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Aloof

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being distant and unfriendly, not taking part into things

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Aesthetics

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beauty, study of it or beauty in itself

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Anachronistic

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of another epoch

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Caprice

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capriccio

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Coinage

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to invent

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Dogmatism

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states in an arrogant manner as if it was a fact

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Foreground

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the area that people pay attention to (of)

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Idiosyncracy

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features

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Lionisation

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to treat a person as a celebrity

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Profuse

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huge amount

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Retinue

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a group of advisers

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Stigmatisation

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disapproval

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Transcend

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go further, rise above

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Warmongering

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encouragment of war

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Demur

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to refuse

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Panache

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to do something in an original, stylish and confident way

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Gawky

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tall and awkward

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Deflect

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to change direction

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Quixotic

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unusual idea that is impractical to become reality

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Flout

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to intentionally disobey a rule

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Brandish

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to wave something in the air

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Cloaked

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to cover or hide something

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Trite

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dull and boring because it has been said or told too many times

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Meticulous

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careful

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Trival

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Of little value or importante

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Fleeting

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lasting for a very short time

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Synoptic

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taking a common view, forming a general summary

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Abridged

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(of a pieve of writing) having been shorten

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Copious

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abundant in supply and quantity

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Lurid

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unplesenty light in colour

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31
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Deferential

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showing respect

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Intransigent

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to refuse to change ones view to agree with somebody else

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lax

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lacking care of, attention or control

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Negligent

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failing to take care of something

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Obsequious

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Obedient

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Resolute

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Purposeful and determined person

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Acquisitive

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eager to own and collect things

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Wary

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Feeling or showing caution

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Profligate

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recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

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Misnomer

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a wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term

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41
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Profundity

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great depth of insight or knowledge.

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Underscore

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put emphasis on something

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Inimical

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tending to obstruct or harm.

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44
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Pellucidity

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admitting the passage of light, ransparent, translucent

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Ample

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large, plentiful

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46
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Virulence

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harmful - a pathogen

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Assuage

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to make a bad feeling less intense

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Erudite

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full of knowledge

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Fervid

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highly passionate and enthusiastic

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Zeal

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enthusiasm that makes somebody determined to do something

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51
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Gullible

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somebody easily convinced of something

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52
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laconic

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using a few words

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53
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waver

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to be undecided

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54
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garrulous

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to speak too much

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prevaricate

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to be evasive in answering

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obdurate

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to stubbournly refuse to change one’s opinion

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Eligible

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having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions OR desirable or suitable as a partner in marriage.

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Beacon

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a fire or light set up in a high or prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration.

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Reverence for

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feeling respect for - riverenza

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Acumen

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the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions

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61
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Iconoclasm

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the action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices.

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Corroborating

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confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

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Debunking

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to expose or discredit claims believed to be false, exaggerated, or pretentious

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Bogus

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not genuine or true

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65
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Obsolete

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to fall in disuse

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Exacting

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demand and obtain something from somebody of high standards - esigente

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67
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Scathing

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harm injure- destroy in judgment - caustico

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frugality

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sparing or economical as regards money or food. - frugalità

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thrift

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the quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully. - parsimonia

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Synergy

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he interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.

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Reap

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get the most out of something, benefit

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fallow

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ploughed and harrowed but left for a period without being sown in order to restore its fertility or to avoid surplus production.

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73
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disquieting

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causing anguish

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belie

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to make something look as it is not

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75
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patent

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easily recognisable

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frivolous

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not having any serious purpose or value

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austerity

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severity of attitude AND semplicity in appearance

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prolixity

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use a lot of words

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volubility

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talks easily and often

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eclipse

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deprive of significance and power

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ruminate

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ruminare, think deeply of something

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utterly

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completely, absolutely

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83
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prosaic

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commonplace, unromantic

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hackneyed

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been overused, trite = banale

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85
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besieged

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assediata da richieste

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skittish

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playfully frivolous or unpredictable = nervous or excitable; easily scared.

