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acumen

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(n.) keen insight

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arduous

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(adj.) hard, difficult, tiresome

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transient

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(adj.) passing through briefly; passing into and out of existence

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eschew

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(v.) to shun, avoid

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haggard

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(adj.) looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.

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hackneyed

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(adj.) unoriginal, trite

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ubiquitous

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(adj.) existing everywhere, widespread

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neophyte

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(n.) someone who is young or inexperienced

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sanctimonious

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(adj.) giving a hypocritical appearance of piety

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cacophony

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(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound

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discordant

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(adj.) not in harmony or agreemeny

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reproach

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(v. express disapproval or disappointment (n.) disapproval

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cajole

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(v.) to urge, coax

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dissemble

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(v.) to conceal, fake

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evanescent

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(adj.) fleeting, momentary

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flagrant

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(adj.) blatantly offensive

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pious

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(adj.) devoutly virtuous 2. making hypocritical display of virtue

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demure

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(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved

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myriad

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(n.) a countless or extremely great number (adj.) extremely great or countless in number

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conflagration

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(n.) great fire

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impervious

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(adj.) impenetrable, incapable of being affected

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reprove

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(v.) to scold, rebuke

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assiduous

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(adj.) hard-working, diligent

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qualm

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(n.) nagging doubt

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harangue

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  1. (n.) a ranting speech, 2. (v.) to give such a speech
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deprecate

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(v.) to belittle, depreciate

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elusive

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  1. (adj.) difficult to find or achieve, 2. (adj.) difficult to remember
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surmise

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(v.) to infer with little evidence

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effulgent

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(adj.) radiant, splendorous

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unscrupulous

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(adj.) having or showing no moral principals

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acerbic

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(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste

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impassive

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(adj.) stoic, not susceptible to suffering

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alacrity

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(n.) eagerness, speed

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inane

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(adj.) devoid of intelligence

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adumbrate

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(v.) to sketch out in a vague way

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buttress

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  1. (v.) to support, to hold up; 2. (n.) something that offers support
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putrid

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(adj.) a strong, bad smell

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proclivity

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(n.) a strong inclination towards something

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stupefy

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(v.) to astonish, make insensible

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desecrate

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(v.) to violate the sacredness of someone or something

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incredulous

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(adj.) skeptical, dubious

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boisterous

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(adj.) noisy, unruly, rowdy

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rectitude

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(n.) uprightness, extreme morality

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pernicious

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(adj.) extremely destructive or harmful, especially in a gradual or subtle way

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obsequious

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(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive

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abrogate

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(v.) to abolish, usually by authority

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affront

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  1. (n.) an action or remark that causes outrage or offense 2. (v.) to offend the modesty or values of
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harrowing

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(adj.) distressing

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dither

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(v.) to be indecisive

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viscous

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(adj.) not free flowing, syrupy

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