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abject

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miserable, pitiful, pathetic, lamentable, sorry

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abstemious

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marked by restraint; moderate, temperate, sparing

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accede

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to express approval; assent, consent, concur

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accretion

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growth in size, buildup, accumulation

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accrue

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augment, enlarge, expand

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acerbic

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bitter, tart, biting, caustic

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acme

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highest point, summit, apex, peak

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acrid

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harsh, bitter, sharp, pungent

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acrimony

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bitterness, choler, spleen, rancor, asperity

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acumen

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sagacity, discernment, shrewdness

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adroit

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skillful, deft, dexterous, proficient

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alacrity

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cheerful readiness, celerity, promptness, enthusiasm

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ambulatory

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itinerant, nomadic, peripatetic, roving

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amulet

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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits, talisman

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anachronistic

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outdated

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ancillary

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adjust, additional, auxiliary

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antediluvian

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prehistoric, old, archaic

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arable

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suitable for cultivation, farmable, fertile

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arcane

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secret, obscure, esoteric, mysterious

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arch

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mischievous, roguish, impish

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arrogate

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to demand, appropriate, usurp

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ascetic

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self-denying, abstinent, temperate

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aspersion

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false rumor, allegation

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assiduous

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diligent, persistent, hardworking, industrious

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asylum

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refuge, sanctuary, haven, shelter

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attenuate

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to make thin, weaken, reduce, diminish

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augury

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prophecy, omen, harbigner

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august

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dignified, awe inspiring, grand, admirable

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aver

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to declare to be true, affirm

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baleful

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harmful, dark, sinister

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bellicose

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warlike, aggressive

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benighted

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unenlightened, ignroant

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bevy

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group

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bilk

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to cheat, defraud, swindle

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bipedal

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two-footed

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blandish

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to coax with flattery, cajole, charm, seduce

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blithe

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carefree, happy, joyful, insouciant

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bucolic

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pastoral, rural

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burnish

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to polish, make smooth, shine

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callow

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immature, lacking sophistication, naive

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calumny

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libel, defamation

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castigate

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to punish, discipline, lambast

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celerity

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speed, swiftness, alacrity

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chary

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watchful, cautious, wary

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chicanery

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trickery, fraud, deceit

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chimerical

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fanciful, visionary, illusory

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choleric

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easily angered, irritable, surly

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churlish

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boorish, rude

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cogent

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persuasive

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contumacious

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stubbornly disobedient

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contumelious

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insolently abusive and humiliating

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countenance

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condone, approve, support

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cupidity

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greed

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deleterious

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harmful in a subtle way

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demur

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protest, remonstrate, dissent

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diaphonous

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sheer, transparent, gauzy

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diffidence

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shyness, lack of confidence

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dilatory

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slow, tending to delay

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dirge

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funeral hymn

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discursive

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digressive, rambling

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disinterested

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unbiased, impartial

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dissemble

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feign, conceal, cloak, pretend

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diurnal

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daily

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doleful

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sad, mournful

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dour

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sullen, gloomy, strict, grave

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droll

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witty, comic, funny

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dulcet

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melodious, aggreeable

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dyspeptic

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morose, solemn, melancholy

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effrontery

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audacity

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encomium

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enthusiastic praise

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enervate

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deplete, drain, exhaust

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enjoin

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to urge, order, direct, instruct

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ennui

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boredom, tedium, listlessness

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epicure

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person with refined taste

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epigram

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short witty saying, adage

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erudite

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learned, scholarly

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etiolate

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blanch, bleach

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evanescent

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momentary, transitory

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exculpate

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exonerate

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exigent

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urgent

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expiate

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to atone for

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expurgate

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to censor

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fatuous

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stupid, absurd

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feckless

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careless, irresponsible, aimless

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fecund

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fertile, fruitful, productive

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fervid

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passionate, intense, zealous

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fetid

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foul-smelling, putrid

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florid

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gaudy, ornate

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fluvial

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of or relating to a river, flowing

