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Archetype

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classic example of

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Clemency

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mercy

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Disinterested

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unbiased

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Flout

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openly disregard;defy; reject;

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Ingenue

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naive, unsophisticated person

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Mendacious

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not telling the truth; lying:

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Paucity

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shortage

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Protean

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changeable;tending or able to change frequently or easily

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Sophomoric

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juvenile; immature; pretentious

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Venal

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corrupt; can be bribed

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Archives

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collections of old records; place of storage of old documents

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Cliche

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overused expression; something unoriginal

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Disparage

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criticize; belittle

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Flustered

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worked-up; not calm; agitated or confused

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Ingrate

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ungrateful person

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Mercenary

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concerned only with money

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Peccadillo

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minor weakness; trivial offence

- (pecado:péché)

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Protege

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person under protection of, or guided by another

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Soporific

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inducing sleep

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Veneer

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  • surface coating
  • cover or disguise (someone or something’s true nature) with an attractive appearance:
  • “he exuded an air of toughness, lightly veneered by the impeccably tailored suit;”
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Articulate

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clear; lucid; eloquent

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Clientele

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customers

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Disparity

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an inequality

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Inimical

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hostile

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Mercurial

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volatile; changeable

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Pedant

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insisting on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning;

excessively concerned with minor details

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Protocol

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procedure; code of behavior

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Sparse

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spare; bare; meager

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Venerate

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revere; worship

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Artifice

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deception; trickery

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Coalesce

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come together; merge

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Dispassionate

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neutral; objective

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Forensic

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scientific tests or techniques ; concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)

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Innate

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inherited; inborn

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Merge

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come together

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Pedestrian

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common; mundane; banal

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Provincial

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unsophisticated; narrow-minded

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Specious

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superficially plausible, but actually wrong; false

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Venial

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slight and pardonable;minor; unimportant;

-“denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace”

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Artisan

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craftsman

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Coddle

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I was coddled and cosseted; pamper; fuss over; indulge

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Disseminating

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circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)

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Fortitude

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bravery

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Innocuous

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harmless; inoffensive

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Metaphorically

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symbolically; figuratively

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Peerless

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without equal

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Prudent

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cautious; wise

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Speckled

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spotted; freckled; dotted

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Veracity

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truthfulness

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Ascetic

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without luxuries; severely simple

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Coercion

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force

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Diurnal

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active in daytime

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Fortuitous

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happening by chance

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Innovate

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create; introduce something new

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Meticulous

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very careful; painstaking

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Pejorative

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derogatory

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Puerile

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childish

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Sporadic

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not continuous; intermittent

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Verbose

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talkative; long-winded; rambling

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Assiduous

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thorough; diligent

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Cogent

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lucid; well argued;convincing

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Divert

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  1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour
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Fractious

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irritable; difficult to control

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Inscrutable

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mysterious; impenetrable

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Mettle

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a person’s ability to cope well with difficulties; spirit and resilience;courage; bravery; valor

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Pellucid

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transparently clear

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Punctilious

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paying attention to small details

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Spurious

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false

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Verbosity

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using too many words

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Assuage

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to calm

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Cogitate

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think over something; ponder

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Docile

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gentle and easily lead

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Fraudulent

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fake; false

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Insentient

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unfeeling

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Milieu

A

environment

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Pensive

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in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply

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Purloin

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steal

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Stagnant

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still; not moving

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Vertigo

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dizziness

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Astute

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perceptive; sharp-witted

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Collage

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picture made from fragments of other pictures

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Dogmatic

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having stubbornly held opinions

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Frivolous

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not serious

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Insipid

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dull; bland; boring

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Mire

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swamp; muddy ground

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Penury

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poverty

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Pusillanimous

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cowardly; timid

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Staid

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sedate, respectable, and unadventurous;dull; sober; serious. “staid law firms”

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Vestigial

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  • not developed (atrophied /Biology)

- forming a very small remnant of something that was once greater or more noticeable

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Asylum

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place of refuge or safety

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Collate

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arrange in order;collect and combine (texts, information, or data):

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Dolt

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stupid person

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Frugal

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economical; not wasting anything

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Instigate

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to start; provoke

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Misanthrope

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hater of the rest of mankind

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Perceptive

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observant

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Pyromania

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compulsion to start fires

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Stanza

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section of a poem

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Vignette

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small sketch

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Swamp

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bog; marsh; quagmire

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Sedate

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Calm, dignified, and unhurried

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Cosset

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Care for and protect in an overindulgent way

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Bland

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Lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting.

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Versatile

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Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities

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Sordid

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Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
-“the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams”
Dirty or squalid

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Compelling

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not able to be refuted; inspiring conviction
not able to be resisted; overwhelming
evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way
“a compelling film”

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