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officious

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too helpful; meddlesome (synonyms: eager, intrusive, unwanted)

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occlude

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to stop up; to prevent the passage of. (synonyms: barricade, block, close, obstruct)

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obviate

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to prevent; to make unnecessary (synonyms: forestall, preclude, prohibit)

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obstinate

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stubborn; unyielding (synonyms: intransigent, mulish, persistent, pertinacious, stubborn, tenacious)

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obsequious

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overly submissive and eager to please (synonyms: compliant, deferential, servile, subservient)

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oblique

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indirect or evasive; misleading or devious (synonyms: glancing, slanted, tangential)

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obdurate

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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion (synonyms: inflexible, intransigent, recalcitrant, tenacious, unyielding)

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numismatics

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coin collecting

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nuance

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a subtle expression of meaning or quality (synonyms: gradation, subtlety, tone)

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nominal

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existing in name only; negligible (synonyms: minimal, titular)

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noisome

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stinking; putrid (synonyms: disgusting, foul, malodorous)

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nettle

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to irritate (synonyms: annoy, vex)

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neophyte

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noice; beginner (synonyms: apprentice, greenhorn, tyro)

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neologism

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new word or expression (synonyms: slang, coinage)

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nascent

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starting to develop; coming into existence (synonyms: embryonic, emerging, inchoate, incipient)

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naïve

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lacking sophistication or experience (synonyms: artless, credulous, guileless, ingenuous, simple, unaffected, unsophisticated)

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nadir

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lowest point (synonyms: bottom, depth, pit)

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myopic

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lacking foresight; having a narrow view or short-range perspective (synonyms: short-sighted, unthinking)

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multifarious

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diverse (synonyms: assorted, heterogenous, indiscriminate, legion, motley, multifold, multiform, multiplex, populous, varied)

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mores

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fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes (synonyms: conventions, practices)

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monotony

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no variation; tediously the same (synonyms: drone, tedium)

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monostatic

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extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery (synonyms: austere, contemplative, disciplined, regimented, self-abnegating)

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molt

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to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically (synonyms: cast, defoliate, desquamate)

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mollify

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to calm or make less severe (synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, pacify)

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mitigate

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to soften; to lessen (synonyms: allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, lighten, moderate, mollify, palliate, temper)

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missive

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a written note or letter (synonyms: message)

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misanthrope

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a person who dislikes others (synonyms: curmudgeon)

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mirth

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frivolity; gaiety; LAUGHTER (synonyms: glee, hilarity, jollity, merriment)

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militate

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to operate against; work against (synonyms: affect, change, influence)

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meticulous

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extremely careful; fastidious, painstaking (synonyms: finicky, fussy, picky, precise, punctilious, scrupulous)

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perfunctory

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done in a routine way; indifferent (synonyms: apathetic, automatic, mechanical)

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perfidious

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willing to betray someone’s trust (synonyms: disloyal, faithless, traitorous, treacherous)

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peregrinate

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to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot (synonyms: journey, traverse, trek)

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penury

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an oppressive lack of resources (as money); severe poverty (synonyms: destitution, impoverishment)

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pejorative

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having bad connotations; disparaging (synonyms: belittling, dismissive, insulting)

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pedant

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someone who shows off learning (synonyms: doctrinaire, nitpicker, pedagogue, sophist)

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peccadillo

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a minor sin or offense (synonyms: failing, fault, lapse, misstep)

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pathogenic

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causing disease (synonyms: infecting, noxious)

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pastiche

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a piece of literature or music imitating other works (synonyms: medley, spoof)

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parry

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to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer (synonyms: avoid, evade, repel)

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parley

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discussion, usually between enemies (synonyms: debate, dialogue, negotiations, talks)

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pariah

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an outcast (synonyms: castaway, derelict, leper, offscouring, untouchable)

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pare

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to trim off excess; to reduce (synonyms: clip, peel)

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paragon

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model of excellence or perfection (synonyms: apotheosis, ideal, quintessence, standard)

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paradox

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a contradiction or dilemma (synonyms: ambiguity, incongruity)

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panoply

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impressive array (synonyms: array, display, fanfare, parade, pomp, shine, show)

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panegyric

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise (synonyms: compliment, homage)

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panache

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flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve (synonyms: flair)

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pallid

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lacking color or liveliness (synonyms: ashen, blanched, ghostly, pale, wan)

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palliate

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to make less serious; to ease (synonyms: alleviate, assuage, extenuate, mitigate)

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palatial

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relating to a palace; magnificent (synonyms: grand, stately)

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overwrought

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agitated; overdone (synonyms: elaborate, excited, nervous, ornate)