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foment

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to arouse or incite

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glib

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superficial

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grandiloquence

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pompous talk, bombast

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grotto

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small cave

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hapless

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unfortunate

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hegemony

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leadership, influence, power

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hermetic

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tightly sealed

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hoary

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very old

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iconoclast

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one who attacks traditional beliefs, rebel

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ignominious

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disgraceful and dishonorable

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impassive

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showing no emotion

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impecunious

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poor, needy, penniless

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imperious

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dictatorial, authoritarian

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impertinent

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rude

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impious

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not devout in religion

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implacable

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inflexible

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importune

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to beg

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imprecation

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curse

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impregnable

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unassailable, invincible

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impudent

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arrogant, audacious

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impugn

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to call into question, challenge, dispute

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incipient

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beginning to exist, nascent, dawning

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inculcate

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instill, instruct, educate

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inculpate

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to incriminate

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indigent

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very poor

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indolent

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habitually lazy

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inexorable

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inflexible, adamant

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ingenuous

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straightforward, naive

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inimical

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hostile, unfriendly

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insensate

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inanimate, unfeeling, unconscious

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insipid

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bland, lackluster, dull

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insolent

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insulting and arrogant

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insuperable

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insurmountable, unbeatable

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inter

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to bury

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intractable

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not easily managed, unruly

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intransigent

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uncompromising, obstinate

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inundate

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to cover with water

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inure

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to harden, habituate

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invective

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verbal abuse

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inveterate

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confirmed, habitual, chronic

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invidious

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causing envy, obnoxious

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jingoism

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belligerent support of one’s country

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knell

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toll, chime

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lachrymose

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tearful

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laconic

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using few words, terse

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lassitude

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lethargy, sluggishness

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leviathan

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sea monster

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limpid

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clear, transparent

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lugubrious

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sorrowful, mournful

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lumber

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to move slowly and awkwardly

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maculate

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impure, marked with spots

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magnate

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powerful or influential person

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maladroit

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clumsy, tactless, awkward

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malediction

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curse

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malinger

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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martial

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warlike, combative

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martinet

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tyrant, stickler, dictator

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maudlin

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overly sentimental

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mawkish

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sickeningly sentimental, maudlin, insipid

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mendacious

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deceitful, false

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mendicant

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pauper, panhandler

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meretricious

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gaudy, flashy, loud

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mettle

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courageousness, enduracne

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militate

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to work against, influence, affect

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moot

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debatable, arguable, inconclusive

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munificent

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generous, liberal, bountiful

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myopic

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nearsighted

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nadir

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lowest point

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nascent

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emerging, incipient

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neophyte

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novice, beginner, apprentice

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nettle

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to irritate

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noisome

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stinking, putrid

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nostrum

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panacea, cure-all

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nugatory

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unimportant, impotent, null

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obdurate

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stubborn

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obeisance

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bow, curtsy, homage

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obviate

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to make unnecessary, preclude

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occlude

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to close, obstruct

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officious

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overly helpful, eager, intrusive

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ossify

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to turn to bone, harden, become rigid

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ostensible

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apparent

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panegyric

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elaborate praise, eulogy, formal hymn of praise

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paradigm

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ideal example, model

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parochial

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of limited scope, narrow, restricted

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parry

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to ward off, evade, avoid

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parsimony

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stinginess

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patrician

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aristocrat

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peccadillo

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minor sin, fault, failing, misstep

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pedant

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uninspired, boring, academic scholar

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penury

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extreme poverty

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perfidious

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faithless, disloyal, treacherous

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perfunctory

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half hearted, tepid

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peripatetic

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itinerant, nomadic

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perspicacious

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shrewd, astute, sagacious, insightful

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phalanx

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body, infantry, massed group of soldiers

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phlegmatic

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unemotional, placid, calm in temperament

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pique

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fleeting feeling of hurt pride, resentment, indignation

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plaintive

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sad, lamenting, mournful

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plebeian

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crude, vulgar, unrefined

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polemic

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controversy, argument, refutation

