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(adj) capable of burning or corroding by a chemical action; sarcastic, biting

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caustic

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(adj) prominent, renowned, distinguished, outstanding

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eminent

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(v) to make or construct; to lie or deceive

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fabricate

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(adj) not attentive or observant; due to oversight

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inadvertent

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(adj) just beginning to exist or appear

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incipient

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(adj) lacking harmony or agreement, incompatible; inconsistent; unsuitable; inappropriate

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incongruous

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(adj) bold; fearless; brave

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intrepid

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(adj) using few words; brief, concise

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laconic

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(n) a slight variation of tone color meaning

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nuance

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(n) an overabundance, an excess

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plethora

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(v) to reject the validity of; to disown or disavow

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repudiate

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(adj) disinclined to speak; restrained or reserved in style

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reticent

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(n) art of using language effectively and persuasively

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rhetoric

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(v) to specify as a condition of an agreement; require by contract

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stipulate

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(adj) alert and attentive to danger or trouble

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vigilant

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(adj) using bitter or sharp speech

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acrimonious

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(adj) determined by chance, whim, or impulse rather than by necessity, reason, or principle

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arbitrary

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(n) dismay or embarrassment caused by disappointment or failure

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chagrin

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(n) secret or hidden; furtive

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clandestine

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(adj) skeptical; questionable

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dubious

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(n) constraint by threat; forcible imprisonment; coercion; compulsion

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duress

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(adj) capable of being done; possible; likely; probable

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feasible

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(adj) not capable of being influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting

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inexorable

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(adj) praiseworthy; commendable

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laudable

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(adj) menacing; threatening

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ominous

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(adj) causing great injury or destruction; fatal

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pernicious

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(adj) maturing early, especially in mental ability

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precocious

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(n) comfort or consolation in sorrow, misfortune, or distress

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solace

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(adj) dirty or filthy; morally degraded

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sordid

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(adj) talkative; fluent in speech

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voluble

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(n) a theory or prediction based on incomplete evidence; a guess

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conjecture

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(adj) hidden or disguised; secret

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covert

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(adj) highly elaborate or ornate; showy

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flamboyant

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(adj) happening by chance; lucky

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fortuitous

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(adj) not logically connected; disjointed; unable to think or express one’s thoughts clearly

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incoherent

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(v) to protest vehemently; to make a violent verbal attack

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inveigh

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(adj) of, or like a name; existing in name only; a relatively small value

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nominal

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(adj) not hidden or secret; often related to military procedures

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overt

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(v) to hurl downward; to cause to happen expected

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precipitate

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(v) to assign to an obscure place or position; to exile or banish

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relegate

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(n) compensation or payment in return for goods, services, or losses

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remuneration

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(n) a split or division because of different opinions, especially within a church

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schism

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(adj) happening or appearing in oslated places; having no pattern or order in time

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sporadic

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(adj) obtained, done, or made in a stealthy or clandestine way

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superstitious

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(v) shortened or cut off; terminated abruptlly

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truncated

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(adj) lacking force, vitality, spirit, or interest

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anemic

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(adj) designed or intended to teach

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didactic

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(adj) joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic; produced in extreme

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exuberant

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(adj) relating to prophecy

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fatidic

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(n) a style or form of expression that is characteristic of an individual, a period of movement, or a medium of expression

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idiom

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(adj) to have one’s identity concealed

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incognito

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(adj) given to fluent or excessive talk

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loquacious

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(n) a usually recurring thematic element; a single or repeated idea or design or pattern

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motif

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(n) any of various often flammable liquids used especially for dissolving substances

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naphtha

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(adj) expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature

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pretentious

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(n) an ability to recover from or adjust easily from misfortune or change

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resilience

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(adj) tending to adhere to or cling to; persistence in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired

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tenacious

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(v) to transport in, or as if in, a wheeled vehicle

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trundle

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(n) a short, descriptive literary sketch

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vignette

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(adj) felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body

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visceral

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(v) to force to act in a certain way; to dominate, restrain or control by force

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coerce

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(adj) fully informed or aware; conscious

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cognizant

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(adj) all-encompassing; wide in scope; inclusive

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comprehensive

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(adj) able to escape capture, perception, comprehension, or memory

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elusive

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(n) a group of associates or attendants; a retinue

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entourage

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(v) to aggravate; to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of