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87
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placid

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not easily upset or excited = clam not easily excited

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abeyance

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suspension, temporary disuse of something

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catharsis

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an emotional cleanse

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90
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compunction

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fell guilty

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covet

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to want with envy / bramare

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descry

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to spot

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edacious

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to eat with voracity / divorare

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ensconce

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to hide snuggly

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95
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fallacy

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false idea

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hoary

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gray or white with age, ancient, stale

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leitmotif

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reacurring theme

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98
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maudlin

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overly sentimental

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holistic

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to see something as a whole as their parts are deeply interconnected

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graft

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corruption, corruption, usually through bribery

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101
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epigram

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a witty saying

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witty

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humurous in a clever way

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103
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decry

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publicly announce

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104
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balk

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refuse to comply

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propitiate

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to appease and placate

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lugubrious

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excessively mournful

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mournful

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addolorato

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flippant

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showing inappropriate levity

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levity

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leggerezza

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reprisal

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a retaliatory action in war against the enemy

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retaliatory

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act of revenge

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eponym

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the name derived from a person, he person after whom something was named

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devlolve

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to delegate to another

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byzantine

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intricate and complex

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enjoin

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to give instructions with authority

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umbrage

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a feeling of anger caused by being offended

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recrimination

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mutual accusation

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moot

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not important

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neophyte

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a beginner

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palliate

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to hide the seriousness of something with excuses or apologies

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penury

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povertá

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infelicitous

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inappropriate

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poignant

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emotionally moving

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hagiographic

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talking in an excessively flattering way towards somebody’s life

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jaundiced

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to be biased due to envy

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proscribe

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command against

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shibboleth

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parola d’ordine/slogan

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Surrepitious

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sneaky, secretive

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Transfix

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trafiggere, stand motionless

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Salubrious

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good for your health

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Sangfroid

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extraordinary composure in front of danger

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Oust

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to eject, expel

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Nabob

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a wealthy influential person

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Histrionic

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to be overly theatrical

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Internecine

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a conflict within a group

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to proselytise

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to convert somebody to another religion or idea

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to machinate

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to complot and conspire

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ebullient

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excessively happy, joyously unrestrained

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halcyon

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idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; marked by peace and prosperity

140
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to bristle

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Bristle means to stand like a stiff hair or to show anger. An example of to bristle is for a cat’s fur to stand straight up when scared.

141
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Celerity

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speed and rapidity

142
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to Stultify

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to lose energy and enthusiasm

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to Impugn

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to attack as false or wrong

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hubris

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overbearing pride and presumption

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to irk

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irritate

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to meander

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wander aimlessly

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Derisive

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abusive vocally

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to glean

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collect information bit by bit

149
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to court

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corteggiare, to try to win over

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rugged

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(of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface.

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to cow

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to frightensomebodyin order to make them obey you

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scornful of

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feeling or expressing drisdain or derision.

153
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recondite

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little known, nascosto - Celato, segreto, profondo e inaccessibile - it a recondite science

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feckless

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someonewho is ineffective or irresponsible. Apersonwho cannot be trusted to take on responsibility is an example ofsomeonewho would be described asfeckless.

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pounctilious

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extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.

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luminary

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a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.

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clangorous

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characterized by or making a continuous loud banging or ringing sound.

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to excise

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to charge excise on (goods) = tassare

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impecunious

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having little or no money.

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to feign

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to pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

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to dissemble

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to conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs.

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abstruse

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difficult to understand, rare, - noto ma difficile a intendersi per troppa sottigliezza o astrattezza - einstein theories

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trifiling

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unimportant, trivial

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extant

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still in existence; surviving.

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penchant for

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strong preference or tendency

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abase

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umiliare

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to collude

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to cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others.

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to glower

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to stare in an angry way

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effrontery

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Shameless boldness - insolent or impertinent behaviour.

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languid

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privo di forze

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lassitude

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extreme tiredness, either mental or physical

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refractory

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stubbornly resistant to authority or control - unmanagable

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Pundit

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someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field - an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called upon to give their opinions to the public.

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Augment

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to enlarge or increase; improve

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Connive

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to take part in immoral and unethical plots

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Truculent

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having a fierce, savage nature

177
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Probity

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integrity, strong moral principles

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Loquacious

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to talk well but a lot, too detailed

179
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Verbosity

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to talk a lot resulting in dullness, girare il punto

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mightly

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potente e/o very

181
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chicanery

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clever but dishonest talk used to decieve people at your own advantage

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gainsey

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to refuse to accept something as the truth / contraxddire

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latent

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present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious or completely developed

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goad

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to prompt, stimulate, provoke deribelatly

185
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abscond

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to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape somwhere

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cogent

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a reason well said that convinced people

187
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abstemious

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marked by temperance in induglence, not doing this to give you oleasure

