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Acquiesce

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to agree without protesting

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Alacrity

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Eagerness/Speed

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Arcane

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Obscure/Secret known only by a few

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Avarice

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Excessive greed

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Brazene

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Excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious

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Cajole

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to urge or coax

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Callous

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Harsh, cold or unfeeling

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Circumspect

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Catious

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Clandestine

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Secret

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Complacency

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Self satisfied ignorance of danger

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Connive

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to plot or scheme

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Debase

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to lower the quality or esteem of something

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Decry

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to criticize openly

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Deferential

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showing respect for another’s authority

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Demure

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quiet/modest/reserved

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Deride

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to laugh at mockingly/scorn

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Despot

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One who has total power and rules brutally

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Enmity

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Ill will, hatred, hostility

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Erudite

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Learned

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Extol

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To praise or revere

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Feral

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Wild or savage

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Fractious

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Troublesome or irritable

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Gratuitous

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Uncalled for

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Hypocrisy

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pretending to believe what one does not

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Impertinent

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Rude/Insolent

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Implacable

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incapable of being appeased or mitigated

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Impudent

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casually rude

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Incisive

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clear, sharp, direct

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Indolent

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Lazy

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Inept

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not suitable or capable

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Insular

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Separated or narrow minded

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Intrepid

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brave in the face of danger

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Inveterate

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stubbornly established by habit

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Knell

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The solemn sound of a bell often indicating a death

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Lurid

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Ghastly or sensational

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Maverick

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An independent, nonconformist person

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Maxim

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a common saying expressing a principal of conduct

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Modicum

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A small amount of something

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Nadir

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the lowest point of something

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Nominal

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Trifling/Insignificant

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Nuance

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A slight variation in meaning,tone or expression

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Obsequious

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excessively compliant or submissive

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Panacea

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a remedy for all ills or difficulties

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Penchant

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A tendency, partiality or preference

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Perusal

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a careful examination or review

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Predilection

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A preference or inclination for something

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Repudiate

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to reject or refuse to accept

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Rife

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Abundant

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Salient

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significant or conspicuous

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Serendipty

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luck or finding good things without looking for them

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Staid

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sedate, serious or self-restrained

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Sycophant

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one who flatters for self gain

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Tactiturn

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not inclined to talk

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Truculent

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ready to fight

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Umbrage

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resentment or offence

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Venerable

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deserving of respect because of age or achievement

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Vociferous

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Loud or boisterous

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Wanton

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Undisciplined, lewd, or lustful

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Zenith

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the highest point

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Prithee

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Please

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Perchance

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Perhaps

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Anon

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Later On

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Wordnap

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To apply a new meaning to an existing word

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Verbicide

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The destruction of the sense or value of a word

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Aptronym

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A persons name that matches their occupation or character very well

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Tmesis

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Inserting a word in the middle of another

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Spoonerism

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The interchange of the initial letters of two words usually as a slip of the tongue

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Numeronymous

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Describes a phone number where the numbers also spell out a word or phrase

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Genericized Trademark

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A trademark or brand that has become synonymous with a particular type of product or service to the extent that it often replaces the formal term for the product or service

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Travesty

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Parody

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Peruse

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to observe something in depth

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Enormity

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extremely evil

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Ultimate

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the last

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Disinterested

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Neutral

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Obsolete

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something is not produced or needed anymore

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Piquant

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Yummy

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Induitably

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Certainly or definitely

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Ergo

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therefore

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Alas

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an expression of grief or pity

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Parry

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to answer a question or accusation evasively

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Wanderlust

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an irresistible desire to travel to understand ones very existence

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Sillage

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describe something that lingers

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Mamihlapinatapai

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a look shared by two people each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to begin

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Hiraeth

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Missing a memory

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Orenda

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A mystical force present in all people that empowers them to change the world or to effect change on their lives

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Vorfreude

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joyful anticipation for something in the future

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Tsundoku

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The act of leaving a book unread after buying it , typically piled up together with such unread books

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Cryptosocpophilia

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The urge to secretly look through windows of homes as one passes by

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Eigengrau

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the color seen by the eye in perfect darkness

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Erroneous

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Wrong

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Salient

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most notable or important

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Galvanize

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Shock or Excite someone into typically taking action

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Anomaly

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Something that deviates from what is standard, normal or expected

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Esoteric

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intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

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Sycophant

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a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage

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Cavalier

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showing a lack of proper concern

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Scintillating

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possessing a dazzling impressive likeness, cleverness or wit

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Gambit

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something you should only do if your clever and believe that you will truly benefit from it

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Litany

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tedious recital or repetitive series

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Polemic

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a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something

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Rejoinder

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A reply, especially a sharp or witty one

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Rife

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something undesirable or harmful of common occurrence

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Mickle

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Great, Large or Much

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Cachinnate

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To laugh loudly

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Coprolalomaniac

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One who is addicted to using obscene words

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Neologism

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A new word, usage or expression

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Comestible

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Edible

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Elysium

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Paradise

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Callow

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immature

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Lickerish

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A person very fond of food

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Phrontist

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A deep thinker

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Factotum

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Someone who possess diverse traits or responsibilities and can serve in a wide range of capacities

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Absquatulate

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planning to depart from a specific place

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Kerfuffle

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causing a commotion

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Balrney

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Flattery

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Vernorexia

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a romantic mood inspired by spring

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Huderon

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lazy

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Solecism

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an error in grammar or spelling

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Bromidrosis

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strong smelling prespiration

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Gongoozler

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an idle spectator; someone who is being nosy for the sake of being nosy

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Maledicent

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Someone who is always talking rudely or abusively to others

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Kalology

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The study of beauty

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Labrose

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having full lips

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Nates

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Buttocks

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Octothorpe

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the pound sign

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Palmary

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outstanding

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Quean

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A prostitute

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Rantipole

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A wild, unruly young person

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Subrisive

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smiling

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Proclivity

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tendency to do something regularly

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Exorbitant

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unreasonably high

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Ornery

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bad tempered and grouchy

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Toilsome

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something that takes a lot of hard work to complete

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Comeuppance

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a punishment that someone deserves

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eclectic

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deriving ideas, style and taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

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Dalliance

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casual romantic or sexual relationship that is brief and not serious

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