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1
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passion, excitement

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zeal

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity

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stolid

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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prevaricate

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extreme mental and physical slugishness

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torpor

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conformity to facts; accuracy

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veracity

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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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implacable

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to prevent; to make unnecessary

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obviate

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temporary, lasting a brief time

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transitory

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a mark of shame or discredit

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stigma

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impartial and honest in speech

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candid

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silent, reserved, holding something back

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reticent

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to calm or make less severe

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mollify

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fundamentally different; entirely unlike

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disparate

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effective writing or speaking

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rhetoric

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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

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specious

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argumentative

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cantankerous

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excessively decorated or embellished

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florid

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bright, brilliant, glowing

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luminous

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the art of public speaking

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oratory

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overly submissive and eager to please

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obsequious

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a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol

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metaphor

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someone who shows off learning

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pedant

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convincing and well-reasoned

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cogent

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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eclectic

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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived

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dupe

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mixed with foreign matter; adulterated

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impure

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causing sleep or lethargy

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soporific

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paper used for letter writing

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stationary

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to penetrate

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permeate

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very beautiful

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pulchritudinous

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intended to delay

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dilatory

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to overwhelm; to cover with water

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inundate

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mislead

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misguide

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to make more bearable

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alleviate

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prevent from functioning in a normal way; weakened

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incapacitated

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lacking interest or flavor

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insipid

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suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief

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postulate

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affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important

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pompous

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changing one’s mind quickly and often

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capricious

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to clear from blame; prove innocent

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exculpated

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(of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive

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sedentary

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a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant

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vicissitude

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deceit or trickery

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guile

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deception by means of craft or guile; using sly intelligence to get away with something

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chicanery

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fresh and clean, uncorrupted

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pristine

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stubborn, unyielding

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obstinate

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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dilettante

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48
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lacking sophistication or experience

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naive

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lofty or grand

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sublime

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sociable, outgoing

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gregarious

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51
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to grovel

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fawn

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honest and innocent

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artless

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53
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tending to talk a lot

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garrulous

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54
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great disorder or confusion

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chaos

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to set right, to free from error

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disabuse

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56
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to clear from blame

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exonerated

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57
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

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euphemism

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carefree

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insouciant

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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

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decorum

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60
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the quality of not expressing genuine feelings

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insincerity

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61
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to perceive, to recognize

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discern

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62
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly, lacking deliberation

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precipitate

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63
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idea held to be true

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tenet

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persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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eloquent

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cause (someone) to have a wrong idea or impression about someone or something

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misleading

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a puzzle; a mystery

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enigma

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dictatorial in one’s opinion

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dogmatic

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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds

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dissonance

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(v) to give unsparingly
(agj) extremely generous or extravagent

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lavish

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extremely careful about details

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meticulous

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71
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to fluctuate between choices

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waver

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72
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steadily increasing volume or force

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crescendo

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73
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fearless and daring

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audacious

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74
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a critical and aggressive speech

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diatribe

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75
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a situation in which no progress is possible especially because of disagreement; a deadlock

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impasse

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76
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to overlook, pardon, or disregard

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condone

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77
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predictable, cliched, boring

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banal

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78
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cheerful and full of energy

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ebullience

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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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analogous

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harsh, jarring noise

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cacophony

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81
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wandering and unpredictable

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erratic

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82
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lack of variation

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monotony

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83
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to soften; to lessen

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mitigate

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84
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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

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abate

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85
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sacred or inviolable

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sacrosanct

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ancient, old-fashioned

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archaic

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87
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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malinger

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88
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severe or harsh use of power

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draconian

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not controversial; undoubtedly true

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incontrovertible

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to arouse or incite

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foment

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91
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never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored

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inviolable

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92
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to soothe or pacify

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placate

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motionless

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quiescent

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to make worse

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exacerbate

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95
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to speak in favor of

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advocate

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96
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pompous in speech and manner; arrogant

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bombastic

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to make better; to improve

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ameliorate

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to combine; to mix together

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amalgamate

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99
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to disapprove

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discountenance

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100
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to put a message into code

