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unequivocally, unequivocal (adj)

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leaving no doubt; unambiguous

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sanguine

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(adj) optimistic or positive, esp in an apparently bad or difficult situation. (n) blood-red color

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strident, stridency (n)

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(n) loud, harsh and grating

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surreptitiously

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done in secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; furtive

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repudiate, repudiation (n)

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to reject; refuse to accept

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taciturn, taciturnity (n)

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(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

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unobtrusive

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inconspicuous; not blatant

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untoward

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unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient

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meme

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an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture

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peaceable

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a disposition toward the state of peacefullness (not same as peaceful=tranquil and serene)

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prodigal

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spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

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unceremoniously

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happening or done very suddenly and quickly with no effort to be careful or polite.

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obeisance

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1 : a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow. 2. respect for someone or something

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regale

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to entertain in a lavish manner

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temerity

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Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity

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tractable

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easily managed or controlled. : willing to learn or be guided by another

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vacuous, vacuity (n)

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silly, inane, unintelligent, insipid, foolish,

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mannered

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artificial, stilted

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troth

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loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity

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austerity, austere (v)

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severe and morally strict; the quality of being austere, having no pleasures or comforts;

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cad

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a man who behaves dishonorably, especially toward a woman

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clement

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(of weather) mild

(of person) merciful

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disingenuous

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not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

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garish

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gaudy; obtrusively bright and showy; unpleasantly bright;

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loath

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reluctant (loathe=hate)

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imperious

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assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

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loll

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be lazy or idle

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alacrity

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liveliness and eagerness; readiness; celerity

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behoove

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be appropriate or necessary

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boorish, boor (n)

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like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive

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canard

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an unfounded rumor or story.

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chauvinist

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excessive or blind patriotism — compare jingoism. : undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged. [chauvinism (n)]

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demur

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object; hesitate to accept; protest

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doctrinaire

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seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations

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ignoble

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unworthy; not noble; dishonorable

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Machiavellian

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crafty; double-dealing; favoring expediency over principles

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pedantic

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narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learrned

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Black sheep

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an amoral, dishonorable person

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obtrusive

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noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way

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besotted

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strongly infatuated

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deleterious

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harmful or damaging

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dissipate

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overindulging in sensual pleasures

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babbitt

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a materialistic person

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dialectical

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1) logical discussion of ideas and opinions

2) concerned with opposing forces

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innocuous

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not harmful or offensive.

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implacable

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incapable of being pacified or placated

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largesse, largess (alt sp)

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generosity; liberal giving (as of money) to (also spelled largess)

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odious

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hateful

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petulant

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touchy; peevish; ill-tempered

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sardonic

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scornfully mocking or cynical

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indolent, indolence (n)

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lazy; idle

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refractory

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stubborn; unmanageable

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ribald, ribaldry (n)

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marked by vulgar, lewd humor; wanton; profane (noun=ribaldry)

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bravura

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great technical skill and brilliance shown in a performance or activity

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derring-do

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action displaying heroic courage

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dissolute

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lax in morals; licentious

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fop

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a vain person

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hijinks

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boisterous fun (alt. sp=high jinks)

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insouciance

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casual lack of concern; indifference (noun=insouciant)

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rapacious

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voracious; aggressively greedy or grasping

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protean

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tending or able to change frequently or easily

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pro forma

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(adv-adj) as a matter of form or politeness. 2. (n) a standard document, form or financial statement.

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brook

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To tolerate; to endure.

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ameliorate, -tion, -tive

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improve

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complicity

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the state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing

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compromised

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  1. damaged or put in doubt (esp. of reputation); 2. reached an agreement by giving up part of a claim
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cocoon

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envelop or surround in a protective or comforting way

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pluck

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courage

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bluster

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To bully; to threaten; to domineer.

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cloying

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To cause distaste or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet; surfeit; satiate

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equanimity

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calmness; composure

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travesty

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parody; ridiculous error

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urchin

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a roguish, mischievous boy

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vaunted, vaunt (v)

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Boasted; bragged; excessively praised; overly publicized.

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vociferous

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conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

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wanton, wantonness (n)

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unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; sexually improper

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truancy, truant (adj)

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the action of staying away from school without good reason; absenteeism

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comity

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courtesy; civility

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commodious

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spacious and comfortable

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comport

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  1. conduct oneself; behave– 2. accord with; agree with
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deign

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To condescend; to stoop down to; to assume accordance with one’s skills and/or dignity.

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delude

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be false to; be dishonest with

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desultory

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Aimless; haphazard; digressing at random; unsteady.

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jibe

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agree; be in harmony

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jocular, jocularity (n)

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characterized by jokes and good humor

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rectitude

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uprightness, extreme morality (adj. is rectitudinous)

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scurrilous

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abusive language; defamatory, slanderous, insulting

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succor

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Assistance; help; relief.

