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1
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equivocal

A

not easily understood or explained.

Politicians have been known to provide equivocal answers to reporters’ questions.

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lucid

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very clear.

lucid charts

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precipitate

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cause something to happen suddenly. (v)

Unforeseen costs can precipitate a budget crisis.

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assuage

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reduce an unpleasant feeling.

A massage can assuage the pain.

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erudite

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showing a great knowledge.

this novel is more erudite than entertaining.

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opaque

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unclear or can’t see through

Opaque medical terms…

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prodigal

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wasteful

the prodigal prince George was often criticized for his lavish life style.

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enigma

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something that is mysterious

scientists often constantly struggle understand the enigma of the origin of the universe

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fervid

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intensely enthusiastic or passionate. almost excessive (adj)

The student showed a fervid fascination toward the evolutionary nature of the organisms.

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placate

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make someone less angry or hostile (shape karnawa)

parents may placate the kids using pacifiers.

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zeal

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strong energy or feeling that motivates someone to achieve something (passion)
My zeal for graduating from a high rank university drives my day to day studies.
zealous = fervid

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abstain

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restrain someone from enjoying something.
The constant pressure of exams abstain the students from knowledge discovery.
Doctors abstain the patients from smoking.

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audacious

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ability to take bold decisions, audacity.

taking audacious initiatives

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desiccate

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dry out

desiccated coconut

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gullible

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easily persuaded by something

A gullible person would invest in pyramid schemes more.

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laudable

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deserves credit. Laud to you for helping me practice the exam. (Applaud a laudable person)

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pedant

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person who shows exesive desire to learn.
James is a pedantic person.
Professor B is a famous pedant.

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vacillate

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switch between opinions/actions
alternate/wave/dither
Fresh researchers often vacillate among different research directions until establish their domain.

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adulterate

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impure something and reduce quality
POllute
adulterate the pot of milk by adding debris.

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capricious

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switch between the modes

a relationship can be volatile if one participant is capricious.

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engender

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give rise to/produce something

His speeches engender controversy

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loquacious

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talkative

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pragmatic

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more practically driven

a pragmatic approach

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apathy

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lack of motivation/laziness

younger generations are more prone to apathy toward politics than their older counterparts.

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corroborate

A

confirm

scientists can corroborate the hypothesis via extensive experimentation.

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ephemeral

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lasting for a short time period.
Transient
humans are ephemeral/transient beings compared to the existence of time.

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laconic

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brief/concise

a laconic response

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propriety

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correct, in proper manner

students behaved in utmost propriety

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advocate

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publicly recommend, support

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cacophony

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a harsh racket, loud noise

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enervate

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feel weaken (v)
he is enervated by starvation
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ingenuous

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innocent/unsuspecting

ingenuous actions

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misanthrope

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person who doesn’t like humans
He isn’t the misanthrope that most of us believed him to be
opposite of philanthropist

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paradox

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statement that is contradicting itself but is true
Inception portrays a beautiful paradox that the one can affect someone’s inner self without causing a profound effect on the subject’s real life.

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venerate

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regard with great respect

To venerate the service of the X …

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antipathy

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strong feeling of dislike
He answered his boss with an antipathy.
His antipathy toward the extreme leftists…

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deride

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ridicule

The supervisor is known to deride his employees.

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lethargic

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lacking energy
inert/enervate/sluggish
lethargic politicians cause apathy in young voters to be involved in active politics.

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obdurate

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stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion.

He is the same obdurate kid as he was three years ago, not accepting the mistake.

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philanthropic

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seeking other’s welfare

The church runs a philanthropic organization to fund the student’s education.

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bolster

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to support or strengthen something

the funding bolstered the student’s education.

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dissonance

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lack of agreement

the dissonance between the student and the advisor caused him to quit.

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garrulous

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excessively talkative/ loquacious

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malleable

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something that’s easily changed out of shape / pliable / flexible
easily influenced/gullible person

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ostentation

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excessive display of wealth / showy

the Indian princes is very ostentatious.

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prevaricate

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avoid telling the truth/beat around the bush (v)
equivocal response
the politicians are known to prevaricate when answering the questions.

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Insolent

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disrespectful / contemptuous

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extol

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hail something

extolling the cultural virtues.

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embezzle

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steal

embezzling the property of someone else.

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placebos

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fake medicine with neutral power

some believes homeopathy prescribes placebos.

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inert

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no energy to move/neutral

inert chemicals

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nonplussed

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confused how to react/perplexed
not additive
he is brought to a nonplus.

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exemplify

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explain by example

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cogent

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coherent/convincing manner

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rife

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commonly occurring/ rife of grammatical flaws.

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professed

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claiming a feeling
he professed the love for her ..
self acknowledged

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conceivable

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imaginable

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subordinate

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less ranked

sub-ordinary

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compelling

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evoking, convincing,

compelling reasons to believe that …

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captivating

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attractive

captivating smile

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elicit

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draw out of something

the researcher’s corroboration will inexorably elicit the attention of the audience.

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mundane

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dull

Actually it is mundane, said Ross.

