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Ensue

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Happen
Occur afterward

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Putative

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Generally considered
Reputed to be

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Sectarian

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Something having to do with similar groups/sects

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Riposte

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Quick reply to an insult/criticism

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Harried

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Feeling strained as a result of having demands persistently
Harassed

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Neophyte

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Person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief

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Polity

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Form/process of civil government or constitution

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Assay

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Testing of a material/ore to determine its ingredients and quality

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Descry

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Catch sight of

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Aver

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State or assert to be in the case

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Adumbrate

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Report/represent in outline

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Discountenance

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Refuse to approve of [something]

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Attenuate

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Reduce the force, effect, or value of

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Bellicose

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Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

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Blithe

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Showing a casual or cheerful indifference (callous/improper)

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Deprecate

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Express disapproval of

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Enervated

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Drained energy of or vitality

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Indubitably

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Impossible to doubt

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Capricious

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Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

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Engender

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Cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition

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Erudite

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Having or showing great knowledge or learning

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Zeal

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Showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective

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Desiccate

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Remove the moisture from something

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Fervid

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Intensely enthusiastic or passionate

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Laconic

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Using very few words

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Pedant

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Person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules

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Inimical

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Tending to obstruct or harm

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Consummate

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Showing a high degree of skill and flair
Complete or perfect

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Petulant

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Childishly sulky
Bad-tempered

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Tempestuous

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Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion

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Mercurial

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Person subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

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Pliant

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Pliable (flexible)

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Ephemeral

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Lasting for a very short time

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Frenetic

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Fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way

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Eschew

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Deliberately avoid using

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Imbue

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Inspire or permeate with feeling or quality

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Interpolate

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Insert [something of a different nature] into something else

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Interloper

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Person who becomes involved in a place/situation where they’re not wanted or are considered not to belong

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Draconian

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[Of laws or their application] excessively harsh and severe

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Apogee

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Highest point in the development of something

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Capitulate

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Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand

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Impugn

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Dispute the truth, validity, or honesty

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Cacophony

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Harsh discordant mixture of sounds

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Sinecure

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Position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit

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Paltry

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Small or meager [amount]

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Parsimonious

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Unwilling to spend money or use resources

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Truculent

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Eager or quick to argue or flight

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Desultory

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Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

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Injudicious

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Showing very poor judgment

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Pestilential

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Relating to or tending to cause infectious diseases

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Enmity

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State or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone/something

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Approbation

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Approval/praise

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Largess

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Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others

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Prolocutor

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Spokesperson

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Ignoble

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Not honorable in character or purpose
Humble origin or social status

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Cognoscenti

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Person who are considered to be especially well informed about a particular subject

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Malcontents

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Person who is dissatisfied and rebellious

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Uninitiated

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Without special knowledge or experience

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Canonical

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Included in the list of sacred books officially accepted as genuine

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Stout

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Somewhat fat or heavy build [person]
Strong and thick

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Irrefragable

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Not able to be refuted or disproved

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Fecund

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Producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth

63
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Exculpated

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Show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing

64
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Lionized

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Give a lot of public attention and approval to someone

65
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Enervated

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Cause [someone] to feel drained of energy or vitality

66
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Diffident

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Not the same as another or each other

67
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Elocution

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Skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation

68
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Paean

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Song of praise or triumph

69
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Panegyric

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Public speech or published text in praise of someone or something

70
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Harangue

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Length or aggressive speech

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Guileless

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Devoid of guile
Innocent and without deception

72
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Mendacious

A

Not telling the truth
Lying

73
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Listless

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Lacking energy or enthusiasm

74
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Artless

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Without guile or deception

75
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Incipient

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In an initial stage
Beginning to happen or develop

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Inchoate

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Just begun so not fully formed/developed

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Histrionic

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Overly theatrical or melodramatic

78
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Ignominious

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Deserving or causing public disgrace

79
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Extirpate

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Root out and destroy completely

80
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Recondite

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Little known

81
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Punctilious

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Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

