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oscillate

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(v) to keep changing between extreme amounts or limits

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obstinate

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(adj) determined not to change your ideas, behavior, opinions act, even when other people think you are being unreasonable

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arbitrate

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(v) to officially judge how an argument between to opposing sides should be settled

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intractable

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(adj) an intractable problem is very difficult to deal with or solve

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accede

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(v) to agree to a demand, proposal act, especially after first disagreeing with it

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resolute

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(adj) doing something in a very determined way because you have very strong beliefs, aims, ect

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concord

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(n) the state of having a friendly relationship, so that you agree on things and live in peace

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reciprocity

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(n) a situation in which two people, groups, or countries give each other similar kinds of help or special rights

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obdurate

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(adj) very determined not to change your beliefs, actions, or feelings, in a way that seems unreasonable

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obsequious

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(adj) very eager to please or agree with people who are powerful, used in order to show disapproval

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ambivalence

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(n) the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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amorous

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(adj) showing or expressing love

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taciturn

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(adj) speaking very little, so that you seem unfriendly

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apathy

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(n) the feeling of not being interested in something and not willing to make any effort to change or improve things

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despondent

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(adj) extremely unhappy without hope

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euphoria

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(n) an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement which usually only lasts a short time

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indifferent

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(adj) not interested in someone or something

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lachrymouse

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(adj) often crying

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resillient

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(adj) able to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event

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timorous

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(adj) lacking confidence and easily frightened

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abscond

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(v) to escape from a place where you are being kept

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affluent

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(adj) having plenty of money, nice houses, expensive things, ect

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destitute

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(adj) having no money, no food, no home, ect

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impecunious

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(adj) having very little money, especially over a long period

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ostentatious

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(adj) something that is ostentatious looks very expensive and is designed to make people think that its owner must be very rich

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penury

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(n) the state of being very poor

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colloquial

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(adj) language or words that are colloquial are used mainly in informal conversations rather than in writing or or formal conversations rather than in writing or formal speech

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misnomer

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(n) a wrong or unsuitable name

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obfuscate

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(v) to deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand

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recondite

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(adj) recondite facts or subjects are those not known about or understood by many

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succinct

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(adj) clearly expressed in a few words

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terse

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(adj) a terse reply uses a few words- often shows you are annoyed

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verbose

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(adj) using or containing an excess amount of words

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acrimonious

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(adj) an acrimonious meeting or discussion is one which people argue a lot and get very angry

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contentious

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(adj) causing a lot of argument and disagreement between people (an issue or a person)

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discordant

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(adj) strange, wrong, or unsuitable in relation to everything around

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indomitable

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(adj) having great determination or courage

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rectify

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(v) to correct something that is wrong (rectify the situation)

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truculent

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(adj) someone who is bad-tempered and always willing to argue with others

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vexation

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(n) when you feel worried or annoyed by something

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amorphous

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(adj) having no definite shape of features

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apogee

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(n) the most successful part of something

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malleable

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(adj) something that is malleable is easy to press or pull into a new shape

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nebulous

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(adj) an idea that is nebulous is not at all clear or exact

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tenuous

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(adj) a situation or relationship that is tenuous is uncertain, weak, or likely to change

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immutable

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(adj) never changing or impossible to change

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ignoble

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(adj) thoughts, feelings, or actions that you should feel ashamed or embarrassed about

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acumen

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(n) the ability to think quickly and make good judgements

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malevolent

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(adj) a malevolent person wants to harm others

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relegate

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(v) to give someone or something a less important position than before

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malicious

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(adj) very unkind and cruel and deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset or hurt someone

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miscreant

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(n) bad person who causes trouble, hurts people, ect

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uncanny

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(adj) very strange or difficult to explain

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compel

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(v) to force someone to do something; to make people have a particular feeling or attitude

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nefarious

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(adj) evil or criminal

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reprehensible

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(adj) reprehensible behavior is very bad and deserves criticism

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clairvoyant

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(n) someone who says he or she can see what happens in the future

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penchant

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(n) if you have a penchant for something, you like it very much and try to do or have it

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imperious

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(adj) giving orders and expecting to be obeyed, in a way that seems too proud

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portentous

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(adj) shows that something important is going to happen-especially something bad

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