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surreptitious

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kept secret because it would not be approved of

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prudent

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acting with or showing care for

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boisterous

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noisy, energetic, cheerful, rowdy

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superlatives

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healthiest, weakest, etc.

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incredulous

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unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true

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trite

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very ordinary, unexciting

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amorphous

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having no definite shape

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cantankerous

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bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative

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esoteric

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intended for or understood by only a select group of people

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ambivalent

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mixed feelings

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vitriol

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cruel and bitter criticism

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visceral

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related to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect

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facetious

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treating serious issues with deliberate inappropriate humor

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nepotism

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favouritism based on kinship

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erroneous

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incorrect

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onerous

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involving a burdensome amount of effort

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sequester

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isolate

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fortuitous

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happening by chance

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bellicose

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demonstrating aggression

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coy

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reluctant to give details

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dubious

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hesitating or doubting

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hubris

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extreme pride or arrogance

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recalcitrant

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having an uncooperative attitude towards authority

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ostracize

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exclude from a society or group

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earnest

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showing sincere and intense conviction

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panacea

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a solution or remedy for difficulties or disease

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pugnacious

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inclined to quarrel

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affable

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easy to talk to

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rectitude

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morally correct thinking or behaviour

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indignation

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anger or annoyance provoke by what is perceived as unfair treatment

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futility

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pointlessness or uselessness

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petulant

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childish or bad tempered

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implicit

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implied though not plainly expressed

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impregnable

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unable to be defeated

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nefarious

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criminal

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austere

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plain

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precarious

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not securely held in position

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incendiary

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designed to cause fire

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aloof

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not friendly or distant

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pernicious

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having a harmful effect in a gradual way

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toilsome

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hard work

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superfluous

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too much

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statements not to be taken literally

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fraternize

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form a friendship, especially when one is not supposed to

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precocious

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having developed certain abilities at an early age

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myopic

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lack of intellectual insight

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attrition

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the act of gradually reducing strength by attack

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insidious

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proceeding in a gradual way but with harmful effects

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zeitgeist

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the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

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tempestuous

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turbulent conflicting emotion

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ostensibly

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apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually

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contrarian

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a person who opposes popular opinion

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entropy

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gradual decline into disorder

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gregarious

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sociable

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capitulate

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cease to resist

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obsequious

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obedient to an excessive degree

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pensive

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engaged in serious thought

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ephemeral

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lasting for a very short time

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sage

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wise old man

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acrimony

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bitterness or ill feeling

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empirical

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based on verifiable observation

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perfunctory

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carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort

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paradox

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contradictory statement which when investigated my prove true

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miser

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someone who hoards wealth

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lament

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passionate expression of grief

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Nascent

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Just coming into existence

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Obfuscate

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make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible

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Charlatan

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a person claiming to have special knowledge, a fraud

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Abdicate

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fail to fulfill one’s duties

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Ostentatious

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designed to impress or attract notice

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Tenuous

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Very slight or weak

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Equanimity

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calmness in a difficult situation

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Regal

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Suitable for a king

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Scrupulous

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Careful with attention to details

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Colloquial

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everyday language

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Sanctimonious

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making a show of being morally superior to other people

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Auspicious

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Conducive to success

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Synergy

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Combined operation

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Loquacious

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Very talkative

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Salient

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Most important

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Lucid

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Expressed clearly

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Mercurial

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Subject to sudden and unpredictable changes

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Omnipotent

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Having unlimited power

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Fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

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Acquiescence

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the reluctant acceptance of something without protest

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Vicissitude

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a change of circumstances or fortune, typically unpleasant

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