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1
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amenable

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open and responsive to suggestion, easily controlled

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pragmatic

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deal with things sensibly and realistically

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ponderous

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slow/clumsy because of great weight

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ape

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imitate behavior/manner

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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas

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malign

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malevolent, having a wish to do evil to others

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sophomoric

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relating to a sophomore

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quixotic

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exceedingly idealistic or unrealistically impractical

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gamut

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range/scope

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literati

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well educated people interested in literature

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peccadilloes

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small offense/sin

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equivocal

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open to more than one interpretation

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aptitudes

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natural abilities

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stolid

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calm/dependable, shows little emotion

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clandestine

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kept secret or done secretly

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ersatz

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fake/imitation

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facile

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superficial or basic knowledge

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erudite

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having/showing great knowledge/learning

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munificent

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larger more generous than necessary

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solipsistic

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selfcentered

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urbane

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courteous and refined manners

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cabal

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secret political clique/faction

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mores

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essential/characteristic customs/conventions of a community

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parochial

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relating to a parish

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foibles

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minor weakness/eccentricity in a person’s character

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dulcet

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sweet/soothing

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hoi-polloi

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masses/common people

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cogent

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clear/logical/convincing

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officious

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self-important, authoritative in annoying way

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nugatory

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worthless

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mendacious

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lying

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inured

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accustom (someone) to something, often unpleasant

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amortized

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gradually write off initial cost of (an asset) over a period

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presage

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sign of warning about a future (bad) event

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askance

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attitude/look of suspicion/disapproval

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maudlin

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self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental (often through drunkenness)

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inveigle

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persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery

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fecund

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(capable of) producing an abundance of offspring or new growth (fertile)

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chary

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(wary) cautiously/suspiciously reluctant

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syncopated

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displaced beats/accents in music

41
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coalesced

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come together, form one whole

42
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consanguineous

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people descended from the same ancester

43
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serendipity

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chance events result in benefits

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preternatural

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beyond natural

45
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caustic

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scathingly sarcastic

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actuarial

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actuarial who compile and analyze statistics to calculate insurance and premiums

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lionize

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idolize (treat as celebrity)

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antedated

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come before, precede in time

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lascivious

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feeling/revealing an overt (offensive) sexual desire

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prescient

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having/showing knowledge of events before they take place

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quotidian

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daily

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indemnify

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compensate for harm/loss

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castigated

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severely reprimand

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vicissitude

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bad change in circumstances/fortune

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acerbic

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sharp/forthright way/style of speaking

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