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laconic

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brief; using few words

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insipid

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lacking taste or flavor

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pragmatic

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dealing with probs in a logical/reasonable way

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iconoclast

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someone who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

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arduous

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difficult to accomplish, hard to endure

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profligate

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recklessly extravagant or wasteful in use of resources

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hortatory

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strongly encourage

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pellucid

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clear

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Obsequious

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Obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

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Capricious

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Given to sudden behavior change

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Fortuitous

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Happening by accident or chance

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Orthodox

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Confirming to all the traditional beliefs and religious beliefs

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Alacrity

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Lively

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Corroborate

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confirm; make more certain

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Magnanimous

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Very generous

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Scrupulous

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thorough

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Prolific

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Fruitful, present in large number

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Dogmatic

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Dictatorial, opinionated

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Placate

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Make (someone) less angry or hostile

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Mercurial

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Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood, temperamental

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Hackneyed

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Unoriginal and trite

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Prudent

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Acting with or showing care and thought

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Belie

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Disguise or contradict

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Esoteric

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Mysterious

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Cacophony

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Harsh sounds

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Impetuous

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Acting or done quickly without thought or care

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Idiosyncrasy

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A way of thought peculiar to an individual

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Extant

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In existence

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Obscure

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unknown, uncertain

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Didactic

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teach

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Pithy

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Brief and to the point

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Copious

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Abundant in supply or quantity

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Ostentation

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show off; excessive display of wealth

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Adulterate

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Alter or debase, often for profit

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Vociferous

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Loud

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Taciturn

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Reserved in speech

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Obdurate

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stubborn; refusing to change one’s opinion

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Garrulous

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talkative

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Misanthrope

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Person who hates others

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Lionize

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Treat someone as celebrity

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Imminent

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About to happen

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Frivolous

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Trivial, silly

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Benign

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Gentle, kindly

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Dissonance

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Lack of harmony, disagreement

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Inculpate

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Accuse or blame

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Docile

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submissive

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Sporadic

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Occuring at irregular intervals

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Prevaricate

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Deceive; avoid telling the truth

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Chicanery

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Deception, trickery

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Gainsay

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Deny

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Belligerent

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Hostile and aggressive

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Diffidence

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Hesitancy, lack of confidence

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Eulogy

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speech to praise someone, esp someone who died

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Dispassionate

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Unfeeling

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Fractious

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Irritable

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Malign

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Hurtful, injurious

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Disparate

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different in kind, not comparable

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Plausible

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Seeming reasonable ot probable

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Venerate

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Regard with great respect

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Sanguine

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Optimistic

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Trite

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overused

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Succinct

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Brief and to point

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Meticulous

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Very careful and precise

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Ingenious

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Clever

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Bolster

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Support or strengthen

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Erudite

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Well educated; showing great knowledge

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Anachronism

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Error in time placement

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Trivial

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Of little value or importance

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Innocuous

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Harmless and inoffensive

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Conspicuous

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obvious

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Tumultuous

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Confused or disorderly

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Audacious

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daring to take bold risks; to show lack of respect

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Reticent

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Secretice, quiet

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Fervid

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Intensely enthusiastic or passionate

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Enervate

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Weaken, wear out

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Prodigal

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Wastefully extravagant

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Auspicious

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Conducive to success, favorable

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Soporific

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Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

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Engender

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Cause or give rise to

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Equivocate

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To avoid giving a clear or direct answer to a question

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Inimical

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Tending to obstruct or harm

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Superfluous

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Extra, unnecessary

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Fastidious

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Very careful and attentive

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Recalcitrant

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Disobedient, uncontrollable

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Ephemeral

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Momentary, passing

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Pusillanimot

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Lacking courage, fearful

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings, conflicting

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Vacillate

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indecisive

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Enigma

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mysterious

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Euphoric

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Intense excitement and happiness

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Profound

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Very great or intense, thoughtful

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Pedant

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A person who makes excessive display of learning, overemphasizes rules or minor details

