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Acrimony

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n Bitterness of words or manner

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Ambivalence

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n Having contradictory emotions

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Charlatan

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n Quack; pretender to knowledge

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Congenial

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adj Pleasant; friendly

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Contentious

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adj Quarrelsome

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Defamation

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n Harming a person’s reputation

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malignant

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adj 1. virulent or infectious/cancerous

2. malevolent

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prescient

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adj showing knowledge of events before they happen “a prescient warning”

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erudite

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adj showing great knowledge or learning “an erudite theory”

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anachronistic

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adj not in its correct historical time

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edified

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adj instructed/encouraged in intellectual/moral/spiritual improvement

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modicum

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n. a small amount of something

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antecedent

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  1. adj going before; preceding

2. an event that happens before another

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afford

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verb. 1. have enough money 2. have available to spare 3. provide or supply

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equanimity

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n. mental calmness, composure

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protectionist

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n. an advocate of government economic protection for domestic producers (restricting foreign competitors)

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pundit

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n. an expert in a particular subject

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euphonious

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adj. pleasing to the ear

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bellicose

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adj. demonstrating aggression “bellicose patriots”

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perfidious

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adj. deceitful, untrustworthy “a perfidious lover”

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ubiquitous

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adj. found everywhere “ubiquitous influence”

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adulatory

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adj. excessively praising or admiring “an adulatory review”

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languorous

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adj. with lack of energy or vitality “languorous Sunday afternoons”

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vituperative

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adj. bitter and abusive “vituperative criticism”

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sycophantic

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adj. self-seeking, attempting to gain an advantage through flattering

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implicate

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verb. 1. to convey indirectly 2. to show someone to be involved in a crime

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vicarious

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adj. experienced in the imagination through someone else “vicarious pleasure from fictional characters”

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nominal

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adj. 1. existing in name only 2. very small

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ultimatum

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noun. a final demand or statement of terms “they issued an ultimatum demanding etc etc”

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entreaty

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noun. an earnest or humble request

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ostensibly

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adv. apparently but perhaps not actually “it was ostensibly a book about football”

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salient

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adj. something that projects outward from its surroundings, standing out

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incontrovertible

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adj. not able to be denied “incontrovertible proof”

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myriad

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noun. a countless/extremely great number

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prospective

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adj. expected to be something in the future “a prospective buyer” “prospective changes”

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veneration

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noun. great respect; reverence

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consternation

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noun. anxiety or dismay typically at something unexpected

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commiseration

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noun. sympathy/sorrow “offered him clumsy commiseration”

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proliferation

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noun. rapid increase in numbers “cell proliferation”

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precocious

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adj. developing early “precocious boy”

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sinuous

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adj. having many curves and turns

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succinct

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adj. briefly and clearly expressed “a succinct report”

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spate

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noun. a large number of events occurring in quick succession “a spate of attacks on travelers”

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paucity

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noun. scarcity “a paucity of information”

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panoply

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noun. a complete or impressive collection of things

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elocution

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noun. the skill of clear and expressive speech

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cataclysmic

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Adj. Relating to a violent natural event “a cataclysmic failure”

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Beneficiary

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N. A person who derives advantage from something (like a trust, will, or life insurance policy)

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Emissary

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N. A person sent on a special mission usually as a diplomatic representative

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Connoisseur

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N. An expert judge in matters of taste

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Patron

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n. 1. a person who gives financial or other support 2. a (regular) customer of a store, restaurant, or theater

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sojourn

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  1. n. a temporary stay “his sojourn in Paris” 2. v. to live temporarily “to sojourn on the Riviera for two months”
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benefactor

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n. a person who gives $ or other help to a person (synonym = patron)

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raconteur

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n. someone who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way (storyteller)

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dilettante

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n. a person who cultivates an area of interest without real commitment or knowledge “a dilettante approach”

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magnate

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n. a wealthy and influential person (synonym = tycoon)

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prevaricator

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n. a person who tells lies

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tycoon

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n. a wealthy, powerful person in business or industry (synonym = magnate)

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abate

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verb. to become less intense or widespread “the storm suddenly abated”

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preeminent

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adj. surpassing all others; distinguished in some way “the world’s preeminent expert”

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preternatural

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adj. beyond what is normal or natural “preternatural speed”

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debilitate

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v. make weak or hinder “a weakness that debilitates him”

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punctilious

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adj. showing great attention to behavior “punctilious in providing every amenity”

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eclectic

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adj. deriving ideas/style from a broad and diverse range of sources “eclectic music taste”

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subsidiary

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adj. less important than but related to

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consecrated

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v. made sacred “the church was consecrated”

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salubrious

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adj. health-giving; healthy “salubrious weather”

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winnow

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v. 1. find or identify “winnow out the truth” 2. blow “the autumn wind winnowing its way through the grass”

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contumacious

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adj. stubbornly disobedient to authority

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pertinacious

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adj. determined, tenacious

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maxim

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n. adage, aphorism, axiom, dictum

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solicitous

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adj. showing interest or concern “she was solicitous about her students’ welfare”

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chimerical

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adj. fantastically visionary or improbable

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aspersion

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n. an attack on the reputation/integrity of something “casting aspersions”

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jettison

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v. throw/drop something from an aircraft or ship

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expeditious

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adj. done with speed and efficiency “an expeditious investigation”

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fortuitous

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adj. happening by accident or chance “the similarity between the paintings was fortuitous”

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insipid

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adj. lacking flavor, lacking vigor or interest

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unctuous

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adj. excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

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ebullient

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adj. cheerful and full of energy

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scurrilous

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adj. 1. defamatory, slanderous, insulting “a scurrilous attack on his integrity” 2. humorously insulting “scurrilous writings”

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supercilious

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adj. arrogant

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onus

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n. burden, responsibility, obligation

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indelible

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adj. ineradicable, permanent, lasting

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autodidact

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n. a self-taught person

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sanguinary

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adj. 1. involving or causing much bloodshed “this sanguinary war” 2. bloodthirsty, murderous “sanguinary hatred”

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conscientious

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adj. wishing to do what is right, diligent, assiduous

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recondite

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adj. esoteric, arcane, obscure “full of recondite information”

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litigious

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adj. concerned with lawsuits or litigation “today’s litigious society”

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puerile

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adj. childishly silly and trivial “puerile excuses”

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picayune

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adj. petty, worthless “picayune squabbling of politicians”

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moribund

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adj. at the point of death “the patient was moribund”

93
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conflagration

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n. an extensive fire that destroys a lot of land/property

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treacly

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adj. annoyingly sentimental

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extemporize

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v. improvise “he extemporized at the piano”

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convivial

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adj. friendly, genial, cheerful, jovial

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sedulous

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adj. diligent, careful

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excoriated

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v. censured or criticized severely

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quixotic

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adj. exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic

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attenuated

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adj. 1. unnaturally thin 2. weakened in force or effect, reduced, lessened

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