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exacerbate

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(n) a forerunner; one who indicates or foreshadows what is to come

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harbinger

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(adj) about to occur; impending; forthcoming immediately

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imminent

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(adj) rough or stormy; unmerciful

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inclement

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(adj) poor, needy; impoverished

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indigent

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(adj) unable to move, act, or resist; inactive, dull, sluggish

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inert

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(v) to cover or overwhelm as if with a flood; a deluge

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inundate

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(adj) extremely wicked; infamous due to wickedness

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nefarious

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(adj) wild or disorderly; violently agitated

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turbulent

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(adj) seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

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ubiquitous

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(v) to do away with, abolish, repeal or annul, especially by authority

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abrogate

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(n) direct contrast, or opposition, as in ideas

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antithesis

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(n) roughness or sharpness; sharpness of temper

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asperity

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(n) a small, select group of friends or colleagues, a clique

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coterie

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(adj) sociable; seeking and enjoying hte company of others

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gregarious

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(adj) without fault or error; flawless

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impeccable

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(adj) originating and growing or living naturally in an area or region; native

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indigenous

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(n) a model or perfection or excellence

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paragon

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(v) to continue a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition

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persevere

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(n) children or offspring

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progeny

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(adj) presenting favorable circumstances; ausipicious

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propitious

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(v) to renounce formally; to make a formal retraction or disavowal of an opinion, belief, etc. stated previously

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recant

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(adj) foolish or rash boldness; recklessness

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temerity

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(n) marked courage or bravery

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valor

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(adj) characterized by sharpness or severity or suddenness

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acute

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(v) to make similar; to take in or absorb, as into a culture

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assimilate

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(v) to beg for or request urgently, earnestly, or anxiously

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beseech

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(adj) marked by disorder or disarray

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disheveled

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(adj) deviating from what is established, accepted, or usual

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eccentric

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(v) to cause irritation or annoyance to; to enrage

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exasperate

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(adj) done by stealth

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furtive

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(n) one who is uncivilized; one who has no religion or is not part of a predominant set of beliefs

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heathen

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(adj) feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy

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indignant

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(v) to introduce or to imply in a gradual, subtle, indirect, or stealthy way

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insinuate

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(adj) disagreeably harsh, boisterous, or disorderly

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raucous

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(adj) not blatant, arresting, or aggressive; inconspicuous

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unobtrusive

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(n) punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or an offense

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vengeance

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(adj) full of physical or mental strength or active force

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vigorous

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(v) to free from allegation or blame

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vindicate

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(n) unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness

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altruism

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(adj) having two or more meanings; unclear; vague

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ambiguous

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(adj) emotionally hardened; unfeeling

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callous

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(adj) plentiful; abundant

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copious

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(v) to reach its highest point; climax

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culminated

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(n) damage or injury; something that causes this

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detriment

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(adj) serving to promote one’s own interest; convenient; based on or guided by self-interest

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expedient

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(v) to free from blame

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exonerate

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(n) any of a number of sides or aspects as of a personality or subject; one of the flat surfaces of a gem

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facet

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(adj) marked by great passion

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fervid

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(v) to instruct in doctrines, beliefs, theologies, and so forth

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indoctrinate

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(adj) traveling from place to place, especially to perform work or duty

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itinerant

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(adj) extremely careful and precise; careful or excessively concerned with details

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meticulous

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(n) wealth; affluence; great abundance

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opulence

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(adj) of or involving money

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pecuniary

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(n) excessive admiration or flattery

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adulation

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(adj) capable of containing a great deal

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capacious

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(adj) composed of elements drawn from various sources

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eclectic

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(v) to pretend

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feign

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(adj) marked by force and violence or passion

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impetuous

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(adj) incapable of being satisfied

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insatiable

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(n) weakness or weariness of body or mind

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languor

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(adj) composed of diverse and often unlikely parts

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motley

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(adj) frugal to the point of stinginess

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parsimonious

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(v) to speak arrogantly or self0importantly

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pontificate

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(adj) relating to matters of fact or practical affairs

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pragmatic

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(v) to deviate from the truth

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prevaricate

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(v) to contemplate or reflect; to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually and slowly

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ruminate

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(adj) hypocritically pious or devout

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sanctimonious

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(adj) having no give or slack; kept in proper order or condition

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taut

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