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encrypt

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101
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using few words; brief; to the point

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laconic

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102
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done without using words

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tacit

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103
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not capable of being disturbed

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imperturbable

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104
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to copy; to try to equal or excel

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emulate

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105
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shame or humiliation

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ignominy

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106
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to evaluate, analyze, or test

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assay

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107
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to purchase or obtain

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annex

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108
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charity; a desire or an effort to promote goodness

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philanthropy

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109
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to dry out thoroughly

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desiccate

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110
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to provide supporting evidence

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corroborate

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to support; to prop up

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bolster

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shock or excite (someone) into taking action

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galvanize

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easily made angry

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irascible

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114
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public disgrace

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opprobrium

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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner

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lethargic

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116
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to increase in power, influence, and reputation

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aggrandize

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(of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high

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exorbitant

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118
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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ingenuous

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lavish, wasteful

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prodigal

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120
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to leave secretly

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abscond

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to decode

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decrypt

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silent, not talkative

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taciturn

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead; avoid telling the truth

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equivocate

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not fully formed; disorganized

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inchoate

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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arbitrate

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stubborn

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obdurate

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to make larger; to expand

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dilate

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a sorrowful poem or speech

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elegy

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to express sorrow; to grieve

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lament

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intense and passionate feeling

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ardor

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unimportant

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trivial

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able to speak clearly and expressively

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articulate

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speech in praise of someone

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eulogy

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clear and easily understood

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lucid

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a person who dislikes others

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misanthrope

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quick to act without thinking

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impetuous

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something that brings about a change in something else

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catalyst

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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

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explicit

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to choose not to do something

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abstain

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intensely emotional; feverish

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fervid

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become tired, weaker, or less enthusiastic

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flagging

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142
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to make impure

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adulterate

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urgent; requiring immediate action

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exigent

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excess

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plethora

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to praise

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exalt

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learned, scholarly, bookish

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erudite

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deviation from the common rule or from what is normal

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anomaly

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lasting a short time; short-lived

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ephemeral

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to annoy or provoke to anger

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antagonize

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acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable

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whimsical

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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs

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propriety

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capable of being shaped

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malleable

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to reduce in strength

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enervate

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to make something unpleasant less severe

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assuage

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known or understood by only a few

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esoteric

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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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austere

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done in a routine way; indifferent

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perfunctory

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effectiveness

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efficacy

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to present a false appearance; to disguise one’s real intentions or character

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dissemble

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harmless

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innocuous

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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desultory

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a funeral hymn or mournful speech

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dirge

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admirable

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estimable

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concerning the appreciation of beauty

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aesthetic

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too trusting; gullible

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credulous

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people who are considered to be especially well informed about a particular subject; experts

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cognoscenti

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to conciliate; to appease

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propitiate

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the building in which a legislative body meets

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capitol

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sharp and irritating to the senses

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pungent

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to satisfy fully or overindulge

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satiate

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easily deceived

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gullible

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practical as opposed to idealistic

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pragmatic

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to punish or criticize harshly

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castigating

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open to more than one interpretation; misleading

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equivocal

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impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light

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opaque

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undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution

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subvert

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to increase in number quickly

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proliferate

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respect, courtesy

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deference

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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

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onerous

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lacking self-confidence

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diffident

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to sway physically; to be indecisive

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vacillate

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talkative

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loquacious

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excessive showiness

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ostentation

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spokesperson

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prolocutor

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of a similar kind

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homogeneous

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lack of interest or emotion

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apathy

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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion

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fanatical

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to make thinner or sparser

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rarefy

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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

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intransigent

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the complete loss or absence of hope

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despair

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model of excellence or perfection

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paragon

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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken

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attenuate

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shun; eschew

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repudiate

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a contradiction or dilemma

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paradox

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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

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impervious

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hostile, unfriendly

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inimical

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willing to betray one’s trust

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perfidious

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seizing property

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confiscatory

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an extremely deep hole

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abyss

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to produce, cause, or bring about

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engender

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biting in wit

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caustic

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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap

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frugality

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to stop up; to prevent the passage of

