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Abate

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to reduce in amount, degree

ebb, slacken, moderate

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Abscond

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to leave secretly

flee, escape

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Abstain

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to choose not to do something

refrain

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Abyss

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an extremely deep hole

chasm, void

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Adulterate

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to make impure

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Advocate

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to speak in favour of

back, champion, support

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Aesthetic

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concerning the appreciation of beauty

tasteful

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Aggrandize

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to increase in power, influence

amplify, augment, apotheosize

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Alleviate

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to make more bearable

allay, assuage, palliate, mitigate

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Amalgamate

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to combine, to mix

Intermix, Admix, Commingle

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Ambiguous

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doubtful or uncertain

equivocal, nebulous, obscure

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Ameliorate

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to make better, to improve

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Anachronism

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Something out of place in time

Archaism

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Analogous

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similar/alike

Comparable, Equivalent

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Anomaly

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deviation from normal

Aberrance, Aberration

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Antagonize

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to annoy or provoke to anger

Incite, Pester, Vex

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Antipathy

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extreme dislike

Animosity, Animus, Hostility, Aversion

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Apathy

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lack of interest or emotion

Indifference, Lassitude, Phlegm, Impassivity

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Arbitrate

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to judge

Adjudicate

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Archaic

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ancient, old-fashioned

Obsolete, Vintage, Dowdy, Antique

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Ardor

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intense, passionate feeling

Zeal, Fervor

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Articulate

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able to speak clearly

Eloquent, Fluent, Expressive

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Assuage

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to make something unpleasant less severe

Allay, Alleviate, Mitigate, Palliate, Placate

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Attenuate

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to reduce in force or degree

Enfeeble, Sap, Enervate, Debilitate

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Audacious

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fearless and daring

Daultless, Gallant, Intrepid

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Austere

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severe or stern in appearence; undecorated

Harsh, Severe, Grim

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BANAL

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predictable, cliched, boring

BLAND, CLICHED, HACKNEYED, TRITE

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BOLSTER:

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to support; to prop up

BUTTRESS, SUPPORT

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BOMBASTIC:

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pompous in speech and manner

BLOATED, GRANDIOSE, PRETENTIOUS

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CACOPHONY:

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harsh, jarring noise

DISCORD, DISHARMONY, NOISE

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CANDID:

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impartial and honest in speech

FORTHRIGHT

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CAPRICIOUS:

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changing one’s mind quickly and often

ERRATIC, FICKLE, MERCURIAL, WHIMSICAL

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CASTIGATE:

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to punish or criticize harshly

ADMONISH, CHASTISE, REPRIMAND, REPROACH, CHIDE, SCOLD

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CATALYST:

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something that brings about a change in something else

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CAUSTIC:

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biting in wit

ACERBIC, TRENCHANT

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CHAOS:

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great disorder or confusion

SCRAMBLE, TURMOIL

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CHAUVINIST:

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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

PARTISAN, PARTIAL

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CHICANERY:

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deception by means of craft or guile

DECEPTION, SUBTERFUGE

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COGENT:

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convincing and well reasoned

CONVINCING, SOUND

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CONDONE:

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to overlook, pardon, or disregard

EXCULPATE

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CONVOLUTED:

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intricate and complicated

KNOTTY, LABYRINTHINE

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CORROBORATE:

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to provide supporting evidence

BUTTRESS, SUBSTANTIATE

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CREDULOUS:

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too trusting; gullible

NAIVE, SUSCEPTIBLE

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CRESCENDO:

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steadily increasing volume or force

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DECORUM:

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conforming to acceptable standards

DECENCY, PROPRIETY

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DEFERENCE:

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respect, courtesy

REVERENCE, VENERATION

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DERIDE:

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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

RIDICULE, SCOFF, SNEER

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DESICCATE:

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to dry out thoroughly

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DESULTORY:

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

HAPHAZARD, ERRATIC, RANDOM

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DIATRIBE:

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an abusive, condemnatory speech

HARANGUE, TIRADE, INVECTIVE,

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DIFFIDENT:

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lacking self-confidence

TIMID, MODEST, DEMURE

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DILATE:

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to make larger; to expand

AMPLIFY, ENLARGE

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DILATORY:

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intended to delay

DRAGGING, LAGGARD

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DILETTANTE:

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

AMATEUR

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DIRGE:

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a funeral hymn or mournful speech

ELEGY

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DISABUSE:

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to set right; to free from error

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DISCERN:

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to perceive; to recognize

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DISPARATE:

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fundamentally different; entirely unlike

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DISSEMBLE:

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to present a false appearance; to disguise one’s real intentions or character

The villain could DISSEMBLE to the police no longer-he admitted the deed and tore up
the floor to reveal the body of the old man

DISGUISE, MASQUERADE, SHAM

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DISSONANCE:

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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds.

