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sojourning

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a temporary stay

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congruent

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in agreement

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consummate

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to bring to a state of perfection / to fulfill

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polity

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a form of system / government

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spurious

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not genuine / not true

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bellicose

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inclined / eager to fight

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blithe

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without thought / regard

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extol

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to praise highly

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spurn

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to reject with disdain

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discountenance

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to disconcert / embarass

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capricious

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erratic

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adulterate

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to make impure

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loquacious

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excessively talkative / wordy

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desiccate

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to dry up / preserve food by removing moisture

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ephemeral

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lasting a short time

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laconic

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using few words

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pedant

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think pedantic

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vacillate

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to waiver in mind / opinion

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plutocracy

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a country run by the wealthy class

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oligarchy

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a country run by very few high class individuals

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autocracy

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a country run by one individual

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ochlocracy

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mob rule

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scintillation

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sparklyness

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quittance

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discharge from debt

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diffident

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shy / timid

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abstemious

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opposite of self indulgent

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probity

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the quality of having strong moral principles

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veracity

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honesty

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equivocal

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not easily understood / explained

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engender

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to produce

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enervate

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to weaken, to cause someone to lose energy

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ingenuous

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innocent, unsuspecting

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obdurate

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to stubbornly refuse to change your opinion

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garrulous

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excessively talkative

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prevaricate

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to avoid directly answering questions in order to not tell the truth

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prosaic

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dull, commonplace, or unimaginative

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restive

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restless / uneasy

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pernicious

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causing gradual harm

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agog

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very excited

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artless

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free from deceit

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harangue

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excessively long speech / rant

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insipid

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boring, dull, vapid

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nonplussed

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utterly perplexed

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quixotic

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really idealistic, impractical / unrealistic

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auspicious

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favorable, opportune, promising

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alacrity

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eagerness/willingness to do something

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intrepid

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fearless / adventurous

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sagacity

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wisdom / good judgement

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commodious

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roomy / comfortable

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quiescent

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inactive

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a churl

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a miser

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profligate

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recklessly extravagant with spending

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pueril

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childish / immature

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staid

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primly composed

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blandishing

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to coax / to influence using flattery

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approbatory

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full of praise

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transient

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temporary

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extant

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existing

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unctuous

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insincere groveling

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headlong

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with reckless haste

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peripatetic

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traveling from place to place / wandering

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surfeited

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to have consumed so much you no longer want it

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jocular

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humorous / playful

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presage

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to forshadow

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propitiate

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to appease

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portents (noun)

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omens

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turgid

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tediously pompous

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jejune

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naive / simplistic / superficial

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assiduous

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diligent / hard working

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fastidious

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careful with details

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chary

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cautious / wary

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punctilious

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careful about codes and conventions

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apocryphal

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erroneous / inauthentic

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daughty

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courageous / valient

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obloquy

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strong public criticism

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persipacity

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insight

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antipathy

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strong dislike

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dolorous

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feeling or expressing great sorrow / distress

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perfidious

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deceitful / untrustworthy

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perfunctory

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carried out with minimal effort

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furtive

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secretive / attempting to avoid attention because of deceit

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surreptitious

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secretive

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recreant

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cowardly

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piquant

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pleasantly sharp taste or pleasantly stimulating

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querulous

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complaining in a whining manner

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dilatory

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slow to act

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obstreperous

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noisy and difficult to control

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approbation

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approval / praise

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punctilious

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showing great attention to detail

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decorous

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in good taste and propriety

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ponderous

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dull / laborious

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vituperating

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to blame / insult with strong language

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insurgent

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a rebel / revolutionary

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impecunious

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having little to no money

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gregarious

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a sociable person

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affable

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friendly / good natured

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taciturn

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reserved , uncommunicative

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reticent

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not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

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soporific

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inducing sleep or drowsiness

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analeptic

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a restorative drug

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trenchant

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vigorous or incisive in expression/style

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obviate

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remove, avoid, prevent

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abrogate

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repeal, do away with (a law) or evade responsibility

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tumid

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swollen, pompous

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intractable

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difficult /stubborn / hard to deal with

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recalcitrant

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having an uncooperative attitude towards authority

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salubrious

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healthy

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epicene

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having characteristics of both sexes

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epicures

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people who take much pleasure in food or drink

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pundits

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an expert in a particular subject

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vilipend

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to hold no regard for

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inveigled

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to persuade someone to do something by flattery or deception (like blandishing)

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repudiate

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refuse to accept / deny the truth of

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craven

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cowardly

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zephyrs

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a soft gentle breeze

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reify

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to make concrete / real

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exculpate

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to declare / show someone is not guilty

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perennial

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lasting for a long time

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evanescent

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soon passing out of sight / memory / existence

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palliative

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relieving pain w/out dealing with cause

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remonstrances

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forceful / earnest protests

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expostulations

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expression of disapproval

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ersatz

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not real / genuine

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minatory

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expressing/conveying a threat

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robustious

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vigorous in a rough way

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approbation

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approval / praise

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surfeit

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an excessive amount of something

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paucity

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little of

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indemnify

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to compensate for harm or loss

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protracted

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lasting for a long time / longer than expected

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chary of

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cautious / suspicious of

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pilloried

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attacked or ridiculed publicly

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hermetic

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complete / air tight

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sardonic

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mocking / cynical

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nebulous

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vague / ill defined

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mendacity

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untruthful

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usury

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lending money at high rates

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diatribe

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forceful / bitter attack

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opprobium

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harsh criticism / censure

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craven

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cowardly

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imperious

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arrogant / domineering

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effrontery

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insolent

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chicanery

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using deception to achieve your goal

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prevarication

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telling a lie for a particular purpose

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vitiate

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impair / spoil / ruin the efficacy / validity / quality

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