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occlude

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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive

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volatile

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something out of place in time

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anachronism

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take eager advantage of; exploit for one’s own purposes

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seize

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able to be molded, altered, or bent

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plastic

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to count, list, or itemize

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enumerate

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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

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chauvinist

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derived genetically from one’s parents or ancestors

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inherited

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doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways

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ambiguous

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to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission

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grovel

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to sympathize

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commiserate

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a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

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dogma

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to give praise, to glorify

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laud

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions

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iconoclast

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long, harsh speech or verbal attack

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tirade

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a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion

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antipathy

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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

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deride

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intricate and complicated

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convoluted

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wisdom, caution, or restraint

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prudence

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optional

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discretionary

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unclear; hard to make out

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unintelligible

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aerodynamic

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streamlined

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the study of the properties of moving air and the interaction between the air and solid bodies moving through it

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aerodynamic

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argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner

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debating

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uncertainty

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augmenting

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producing many works (in regards to an artist, author, or composer)

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prolific

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producing many works (in regard to an artist, author, or composer)

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prolific

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difficult to understand, obscure

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abstruse

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flawlessness

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impeccability

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an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change

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resilience

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to be sweet or pleasing

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euphonic

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health-giving

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salubrious

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publicly criticized by using ridicule

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lampooned

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mock; dismissive language or behavior

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ridiculed

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the action of making something accessible to everyone

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democratization

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trivial; worthless

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picayne

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cause to feel angry or excited

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rouse

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hyperactive or difficult to control

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restive

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continue to have (something); to keep in possession of

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retain

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of a crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else

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pivotal

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a lack of taste

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gaudiness

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humorous in a playful, mischievous or facetious manner

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waggish

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showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor

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witty

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(especially of a person or speech) who is passionate and loud

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vociferous

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advertised

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touted

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a place or building where things are or may be stored

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repository

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lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring

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perennial

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annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand

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obtuse

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exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way

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tyrannical

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

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venial

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hard to control or deal with

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intractable

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understood by a few; mysterious or secret

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arcane

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difficult to understand; uncertain

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obscure

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obvious

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pronounced

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(of a quality or result) achieved or maintained by careful and deliberate effort

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studied

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not thorough or detailed

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cursory

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a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something

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deterrent

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random

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arbitrary

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not applied

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waved

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reduced

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commuted

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not fitting a pattern

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anomalous

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relevant

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germane

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sending someone or something to complete an action for a purpose

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dispatch

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quickly completing an action

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celerity

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untidy especially in the way someone is dressed

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sloveliness

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demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

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bellicose

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willing to please others; obliging; agreeable

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complaisant

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to be hesitant, not firm

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flimsy

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obscure

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cloud

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distort, misrepresent, exaggerate

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color

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practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior

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puritanical

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to take being proper to an exaggerated or ridiculous degree

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prudish

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hidden; undercover

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covert

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boring or ordinary

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mundane

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minor or trivial

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petty

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accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant

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inured

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irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with

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extraneous

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mournful

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lugubrious

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sad

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melancholy

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make or become definite and clear; understanding

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crystallize

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something wavering and uncertain

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ambivalent

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discovered by an experiment or experience

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empirical

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overdone

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overwrought

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not relating to the main or most important part

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peripheral

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playful or humorous

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jocose

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hate

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abhor

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narrow-minded, prejudiced person

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bigot

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fake; false

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counterfeit

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give voting rights

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enfranchise

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hinder; obstruct

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hamper

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create difficulties for (someone or something)

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hinder

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to start a fire

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kindle

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harmful; poisonous; lethal

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noxious

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calm; peaceful

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placid

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payment for work done

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remuneration

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lucky charm

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talisman

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rough; coarse; harsh

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abrasive

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cheat; defraud

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bilk

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storage area (like garage) for a plane

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hangar

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complex; difficult to solve

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knotty

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something subtle; a fine shade of meaning

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nuance

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taking credit for someone else’s writing or ideas

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plagiarism

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fame

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renown

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going off the main subject

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tangent

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humiliation; degradation

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abasement

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swelling; fluttering; waving

