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Aberration

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Deviation from standard

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Adage

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Wise saying/proverb

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Alacrity

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Cheerful, willingness, ready response

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Allusion

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Indirect reference

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Amity

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Friendship

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Avarice

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Greed, desire for wealth

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Bastion

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Stronghold, fortress

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Blasphemy

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Insult to something sacred

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Boon

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Benefit or gift

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Bulwark

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Strong protection, barrier

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Caste

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Social class, category

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Chagrin

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Embarrassment or disappointment

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Clamor

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Uproar

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Connoisseur

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Expert judge of the best of something

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Conondrum

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Puzzle or riddle

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Crux

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Essential point, central part

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Dearth

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Scarcity lack of something

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Debacle

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Large scale defeat

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Deference

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Conceding to another desire or will; respect or courtesy

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Deluge

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Great flood, overwhelming inflow

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Diction

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The way which words are used by a speaker

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Discernment

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Insight, ability to see things clearly

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Din

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Loud, pervasive, continuous noise

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Dissent

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Difference of opinion

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Effluvium

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A disagreeeable or bad smelling vapor or gas

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Enterprise

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Important project or self sufficient organization

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Epitome

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Top level representation of a quality

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Epoch

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A period of history that’s remarkable

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Exodus

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Departure

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Facet

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A side or aspect of a problem or situation

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Facsimile

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Exact copy or representation

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Fallacy

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Mistaken or erroneous idea, assumption or conclusion

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Fervor

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Passion, enthusiasm

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Fiend

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Cruel, hateful person

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Flair

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Natural- seeming talent or style

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Fortitude

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Courage, strength

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Furor

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An outburst of excitement or disagreement

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Gamut

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An entire range or spectrum of possible outcomes or conditions

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Genesis

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Beginning or origin

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Gist

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Essential content, central idea

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Grievance

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Grudge, complaint made against an individual

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Guile

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Cunning, deceit, duplicity

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Heresy

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An opinion directly opposed to established beliefs, in a religious sense.

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Hindrance

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Obstacle or delaying obstruction

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Hoax

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Deliberate attempt to trick someone

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Horde

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Great mass of people

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Hysteria

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Excessive or uncontrollable fear or other strong emotion

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48
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Idiom

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Jargon

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Impetus

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Moving force or starting idea

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Incumbent

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Present holder of an office or position

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51
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Incursion

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Hostile invasion

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Infirmity

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Physical disease, injury or defect

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Interlude

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Short feature or period of time coming between 2 others

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Intrigue

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Secret plot or scheme

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Invective

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Insulting or abusive speech

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Iota

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A very small amount or piece

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Keynote

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Main theme or idea

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Larceny

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Theft

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Layman

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A regular person

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Legion

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A large number of people

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Levee

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A raised embankment designed to prevent flooding from a body of water

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Levity

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Lightness, frivolity

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Litigation

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Legal proceedings

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Lore

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Body of traditional or historical knowledge

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Malady

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Disease or illness

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Maneuver

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Movement of a unit or individual to achieve a goal

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Mania

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Abnormal concentration on or enthusiasm for something

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Maverick

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A person who acts independently instead of in conformance with expected behavior

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Maxim

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An adage prescribing a rule or method of conduct

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Medium

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Means of communication of presentation

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Memento

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Object that commemorates or reminds someone of a past event

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Metropolis

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A very large city

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Milieu

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Surroundings, environment

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Mores

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Established customs or values of a group or segment of society

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Neophyte

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Beginner

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Omen

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A sign or event believed to foretell the future

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Oversight

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An omission through error or carelessness

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Overture

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First step intended to lead others in action

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Panacea

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A cure for all problems or diseases

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Paradox

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Contradicting statement

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Partisan

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One who supports a particular cause, person or idea

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Pathology

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Diseases

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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Pauper

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Poor person

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Pedagogue

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A strict overly academic teacher or speaker

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Philanthropy

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Love of mankind, exemplified by donations to charitable causes

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Pilgrimage

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Long journey to some place or condition worthy of respect or devotion

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Pittance

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Very small amount, usually referring to money

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Plight

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Unfavorable conditions or situation

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Posterity

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Future descendants or generations

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Precedent

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Event or law that serves as an example for later action

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Predecessor

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Someone or something that came before another

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Preface

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Introductory statement or passage to a form of communication.