82
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Vociferous

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Vehement

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Detritus

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84
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Bedlam

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A scene of uproar and confusion

85
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Intransigent

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Unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something

86
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Ignominious

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Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

87
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Inimical

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Tending to obstruct or harm

88
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Mellifluous

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Sweet or musical [words]

89
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Euphonic

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Pleasing or sweet sound

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Strident

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Loud and harsh

91
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Soporific

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Tending to induce drowsiness

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Deleterious

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Causing harm or damage

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Marshal

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Arrrange or assemble in order

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Lampooned

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Publicly criticize by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm

95
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Discourteous

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Showing rudeness and a lack of consideration for other people

96
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Obsequious

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Obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

97
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Scurrilous

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Making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation

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Perfunctory

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Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection

99
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Ingenuous

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Innocent and unsuspecting

100
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Abrogate

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Repeat or do away with

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Restive

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Unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control

102
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Vituperated

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Blame or insult someone in strong or violent language

103
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Obviate

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Remove [a need or difficulty]

104
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Appropriated

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Take [something] for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission

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Bestowed

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Confer or present [an honor, right, or gift]

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Miser

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Person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible

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Prodigal

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Spending money freely

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Cursory

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Hasty and not detailed

109
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Martinet

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Strict disciplinarian

110
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Demur

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Raise doubts or objections

111
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Increduluous

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Unwilling or unable to believe something

112
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Contrite

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Feeling or expressing remorse

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Alacrity

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Brisk and cheerful readiness

114
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Connoisseur

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Expert judge in matters of taste

115
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Abjure

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Solemnly renounce a belief, cause or claim

116
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Burgeon

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Flourish
Beging to grow or increase rapdily

117
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Chicanery

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Use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose

118
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Dilatory

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Slow to act
Intended to cause delay

119
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Desultory

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Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

120
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Perfunctory

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Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection

(Synonym: cursory, desultory)

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Misanthropic

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Disliking humankind and avoiding human society

122
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Diffident

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Modest or shy because of lack of self-confidence

123
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Craven

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Contemptibly lacking in courage

(Synonym: lily-livered)

124
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Green

A

Make less harmful
Inexperienced, naive, gullible

125
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Fatuous

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Silly and pointless

(Synonym: Puerile)

126
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Voluble

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Talking fluently, readily, or incessantly

(Synonym: Loquacious)

127
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Intrepid

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Fearless
Adventuruous

128
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Platitudinous

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Used too often to be interesting

(Synonym: Banal)

129
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Profligate

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Extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

(Synonym: Prodigal)

130
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Obloquy

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Strong public criticism or verbal abuse

131
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Enmity

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State or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

132
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Deportment

A

Person’s behavior or manners

133
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Self-Denying

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Involving the denial of one’s own interests and needs

134
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Self-Effacing

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Not claiming attention for oneself

135
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Profuse

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Abundant

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Anemic

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Lacking in color, spirit, or vitality

137
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Chide

A

Scold or rebuke

138
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Probity

A

Quality of having strong moral principles

139
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Intimate

A

Close
Hint

140
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Impervious

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Not allowing fluid to pass through
Unable to be affected by

141
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Scorn

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Feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless

142
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Nebulous

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In the form of a cloud or haze
Hazy

143
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Gaiety

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State or quality of being lightheaded or cheerful

144
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Prolix

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Using or containing too many words

145
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Insolent

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Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

146
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Spartan

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Showing the indifference to comfort or luxury traditionally associated with ancient Sparta

147
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Percipients

A

Good understanding of things

148
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Virtuosity

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Great skill in music or another artistic pursuit

149
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Modulate

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Exert or modifying or controlling influence on

150
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Mushroom

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Increase, spread, or develop rapidly

151
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Foreground

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Make something the most prominent or important feature

152
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Profundity

A

Deep insight
Great depth of knowledge or thought

153
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Eschew

A

Deliberately avoid using

154
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Allay

A

Diminish or put at rest

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