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Idiosyncrasy

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a train or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual

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censorious

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severely critical of others

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captious

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tending to find fault or raise petty objections

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consternation

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a great sense of dismay or confusion

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didactic

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tending to give instruction or advice, inclined to teach or lecture others; containing an educational or moral lesson

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elucidate

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to make clear or plain, especially by explanation

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effusive

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expressing excessive emotion in an unrestrained manner; gushing

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furor

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general commotion; an uproar

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marginal, peripheral

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of secondary importance; not central, on the perimeter

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obfuscate

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to deliberately confuse; to make something so confusing it is hard to understand

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Flummoxed

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confused or perplexed

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spate

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a large number or amount

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ineffable

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too overwhelming to be put into words, indescribable, inexpressable

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histrionic

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excessively theatrical or melodramatic

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overwrought

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in a state or nervous excitement or anxiety

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eschew

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to avoid, to stay clear of; to shun

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stopgap

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a temporary solution designed to meet an urgent need

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flotsam; jetsam

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debris; part of a ships cargo that is thrown overboard (jettisoned) to decrease weight

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churlish, sullen, sulky

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ill tempered; rude; childish

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restitution

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the act of making good or compensating for a loss, damage, or injury

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disquieting

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disturbing, upsetting, vexing, causing unease, worrisome

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execrable

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extremely bad or unpleasant

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odious

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extremely unpleasant, repulsive

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perspicacious

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insightful

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prescient

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having or showing knowledge of events before they take place

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discerning

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having or showing good judgment

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hiatus

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a pause or a gap in a sequence, series, or process

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vertiginous

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having a feeling of whirling or spinning, having vertigo

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esoteric

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intended for or likely to be understood by a small number of people with specialized knowledge

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arcane

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understood by few, mysterious,secret

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supercilious

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showing haughty disdain or arrogant superiority

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blithe

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joyous; sprightly; mirthful; light; vivacious

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mirth

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amusement, merriment

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underwrite

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to assume financial responsibility for

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discomfited

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uneasy; embarassed

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taciturn

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habitually quiet; uncommunicative

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sinecure

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an office or position that provides an income for little or no work

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cosmopolitan

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worldy; sophisticated; open-minded and aware of the big picture

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parochial, provincial

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having a limited or narrow outlook or scope

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insular

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ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience.

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fecund

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intellectually productive or inventive, fertile

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ostentatious

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flashy, intended to attract attention and notice, pretentious, gaudy

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guile

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duplicity, cunning, skillful deceit

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sanguine

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cheerfully confident, optimistic

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scintillating

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sparkling; shining; brilliantly clever

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refractory

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stubborn or unmanageable

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garrulous

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excessively talkative (voluble)

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voluble

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excessively talkative (garrulous)

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convivial

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sociable, fond of feasting, drinking and good company, outgoing

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brusque, curt

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abrupt in speech; blunt

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tepid

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lukewarm, mild, halfhearted

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protean

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readily taking on varied forms and meanings

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solicitous

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showing great care and concern, attentive

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ingenuous

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innocent and unsuspecting (disingenuous is insincere, oblique, and not candid)

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venerate, revere

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to regard with great respect, to hold to high esteem

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contentious

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quarrelsome, argumentative, disputatious

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preclude

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to make impossible, to rule out, to prevent

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compunction, contrition, penitence

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feelings of sincere and deep regret

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bombastic

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pompous or pretentious in speech or writing; ostentatiously lofty in style

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forbearance

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abstaining from the enforcement of a right; the act of refraining from acting on a desire or impulse

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unfettered

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free of restraint, free

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prescribe

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to require; to order; to direct

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proscribe

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to forbid; to prohibit; to outlaw

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puerile

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childishly silly and trivial

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callow

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inexperienced and immature

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sophomoric

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juvenile, childish, immature

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Profundity

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Intellectual depth

SAT (13 decks)

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