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facetious

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humorous/playful

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fallacy

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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief

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furtive

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stealth; covert; surreptitious, clandestine, sneaky

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gregarious

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social, outgoing

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harangue

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to deliver a forceful or angry speech; ranting speech or writing

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heretical

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violating accepted dogma or convention

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impecunious

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lacking funds; without money

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incipient

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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inert

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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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innocuous

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harmless

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intransigent

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refusing to compromise

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inveigle

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to obtain by deception or flattery

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morose

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sad, sullen, melancholy

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odious

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evoking intense aversion/dislike

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penurious

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excessive penny pinching

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pernicious

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extremely harmful in a way that isnt seen or noticed

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peruse

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to examine with care

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pious/piety

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extremely reverent or devout; strong religious devotion

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preen

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to dress up; primp; groom w elaborate care

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prodigious

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abundant in size, force or extent; extraordinary

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prolific

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large volumes; productive

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putrefy

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to rot; decay, give a foul odor (putrid)

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quaff

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to drink deeply

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quiescence

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still, motionless, at rest

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redoubtable

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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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sanction

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authoritative approval; penalty intended to enforce compliance

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squalid

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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

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stoic

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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast

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supplant

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to take the place of; to supersede

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torpid

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lethargic, sluggish, dormant

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ubiquitous

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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

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urbane

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sophisticated; refined; elegant

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vilify

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to characterize harshly; defame

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acumen

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keen, accurate judgement or insight

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adulterate

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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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amalgamate

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to combine several elements into a whole

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archaic

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outdated; more primative time

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aver

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to state as a fact; to declare or assert

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bolster

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to provide support or reinforcement

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bombastic

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pompous; grandiloquent

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