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Anomaly

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(Noun)

Something that is unusual or unexpected

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Equivocal

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(Adj)

Intentionally unclear

Not easily understood or explained

Allowing multiple meanings, ambiguous

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Lucid

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(Adj)

Very clear and easy to understand

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Precipitate

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(Verb)

To cause (something) to happen quickly or suddenly

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Assuage

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(Verb)

To make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

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Erudite

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(Adj)

Having or showing great knowledge

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Opaque

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(Adj)

Not able to be seen through; not easily understood

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Prodigal

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(Adj)

Wastefully extravagant

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Enigma

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(Noun)

A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

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Fervid

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(Adj)

Intensely enthusiastic or passionate

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Placate

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(Verb)

To make (someone) less angry or hostile

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Zeal

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(Noun)

A strong feel of interest and enthusiasm that makes someone very eager or determined to do something

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Abstain

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(Verb)

To restrain oneself for doing or enjoying something

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Audacious

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(Adj)

  1. A willingness to take bold risks
  2. Showing a lack of respect
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Desiccate

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(Verb)

Remove the moisture from (something)

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Gullible

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(Adj)

Easily persuaded to believe something

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Laudable

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(Adj)

Deserving praise and commendation

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Pedant

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(Noun)

A person who makes an excessive display of learning

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Vacillate

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(Verb)

To waver between different opinions or actions

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Adulterate

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(Verb)

To make (something) impure or weaker by adding something of inferior quality

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Capricious

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(Adj)

Impulsive

Given to sudden changes of mood or behavior

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Engender

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(Verb)

To produce, cause, or give rise to (something)

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Homogenous

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(Adj)

Of the same or similar kind

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Loquacious

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(Adj)

Tending to talk a great deal

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Pragmatic

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(Adj)

Dealing with the problems that exist in a reasonable and logical way instead of depending on theories

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Volatile

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(Adj)

Likely to change rapidly and unpredictable

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Apathy

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(Noun)

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

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Corroborate

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(Verb)

To confirm or make more certain

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Ephemeral

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(Adj)

Lasting for a very short time

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Laconic

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(Adj)

Using few words

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Mitigate

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(Verb)

Make less severe, serious, or painful

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Propriety

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(Noun)

The state or quality of being correct or proper

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Advocate

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(Verb)

Publicly recommend or support

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Cacophany

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(Noun)

A harsh, unpleasant mixture of sounds

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Enervate

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(Verb)

Cause (someone or something) to feel drained of energy; weaken

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Ingenuous

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(Adj)

Innocent and unsuspecting

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Misanthrope

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(Noun)

A person who dislikes humankind

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Paradox

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(Noun)

A statement that contradicts itself but might be true

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Venerate

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(Verb)

Regard with great respect

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Antipathy

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(Noun)

A strong feeling of dislike

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Deride

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(Verb)

To express contempt for; ridicule

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Eulogy

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(Noun)

A speech that praises someone, typically some who has recently died

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Lethargic

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(Adj)

Lacking energy

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Obdurate

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(adj)

Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion
Stubbornly persistant

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Philanthropic

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(Adj)

Seeking to promote the welfare of others

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Waver

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(Verb)

To go back and forth between choices or opinions

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Bolster

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(Verb)

To support or strengthen

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Dissonance

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(Noun)

A lack of harmony or agreement

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Garrulous

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(Adj)

Excessively talkative

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Malleable

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(Adj)

Easily influenced; pliable

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Ostentation

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(Noun)

Excessive display of wealth

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Prevaricate

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(Verb)

Avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question

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Abasement

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(Noun)

The act of humiliating or degrading

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Abate

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(Verb)

Become less intense

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Accession

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(Verb)

Attain position of power

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Acerbic

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(Adj)

Sharp and forthright

57
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Acolyte

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(Noun)

Assistant in religious celebration

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Acumen

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(Noun)

Ability to make quick, good judgements

59
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Agog

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(Adj)

Eager or excited

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Alacrity

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(Noun)

Brisk readiness

Promptness

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Anodyne

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(Adj)

Inoffensive
Capable of relieving pain
Weakened or bland

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Apprise

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(Verb)

Tell or inform

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Armada

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(Noun)

Fleet of warships

64
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Ascribe

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(Verb)

Attribute something to

65
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Banal

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(Adj)

Lacking originality to the point of being boring

66
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Barrage

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(Noun)

Concentrated artillery bombardment over a large area

67
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Bevy

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(Noun)

A large group of people

68
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Belligerent

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(Adj)

Easy or quick to argue

69
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Boor

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(Noun)

