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empirical

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based on observation or experiment

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enigmatic

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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand (enigma)

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ephemeral

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brief; fleeting

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refulgent

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radiant, shiny, brilliant

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renege

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to fail to honor a commitment; go back on a promise

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sedulous

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diligent, hard working

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soporific

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causing drowsiness

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spendthrift

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one who spends money wastefully

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tacit

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implied, but not stated

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terse

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brief and concise in wording

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tout

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to publicly praise or promote

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trenchant

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sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

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unfeigned

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genuine

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untenable

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indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable

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vacillate

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wavering indecisively from one course of action/opinion to another

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vexation

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annoyance; irritation

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vituperate

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harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely, to berate

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volatile

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readily changing to a vapor, changeable, fickle, explosive

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approriate

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confiscate

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arrest

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holding ones attention

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august

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majestic, venerable

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broach

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to bring up, announce, to begin to talk about

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brook

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to tolerate, to endure, to countenance

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cardinal

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major

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consequential

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pompous, self important

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damp

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to diminish intensity

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die

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a tool used for shaping

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essay

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to test, try, attempt, to experiment

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exact

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demand, call for, require, to take

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fell

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inhumanely cruel

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flag

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to sag, droop, become spiritless, to decline

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flip, flippant

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sarcastic, impertinent

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ford

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to wade across a shallow part of a river

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grouse

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to complain or grumble

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guy

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rope, cable attached to something as a brace or guide

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intimate

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to imply, insinuate, suggest

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list

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to tilt to one side, or turn

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lumber

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to move heavily or clumsily

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mince

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to announce or speak carefully, tiptoe, euphemize

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nice

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extremely precise, exacting, presidous

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pied

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multicolored, blotches

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pine

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to lose vigor through grief

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plastic

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moldable

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pluck

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courage, spunk, fortitude

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prize

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to pry, to press or force w a lever, something taken by force, spoils

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rail

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to complain bitterly

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