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ostentation

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excessive showiness (synonyms: conspicuousness, flashiness, pretentiousness, showiness)

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ostensible

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apparent (synonyms: represented, supposed, surface)

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ossify

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to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern

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orotund

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pompous; full or rich in sound (synonyms: aureate, bombastic, declamatory, euphuistic, flowery, grandiloquent, magniloquent, oratorical, overblown, sonorous)

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opprobrium

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public disgrace (synonyms: discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, shame)

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opine

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to express an opinion (synonyms: point out, voice)

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opaque

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impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light (synonyms: blurred, cloudy, nontransparent)

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onerous

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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome (synonyms: arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, cumbersome, difficult, exacting, formidable, hard, laborious, oppressive, rigorous, taxing, trying)

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profligate

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corrupt; degenerate (synonyms: dissolute, extravagant, improvident, prodigal, wasteful)

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prodigal

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lavish; wasteful (synonyms: extravagant, lavish, profligate, spendthrift, wasteful)

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proclivity

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a natural inclination or predisposition (synonyms: bias, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, prejudice, propensity)

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probity

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complete honest and integrity (synonyms: morality, rectitude, uprightness, virtue)

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pristine

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fresh and clean; uncorrupted (synonyms: innocent, undamaged)

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prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth (synonyms: equivocate, lie, perjure)

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prescient

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having foresight (synonyms: augural, divinatory, mantic, oracular)

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précis

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short summary of facts (synonyms: summary)

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precipitate

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throwing violently or brought about abruptly; lacking deliberation (synonyms: abrupt, hasty, headlong, hurried, ill-considered, impetuous, impulsive, prompt, rash, reckless, sudden)

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prattle

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meaningless; foolish talk (synonyms: babble, blather, chatter, drivel, gibberish)

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pragmatic

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practical, as opposed to idealistic (synonyms: rational, realistic)

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potentate

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a monarch or ruler with great power (synonyms: dominator, leader)

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posit

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to assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation (synonyms: hypothesize, postulate, presuppose)

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polyglot

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a speaker of many languages

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politic

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shrewed and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic (synonyms: tactful)

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polemic

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controversy; argument; verbal attack (synonyms: denunciation, refutation)

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plucky

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courageous; spunky (synonyms: bold, brave, gutsy)

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plethora

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excess (synonyms: glut, overabundance, superfluity, surfeit)

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plebeian

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crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners (synonyms: conventional, unrefined)

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plastic

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able to be molded, altered, or bent (synonyms: adaptable, ductile, malleable, pliant)

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placate

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to soothe or pacify (synonyms: appease, conciliate, mollify)

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pithy

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profound or substantial yet concise, succinct, and to the point (synonyms: brief, compact, laconic, terse)

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phlegmatic

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clam and unemotional in temperament (synonyms: apathetic, calm, emotionless, impassive, indifferent, passionless, unemotional)

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philistine

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a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values (synonyms: boor, bourgeois, capitalist, materialist, vulgarian)

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philanthropy

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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness

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phalanx

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a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things (synonyms: legion, mass)

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pervade

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to be present throughout; to permeate (synonyms: imbue, infuse, penetrate, permeate, suffuse)

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perspicacious

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shrewd, astute, or keen-witted (synonyms: insightful, intelligent, sagacious)

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permeate

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to penetrate (synonyms: imbue, infuse, pervade, suffuse)

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peripatetic

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wandering form place to place, especially on foot (synonyms: itinerant, nomadic, wayfaring)

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sagacious

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shrewd; wise (synonyms: astute, judicious, perspicacious, sage, wise)

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sacrosanct

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extremely sacred; beyond criticism (synonyms: holy, inviolable, off-limits)

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rustic

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rural (synonyms: bucolic, pastoral)

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rococo

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very highly ornamented; relating to an 18th-century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation (synonyms: intricate, ornate)

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ribald

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humorous in a vulgar way (synonyms: coarse, gross, indelicate, lewd, obscene)

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rhetoric

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effective writing or speaking (synonyms: eloquence, oratory)

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reticent

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silent; reserved (synonyms: cool, introverted, laconic, standoffish, taciturn, undemonstrative)

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restive

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impatient, uneasy, or restless (synonyms: agitate, anxious, fretful)

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requite

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to return or repay (synonyms: compensate, reciprocate)

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repudiate

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to reject the validity of (synonyms: deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, renounce)

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repose

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relaxation; leisure (synonyms: calmness, tranquility)

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replete

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abundantly supplied; complete (synonyms: abounding, full)

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repast

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meal or mealtime (synonyms: banquet, feast)

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rejoinder

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response (synonyms: retort, riposte)

