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vocab Flashcards

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abate

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to subside, become less

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adulation

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praise or flattery that is excessive

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anathema

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an object of intense dislike

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astute

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shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

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avarice

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a greedy desire

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culpable

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deserving blame

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dilatory

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tending to delay or procrastinate

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egregious

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conspicuous in an unfavorable sense

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equivocate

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to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation

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evanescent

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vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy

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irresolute

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unable to make up one’s mind

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nebulous

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vague, confused, indistinct

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novice

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one who is just a beginner

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penury

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extreme poverty

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pretentious

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done for show, striving to make a big impression

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recapitulate

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to sum up

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resuscitate

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to revive

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slovenly

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untidy, dirty, careless

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supposition

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assumption, presumption, hypothesis

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torpid

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inactive, sluggish, dull

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accrue

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to grow or accumulate over time

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annotation

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a critical or explanatory note or comment

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bedlam

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a state or scene of uproar and confusion

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covert

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hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret

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debonair

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smooth and polished in manner and appearance

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dun

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to demand insistently especially in payment of a debt

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efficacious

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effective, producing results

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equanimity

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calmness, composure, refusal to panic

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fortuitous

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accidental, occurring by happy chance

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gist

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the essential part, main point, or essence

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gratuitous

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freely given

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imperious

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overbearing, arrogant

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invective

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a strong denunciation or condemnation

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motley

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showing great variety

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munificent

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extremely generous

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procrastinate

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to delay

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provocative

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tending to produce a strong feeling or response

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recondite

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exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

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reprobate

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scoundrel

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sedentary

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remaining in one place

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abstemious

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moderate, sparing, characterized by abstinence and self discipline

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censurable

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deserving of blame or correction

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contingent

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dependent on uncertain events or conditions

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corroborate

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to confirm, verify

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denizen

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an inhabitant, resident

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discursive

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passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another

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disseminate

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to scatter or spread widely

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dowdy

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poorly dressed, shabby

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florid

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highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

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foist

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to pass off as worthy or genuine

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gauche

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awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

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heresy

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an opinion different from accepted belief

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inculcate

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to impress on the mind by repetition

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palpable

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easily seen, heard or recognized

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perceptive

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having sympathetic insight or understanding

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pernicious

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extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

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salient

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prominent, standing out, conspicuous

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satiate

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to satisfy completely

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sear

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to char or scorch the surface of

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specious

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apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

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absolve

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to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

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caricature

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a representation, such as a drawing, that exaggerates a subject’s characteristic features

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clangor

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a loud ringing sound

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contiguous

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side by side, touching

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cupidity

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greed

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deleterious

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harmful, injurious

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enhance

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to raise to a higher degree

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enthrall

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to captivate

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extenuating

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lessening the seriousness or magnitude of an offense

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implicit

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implied or understood though unexpressed

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incisive

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sharp, keen, penetrating

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inimical

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unfriendly,hostile

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ostentatious

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showy

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paragon

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a model of excellence or perfection

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politic

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prudent, expedient

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prosaic

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dull, lacking in distinction and originality

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redundant

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wordy, repetitive

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sanctimonious

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self-righteous, holier-than-thou

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scintillating

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sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant

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winsome

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charming, attractive, pleasing

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abet

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to encourage, assist, aid, support

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aver

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to affirm, declare confidently

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blatant

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obvious or conspicuous

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broach

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to bring up or begin to talk about a subject

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buttress

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to support, prop up, strengthen OR a supporting structure

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carousal

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noisy revelry or merrymaking

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collate

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sort-out, cross-check

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connoisseur

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an expert especially in one of the fine arts

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disconsolate

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deeply unhappy or dejected

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encumber

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to weigh down or burden

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foment

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to promote trouble or rebellion

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grisly

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frightful, horrible, ghastly

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herculean

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characterized by great strength OR very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength

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impassive

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showing no feeling or emotion

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inauspicious

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unfavorable, unlucky

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incontrovertible

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unquestionable, beyond dispute

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nonplussed

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puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a oss

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opportune

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occurring at an appropriate time

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prolific

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abundant, profuse

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rejionder

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a reply to a reply, response

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amenable

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willing to follow advice or authority

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berate

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to scold sharply

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carnage

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large-scale slaughter or loss of life

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credulous

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too ready to believe, easily deceived

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criterion

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a standard for judgment or evalution

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deplete

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to use up as a result of spending or consumption

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expatiate

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to expand on, write or talk at length or in deatil

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extraneous

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irrelevant

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inception

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the beginning, start, earliest stage of

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infirmity

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a weakness or ailment

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jejune

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immature, juvenile

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obdurate

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stubborn, unyielding

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potpourri

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a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items

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precocious

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showing unusually early development

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sadistic

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delighting in cruelty

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sententious

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self-righteous, characterized by moralizing

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supplicate

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to beg earnestly and humbly

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surfeit

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an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking

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tortuous

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winding, twisted, crooked

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turgid

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swollen, bloated, filled to excess

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adamant

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firm in purpose or opinion

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brouhaha

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an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified

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bulwark

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a strong defense or protection

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choleric

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easily made angry, bad-tempered

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cloy

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to spoil or destroy in appetite by too much indulgence

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curtail

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to cut short

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deference

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courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another

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definitive

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conclusive

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demeanor

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the way a person behaves

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enigmatic

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puzzling, perplexing

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impromptu

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without preparation

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mawkish

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excessively and objectionably sentimental

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mollify

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reduce in intensity

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onus

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something that is heavy or burdensome

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presentiment

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a vague sense of approaching misfortune

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profligate

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given over dissipation and self-indulgence

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remit

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to send in or hand in as in money

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requisite

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needed, necessary

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sartorial

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having to do with clothes or dress especially men’s

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thwart

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to oppose successfully, to prevent

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