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awry

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off course; twisted to one side

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autonomous

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acting independently

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astute

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shrewd; keen in judgment

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adverse

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unfavorable; antagonistic

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antiquity

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ancientness; ancient times

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aesthetic

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having to do with artistic beauty; artistic

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aperture

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an opening

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bilious

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ill-tempered; cranky

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bemoan

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to mourn about; to lament

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bauble

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a gaudy trinket; a small, inexpensive ornament

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benign

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gentle; not harmful; kind; mild

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bequest

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something left to someone in a will

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consolidate

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to combine or bring together; to solidify; to strengthen

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conspicuous

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easily seen; impossible to miss

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candor

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truthfulness; sincere honesty

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capricious

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unpredictable; likely to change at any moment

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cipher

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zero; a nobody; the solution to the code

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depose

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to remove from office or position of power

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deplete

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to decrease the supply of; to exhaust; to use up

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depredate

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to prey upon; to plunder; to ransack; to raid

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diatribe

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a bitter, abusive denunciation; A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something

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erudite

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scholarly; deeply learned

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esoteric

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hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar

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euphemism

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a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one

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flagrant

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glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous; offensive

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figurative

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based on figures of speech; expressing something in terms usually used for something else; metaphorical

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gregarious

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sociable; enjoying the company of others

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hierarchy

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an organization based on rank or degree; pecking order

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indolent

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lazy

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indulgent

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lenient; yielding to desire

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ineffable

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incapable of being expressed or described

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inept

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clumsy; incompetent, gauche

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interlude

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an intervening episode; an intermission; a pause

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intermittent

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occasional; repeatedly starting and stopping; recurrent

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intersperse

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to place at intervals; to scatter among

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laud

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to praise; to applaud; to extol; to celebrate

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maudlin

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silly and overly sentimental; tearfully or weakly emotional

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maverick

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a nonconformist; a rebel

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obscure

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unknown; hard to understand; dark

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pivotal

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crucial

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plethora

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excess

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poignant

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painfully emotional; extremely moving; sharp or astute

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perfidy

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treachery

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rapture

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ecstasy; bliss; unequaled joy

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ruminate

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to contemplate; to ponder; to mull over

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ratify

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to confirm; to approve something formally

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rhetoric

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the art of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse

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tacit

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implied; not spoken

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tangible

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touchable; palpable

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verbose

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using too many words; not succinct

51
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off course; twisted to one side

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awry

52
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acting independently

A

autonomous

53
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shrewd; keen in judgment

A

astute

54
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unfavorable; antagonistic

A

adverse

55
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ancientness; ancient times

A

antiquity

56
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having to do with artistic beauty; artistic

A

aesthetic

57
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an opening

A

aperture

58
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ill-tempered; cranky

A

bilious

59
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to mourn about; to lament

A

bemoan

60
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a gaudy trinket; a small, inexpensive ornament

A

bauble

61
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gentle; not harmful; kind; mild

A

benign

62
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something left to someone in a will

A

bequest

63
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to combine or bring together; to solidify; to strengthen

A

consolidate

64
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easily seen; impossible to miss

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conspicuous

65
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truthfulness; sincere honesty

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candor

66
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unpredictable; likely to change at any moment

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capricious

67
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zero; a nobody; the solution to the code

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cipher

68
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to remove from office or position of power

A

depose

69
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to decrease the supply of; to exhaust; to use up

A

deplete

70
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to prey upon; to plunder; to ransack; to raid

A

depredate

71
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a bitter, abusive denunciation; A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something

A

diatribe

72
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scholarly; deeply learned

A

erudite

73
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hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar

A

esoteric

74
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a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one

A

euphemism

75
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glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous; offensive

A

flagrant

76
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based on figures of speech; expressing something in terms usually used for something else; metaphorical

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figurative

77
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sociable; enjoying the company of others

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gregarious

78
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an organization based on rank or degree; pecking order

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hierarchy

79
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lazy

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indolent

80
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lenient; yielding to desire

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indulgent

81
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incapable of being expressed or described

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ineffable

82
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clumsy; incompetent, gauche

A

inept

83
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an intervening episode; an intermission; a pause

A

interlude

84
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occasional; repeatedly starting and stopping; recurrent

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intermittent

85
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to place at intervals; to scatter among

A

intersperse

86
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to praise; to applaud; to extol; to celebrate

A

laud

87
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silly and overly sentimental; tearfully or weakly emotional

A

maudlin

88
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a nonconformist; a rebel

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maverick

89
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unknown; hard to understand; dark

A

obscure

90
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crucial

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pivotal

91
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excess

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plethora

92
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painfully emotional; extremely moving; sharp or astute

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poignant

93
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treachery

A

perfidy

94
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ecstasy; bliss; unequaled joy

A

rapture

95
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to contemplate; to ponder; to mull over

A

ruminate

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to confirm; to approve something formally

A

ratify

97
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the art of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse

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rhetoric

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implied; not spoken

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tacit

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touchable; palpable

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tangible

100
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using too many words; not succinct

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verbose

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