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Inchoate

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Undeveloped, beginning

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Deride

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insult; ridicule

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Lethargic

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immaculate

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perfectly clean

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reproving

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skittish

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playful; unpredictable

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frivolous

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sartorial

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relating to clothes, style of dress

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intuitively

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instinctively

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feign

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pretend to be affected by

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furtively

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secretively

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mull

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think deeply

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tantalizing

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tormenting

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eminence

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fame or recognized superiority (w/in a particular sphere or profession)

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notoriety

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the state of being famous for bad reason

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imperceptibly

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cogent

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(of an argument) clear, logical, and convincing

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enigmatic

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mysterious

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pretentious

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tutelary

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protective

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fervently

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passionately

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sadistic

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joy from inflicting pain on others

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falter

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oblige

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incredulous

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unbelieving

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placidly

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serene

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calm; peaceful

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aggrieved

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resentment after unfairly treated

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chastened

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scaled

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parsimonious

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careful with money; frugal

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prolix

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dictatorial

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spendthrift

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irresponsible with money

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obstreperous

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uncontrollable

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anomaly

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unusual; unexpected

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assuage

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to make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

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lucid

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clear; easy to understand

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equivocal

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not easily understood or explained

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precipitate

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to cause something to happen

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opaque

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not easily seen through or understood

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zeal

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strong feeling/enthusiasm that causes someone to do something

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abstain

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to refrain

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dessicate

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remove moisture from something

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laudable

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deserving praise

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volatile

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likely to change rapidly and unpredictably

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apathy

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lack of interest, enthusiasm

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mitigate

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make less severe, painful

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propriety

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state of being correct, proper

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advocate

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publicly support

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ingenuous

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innocent, unsuspecting

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antipathy

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strong feeling of dislike

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contempt

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state of being despised; feeling which a person thinks something is worthless

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malleable

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easily influenced; pliable

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pliable

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easily bent; flexible

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impartial

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fair and just

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staunch

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loyal, committed

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Insolence

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Disrespectful

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Jejune

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Childish, immature

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Inquisitive

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Somber

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Dark in color, gloomy

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Austerity

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Somberness

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Obsolescence

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Outdated, old fashioned

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restive

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thorough

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dormant

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nonchalant

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calm, relaxed

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plaintive

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complacency

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unaware/uninformed self-satisfaction

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supplicate

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gauche

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socially awkward

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mawkish

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overly sentimental

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supine

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weak, failing to act

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fecund

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indolent

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Credulous

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Pedantic

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To describe a person who shows off what he knows and emphasizes detail when explaining

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Menacing

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Threatening

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Tedious

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Impassive

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Not feeling

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Erudite

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obscure

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uncertain; unknown

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indefatiguable

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not giving up

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alacrity

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precipitate

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act without thinking

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recondite

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obscure, difficult to understand

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intransigent

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infinitetisimal

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extremely small

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exercrable

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famous/respected

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boisterous

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etiolated

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pale, weakened

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maladroit

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adroit

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clever; skillful

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extemporaneous

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done without prep

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prognosticate

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variegated

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opprobrium

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harsh criticm

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imbroglio

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embarrasing situation

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supernumerary

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present in excess number

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peruse

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read carefully

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nonplussed

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bewildered, surprised to point unsure how they react

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histrionic

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melodramatic, overly dramatic

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preclude

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prevent from happening

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ponderous

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dull, laborious

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confound

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munificence

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extremely generous

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prevaricate

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salutatory

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beneficial

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askance

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impertinent

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illusory

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imaginative

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elusive

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difficult to find or catch

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sanctimonious

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overly religious

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sancrosant

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holy, scared

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circumspect

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wary; cautious

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cirumscribe

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restrict within limits

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senescent

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sententious

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process of aging

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calumniate

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slander; say false statements

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vituperate

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blame others

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recriminate

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to make counteraccusations

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dastardly

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wicked; cruel

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asperity

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harsh in tone or manner

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froward

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difficult to deal with

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