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tendentious

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Promoting a particular point of view; biased; having a definite purpose.

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torpor

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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy

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unctuous

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sycophantic, ingratiating, obsequious, fawning, servile or oily, land

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venal

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Willing to be dishonest; willing to be bribed.

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vitriolic

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harsh or corrosive in tone –vitriol (n)

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voluble, volublity (n), volubly (adv)

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speaking incessantly and fluently

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assiduous

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showing great care and perseverance

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cavort

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to leap or dance about in a lively manner. : to engage in extravagant behavior.

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doughty

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brave

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happy-go-lucky

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cheerfully unconcerned about the future

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mea culpa

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an acknowledgment of one’s fault or error

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raring

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ull of enthusiasm or eagerness

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smarmy

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ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is perceived as insincere or excessive– : unctuous, ingratiating, slick, oily, greasy, obsequious, sycophantic, fawning

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tizzy

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a highly excited and distracted state of mind.

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pan

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criticize harshly

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disaffected

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disloyal; Rebellious; resentful of authority or of laws.

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mercenary

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Greedy

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pander

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cater to (the low desires of others)

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pretentious, pretension (n)

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assumed attitude of superiority; ostentatious; showy

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auspicious

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conducive to success; favorable

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decry

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to criticize openly

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foible

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quirk; minor weakness

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misogyny, -nist (per)

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hatred of women.

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prim

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Stiffly proper

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salacious

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arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination : lascivious; pornographics; obscene

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anarchic

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lawless, without law and order, in disorder, in turmoil; uncontrolled by convention

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aplomb

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complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise

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chutzpah, chutzpa (alt sp)

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shameless audacity; impudence

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patronize

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to treat as inferior

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short shrift

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rapid and unsympathetic dismissal; curt treatment

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stolid, stolidity (n)

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impassive, phlegmatic, unemotional

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avarice, avaricious (adj)

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excessive greed

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baleful

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damaging; evil

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craven

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contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly

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decorous

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proper behavior, conduct or appearance (noun is decorum)

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fatuous

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smugly or unconsciously foolish; devoid of intelligence

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grandiosity

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unrealistic sense of superiority

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grovel

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crawl or creep on the ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner

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imprudent

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Rash and indiscreet.

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niggling

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spend too much time on minor points

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opprobrium

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harsh criticism or censure

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perfidy

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treachery, duplicity, deceit; disloyal

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plaudit

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an act or round of applause. : enthusiastic approval —usually used in plural

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profligate, profligacy (n)

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wasteful (of money); dissipated; wildly immoral (noun=profligacy)

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shrew

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1) scolding woman; 2) very small mouse-like animal

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spendthrift

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someone who wastes money

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anthropocentric

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1 : considering human beings as the most significant entity of the universe. 2 : interpreting or regarding the world in terms of human values and experiences

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benighted

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lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; overtaken by the night.

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dissociative

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to sever the association of (oneself); separate

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dragoon

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  1. To coerce or to force into action. 2. In the British army, a cavalryman
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fawn

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behave in a sycophantic way; grovel; seek favor by flattering

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feckless

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generally incompetent and ineffectual

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gravitas

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dignity, seriousness, solemnity

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hector

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bully,intimidate

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inured

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to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation; hardened; habituated

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masher

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(slang) A man who habitually makes aggressive, unwelcome sexual advances to women.

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obsequious

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attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner

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rive

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split or tear apart violently

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seamy

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Sordid; unpleasant; filthy or base.– sordid, disreputable, degenerate, seedy, sleazy,

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raucous

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making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

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reprehensible

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deserving censure or condemnation

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skittish, skittishness (n)

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(of an animal) excitable or easily scared

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scathing

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witheringly scornful; severely critical

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recalcitrant, recalcitrance (n)

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having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline

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recidivism, recidivist (per)c

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stubbornly resistant to authority or control

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randy

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sexually aroused or excited

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shalom

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subservient; having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others

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vermin

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wild mammals and birds that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals or game or that carry disease.

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querulous

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cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart

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rakish

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having displayed a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance

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sanctimonious

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making a show of being morally superior to other people

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servile

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showing an excessive willingness to serve and please others

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vituperation, -tive (adj)

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bitter and abusive language

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remiss

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lacking care or attention to duty; negligent

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sadomasochism, sadomasochistic

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gratification, especially sexual, gained through inflicting or receiving pain

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sass

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(n) impudence; cheek (v) be cheeky or rude to someone

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siren song

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an alluring utterance or appeal, especially one that is seductive or deceptive

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wanderlust

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a strong desire to travel

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infamous, infamy (n)

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notoriously bad; well known for being bad

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preclude

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prevent from happening; to make impossible; to prevent or prohibit.