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Prélude

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Something preliminary to something more important

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Premise

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A statement or assumption from which a conclusion is drawn

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Pretext

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A reason given as a cover up for the real purpose of an action

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Probity

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Integrity, uprightness, honesty

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Propinquity

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Nearness

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Propriety

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Good manners

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Prospect

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Possibility for the future

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Proviso

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A requirement that something specific is done.

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Prowess

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Strength or superior ability

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Pseudonym

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An assumed name “pen name” taken by an author

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Pundit

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A knowledgeable person in a particular field or a commentator

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Quagmire

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A swamp that impedes movement, a difficult situation with limited hope of escape

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Qualm

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Doubt or unease

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Quandary

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Dilemma

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Rampart

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A fortification

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Remnant

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Remaining

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Renaissance

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Rebirth, revival

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Rendezvous

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A meeting or location for a meeting

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Renown

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Fame

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Reprisal

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Retaliation.

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Reprobate

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Wicked, sinful person

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Respite

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Temporary break

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Saga

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A long story or tale

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Salutation

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A persons title or a greeting

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Sanction

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Approval or a penalty for breaking a law

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Satire

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Criticism or someone by seeming approval

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Sect

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A group of people having the same beliefs

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Semblance

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Outward appearance

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Sham

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False imitation

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Sheaf

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A bundle, of papers or grain

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Slander

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Spoken untruth that damages ones reputation

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Snare

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Trap

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Solace

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Comfort after loss or disappointment

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Stanza

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Section of a poem or song, verse

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Stature

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A height measure physically or in respect

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Strife

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Conflict, disagreement, contention

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Sycophant

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One who flatters a superior in hope of getting preferential treatment

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Synopsis

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Brief summary

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Synthesis

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The combination of parts to form a whole

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Tacit

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Silent, Unspoken, implied

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Tact

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The ability to communicate a message without causing offense

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Temerity

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Recklessness, audacity, boldness

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Temperament

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Overall attitude, disposition

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Threshold

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Starting point of an activity

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Timbre

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The quality of a sound

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Token

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A sign or object that signifies a greater feeling or whole.

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Trepidation

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Fear, apprehension

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Tribunal

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A place of judgement

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Turpitude

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Shameful wickedness or depravity

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Tycoon

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A very wealthy and powerful business leader

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Upheaval

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Conflict or disturbance

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Vicinity

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Local area

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Vigor

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Vitality or energy

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Volition

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Will or conscious choice

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Wager

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Bet

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Welter

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Confused mass; commotion

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Whim

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Impulsive idea

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Woe

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Great trouble or sorrow

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Wrath

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Intense anger or fury

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Zeal

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Eager/ enthusiastic

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Zest

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Enthusiasm

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Unprecedented

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Happening for the first time; never seen before

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Vehement

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Strong, urgent, passionate

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Verbose

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Talkative, wordy

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Virulent

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Malignant, malicious

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Volatile

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Highly unstable, explosive

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Acquiesce

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Give in, agree

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Appease

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Pacify

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Atrophy

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Waste away from lack of use

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Censure

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To condemn severely for inappropriate or rule breaking behavior

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Coalesce

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Unite

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Condescend

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Patronize

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Denounce

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Speak out against or condemn

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Deride

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Ridicule

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Desecrate

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To profane a holy place

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Digress

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Veer off the main topic

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Disparage

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Belittle

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Drone

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Talk on and on in a dull way

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Efface

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To erase or rub away the features of

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Engender

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To create or produce

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Enthrall

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To hold spellbound, charm

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Extol

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Praise

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Heed

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To listen and obey

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Languish

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To become listless, hopeless or depressed

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Meander

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To wander slowly or aimlessly

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Preclude

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Prevent, make impossible

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Refute

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Disprove

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Repress

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Hold down

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Reproach

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To scold or rebuke

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Repudiate

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To reject or deny

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Rescind

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To repeal, take back formally

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Squander

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Waste

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Venerate

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To revere or treat as something holy

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Vilify

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Defame

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Ambiguous

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Unclear, confusing

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Ambivalent

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Undecided, wavering between alternatives

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Amiable

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Friendly, pleasant

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Ambulatory

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Able to walk

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Apocryphal

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Of doubtful or uncertain origin

