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Allegory

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A narrative that serves as an extended metaphor

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Ambiguity

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Multiple meanings of a word

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Apostrophe

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A sudden turn from the General audience to address a specific group

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Archaism

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Use of obsolete language

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Archtypes

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A perfect example

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Colloquial

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Slang or informal language

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Connotation

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Implied meaning

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Dennotation

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Dictionary definition

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Diction

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Writer’s word choice

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Euphemism

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substitution of an offensive expression for one whose meaning might be unpleasant

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration for emphasis or rhetorical effect

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Irony

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expression of something, contrary to its intended meanin

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Litotes

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understatement, for intensification, by denying the contrary of the thing being affirmed

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Metaphor

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implied comparison achieved through a figurative use of words

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Metonymy

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substitution of one word for another that it suggests

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Oxymoron

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apparent paradox achieved by the juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one another

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Paradox

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an assertion seemingly opposed to common sense but that may have some truth in it

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Personification

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attribution of personality to an impersonal thing

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Pun

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play on words

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Rhetorical Question

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asking a question for the purpose of asserting or denying something indirectly

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Satire

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a work that targets human vices or social institutions for insult or reform

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Simile

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an explicit comparison between two things using “like” or “as”

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Synecdoche

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understanding one thing for another

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Syntax

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the way the author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses and sentences

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Anaphora

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parallel structure

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Antimetabole

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repetition in reverse grammatical order

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Antithesis

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opposition or contrast of ideas in a parallel construction

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Asyndeton

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lack of conjunctions between words

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Chiasmus

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two corresponding pairs arranged not in parallels but in inverted order

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Climax

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arrangement of words in an order of ascending power

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Parallelism

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anaphora

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Polysyndeton

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the repetition of conjunctions in a series of words

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Alliteration

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the repetition of the same sound throughout words

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Assonance

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repetition of the same vowel sounds throughout words

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Cacophony

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joining of harsh sounding words

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Onomatopoeia

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words whose sounds imitate the natural sound

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Assertion

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a declaration

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Clarity

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clearness in thought

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Cogent

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convincing

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Coherent

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logically connected

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Cohesive

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condition of sticking together

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Didactic

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intended to instruct

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Discourse

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conversation

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Eloquence

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The ability to speak persuasively

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Emphasize

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to stress

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Fluid

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easily flowing

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Implication

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the act of hinting

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Lucid

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easily understood

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Rhetoric

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The art of using language effectively and persuasively

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Arbiter

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a judge who decides a disputed issue

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Biased

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prejudiced

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exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame

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impartial

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unbiased

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incontrovertible

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not able to be denied or disputed

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integrity

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trustworthiness, completeness

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objectivity

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treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices

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penitent

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expressing remorse for one’s misdeeds

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plausible

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seemingly valid or acceptable; credible

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substantiated

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supported with proof or evidence; verified

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vindicated

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freed from blame

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condescending

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treating people as weak or inferior

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contemptuous

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feeling hatred; scornful

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despotic

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exercising absolute power; tyrannical

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dictatorial

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domineering; oppressively overbearing

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disdain

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(n. ) contempt, scorn

(v. ) to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on

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haughty

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arrogant; vainly proud

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imperious

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arrogantly domineering or overbearing

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patronizing

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treating in a condescending manner

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convoluted

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intricate; complex

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cryptic

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difficult to comprehend

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futile

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having no useful purpose; pointless

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impede

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to slow the progress of

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obscure

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(adj. ) relatively unknown

(v. ) to conceal or make indistinct

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quandary

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a state of uncertainty or perplexity

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indolent

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lazy

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insipid

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uninteresting; unchallenging

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listless

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lacking energy

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torpor

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laziness; inactivity; dullness

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alienated

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removed or disassociated from friends, family or homeland

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alliance

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a union of two or more groups

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disparity

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inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference

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servile

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submissive; like a servant

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suppressed

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subdued; kept from being circulated

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embellish

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to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate

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florid

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describing flowery or elaborate speech

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opulent

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exhibiting a display of great wealth

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ornate

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elaborately decorated

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ostentatious

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describing a showy or pretentious display

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poignant

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profoundly moving; touching

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ebullience

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intense enthusiasm

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effusive

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emotionally unrestrained; gushy

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egregious

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conspicuously bad or offensive

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flagrant

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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable

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frenetic

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wildly excited or active

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gratuitous

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given freely; unearned; unwarranted

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superfluous

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extra; unnecessary

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alleviate

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to ease a pain or burden

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asylum

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a place of retreat or security

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auspicious

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favorable; promising

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benevolent

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well-meaning; generous

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benign

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kind and gentle

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mollify

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to calm or soothe

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reclamation

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the act of making something useful gain

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sanction

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to give official authorization or approval

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dubious

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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

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fabricated

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made;concocted to deceive

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hypocrisy

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the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity

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slander

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false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

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spurious

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not genuine

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astute

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shrewd; clever

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clandestine

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secretive

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coup

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a brilliantly executed plan

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disingenuous

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not straightforward; crafty

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ruse

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a crafty tick

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stratagem

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a clever trick used to deceive or outwit

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surreptitiously

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done by secretive means

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wary

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on guard

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wily

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cunning

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ambiguous

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open to more than one interpretation

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ambivalent

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simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain

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apathetic

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feeling or showing little emotion

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arbitrary

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determined by impulse rather than reason

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capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable

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equivocate

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to avoid making a definite statement

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indifferent

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not caring one way or another

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spontaneous

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unplanned; naturally occurring

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