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petulant

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childishly sulky or bad tempered

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tempestuous

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turbulent conflicting emotion, very stormy

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placid

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not easily upset or excited

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mercurial

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unpredictable changes of mood

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pliant

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capable of being bent/flexed/twisted without breaking

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intrinsic

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belonging naturally, essential

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ephemeral

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lasting a short time

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frenetic

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fast and energetic in wild and uncontrolled way

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instigate

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bring about or initiate (action or event)

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arrogate

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take or claim (something) without justification

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eschew

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abstain from

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inter

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place a (corpse) in tomb or grave

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imbue

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inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality)

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permeate

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spread throughout

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enviable

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arousing or likely to arouse envy

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sullenness

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unwilling to talk or be sociable

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impudent

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not showing respect for another person

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impertinent

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rude

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reclusive

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avoiding the company of other people, solitary

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bewildering

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cause (someone) to become perplexed or confused

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exorbitant

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unreasonably high (of a price or amount charged)

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fathom

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understand (a difficult or enigmatic person) after much thought, measure of depth of water

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interpolate

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insert (something of different nature) into something else

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floundering

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struggle in water or mud, struggle, serious difficulty

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apogee

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highest point in development of something, point of orbit of moon or satellite at which its furthest from moon

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epiphany

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manifestation of divine or supernatural being

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impasse

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a situation in which no progress is possible especially because of disagreement

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capitulate

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surrender

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regress

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return to less developed state

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impugn

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call into question, dispute truth of statement

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acrimony

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bitterness

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cacophony

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a harsh discordant mix of sounds

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sinecure

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a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit, easy job

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elusive

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difficult to find

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impede

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hinder

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paltry

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petty, trivial, insignificant

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abhorrent

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intense dislike, repugnant

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desultory

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lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

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parsimonious

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frugal

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truculent

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eager or quick to argue or fight

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breach

A

act of breaking a law, or a breakthrough, or barrier in defense

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circumnavigate

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sail or travel all the way around

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circumvent

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overcome (a problem)

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adversary

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opponent

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sojourners

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person who resides in place temporarily

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discretionary

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optional, voluntary

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sacrosanct

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regarded as too important to be interfered with

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injudicious

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showing poor judgement, unwise

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postulate

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assume truth of as basis for reasoning

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refuted

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disprove

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embryonic

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unborn, undeveloped

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pestinential

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tending to cause infectious diseases

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subterranean

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existing under Earth’s surface, secret, concealed

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boycott

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reject

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bolster

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provide support, strengthen

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annex

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add to, take for oneself

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enmity

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hostility

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approbation

A

approval or praise

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largess

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generosity

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abide

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obey

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repudiate

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refuse to accept or be associated with

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micreant

A

person who behaves badly to break the law

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interloper

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intruder, trespasser, invader

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despair

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loss of hope

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duress

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force someone to do something, coercion

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ebullience

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cheerful, excuberance

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inscrutable

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impossible to understand or interpret

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mercenary

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money-oriented

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draconian

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harsh, severe

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insipid

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boring, lacking flavor

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prolocutor

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spokesperson

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despot

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oppressor

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cognizant

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being aware of, having knowledge of

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conciliatory

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intended to likely placate or pacify, peacemaking

75
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cantankerous

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bad-tempered, argumentative, uncooperative

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trivial

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unimportant

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contentious

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likely to cause argument, controversial

78
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virtuous

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showing high moral standards

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ignoble

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not honorable in character or purpose

80
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precarious

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likely to fall OR dependent on chance

81
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facetious

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treating serious issue with inappropriate humor/attitude, flippant, frivolous

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cynical

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distrusting of human integrity OR doubtful as to whether something will happen

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