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gregarious

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to temperamentally enjoy and seek the company of others

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harangue

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to speak to someone or a group of people, often for a long time, in a forceful and sometimes angry

190
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confund

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to be confusing by being difficult to explain and deal with

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maverick

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a person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected

192
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aberrant

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different from an accepted standard

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guiless

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ingenuo

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alacrity

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brisk and cheerful readiness

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condone

A

to accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive), with reluctance

196
Q

dupe

A

to decieve and trick

197
Q

mendacious

A

laying not telling the truth

198
Q

impervious

A

to not be passed/affected by

199
Q

enervate

A

indebolirsi

200
Q

apprise

A

to tell somebody about something

201
Q

Negligible

A

trascurabile

202
Q

Stalwart

A

A loyal, reliable, and hard-working supporter of or participant in an organization or team.

203
Q

Spearhead

A

a leading element, force, or influence in an undertaking or development

204
Q

Pinnacle

A

highest point of achievement or development

205
Q

Craven

A

lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted

206
Q

Officious

A

“assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters. OR
intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering.”

207
Q

Ostentatious

A

Characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress.

208
Q

Aver

A

to Declare something as true

209
Q

Facetious

A

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.

210
Q

Paucity

A

The presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.

211
Q

Sway

A

to Move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side.

212
Q

Fortuitious

A

Happening by chance rather than intention.

213
Q

Prescint

A

Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.

214
Q

Foresighted

A

the ability to predict what will happen or be needed in the future.

215
Q

Blemishes

A

mark of physical deformity

216
Q

Pretensions

A

strengthen (reinforced concrete) by applying tension to the reinforcing rods before the concrete has set OR a claim or assertion of a claim to something.

217
Q

Commensurate

A

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

218
Q

Kindered

A

relative eg family

219
Q

Affiliated

A

closely associated

220
Q

to coalesce

A

to Coalesceis when different elements of something join together and become one

221
Q

Ubiquitious

A

present, appearing, or found everywhere.

222
Q

Sporadic

A

occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

223
Q

Scanty

A

small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

224
Q

Maeger

A

deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness

225
Q

Ameliorate

A

to make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

226
Q

Harbinger

A

a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.

227
Q

Herald

A

a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen

228
Q

Panacea

A

Rimedio universale, buono per tutti i mali

229
Q

Perfunctory

A

(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.

230
Q

Ruthless

A

having or showing no pity or compassion for others.

231
Q

Canny

A

having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.

232
Q

Shrewd

A

having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute.

233
Q

Abate

A

to decrease in intensity

234
Q

Gouge

A

to cut or impress on a surface

235
Q

Levee

A

an embarkment created to prevent a river from overflowing

236
Q

grandiloquent

A

styleor way of usinglanguageiscomplicatedinordertoattractadmirationandattention,especiallyinorderto make someone or somethingseemimportant:

237
Q

admonish

A

ammonire o esortare

238
Q

divest

A

take away possessions from someone

239
Q

complaisant

A

cheerful willingness to do favours

240
Q

contrite

A

feeling or expressing pain for sins or offenses

241
Q

elegy

A

a mournful peom, a lament for the dead

242
Q

knack

A

the tendency of doing something

243
Q

hark back to

A

evoke (an older style or genre).

244
Q

hauteur

A

arrogant

245
Q

vitriol

A

harsh criticism

246
Q

dash

A
  1. strike or fling (something) somewhere with great force, especially so as to have a destructive effect; hurl.
  2. to discourage
  3. flair = stylishness and originality.”
247
Q

treachery

A

betraying one’s trust

248
Q

subvert

A

undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

249
Q

hobble

A

“1. walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.

  1. tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying.
  2. restrict the activity or development of.”
250
Q

scrap

A

“a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.
Particularly small thing”

251
Q

agog

A

In a state of eager desire; highly excited by eagerness or curiosity; astir.

252
Q

vex

A

to annoy; harass; trouble

253
Q

brash

A

boorish or rude

254
Q

apogee

A

“1. That point in the orbit of a planet or other heavenly body which is at the greatest distance from the earth; especially, that particular point of the moon’s orbit.

  1. climax”
255
Q

nadir

A

point of extreme depression

256
Q

sublimate

A

divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity.

257
Q

relegate

A

assign an inferior rank or position to.

258
Q

philistine

A

one who treats art derisively

259
Q

chauvinist

A

a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism.

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