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Evocative

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-characterized by using the power of imagination to call forth a memory

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Auspicious

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  • favorable and promising

- accompanied by good omens and therefor propitious

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Enigma

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-a riddle shrouded in mystery and thus something that puzzling and INSCRUTABLE

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Superficial

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  • shallow

- lacking intellectual or emotional depth

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Precocious

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-characterized by the exceptionally early developement or maturity of a talent

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Stigmatize

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-to brand or mark as inferior

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Infinitesimal

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  • incalculably small

- MINUSCULE

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Vitriolic

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  • characterized by a harsh and nasty tone

- SCATHING

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Proliferate

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  • to grow rapidly
  • multiply quickly
  • to BURGEON
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Resplendent

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-characterized by great beauty, splendor, and dazzling jewel-like colors, not DRAB

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Exhort

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  • to spur on

- encourage

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Ameliorate

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  • to improve

- make better

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Compunction

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  • a feeling of deep regret caused by a sense of guilt

- great remorse and CONTRITION

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Mendacity

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  • the trait of being deliberately untruthful

- DUPLICITOUS

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Fortuitous

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  • an accidental but lucky chance

- filled with good fortune

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Debacle

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  • a complete disaster

- a FIASCO

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Inadvertent

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  • unintentional and accidental

- unwitting

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Perfunctory

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  • characterized by a casual indifference
  • performing in a routine manner
  • AKA half-assed
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Austerity

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  • great self-denial

- especially when refraining from spending

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Indigenous

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-a plant, animal, or person that is native or ENDEMIC to an area

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Litany

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-a long and familiar list often recited by rote

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Estrange

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  • to alienate

- drive apart

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Gregarious

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  • marked by a liking for companionship
  • sociable
  • AFFABLE
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Impasse

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-a deadlock or stalemate

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Arduous

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-describes a difficult task that requires a great deal of strenuous work

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Eschew

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-to avoid something deliberately

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Preclude

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  • to make possible, especially beforehand

- to prevent or to FORESTALL something from happening

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Posthumous

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-occurring or coming into existence after a person’s death

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Impetus

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  • the moving force behind something

- a stimulus that moves something along

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Pristine

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  • immaculately clean
  • unspoiled
  • free of contamination
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Erroneous

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  • incorrect
  • mistaken
  • wrong
  • filled with errors
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Admonish

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  • to counsel against

- to warn EARNESTLY

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Demarcate

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-to clearly set or mark the boundaries of a group or geographical area

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Foster

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-to promote and encourage

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Florid

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  • excessively ornamental, as in a very flowery style of writting
  • neither plain nor STARK
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Churlish

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  • characterized by SURLY and rude behavior

- sullen and devoid of CIVILITY

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Circumscribe

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-to limit, restrict, or confine

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Provisional

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  • temporary

- not permanent

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Pastoral

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  • an idealized portrayal of country life
  • RUSTIC
  • BUCOLIC
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Convivial

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  • characterized by being full of life and good company

- JOVIAL and festive

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Burgeon

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  • to grow and multiply

- to flourish

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Confound

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  • to perplex and confuse

- to leave baffled, BEWILDERED, and, NONPLUSSED

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Bemoan

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  • to moan and groun
  • to express deep regret
  • to LAMENT
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Quiescent

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  • marked by inactivity and quiet

- a state of tranquility

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Reaffirm

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  • to make a renewed commitment to something

- to confirm

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Acrimonious

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  • marked by feelings of ill will and hostility
  • great resentment
  • RANCOROUS in tone
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Rancid

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  • having a rotten taste or smell

- sour

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Largesse

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  • generous giving

- LIBERAL bestowing of gifts

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Epiphany

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-an unexpected moment of sudden inspiration

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Vindicate

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-to justify or prove something’s worth

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Ambiguous

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  • open to more than one interpretation

- unclear

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Enthrall

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  • fascinating and spellbinding

- CAPTIVATING

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Vivacious

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  • full of life and spirit

- animated

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Impulsive

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  • acting with a lack of forethought or deliberation

- rash

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Audacious

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-fearlessly and often recklessly bold and daring

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Bellwether

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-a person, group, or statistic that serves as a leading indicator of future events

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Fastidious

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  • marked by careful attention to details

- meticulous

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Meteoric

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  • similar to a meteor in speed, brilliance, or BREVITY

- characterized by a sudden, very rapid rise or fall

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Cull

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-to select from a large quantity or collection

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Revulsion

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-a strong feeling of REPUGNANCE or disgust

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Insipid

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-lacking flavor or interest
-flat and BLAND
(Can be used to describe works of art or Literature that lack flair)

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Snide

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-expressing DISDAIN(contempt) in and insulting or contemptuous manner

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Succumb

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  • to submit to an overpowering force or YIELD to an overwhelming desire
  • to give up or give in
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Execrable

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-unequivocally detestable, abominable, and repulsive

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Shrewd

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  • marked by mental alertness and clever calculation

- ASTUTE

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Assiduous

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-characterized by being very diligent, industrious, and hardworking

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Autocratic

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  • having absolute power

- dictatorial and DESPOTIC

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Poignant

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  • moving and heart-rending

- deeply touching

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Tactless

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  • displaying a lack of consideration

- thoughtless and INDISCREET

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Deprecate

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-to show strong disapproval

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Anthropomorphic

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-characterized by attributing human characteristics to animals or inanimate things

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Distraught

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  • very upset

- deeply agitated with emotional conflict or pain

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Aloof

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  • RESERVED and detached

- distant

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Emulate

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  • characterized by imitation

- striving to equal or match

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Complicity

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-association or involvement in a wrongful act

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Discredit

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  • to cast doubt on the reputation of a person or the efficacy of an idea
  • to be held in low esteem
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Overbearing

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-having or showing an arrogant superiority to and DISDAIN for those one views as inferior or unworthy

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Rebuke

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  • to criticize sharply

- to REPRIMAND

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Virtuosity

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-great technical skill

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Visceral

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-describes an instinctive and emotional approach to life and problem solving

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Havoc

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  • widespread disorder or destruction

- mayhem

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Imperil

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  • to pose a threat to

- to endanger

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Conflate

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  • to combine
  • bring together
  • to meld or blend together
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Paucity

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  • a shortage or scarcity

- a DEARTH of something

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Superfluous

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  • unnecessary and unneeded

- nonessential

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Untenable

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  • incapable of being defended or justified

- indefensible

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Prone

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-having a tendency to do something

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Rancor

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-having a feeling of deep or bitter anger and ill-will

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Covet

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-to desire and prize

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Restitution

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-the act of compensating a person or group for a loss, damage, or injury

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Stringent

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  • very strict

- demanding close attention to details and procedures

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Bane

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-anything that is a source of harm and ruin

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Boon

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  • a timely benefit

- a blessing

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Opaque

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  • not transparent or clear, and thus dense and difficult to understand
  • impenetrably dense
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Levity

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-lightness in manner or speech, especially an attempt to inject humor into an otherwise serious situation

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Remuneration

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  • the payment received for performing a job

- compensation

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Egregious

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-conspicuous and outrageously bad

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Laud

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-to praise, commend, EXTOL, ACCLAIM, and HAIL

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Drab

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  • gloomy and depressing

- dreary and cheerless

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Deter

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-to discourage or prevent someone from taking an action

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