Vocab

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euphonious

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pleasing sound

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virulent

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infections or language that is bitterly hostile, hateful, and antagonistic

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surfeit

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an excess of something

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indigent

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very poor, lacking basic resources

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munificent

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generous

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parsimonious

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excessively cheap with money; stingy

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accord

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a formal concurrence, agreement, or harmony of minds

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flag (complex)

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become weak, feeble, or spiritless

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currency (complex)

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general acceptance or use, prevalence

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bent (noun)

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a strong tendency, a leaning, an inclination

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lambaste

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denounce

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quiescent

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in a state of quiet repose

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lurid

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sensational, shocking, ghastly

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propitiate

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to appease, to conciliate, to regain the favor or goodwill of

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élan

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a vigorous spirit; great enthusiasm

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craven

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cowardly, faint-hearted

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venal

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corrupt, dishonest, open to bribery

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licentious

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immoral, dissolute, debauched

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profligate

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wasteful

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vacuous

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empty; lacking serious purpose

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portent

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an omen that something important or calamitous is about to occur

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complaisant

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agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality

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intransigent

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very stubborn

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intractable

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very stubborn

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redolent

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exuding fragrance; reminiscent

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chicanery

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deception by subterfuge; trickery

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magisterial

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learned and authoritative

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extemporize

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to speak without notes

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dilatory

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habitually late; tardy

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vituperative

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characterized by verbal abuse and bitter criticism

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perfidious

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treacherous, traitorous, deceitful

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moribund

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approaching death

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excoriating

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expressing strong disapproval

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nonplussed

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completely puzzled

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timorous

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showing fear

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censorious

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fault-finding, critical

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captious

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highly critical; fault-finding

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didactic

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tending to give instruction or advice; lecturing too much

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pellucid

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clear, transparent

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spate

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large number or amount

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stopgap

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a temporary solution designed to meet an urgent need

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execrable

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detestable; repulsive

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odious

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detestable; repulsive

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perspicacious

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insightful, perceptive

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vertiginous

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characterized or suffering from dizziness

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underwrite

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to assume financial responsibility for

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sinecure

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an office or position that provides an income for little or no work

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lugubrious

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sad, mournful, melancholic

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fecund

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intellectually productive or inventive

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refractory

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resistant to authority or control

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garrulous

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annoyingly talkative

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protean

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taking on varied forms and meanings

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solicitous

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showing great care and concern, attentive

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mendicancy

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begging

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ossified

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fixed or rigid

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purveyor

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one who sells something

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variegated

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multicolored

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negotiate

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navigate an obstacle

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temper (complex)

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neutralize, counterbalance

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petulant

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irritable