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politic

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discreet, prudent, tactful

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polymath

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savant, litterateur

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portent

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omen

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potentate

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ruler with great power

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precipitate (adj)

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sudden and unexpected

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presage

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to foretell

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prescient

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having foresight, premonitory, augural

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prevaricate

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to lie, equivocate, fib

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primeval

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ancient, primitive

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privation

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lack of usual necessities, loss, deprivation, poverty

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prodigal

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wasteful, extravagant, lavish

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progenitor

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originator, forefather

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prolix

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verbose

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propitious

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favorable, advantageous

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prosaic

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dull, matter-of-fact, straightforward

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proscribe

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to condemn, denounce, prohibit

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prurient

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lustful, lecherous, wanton

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puerile

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childish, immature, juvenile

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pulchritude

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beauty

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querelous

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peevish, whiny, inclined to complain

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quixotic

A

overly idealistic, impractical

211
Q

raconteur

A

witty, skilled storyteller

212
Q

rarefy

A

to make thinner, attenuate, prune

213
Q

recalcitrant

A

stubborn, defiant, unruly

214
Q

redolent

A

exuding fragrance, evocative, ambrosial

215
Q

refractory

A

headstrong, mulish, obdurate

216
Q

remuneration

A

reimbursement, recompense

217
Q

reprobate

A

sinner, knave

218
Q

restive

A

anxious, impatient, uneasy

219
Q

ribald

A

lewd, coarse, obscene

220
Q

sagacious

A

shrewd, astute

221
Q

salubrious

A

healthful, curative, medicinal

222
Q

sanguine

A

ruddy, rosy, confident, hopeful, positive

223
Q

sardonic

A

cynical, sarcastic

224
Q

scabbard

A

sheath

225
Q

scimitar

A

a type of sword, saber, rapier

226
Q

sedition

A

insurrection, conspiracy

227
Q

seminal

A

original, creative

228
Q

sententious

A

terse, pithy, aphoristic

229
Q

seraphic

A

angelic, heavenly

230
Q

sinecure

A

well paying job that requires little or no work

231
Q

sinuous

A

winding, supple, lithe, intricate

232
Q

smelt

A

to melt metal to refine it, purify

233
Q

sobriquet

A

nickname, alias

234
Q

soporific

A

sleepy, narcotic

235
Q

spurious

A

fraudulent, fake, phony

236
Q

stint

A

to be sparing or frugal; conserve, scrimp

237
Q

stolid

A

impassive, showing little emotion

238
Q

strident

A

grating, shrill

239
Q

subjugate

A

to conquer, subdue, defeat

240
Q

subterfuge

A

stratagem, ruse

241
Q

supercilious

A

arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending

242
Q

sybarite

A

hedonist, libertine

243
Q

taciturn

A

reticent, reserved, uncommunicative

244
Q

tawdry

A

gawdy, cheap

245
Q

toady

A

flatterer, sycophant

246
Q

torpid

A

lethargic, dormant

247
Q

torrid

A

burning hot, passionate

248
Q

tortuous

A

winding, circuitous, devious

249
Q

tractable

A

obedient, yielding

250
Q

trenchant

A

acute, sharp, biting, cutting

251
Q

truncheon

A

a shattered spear pr lance

252
Q

turgid

A

swollen, bloated

253
Q

turpitude

A

foulness, depravity

254
Q

tyro

A

beginner, novice

255
Q

umbrage

A

offense, resentment

256
Q

unctuous

A

greasy, oily, smarmy

257
Q

upbraid

A

berate, reproach

258
Q

uxorial

A

wifely, spousal

259
Q

vaunted

A

acclaimed, celebrated

260
Q

vim

A

energy, enthusiasm

261
Q

wag

A

a humorous or droll person

262
Q

wanton

A

undisciplined, unrestrained

263
Q

welter

A

a chaotic mass or jumble

264
Q

whet

A

hone, to sharpen

265
Q

wizened

A

withered, shriveled, wrinkled

266
Q

zenith

A

highest point, summit

267
Q

zephyr

A

gentle breeze

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