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Portentious

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Ominous.

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Farcical

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Ridiculous.

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Gamut

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Range.

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Abstemious

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Temperate.

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Abrogate

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Repeal.

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Exigency

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Emergency.

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Epicurean

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Sensuous.

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Intaglio

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Lowered design.

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Artifice

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Tricky.

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Abbreviated

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Shortened; made briefer.

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Acrimonious

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Caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.

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Antagonized

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To make hostile or unfriendly; to make an enemy.

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Antithesis

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Opposition, contrast.

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Aqueous

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Of, like, or containing water.

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Baleful

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Pernicious.

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Benign

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Having a kindly disposition; gracious.

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Botched

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v. To spoil by poor work.

n. A clumsy or poor piece of work.

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Capricious

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Erratic, unpredictable.

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Censured

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A strong or vehement expression of disapproval.

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Commendable

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Worthy of praise.

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Comradely

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Friendly.

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Corrosive

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Harmful or destructive.

Sharply sarcastic; caustic.

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Cosmology

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The branch of astronomy that deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe.

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Diffuse

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To spread or scatter out widely or thinly; disseminate.

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Dispirited

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Discouraged; gloomy.

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Distended

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Increased (in size/volume); expanded; dilated.

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Enervated

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Without vigor, force, or strength; languid.

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Exalted

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Raised or elevated, in rank or character; noble.

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Extolled

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To praise highly; laud; eulogize.

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Feasible

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Accomplished; probable; suitable.

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Fervent

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Hot, burning, glowing; expressing intense feeling.

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Fortuitous

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Accidental; lucky, or fortunate.

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Idiosyncrasies

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Characteristic.

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Illusory

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Deceptive; misleading; unreal.

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Inarticulate

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Not fully expressed or expressible.

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Indecipherable

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Incomprehensible; illegible.

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Industrious

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Hardworking, diligent.

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Irrefutable

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That cannot be disproved.

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Lament

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To mourn or grieve deeply.

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Lionized

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Celebrated.

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Machinations

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Maneuvers or plots.

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Malice

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Resentment, repugnance.

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Mediated

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Brought to an agreement.

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Miffed

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Displeased, chagrined.

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Mollified

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Pacified or soothed.

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Myopic

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Able to see things near at hand; presbyopic, nearsighted.

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Nonplussed

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Confused, perplexed.

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Perpetuated

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To make everlasting.

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Premeditated

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Done deliberately; planned in advance.

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Rue

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To feel sorrow over; regret bitterly.

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Ruses

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Tricks, artifices.

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Scruples

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A very small portion or amount.

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Shrewd

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Keen, clever.

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Soluble

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Capable of disintegration.

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Somber

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Gloomily dark, grave.

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Stealthy

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Quiet and secretive; furtive.

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Suffuse

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To spread out.

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Tenebrous

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Dark, ominous.

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Unkempt

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Disheveled, untidy.

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Utopian

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Imaginary, ideal.

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Vilify

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To criticize very harshly.

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Virulent

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Intensely noxious.

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