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subversive, subversion (n)

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in opposition to a civil authority or government

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susceptible

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likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing

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egregious

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standing out sharply as wrong or bad

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brazen

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excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious

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capricious, caprice (n)

A

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior; feckle

174
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furtive

A

secret and sly; trying to escape notice

175
Q

heinous

A

extremely wicked, deeply criminal

176
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incendiary

A

(of a device or attack) designed to cause fires

177
Q

pernicious

A

exceedingly harmful; deadly

178
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platonic

A

spiritual; without sensual desire

179
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promiscuous

A

having or characterized by many transient sexual relationships

180
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propriety

A

correct or appropriate behavior

181
Q

bravo

A

Well done

182
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harbinger

A

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

183
Q

deferential

A

showing respect [deference (n); defer (v)]

184
Q

denigrate

A

decry; criticize; belittle

185
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derision

A

mockery [deride (v)]

186
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duplicity

A

deceitfulness; double-dealing

187
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duress

A

threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment

188
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eschew

A

shun; avoid

189
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feign

A

to make up or invent; pretend

190
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fractious

A

Complaining; bad-tempered; readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome.

191
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impropriety

A

inappropriate behavior

192
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machination

A

a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends.

193
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nefarious

A

infamous by way of being extremely wicked.

194
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nettle

A

(verb) irritate or annoy (someone). (noun) a herbaceous plant that has jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs

195
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suave, sauvely (adv), sauvity (n)

A

Smooth and pleasant in manner

196
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tawdry, tawdriness (n)

A

showy but cheap and of poor quality.

197
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urbane

A

showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

198
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brassy

A
  1. very confident and aggressive in a loud and sometimes annoying way 2. resembling brass especially in color
199
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deride

A

express contempt for; ridicule

200
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indefatigable

A

showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality

201
Q

intransigent

A

unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something

202
Q

modus operandi

A

a particular way or method of doing something, especially one that is characteristic or well-established.

203
Q

moralistic

A
  1. : characterized by or expressive of a concern with morality. 2. : characterized by or expressive of a narrow moral attitude
204
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morose

A

very serious, unhappy, and gloomy

205
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mortify

A

to humiliate

206
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stricture

A

something that restrains; negative criticism

207
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accost

A

bring oneself into favor with someone by flattery or trying to please them

208
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bellicose, -sity (n)

A

demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight; warlike

209
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bombastic

A

pompous; ostentatiously lofty in style (bombast=grandiloquent, pompous speech)

210
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churlish

A

crude; rudeness; ill-mannered behavior (noun=churl or churlishness)

211
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dawdle

A

dawdle

212
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dormancy

A

lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer’s sudden shout woke the dormant audience. 2. in a state of rest or inactivity; inoperative

213
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ennui

A

Boredom; listlessness; dissatisfaction because of a lack of interest.

214
Q

facetious

A

humorous; not intended to be taken seriously

215
Q

foist

A

impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on

216
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ingenuous

A

naïve and trusting; lacking sophistication

217
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ingratiate

A

approach and address (someone) body

218
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interloper

A

intruder; one who interferes

219
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obdurate, obduracy (n)

A

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action

220
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parsimonious, parsimony (n)

A

frugal; stingy (noun=parsimony)

221
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peevish

A

bad-tempered; irritable

222
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peripatetic

A

nomadic, itinerant, traveling

223
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philandering, philanderer (n)

A

a man who readily or frequently enters into casual sexual relationships with women; a womanizer

224
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probity

A

uprightness; honesty

225
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pugnacious

A

aggressive, ready to fight [pugnacity (n)]

226
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skulk

A

to lie in hiding, as out of cowardice or bad conscience; lurk.

227
Q

slipshod

A

characterized by a lack of care, thought or organization

228
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spat

A
  1. squabble; minor dispute 2. past tense of spit
229
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surfeit

A

indulge (one’s appetite) to satiety

230
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bonhomie

A

a friendly disposition

231
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carouse

A

to take part in a drunken revel

232
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dastardly

A

mean

233
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debauchery, debauch (v)

A

excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; dissipation

234
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ethnocentric

A

having or based on the idea that your own group or culture is better or more important than others

235
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fealty

A
  1. the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) 2. the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord
236
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gauche

A

clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth

237
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impudent, - nce (n)

A

not showing due respect for another person; impertinent

238
Q

lovelorn

A

unhappy because of unrequited love; lovesick

239
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madcap

A

marked by capriciousness, recklessness, or foolishness

240
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masochism, masochist (per)

A
  1. the tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from one’s own pain or humiliation. 2. (in general use) the enjoyment of what appears to be painful or tiresome
241
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obstructionist, obstructionism (n)

A

someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take

242
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prima donna

A

Italian for “first lady.” the female star of an opera. In modern usage, it has come to mean a a vain and temperamental person.

243
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spry

A

(especially of an old person) active; lively

244
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swashbuckling

A

engage in daring and romantic adventures with ostentatious bravado or flamboyance.

Vocabulary - attitude-behavior (1 decks)

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