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billowing

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recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from

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cower

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improve; make better or clearer

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enhance

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noisy, attacking speech

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harangue

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a maze

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labyrinth

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to counter; make unimportant

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nullify

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petitioner (in court of law)

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plaintiff

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full

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replete

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can be touched

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tangible

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cancel; deny; repeal

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abrogate

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speech that offends religious sentiments

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blasphemy

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believable

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credible

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indicators; bringers of warnings

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harbingers

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complicated; highly convoluted

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labyrinthine

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cuddle; snuggle

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nuzzle

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statement giving strong praise

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plaudit

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shameful; very bad

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reprehensible

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slow; late; overdue; delayed

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tardy

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forgiveness; pardon; release

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absolution

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obvious

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blatant

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praiseworthy

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creditable

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establish firmly in a position

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ensconce

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hurry; accelerate; rush

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hasten

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a cut

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laceration

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can be believed; reasonable

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plausible

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a respite; postponement of a sentence

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reprieve

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of little value; gaudy

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tawdry

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deliberately avoid; abstain from

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eschew

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damaged; destroyed; ruined

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blighted

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cover

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enshroud

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arrogance; pride

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haughtiness

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tearful; sad

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lachrymose

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deliberately make something difficult to understand

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obfuscate

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boredom

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tedium

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self-denying; refraining from indulging

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abstemious

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free-spirited; carefree

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blithe

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active at dawn and dusk

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crepuscular

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clear pronunciation; accent; articulation

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enunciation

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stubborn; willful

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headstrong

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dull; monotonous; bland

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lackluster

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unbiased; not subjective

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objective

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flexible; not stubborn

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pliable

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retract; repeal

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rescind

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to moderate; soften

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temper

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(n) 1. ancient weapon (type of gun)
2. a clumsy person

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blunderbuss

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recoil; flinch; shy away

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cringe

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to cause bitterness and bad feeling

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envenom

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self indulgence; pleasure-seeking

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hedonism

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indirect; slanting

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oblique

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feathers of a bird

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plumage

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acceptance of fate

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resignation

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stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose

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tenacious

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tribute; honor; praise

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accolade

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puzzling; enigmatic

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cryptic

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a pleasure seeker

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hedonist

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expression of regret or sorrow

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lamentation

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destroy; demolish; eradicate

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obliterate

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fall suddenly and steeply

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plummet

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determination

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resolution

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not certain

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tentative

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to agree to; give in to

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acquiesce

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cut short

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curtail

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someone who appreciates good food and drinks

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epicure

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listen to

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heed

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totally unaware

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oblivious

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raised platform

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podium

374
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echoing

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resonant

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flimsy; not solid

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tenuous

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sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)

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acrid

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ill-mannered

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boorish

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believing that people act only out of selfish motives

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cynical

379
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a letter (form of communication)

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epistle

380
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against orthodox opinion

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heresy

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spear; spike; javelin

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lance

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deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions

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poignant

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a break; intermission

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respite

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concise; to the point

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terse

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fear of heights

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acrophobia

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middle class

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bourgeois

387
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weakness; incapacity

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debility

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concerned with letters; through correspondence

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epistolary

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interruption; pause

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hiatus

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tired; slow

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languid

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hidden; covered; buried

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obscured

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calm; collected; self-possessed

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poised

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shining; glowing

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resplendent

394
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medicinal; curative

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therapeutic

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sharpness (mental or visual)

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acuity

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someone who boasts

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braggart

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exposing false claims or myths

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debunking

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typified; characterized; personified

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epitomized

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rigid in opinions

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hidebound

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decay; fade away; get weaker

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languish

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causing debate or argument

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polemical

402
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a tonic

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restorative

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a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigor or well-being

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tonic

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prevent; frustrate

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thwart

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forceful; inflexible

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adament

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muscular

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brawny

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an athletic competition with ten events

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decathlon

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(n) 1. picture writing
2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic

