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buoyant

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(adj) able to float or rise

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enervate

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(v) to weaken; rob if strength or energy

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incorrigible

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(adj) uncontrollable

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inexorable

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(adj) not capable of being influenced or prevented; relentless; unstoppable

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irrefutable

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(adj) Impossible to disprove

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marred

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(v) made less perfect through injury or damage

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parochial

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(adj) restricted to a narrow scope or outlook; narrow minded

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partisan

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(adj) strongly supporting a specific party, cause, or person

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pique

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(n) a feeling of resentment or anger because of wounded pride

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satirical

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(adj) attacking human vice or foolishness through irony or wit

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cajole

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(v) to persuade with flattery; to sweet talk

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Capitulate

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(v) to give in

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egregious

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(adj) highly noticeable in a negative way

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Premonition

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(n) a feeling that something bad is going to happen

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Prestigious

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(adj) having an honored name or reputation; having prestige

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Reverent

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(adj) feeling or expressing respect or awe

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stupor

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(n) a state of mental numbness; a daze

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Sycophant

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(n) a person who tries to win favor through flattery

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urbane

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(adj) smooth in manner; elegant; polished; suave

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Zany

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wildly silly or comical

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Aberration

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(n) an oddity;something different from what is normal or expected

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Composure

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(n) calmness of mind or manner; self-possession

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congenital

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(adj) referring to a condition present at birth; inborn

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Elusive

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(adj) tending to escape hard to catch hold of or identify

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extol

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(v) to praise highly; exalt

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Formidable

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(adj) very challenging; demanding

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inscrutable

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(adj) difficult to interpret or understand puzzling

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Precocious

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(adj) showing unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental ability

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trepidation

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(alarm or dread

30
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Virulent

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(adj) very injurious; lethal; deadly

31
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accommodate

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(v) to provide with something needed; make or have room for

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clairvoyant

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(adj) having the supposed power to see things not perceived by the normal senses

33
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contiguous

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(adj) sharing an edge or a boundary

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Debilitate

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(V) to deprive of strength or energy.

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oblliterate

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(v) to destroy or erase completely

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Officious

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(adj) offering unwanted advice or services; meddlesome

37
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Preclude

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(v) to make impossible in advance; prevent

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Spurn

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(v) to reject or refuse with scorn

39
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stealthy

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(adj) moving or acting in a cautious, deceptive way; sneaky

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Taciturn

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(adj) habitually nontalkative; uncommunicative

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cordial

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(adj) warm and friendly

42
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Defame

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(v) to damage the good name or reputation of

43
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Discordant

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lacking agreement lacking harmony

44
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Grueling

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Physically or mentally exhausted

45
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Indict

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(v) to charge with an offense; blame

46
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Indoctrinate

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(v) to teach a specific body of doctrine or point of view, excluding other opinions to impose a partisan or one sided way of thinking

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Submissive

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(Adj) giving in to the authority of others; obedient

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Sullen

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(adj) quietly resentful; bitter; irritable

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Thwart

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(v) to oppose and defeat; obstruct, frustrate

50
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Wanton

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(adj) senseless

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