Shown outwardly, genuine in the surface but open for debate.

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Shown outwardly, genuine in the surface but open for debate.

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Ostensible

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Recalcitrant

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Stubbornly refusing to give into authority. Hard to do or handle.

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Stubbornly refusing to give into authority. Hard to do or handle.

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Recalcitrant

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Reprehensible

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Worthy of or deserving blame, extremely guilty or at fault.

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Truculent

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Ready and willing to fight aggressively defiant

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Ready and willing to fight aggressively defiant

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Truculent

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Veracity

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In agreement with truth. Truthfulness.

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Vitriolic

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Expressing bitter hatred toward something or someone.

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Homonyms

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Words that have the same spelling but different meanings.

Ex. Mean: average, attitude

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Incite

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V.

To stir, urge on, or prompt to action.

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Affluent

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Adj.

having an abundance of wealth or material goods, rich, wealthy

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Agrarian

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Adj.

of relating to, or concerned with farmers or farming interests.

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Cadaverous

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Adj.

Resembling a corpse, ghastly.

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Decadent

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Of moral/ethical or cultural decay or decline.

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Ethereal

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Adj.

light, airy, extremely delicate or refined.

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Flippant

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Adj.

Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness.

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Haggard

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Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, usually due to suffering or anxiety.

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Macabre

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Adj.

Gruesome, ghastly, or horrifying.

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Nebulous

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Adj.

Hazy, indistinct, cloudy, confused.

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Pathological

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Caused by or involving disease.

To a degree that is extreme, excessive, or markedly abnormal <a></a>

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Repugnant.

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Adj.

distasteful or offensive, opposed or contrary

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Salient

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Adj.

prominent or conspicuous; projecting or pointing outward

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Utilitarian

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Of useful function, pertaining to utility.

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Words that have the same spelling but different meanings.

Ex. Mean: average, attitude

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Homonym

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V.

To stir, urge on, or prompt to action.

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Incite

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Adj.

having an abundance of wealth or material goods, rich, wealthy

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Affluent

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Adj.

of relating to, or concerned with farmers or farming interests.

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Agrarian

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Adj.

Resembling a corpse, ghastly.

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Cadaverous

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Of moral/ethical or cultural decay or decline.

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Decadent

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Adj.

light, airy, extremely delicate or refined.

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Ethereal

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Adj.

Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness.

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Flippant

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Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, usually due to suffering or anxiety.

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Haggard

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Adj.

Gruesome, ghastly, or horrifying.

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Macabre

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Adj.

Hazy, indistinct, cloudy, confused.

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Nebulous

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Caused by or involving disease.

To a degree that is extreme, excessive, or markedly abnormal <a></a>

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Pathological

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Adj.

distasteful or offensive, opposed or contrary

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Repugnant

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Adj.

prominent or conspicuous; projecting or pointing outward

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Salient

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Of useful function, pertaining to utility.

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Utilitarian

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ADJ.

physically beautiful and appealing.

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Pulchritudinous

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Abashed

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Ashamed or embarrassed

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Ashamed or embarrassed

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Abashed

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Acquiescent

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Willing to carry out the demands, orders, or wishes of others without protest or complaint.

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Willing to carry out the demands, orders, or wishes of others without protest or complaint.

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Acquiescent

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Angst

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A feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

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A feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

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Angst

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Apathetic

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Having or showing little to no emotion; uninterested or indifferent

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Having or showing little to no emotion; uninterested or indifferent

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Apathetic

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Bellicose

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Eager to fight; hostile

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Eager to fight; hostile

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Bellicose

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Contrite

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Sincerely remorseful, filled with a sense of guilt and the need to be forgiven.

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Sincerely remorseful, filled with a sense of guilt and the need to be forgiven.

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Contrite

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Disconsolate

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Totally unhappy, without any solace or comfort possible, gloomy

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Totally unhappy, without any solace or comfort possible, gloomy

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Disconsolate

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Ebullient

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Overwhelmed with enthusiasm, bubbling up with high spirits.

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Overwhelmed with enthusiasm, bubbling up with high spirits.

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Ebullient

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Effervescent

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Lively, sparkling, vivacious

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Enamored

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Inspired or captivated by love; unreasonably fond

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Inspired or captivated by love; unreasonably fond

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Enamored

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Facetious

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Not meant to be taken seriously or literally; amusing.

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Not meant to be taken seriously or literally; amusing.

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Facetious

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Jaded

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Worn out or wearied through overwork; dulled or dissipated.

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Worn out or wearied through overwork; dulled or dissipated.

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Jaded

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Petulant

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Showing sudden, impatient annoyance or irritation, typically over something minor.

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Showing sudden, impatient annoyance or irritation, typically over something minor.

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Petulant

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Vociferous

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Crying out noisily, clamorously

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Crying out noisily, clamorously

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Vociferous

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Aggregate

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Sum total, a whole made up of different parts, total or gross amount

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Sum total, a whole made up of different parts, total or gross amount

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Aggregate.

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Commodity

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A traded item or useful thing, an article of trade or commerce.

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A traded item or useful thing, an article of trade or commerce.

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Commodity

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Deficit

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The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.

Shortfall, a lack or shortage.

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The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.

Shortfall, a lack or shortage.

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Deficit

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Fiscal

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Of or pertaining to the public treasury or revenues, or financial matters in general.

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Of or pertaining to the public treasury or revenues, or financial matters in general.

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Fiscal

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Recession

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A decline in economic activity. A period of economic contraction.

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A decline in economic activity. A period of economic contraction.

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Recession

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Elegy

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N.
A sad or mournful musical composition or lament.

Usually for someone who has died.

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N.
A sad or mournful musical composition or lament.

Usually for someone who has died.

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Elegy

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Reprise

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N.

A repetition of a musical passage or return to an earlier theme.

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N.

A repetition of a musical passage or return to an earlier theme.

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Reprise.

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Virtuoso.

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N.

An extremely talented person who excels in musical technique and/or execution.

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N.

An extremely talented person who excels in musical technique and/or execution.

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Virtuoso

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Anarchist

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Someone who believes governments should be abolished.

Person who seeks to overturn government institutions, often through violence.

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Telecommute

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To work from home or a remote location

Usually using a computer connection.

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To work from home or a remote location

Usually using a computer connection.

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Telecommute.

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Workaholic

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Adj.
A person who becomes addicted to his or her work.

Putting work above family and other responsibilities.

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Adj.
A person who becomes addicted to his or her work.

Putting work above family and other responsibilities.

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Workaholic.

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