An ill-mannered person

70
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Bucolic

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(Adj)

Relating to the pleasant aspects of country living

71
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Canonical

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(Adj)

Acording to the order of canon law

72
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Chauvinism

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(Noun)

Exaggerated patriotism

73
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Circumspect

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(Adj)

Unwilling to take risk

Cautious

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Coalesce

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(Verb)

Come together to form one group

75
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Coffer

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(Noun)

Small box to hold valuables

76
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Condone

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(Verb)

Accept or allow

77
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Contrite

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(Adj)

Expressing remorse

78
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Credulous

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(Adj)

Having too great a readiness to believe things

79
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Demur

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(Verb)

Raise doubts or refuse

80
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Depravity

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(Noun)

Moral corruption

81
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Diffident

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(Adj)

Lacking self-confidence, timid

82
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Endemic

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(Adj)

Found among people in a specific area

83
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Ersatz

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(Adj)

An inferior substitute

84
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Euphony

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(Noun)

An agreeable sound

85
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Extant

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(Adj)

Surviving, still existing

86
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Harangue

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(Noun)

A long, aggressive speech

87
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Hegemony

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(Noun)

Leadership

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Inculpate

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(Verb)

Accuse or blame

89
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Innocuous

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(Adj)

Harmless

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Insipid

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(Adj)

Bland, dull

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Lachrymose

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(Adj)

Mournful, tear-inducing, sad

92
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Lethargic

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(Adj)

Sluggish

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Listless

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(Adj)

Lacking energy

94
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Livid

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(Adj)

Furiously angry

95
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Loll

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(Verb)

Sit in a relaxed fashion

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Lurid

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(Adj)

Vivid or harsh

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Mar

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(Verb)

Disfigure

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Maudlin

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(Adj)

Tearfully or weakly emotional:

99
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Mirth

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(Noun)

Amusement

100
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Morose

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(Adj)

Sullen

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Munificent

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(Adj)

Unexpectedly generous

102
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Nadir

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(Noun)

Lowest point

103
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Nonplussed

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(Adj)

Totally perplexed

104
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Oblique

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(Adj)

Neither parallel or at a right angle

105
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Paucity

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(Noun)

Lack of something

The presence of something in small quantities

106
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Pernicious

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(Adj)

Exceedingly harmful
Causing harm

107
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Phillistine

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(Adj)

Lacking culture and/or hostile to the arts

108
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Platitude

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(Noun)

Statement with moral content

Overused statement

109
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Posit

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(Verb)

Assume as fact

110
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Prosaic

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(Adj)

Dull, commonplace

111
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Puerile

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(Adj)

Infantile

112
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Pyre

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(Noun)

A pile of combustible material

113
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Quixotic

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(Adj)

Idealistic, unrealistic

114
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Quotidian

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(Adj)

Everyday, unremarkable

115
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Reticence

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(Noun)

Not revealing one’s thoughts

116
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Restive

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(Adj)

Restless, uneasy

117
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Rue

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(Verb)

Bitterly regret

118
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Ruminate

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(Verb)

Think deeply

119
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Soporific

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(Adj)

Sleep-inducing

120
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Specious

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(Adj)

Superficially plausible

Seeming true, but actually false- think “suspicious”

121
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Strut

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(Noun)

Rod forming part of a framework

122
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Sublime

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(Adj)

Of such excellence as to inspire others

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Tawdry

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(Adj)

Showy but cheap and of low quality

124
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Torrid

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(Adj)

Very hot and dry

125
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Urbane

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(Adj)

Refined or courteous

126
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Vapid

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(Adj)

Offering nothing that is challenging or stimulating

Air headed

Think Housebunny

127
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Verbose

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(Adj)

Using or expressing in more words than are needed

128
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Vestige

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(Noun)

A trace of something that doesn’t exist

The last remains

129
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Vilify

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(Verb)

Speak about in a disparaging manner

130
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Waft

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(Verb)

Pass easily through the air

131
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Wanton

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(Adj)

Deliberate or unprovoked

132
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Whitewash

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(Verb)

Conceal mistakes

133
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Winsome

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(Adj)

Attractive in appearance or character

134
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Wry

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(Adj)

Expressing dry, mocking, humor

135
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Ambivalence

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(Noun)

Uncertainty or having mixed feelings, often due to an inability to decide or a desire to do conflicting things.

136
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Artless

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(Adj)

Free from deceit and without guile
Simple

137
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Polemic

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(Noun)

A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something

138
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Raconteur

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(Noun)

One who is skillful and gifted at storytelling

139
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Tyro

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(Noun)

Beginner in learning something; novice

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