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Magnate

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a big or important person

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Metamorphosis

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process of transformation

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Despondent

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sad

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Indignant

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angry

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malevolent

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having bad wishes towards others

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malaise

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general sense of unease

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equivocal

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deliberately unclear; vague

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vociferate

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to speak loudly

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complaisant

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having a desire to please others

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malignity

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strong will to harm others

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dexterous

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skillful

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equanimity

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composure, calm

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impede

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to block

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thwart

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to stop

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burgeon

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to expand, grow, flourish

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encroach

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to make gradual or stealthy steps into, trespass

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invoke

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to call upon a higher power

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evoke

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to call upon

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amorphous

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without shape

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irrevocable

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irreversible

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benediction

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a blessing

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benign

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gentle, kind

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androgynous

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both female and male characteristics

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anthropocentric

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worldview that tends to put humans beings at the center

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anthropomorphic

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a perspective that tends to assign human characteristics to plants or animals

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analogous

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a situation that contains some common thread or theme

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sophistry

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false wisdom

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placate

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to soothe

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ambivalent

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torn between emotions

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malfeasance

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misconduct

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antipathy

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hatred

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sophomoric

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immature, childish

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insubordinate

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not obeying authority

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intransigent

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unwilling to compromise

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creed

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system of christian/religious belief

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amenable

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obedient, agreeable

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amiable

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friendly, agreeable

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credulous

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eager to believe, gullible

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culpable

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guilty

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deign

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to condescend

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elocution

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art of public speaking

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impugn

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to attack/accuse

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impunity

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freedom from punishment or harm

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indict

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to charge with a crime

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nomenclature

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set or system of names

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repugnant

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repulsive, disgusting

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pseugonym

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a false name, alias

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veracity

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truthfulness

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vrisimilitude

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appearance of truth, looking like the real thing

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rectify

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convert, made correct

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repudiates

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reject or refuse

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recants

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withdraw a previous belief

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unanimity

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total agreement

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gregarious

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social

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candor

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sincere honesty (like candid!)

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conspicuous

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easily seen, impossible to miss

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empirical

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relying on experience or observation, not just theoretical

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inept

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incompetent, clumsy

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malleable

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easy to bend, mold, shape

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mercurial

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emotionally unpredictable

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pervade

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spread throughout

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prudent

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wise

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substantiate

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to prove, verify

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denounce

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inform against; declare to be wrong

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aver

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state or assert

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intractable

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difficult or impossible to manage, control, solve, cure

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empirical

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based on experience rather than pure logic or theory

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dictum

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formal statement

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indict

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formally charged with crime

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exculpate

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show or declare someone is not guilty

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equivocation

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logical fallacy

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ignominy

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public shame

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erudite

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having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarly

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verisimilitude

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ver (truth) - appearing true

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extemporaneous

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spoken or done well without prep

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astute

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good at clocking people, observant

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gaffe

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embarrassing mistake

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indolent

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lazy

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insolent

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arrogant, insulting

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insular

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island, isolated

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pedantic

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overly concerned with rules (esp academics)

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penchant

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strong taste/like

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penitent

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sorry

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pragmatic

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practical, experience>theory

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proliferate

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spread/grow rapidly

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prolific

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fruitful, productive

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prominent

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well-known, leading, stands out

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reticent

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quiet, restrained, reluctant to speak

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sagacious

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wise

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specious

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falsely plausible or attractive

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tenuous

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flimsy, thin

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ubiquitous

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present; found everywhere

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divulge

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make known

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exacerbate

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make a problem worse

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dogmatic

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rule follower

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frivolous

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not serious

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abstruse

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hard to understand

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affront

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“in your face” insult

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castigate

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criticize severely

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cerebral palsey

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smart, brainy

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concede

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admit

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contiguous

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side by side

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epitome

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perfect example of something

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exorbitant

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excessive

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expedient

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providing an immediate advantage

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flagrant

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SO BAD

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flippant

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super disrespectful

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laud

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praise

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partisan

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someone who supports a person/idea

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squander

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waste

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tangential

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irrelevant

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vestige

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remaining bit

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vie

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to compete

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vigilant

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watchful

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antithesis

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the direct opposite

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disparate

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different; incompatible; unequal

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posterity

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future generations

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posthumous

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occurring after one’s death

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smear

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damage reputation w/ slanderb

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buttress

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strengthen, improve, benefit

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colossal

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gigantic

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juxtapose

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to compare side by side

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entropy

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science functions

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frivolity

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lightness, lack of seriousness

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travesty

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debase imitation of something, to make fun of

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derisive

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mocking

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dubious (doo)

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something is unclear; skepticism

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nihilistic

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belief of meaningless

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diffident

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lack confidence

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orator

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person who is a skilled public speaker

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inebriated

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drunk

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opaque

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impossible to see through; impossible to understand

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anachronistic

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something that doesn’t belong in current time

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inscrutable

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hard to understand

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propriety

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proper behavior

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contingent

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up to chance(adj) OR group of people united by 1 cause(noun)

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latent

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hidden or concealed

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denigrate

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verb - criticize unfairly

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misconstrue

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form a false understanding of the meaning or intention of something (misinterpret)

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defunct

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no longer existing/functioning

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arcane

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mysterious, understood by few

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extraneous

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irrelevant or unrelated

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ornamental

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decorative

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surmise

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something that may be true but there is no evidence

145
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contrive

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create or bring out; manage to do something foolish

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disparate

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too difference, very unlike

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paucity

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scarcity

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