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Apprehensive

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Worried, anxious

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Ascetic

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Austere, self denying

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Astute

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Perceptive, intelligent

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Auspicious

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Favorable, pointing towards good results

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Austere

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Bare, unadorned

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Banal

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Unoriginal, boring

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Belligerent

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Combative, quarrelsome

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Benevolent

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Kind, generous

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Benign

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Gentle; not harmful

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Blithe

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Carefree, cheerful

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Candid

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Forthright

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Caustic

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Very sharp or cutting insult

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Complacent

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Smug

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Conciliatory

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Peacemaking

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Concise

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Succinct, brief and direct

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Congenial

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Agreeably pleasant

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Conspicuous

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Obvious

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Contrite

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Genuinely and deeply remorseful, apologetic

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Credulous

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Gullible

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Didactic

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Instructive

213
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Diffident

A

Timid; lacking self confidence

214
Q

Disparate

A

Different, varied, incomplete

215
Q

Dogmatic

A

Arrogantly or overconfident

216
Q

Dubious

A

Doubtful or uncertain

217
Q

Elusive

A

Evasive

218
Q

Ephemeral

A

Short lived, temporary, fleeting

219
Q

Esoteric

A

Hard to understand, cryptic

220
Q

Exhaustive

A

Very through and complete

221
Q

Expedient

A

Meeting an immediate need

222
Q

Extraneous

A

Irrelevant, extra, unnecessary

223
Q

Fallacious

A

False

224
Q

Fastidious

A

Meticulous, insistent on attention to detail

225
Q

Fickle

A

Not faithful or consistent, unpredictable

226
Q

Flagrant

A

Shocking or outrageous violation of a rule

227
Q

Fortuitous

A

Luckily coincidental, accidentally advantageous

228
Q

Frivolous

A

Not serious, with levity; inconsequential

229
Q

Furtive

A

Secretive

230
Q

Futile

A

Hopeless, without effect or result

231
Q

Hackneyed

A

Overused, trite

232
Q

Hedonistic

A

Pleasure seeking, overly indulgent

233
Q

Inadvertent

A

Accidental

234
Q

Incessant

A

Never ending

235
Q

Incongruous

A

Inconsistent or inappropriate

236
Q

Indulgent

A

Lenient, giving into desires

237
Q

Innate

A

Inborn, inherent

238
Q

Innocuous

A

Harmless, insignificant

239
Q

Insipid

A

Empty, dull, meaningless

240
Q

Irascible

A

Irritable

241
Q

Lax

A

Careless

242
Q

Marred

A

Damaged or scarred

243
Q

Peripheral

A

Unimportant

244
Q

Pervasive

A

Present throughout; permeating

245
Q

Pious

A

Reverent or devout

246
Q

Pivotal

A

Crucial, result changing

247
Q

Pragmatic

A

Practical

248
Q

Pretentious

A

Pompous, self important

249
Q

Prodigal

A

Extravagant, rebellious, wasteful

250
Q

Prodigious

A

Enormous

251
Q

Profuse

A

Extravagant, free flowing

252
Q

Prosaic

A

Dull, unimaginative

253
Q

Provincial

A

Narrow

254
Q

Recalcitrant

A

Stubbornly defiant of authority

255
Q

Redundant

A

Repetitive

256
Q

Relevant

A

Pertinent

257
Q

Reprehensible

A

Worth of blame; disgraceful

258
Q

Resolute

A

Firm, determined

259
Q

Reticent

A

Restrained, uncommunicative

260
Q

Rigorous

A

Strict, harsh, severe

261
Q

Saccharine

A

Overly sweet or flattering

262
Q

Sage

A

Wise or knowledgeable

263
Q

Scanty

A

Inadequate, minimal

264
Q

Scrupulous

A

Strict or careful in an ethical sense

265
Q

Servile

A

Submissive or subservient

266
Q

Solemn

A

Grave, serious

267
Q

Static

A

Unmoving

268
Q

Stoic

A

Outwardly indifferent to circumstances

269
Q

Stringent

A

Strict or restrictive

270
Q

Supercilious

A

Haughty, insultingly patronizing

271
Q

Taciturn

A

Untalkative

272
Q

Temperate

A

Moderate or restrained

273
Q

Tenacious

A

Dogged or determined in the pursuit of an objective

274
Q

Tentative

A

Temporary, uncertain

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