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Jejune

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vapid, uninteresting, childish, immature, lacking nutrition.

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jibe

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to agree, to be in accord

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jocose

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given to joking, humorous

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kinetic

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having to do with motion, lively; active

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labile

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readily open to change, unstable

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lachrymose

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causing tears, tearful, showing sorrow

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laconic

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using few words, terse

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lassitude

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listlessness, languor, weariness

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laud

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to praise highly

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lavish

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extravagant

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lethargic

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characterized by lethargy or sluggishness

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libertine

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someone unrestrained by morality or convention or leading a dissolute life

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limn

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outline in detail

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limpid

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transparent, serene, clear and simple in style, untroubled.

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lionize

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to treat something as an object of great interest or importance; to treat a person as a celebrity

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list

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to tilt or lean to one side

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loquacious

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extremely talkative

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lucid

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intelligible, sound, clear

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lumber

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to move heavily and clumsily or with a rumbling sound

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luminous

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characterized by brightness and the emission of light, enlightened, clear

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magnanimity

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving.

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malevolent

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having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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malfeasance

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the performance of a public official of an act that is harmful or illegal

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malinger

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to feign illness so as to avoid work

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malleable

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capable of being shaped or formed, easily influenced.

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martial

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associated with war and the armed forces

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martinet

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a rigid disciplinarian

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maunder

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to talk or move aimlessly, mutter

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maverick

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an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party.

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melancholy

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tending toward sadness

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mellifluous

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sweetly flowing, usually used to describe words or sounds

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mendacity

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the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty

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mendicant

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a beggar, supplicant

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mercurial

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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change mood

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meretricious

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tawdry; pretentious, attractive but showy, having to do with prostitution

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meticulous

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characterized by extreme care and precision, attentive to detail.

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mettlesome

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courageous, high spirited

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militate

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to have weight or bearing on, to argue

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milk

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to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of

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minatory

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menacing, threatening

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mince

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pronounce or speak affectedly or too carefully, euphemism, take tiny steps, tip toe.

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misanthrope

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one who hates humankind

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misogynist

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one who hates women

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mitigate

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to make or become less severe or intense, moderate

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mollify

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to calm or sooth, reduce in emotional intensity.

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monotony

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tedious lack of variety or change

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morose

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sad, sullen, melancholy

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multifaceted

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having many aspects

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multifarious

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varied, motley, greatly diversified

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mundane

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of the world, typical of or concerned with the ordinart

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nadir

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low point, perigee

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nascent

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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natty

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trimly neat and tidy, dapper

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nebulous

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vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form

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neologism

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a new word,expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses.

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neophyte

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a recent convert, a beginner, novice

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nettle

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to irritate, annoy, or provoke

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nexus

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a connection, tie, or link; center or focus

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nice

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exacting, extremely or even excessively precise; done with delicacy or skull.

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noisome

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offensive, especially to one’s sense of smell, fetid

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nonplussed

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baffled, in a quandary, at a loss for what to say, do, or think

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normative

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of or pertaining to an assumed norm regarded as the standard of correctness in behavior, speech, writing.

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nostrum

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cure-all, placebo, questionable remedy

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noxious

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harmful, injurious

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Obdurate

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unyielding, hard-hearted, inflexible

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obeisance

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gesture that expresses deference, such as a bow or curtsy

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obfuscate

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to deliberately obscure, to make confusing

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objurgate

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to reproach or vehemently denounce; to scold

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obsequious

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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness, subservient

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obstinate

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stubborn; hardheaded, uncompromising

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obstreperous

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noisy, loudly stubborn, boisterous

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obtain

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to established, accepted, or customary, prevail.

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obtuse

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lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression.

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obviate

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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occlude

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to obstruct or block

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occult

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hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension

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odious

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hateful; arousing strong feeling of dislike

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officious

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meddlesome pushy in offering one’s service where they are unwanted.

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onerous

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troubling, burdensome.

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opaque

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impermeable by light; dense in mind

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opprobrium

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disgrace, contempt, scorn

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oscillation

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the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm

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ossified

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changed into bone, made rigidly conventional and unreceptive to change.

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ostensible

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seeming, appearing as such, professed

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ostentatious

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characterized by or given to pretentiousness

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overweening

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presumptuously arrogant, overbearing, immoderate.

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