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redress

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relief from wrong or injury (synonyms: amends, indemnity, quittance, reparation, restitution)

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rarefy

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to become thinner or sparse (synonyms: attenuate, thin)

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raconteur

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a witty, skillful storyteller (synonyms: anecdotalist, monologist)

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quotidian

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occurring daily; commonplace (synonyms: everyday, normal, usual)

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quixotic

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overly idealistic; impractical (synonyms: capricious, impulsive, romantic, unrealistic)

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quiescent

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motionless (synonyms: dormant, latent)

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querulous

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inclined to complain; irritable (synonyms: peevish, puling, sniveling, whiny)

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pusillanimous

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cowardly; without courage (synonyms: timid)

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pungent

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sharp and irritating to the senses (synonyms: acrid, caustic, piquant, poignant)

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pulchritude

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beauty (synonyms: comeliness, gorgeousness, handsomeness, loveliness, prettiness)

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pugilism

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boxing (synonyms: fighting, sparring)

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puerile

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childish, immature, or silly (synonyms: infantile, jejune, juvenile)

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prudence

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wisdom, caution, or restraint (synonyms: astuteness, circumspection, discretion, frugality, judiciousness, providence, thrift)

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propriety

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the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs (synonyms: appropriateness, decency, decorum, modesty)

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propitiate

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to conciliate; to appease (synonyms: mollify, pacify, placate)

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proliferate

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to increase in number quickly (synonyms: breed, multiply, procreate, propagate, reproduce, spawn)

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symbiosis

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cooperation; mutual helpfulness (synonyms: association, interdependence)

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sycophant

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a self-serving flatterer; a yes-man (synonyms: bootlicker, fawner, lickspittle, toady)

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sybarite

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a person devoted to pleasure and luxury (synonyms: hedonist, sensualist)

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surly

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rude and bad-tempered (synonyms: gruff, grumpy, testy)

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surfeit

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excessive amount (synonyms: glut, plethora, repletion, superfluity, surplus)

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supplant

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to replace (another) by force; to take the place of (synonyms: displace, supersede)

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sully

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to tarnish; to taint (synonyms: besmirch, defile)

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sublime

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lofty or grand (synonyms: august, exalted, glorious, grand, magnificent, majestic, noble, resplendent, superb)

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stratagem

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trick designed to deceive an enemy (synonyms: artifice, feint, maneuver, ruse, wile)

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stolid

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity (synonyms: apathetic, impassive, indifferent, phlegmatic, stoic, unconcerned)

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stigma

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a mark of shame or discredit (synonyms: blemish, blot, opprobrium, stain, taint)

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stentorian

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extremely loud (synonyms: clamorous, noisy)

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stasis

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a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation (synonyms: inertia, standstill)

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sportive

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frolicsome; playful (synonyms: frisky, merry)

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specious

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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious (synonyms: illusory, ostensible, plausible, sophistic, spurious)

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spartan

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highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere (synonyms: restrained, simple)

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soporific

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causing sleep or lethargy (synonyms: hypnotic, narcotic, slumberous, somnolent)

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solecism

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grammatical mistake (synonyms: blooper, faux, pas, vulgarism)

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sobriquet

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nickname (synonyms: alias, pseudonym)

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slake

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to calm down or moderate (synonyms: quench, satisfy)

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sinecure

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a well-paying job or office that requires little or not work

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seraphic

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angelic; sweet (synonyms: cherubic, heavenly)

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sentient

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aware; conscious; able to perceive (synonyms: feeling, intelligent, thinking)

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sedition

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behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state (synonyms: conspiracy, insurrection)

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scintilla

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trace amount (synonyms: atom, iota, mote, spark, speck)

146
Q

satiate

A

to satisfy fully or overindulge (synonyms: cloy, glut, gorge, surfeit)

147
Q

sardonic

A

cynical; scornfully mocking (synonyms: acerbic, caustic, sarcastic, satirical, snide)

148
Q

sanguine

A

ruddy; cheerfully optimistic (synonyms: confident, hopeful, positive, rosy, rubicund)

149
Q

salubrious

A

healthful (synonyms: bracing, curative, medicinal, therapeutic, tonic)

150
Q

salient

A

prominent; of notable significance (synonyms: marked, noticeable, outstanding)

151
Q

vex

A

to annoy, irritate, puzzle, or confuse (synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, exasperate, irk, nettle, peeve, provoke)

152
Q

vestige

A

a trace; a remnant (synonyms: relic, remains, sign)

153
Q

vernal

A

related to spring; fresh (synonyms: springlike, youthful)

154
Q

verdant

A

green with vegetation; inexperienced (synonyms: grassy, leafy, naive, wooded, unsophisticated)