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hieroglyphics

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theft; robbery; stealing

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larcery

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a dominating concern

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obsession

411
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weighty; slow and heavy

A

ponderous

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preservation; withholding

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retention

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cowardly; fearful

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timorous

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skillful

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adroit

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being brief

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brevity

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make a mistake

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err

417
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obstruct

A

hinder

418
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no longer valid

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obsolete

419
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peak pompously or dogmatically

A

pontificate

420
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generosity

A

largess

421
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strong admiration; worship

A

adulation

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to show irritation

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bristle

423
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lure; trap; trick

A

decoy

424
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theatrical; exaggerated

A

histrionic

425
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noisy and boisterous

A

obstreperous

426
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foretell (predict the future)

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portend

427
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withdrawal; cancellation of a statement

A

retraction

428
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giggle quietly

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titter

429
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hardship

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adversity

430
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start to discuss; approach

A

broach

431
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old

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hoary

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a warning sign; omen

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portent

433
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worship

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revere

434
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large book

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tome

435
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blunt; abrupt

A

brusque

436
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cause leaves to fall off

A

defoliate

437
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promote; take up; support

A

espouse

438
Q

sharpen; increase; whet

A

hone

439
Q

to sharpen a blade of a weapon or tool

A

whet

440
Q

careless; not strict

A

lax

441
Q

someone who puts on an act

A

poseur

442
Q

full of (usually full of holes)

A

riddled

443
Q

inactive; lazy; stagnant

A

torpid

444
Q

fortification; barricade; wall

A

bulwark

445
Q

no longer in existence

A

defunct

446
Q

the study of word origins

A

etymology

447
Q

grossly exaggerated speech

A

hyperbole

448
Q

hateful

A

odious

449
Q

future generations

A

posterity

450
Q

common

A

rife

451
Q

friendly; social; easygoing

A

affable

452
Q

officialdom

A

bureaucracy

453
Q

deprivation; poverty; debasement

A

degradation

454
Q

a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses

A

hypochondriac

455
Q

in large numbers

A

legion

456
Q

domineering; intrusive meddlesome

A

officious

457
Q

after death

A

posthumous

458
Q

thoroughness

A

rigor

459
Q

walk unsteadily

A

totter

460
Q

eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness

A

alacrity

461
Q

grow; flourish; put forth new shoots

A

burgeon

462
Q

harmful

A

deleterious

463
Q

insincere

A

hypocritical

464
Q

stare at; observe in an obvious manner

A

ogle

465
Q

strong; healthy; tough

A

robust

466
Q

obedient; dutiful; polite

A

tractable

467
Q

medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold

A

alchemy

468
Q

polish

A

burnish

469
Q

to think over deeply

A

deliberate

470
Q

pleasant sounds

A

euphony

471
Q

flippancy; joking about serious matters

A

levity

472
Q

concerned with the sense of smell

A

olfactory

473
Q

suitable for drinking

A

potable

474
Q

round

A

rotund

475
Q

peaceful

A

tranquil

476
Q

an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene

A

alibi

477
Q

strengtthen; support

A

buttress

478
Q

demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining

A

delineation

479
Q

vacate; empty; abandon

A

evacuate

480
Q

a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual

A

idiosyncrasy

481
Q

someone who opposes tyranny

A

libertarian

482
Q

threatening

A

ominous

483
Q

powerful; compelling; strong

A

potent

484
Q

think over something; ponder

A

ruminate

484
Q

think over something; ponder

A

ruminatecopy

485
Q

copy

A

transcribe

486
Q

to lessen

A

allay

487
Q

the line that tells you who wrote an article

A

byline

488
Q

hesitate; refuse

A

demur

489
Q

shameful

A

ignominious

490
Q

soothing lotion

A

liniment

491
Q

all-powerful

A

omnipotent

492
Q

trick

A

ruse

493
Q

go astray; disobey; commit a sin

A

transgress

494
Q

condemn; speak out against

A

denounce

495
Q

frustrated; annoyed

A

exasperated

496
Q

flexible; supple

A

lithe

497
Q

all-knowing

A

omnicient

498
Q

practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness

A

pragmatist

499
Q

falsely sweet

A

saccharin

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