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resuscitate

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revive, bring back to life

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ethos

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characteristic spirit of a culture

ethos of the 90’s pop music

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detrimental

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damaging, harmful

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disparate

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contrasting, different in kind, unique

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obscure

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vague, unclear

the methodology used in the paper is obscure.

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tumultuous

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loud deafening noise

the crowd lauded his achievements with a tumultuous roar.

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temperament

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the nature of someone
disposition, personality
she has a philanthropic temperament not misanthropic.

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vain

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egoistic, useless, futile
the flattery made him a vain and deriding boss.
Take thy name in vain.

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altruistic

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selfless, sacrificing

the altruistic nature of Jesus…

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eminence

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prominence

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trifling

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small amount, insignificant

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ameliorate

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improve

the reforms ameliorated their living standards

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exacerbate

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worsen

opposite of ameliorate

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ascertained

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discovered for sure, confirmed, corroborated

to ascertain the cause of the accident

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refute

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falsify, disprove, debunk

he refuted the claims made by the prosecutor in antipathy.

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incongruous

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not agreeable.
inappropriate,
not propriety
the child’s behavior is incongruous.

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fortuitous

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accidentally

the similarities between the two works are not simply fortuitous.

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rhetoric

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bombast, using the language effectively.

the opposition just made an empty rhetoric.

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immure

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confine someone against their will

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debonair

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stylish

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Pugnacity

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Disposition to fight

Combative

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Truculent

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Defiant aggressiveness

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Haughtiness

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Highness

Lofty

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Patina

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Questionable authenticity

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Snub

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Insult

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Barb

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Insult

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Ambivalent

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Equivocal

Having mixed feelings

90
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Implicate

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Incriminate

Involve in

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Absolved

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Freed from
Forgive
Exonerated
Opposite of implicated

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Beholden

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Bound in gratitude

Indebted

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Inhibit

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Shy

Impede

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Verbiage

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Excessively wordy

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Shunned

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Avoid

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Labyrinth

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Maze

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Terse

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To the point

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Tepid

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Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, indifferent,

Slightly warm

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Tantamount

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Similar to

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Eccentric

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Unconventional

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Vanquish

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Conquer

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Ostracized

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Exclude from a group

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pallid

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pale

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incendiary

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combustible, explosive

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antithetical

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contrary to

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anemic

A

anemic person, anemia

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demagogue

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politicians talking to please the ordinary public

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seditious

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rebellious, inciting, provoking

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diatribe

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strongly negative rhetoric

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deferential

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respectful

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onerous

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burdensome, inconvenient

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unduly

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excessively

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belletristic

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pompous, ostentatious, bombastic

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trite, hackneyed

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not original

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atrocious

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appalling, , egregious

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amiable

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friendly

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melancholy

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sad

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gregarious

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sociable

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forlorn

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sad

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whimsical

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playful, unusual

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desultory

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rambling

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exaltation

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elation, elevation, praising, extolling

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merriment

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fun

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revelry

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lively, festivities

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stigmatized

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condemned

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castigated

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scolded

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deified

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worshiped

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quotidian

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common, mundane

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lackey

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servant

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demarcate

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set boundaries,

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dissolute

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lax in moral, licentious

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impecunious

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poor

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aghast

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horror

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inimical

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harmful

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quixotic

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impractical

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grandiloquent

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pretentious

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cajole

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persuade

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warily

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carefully

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roundly

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emphatically

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ominous

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threatening

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simpatico

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likable

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shrewd

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sharp

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anachronistically

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things fit chronologically

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prescient

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knowing things happen before they take place, prophetic

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hardy

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resilient

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mendacity

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untruthfulness

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taciturn

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not talkative

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avarice

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greed

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imprudent

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unwise

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vexation

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annoying

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fastidious

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attentive to details, punctilious

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irresolute

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uncertain

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baseness

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meanness

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peddle

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sell

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steward, husband

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conserve

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fickle

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capricious

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paean

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tribute song or praise

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lissome

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graceful

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melange

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medley

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overt

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clear, undisguised

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didactic

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instructive

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tacit

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implicit, understandable without talking

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priggish

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punctilious

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tout

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solicit, peddle

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voluble

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talkative

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innocuous

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harmless

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puckish, wry

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Mischievous, naughty, ironic, roguish fun

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puritanical

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inhibited,

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fecund

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prolific, fertile

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aggravate

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annoy

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triage

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prioritize

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requite

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return, respond

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doggedly

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tenaciously

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confound

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surprising

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idiosyncratic

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eccentric, distinctive

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gauche

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ostentatious

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uncouth

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ostentatious

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putative

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generally considered, assumed

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subterfuge

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deception

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vivacious

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joyous

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mirthful

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happy, lively

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lackluster

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uninspired, inert

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beguile

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charm, enchant, attract

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sentry

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guard

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sycophant

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lackey

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progeny

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offspring

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recant

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renounce

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concomitant

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accompanying

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verdant

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lush, green, fresh

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excoriation

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harsh criticism

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obloquies

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abusive language

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enthralled

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captivated, charmed

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deprecate

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disprove

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probity

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integrity

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