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adulterate

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alter or debase

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advocate

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person supporting an idea or cause publicly

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alacrity

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lively and cheerful readiness: “she accepted the invitation with alacrity”

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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings

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ameliorate

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become better: “the reform did much to ameliorate living standards”

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anachronism

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error in time placement

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arduous

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difficult to accomplish, hard to endure

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audacious

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reckless, daring

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auspicious

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conducive to success, favorable

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belie

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contradict; give a false impression

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belligerent

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hostile and aggressive

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benign

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harmless

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bolster

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support or stregthen

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cacophony

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a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

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capricious

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given to sudden behavior change

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chicanery

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deception by means of craft or guile

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conspicuous

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obvious, easily seen

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copious

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abundant in supply

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corroborate

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confirm or give support to

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deride

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make fun of; insult

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didactic

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intended to teach, educational

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diffidence

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shyness, reserve, unassertiveness

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disparate

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essentially different in kind

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dispassionate

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unfeeling, impatial

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dissonance

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a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds

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docile

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easily taught, led, or managed; obedient

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dogmatic

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dictatorial, opinonated

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enervate

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cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.

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engender

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cause or give rise to

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enigma

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difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious

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ephemeral

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short-lived, passing

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equivocate

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to avoid giving a clear or direct answer to a question

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erudite

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well-educated, cultured

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esoteric

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(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret

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eulogy

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praise

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euphoric

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intense excitement and happiness

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exacerbate

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infuriate, make worse

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extant

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in existence; surviving

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fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; difficult to please

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fervid

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intensely enthusiastic or passionate

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fortuitous

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happening by accident or chance

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fractious

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(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

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frivolous

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trivial, silly

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gainsay

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deny or contradict

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garrulous

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excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

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hackneyed

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unoriginal

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iconoclast

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someone who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

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idiosyncrasy

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a way of thought peculiar to an individual

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imminent

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likely to happen; threatening

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impetuous

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acting or done quickly or without thought or care

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inchoate

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undeveloped, beginning

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inculpate

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accuse

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ingenious

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original, clever and inventive

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inimical

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tending to obstruct or harm

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innocuous

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harmless and inoffensive

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insipid

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lacking taste or flavor

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laconic

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using few words, brief (of speech, style of writing, or person)

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lethargic

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lazy, sluggish

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lionize

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To treat someone as a celebrity, to exalt or glorify

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loquacious

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tending to talk a great deal

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magnanimous

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very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself

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malign

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hurtful

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mercurial

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(of a person) characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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meticulous

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extremely careful; particular about details

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misanthrope

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person who hates others

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obdurate

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stubborn

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obscure

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not discovered or known about; uncertain

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obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

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orthodox

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conforming to all the traditional beliefs and religious practices

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ostentation

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excessive showiness

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pedant

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a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details

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pellucid

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translucently clear

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pithy

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brief and full of meaning and substance; concise

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placate

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make (someone) less angry or hostile

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plausible

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seemingly reasonable or probable

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pragmatic

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concerned with practical matters

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prevaricate

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deceive; stretch the truth

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prodigal

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wastefully extravagant

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profligate

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recklessly extravagant

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profound

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very great or intense; thoughtful

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prolific

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fruitful, present in large number

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prosaic

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not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

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providential

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lucky, occurring at a favorable time

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prudent

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acting with or showing care and thought for the future

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pusillanimous

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contemptibly cowardly

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recalcitrant

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disobedient, uncontrollabble

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reticent

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secretive, quiet

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sanguine

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optimistic

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scrupulous

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exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

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soporific

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tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

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sporadic

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occurring at irregular intervals

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succint

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brief, to the point

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superfluous

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extra, unnecessary

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tactiturn

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habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

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trite

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silly, commonplace

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trivial

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of little value or importance

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tumultuous

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noisy and disorderly

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vacillate

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go back and forth, be indecisive

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venerate

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regard with great respect

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vociferous

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loud and noisy; compelling attention

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