Cognitive DISSONANCE is the inner conflict produced when long-standing beliefs are contradicted by new evidence.

CONTENTION, DISCORD

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DOGMA:

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a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

DOCTRINE

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DOGMATIC:

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dictatorial in one’s opinions

AUTHORITARIAN, DICTATORIAL, IMPERIOUS

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DUPE:

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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived

HOODWINK, BEGUILE

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ECLECTIC:

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

Budapest’s architecture is an ECLECTIC mix of eastern and western styles.

BROAD

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EFFICACY:

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effectiveness

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ELEGY:

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a sorrowful poem or speech

Although Thomas Gray’s “ELEGY Written in a Country Churchyard” is about death and
loss, it urges its readers to endure this life, and to trust in spirituality.

DIRGE

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ELOQUENT:

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persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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EMULATE:

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to copy; to try to equal or excel

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ENERVATE:

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to reduce in strength

DEBILITATE, ENFEEBLE

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ENGENDER:

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to produce, cause, or bring about

BEGET, PROLIFERATE

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ENIGMA:

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a puzzle; a mystery

CONUNDRUM

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ENUMERATE:

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to count, list, or itemize

TABULATE

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EPHEMERAL:

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lasting a short time

EVANESCENT, TRANSIENT

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EQUIVOCATE:

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

EVASIVE, AMBIGUOUS

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ERRATIC:

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wandering and unpredictable

CAPRICIOUS, WHIMSICAL

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ERUDITE:

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learned, scholarly, bookish

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ESOTERIC:

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known or understood by only a few

Only a handful of experts are knowledgeable about the ESOTERIC world of particle
physics

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ESTIMABLE:

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admirable

PRAISEWORTHY, VENERABLE

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EULOGY:

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speech in praise of someone

His best friend gave the EULOGY, outlining his many achievements and talents.

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EUPHEMISM:

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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

81
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EXACERBATE:

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to make worse

AGGRAVATE

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EXCULPATE:

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to clear from blame; prove innocent

The adversarial legal system is intended to convict those who are guilty and to EXCULPATE
those who are innocent.

ABSOLVE, ACQUIT, EXONERATE

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EXIGENT:

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urgent; requiring immediate action

The patient was losing blood so rapidly that it was EXIGENT to stop the source of the
bleeding.

URGENT, CRITICAL

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EXONERATE:

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to clear of blame

The fugitive was EXONERATED when another criminal confessed to committing the crime

ABSOLVE, EXCULPATE, ACQUIT

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EXPLICIT:

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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

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FANATICAL:

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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion

ZEALOUS, FERVID

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FAWN:

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to grovel

The understudy FAWNED over the director in hopes of being cast in the part on a permanent
basis

BOOTLICK, TOADY

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FERVID:

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intensely emotional; feverish

ZEALOUS, PASSIONATE

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FLORID:

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excessively decorated or embellished

The palace had been decorated in an excessively FLORID style; every surface had been
carved and gilded.

ORNATE, FLAMBOYANT, OSTENTATIOUS

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FOMENT:

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to arouse or incite

AGITATE, INSTIGATE, KINDLE

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FRUGALITY:

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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap

ECONOMICAL, PARSIMONY

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GARRULOUS:

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tending to talk a lot

The GARRULOUS parakeet distracted its owner with its continuous talking

LOQUACIOUS

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GREGARIOUS:

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outgoing, sociable

She was so GREGARIOUS that when she found herself alone she felt quite sad

SOCIABLE, CONGENIAL, AFFABLE

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GUILE:

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deceit or trickery

CHICANERY

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GULLIBLE:

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easily deceived

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HOMOGENEOUS:

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of a similar kind

UNIFORM

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ICONOCLAST:

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions

His lack of regard for traditional beliefs soon established him as an ICONOCLAST.

NONCONFORMIST, MAVERICK,

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IMPERTURBABLE:

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not capable of being disturbed

STOICAL, COMPOSED

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IMPERVIOUS:

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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

A good raincoat will be IMPERVIOUS to moisture

IMPREGNABLE, RESISTANT

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IMPETUOUS:

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quick to act without thinking

It is not good for an investment broker to be IMPETUOUS, since much thought should be
given to all the possible options.

IMPULSIVE, SPONTANEOUS

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