155
Q

verbose

A

wordy (synonyms: long-winded, loquacious, prolix, superfluous)

156
Q

veracity

A

filled with truth and accuracy (synonyms: candor, exactitude, fidelity, probity)

157
Q

venerate

A

to respect deeply (synonyms: adore, honor, idolize, revere)

158
Q

venerable

A

worthy of respect or reverence due to age, wisdom, dignity, or position (synonyms: distinguished, elderly, esteemed, respectable)

159
Q

variegated

A

varied; marked with different color (synonyms: diversified)

160
Q

vacillate

A

to physically sway; to be indecisive (synonyms: dither, falter, fluctuate, oscillate, waver)

161
Q

usury

A

the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

162
Q

upbraid

A

to scold sharply (synonyms: berate, chide, rebuke, reproach, tax)

163
Q

unequivocal

A

absolute; certain (synonyms: categorical, clear, explicit, express, unambiguous)

164
Q

unconscionable

A

unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust (synonyms: dishonorable, indefensible)

165
Q

umbrage

A

offense; resentment (synonyms: asperity, dudgeon, ire, pique, rancor)

166
Q

tyro

A

beginner; novice (synonyms: apprentice, fledgling, greenhorn, neophyte, tenderfoot)

167
Q

turgid

A

swollen as from a fluid; bloated (synonyms: distended)

168
Q

trenchant

A

acute, sharp, or incisive; forceful; effective (synonyms: biting, caustic, cutting, keen)

169
Q

transitory

A

temporary; lasting a brief time (synonyms: ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, impermanent, momentary)

170
Q

torpor

A

extreme mental and physical sluggishness (synonyms: apathy, languor)

171
Q

tome

A

a book, usually a large and academic one (synonyms: codex, volume)

172
Q

toady

A

one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors (synonyms: parasite, sycophant)

173
Q

tirade

A

a long, harsh speech or verbal attack (synonyms: diatribe, fulmination, harangue, obloquy, revilement, vilification)

174
Q

terrestrial

A

earthly; down-to-earth; commonplace (synonyms: earthbound, mundane, sublunary, tellurian, terrene)

175
Q

tawdry

A

gaudy, cheap, or showy (synonyms: flashy, loud, meretricious)

176
Q

tangential

A

distressing; diverting (synonyms: digressive, extraneous, inconsequential, irrelevant, peripheral)

177
Q

talon

A

claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey (synonyms: claw, nail)

178
Q

taciturn

A

silent; not talkative (synonyms: laconic, reticent)

179
Q

tacit

A

done without using words (synonyms: implicit, implied, undeclared, unsaid, unuttered)

180
Q

syncopation

A

temporary irregularity in musical rhythm

181
Q

zephyr

A

a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial (synonyms: breath, draft)

182
Q

zenith

A

the point of culmination; peak (synonyms: acme, pinnacle)

183
Q

zealot

A

someone passionately devoted to a cause (synonyms: enthusiast, fanatic, militant, radical)

184
Q

zeal

A

passion; excitement (synonyms: ardency, fervor, fire, passion)

185
Q

yoke

A

to join together (synonyms: bind, harness, pair)

186
Q

xenophobia

A

a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers (synonyms: bigotry, chauvinism, prejudice)

187
Q

wraith

A

a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death (synonyms: apparition, bogeyman, phantasm, shade, spirit)

188
Q

wizened

A

shriveled; withered; wrinkled (synonyms: atrophied, desiccated, gnarled, wasted)

189
Q

winsome

A

charming; happily engaging (synonyms: attractive, delightful)

190
Q

wily

A

clever; deceptive (synonyms: crafty, cunning, tricky)

191
Q

whimsical

A

lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable; playful (synonyms: erratic, flippant, frivolous)

192
Q

waver

A

to fluctuate between choices (synonyms: dither, falter, fluctuate, oscillate, vacillate)

193
Q

wanton

A

undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless (synonyms: capricious, lewd, licentious)

194
Q

wan

A

sickly pale (synonyms: ashen, sickly)

195
Q

voluble

A

talkative; speaking easily; glib (synonyms: loquacious, verbose)

196
Q

volatile

A

easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive (synonyms: capricious, erratic, fickle, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental)

197
Q

vituperate

A

to abuse verbally; to berate (synonyms: castigate, reproach, scold)

198
Q

viscous

A

thick and adhesive, like a slow-flowing liquid (synonyms: gelatinous, glutinous, thick)

199
Q

vim

A

vitality and energy (synonyms: force, power)

200
Q

vicissitude

A

a change or variation (synonyms: inconstancy, mutability)

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