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Stratagem

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Noun: ruse; trick; ploy

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Delineate

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: Verb: depict; portray; picture

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Ubiquitous

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Adj: present or existing everywhere; omnipresent; universal

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Viscous

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Adj: gummy; having a gelatinous quality; sticky; thick

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Illusory

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Adj: misleading; deceptive; imaginary

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Largesse

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Noun: generosity in giving; liberality

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Propriety

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Noun: the state of being proper; correctness; decorum

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Brackish

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Adj: salty; briny

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Nettle

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Verb: to annoy; to peeve; to anger Noun: a prickly or stinging plant

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Credence

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: Noun: belief; credit; trust

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Demur

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Verb: to object; to protest

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Bastion

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Noun: a stronghold; a citadel; a rampart

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Travesty

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Noun: a parody; a farce; a mockery

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Nuance

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Noun: a subtle change or variation; shade; delicate graduation of shade or difference

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Diatribe

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Noun: a bitter and prolonged verbal attack; tirade

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Sylvan

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Adj: wooded; forested; living or located in a forest

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Furtive

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Adj: sneaky; secret; clandestine; covert

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Badinage

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Noun: light and playful conversation; banter

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Fatuous

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Adj: stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way; vapid; silly; vacuous

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Dissemble

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Verb: to disguise or conceal; to mask

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Myopic

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Adj: nearsighted; shortsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view

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Penchant

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Noun: preference; propensity; predilection

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Feckless

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:Adj: ineffective; weak; incompetent; lacking in spirit and strength

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Raiment

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Noun: garments; clothing; apparel; attire

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Grouse

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Verb: to complain; to kvetch Noun: a complaint

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Esoteric

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Adj: secret; arcane; private; understood by only a select few

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Testy

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Adj: easily irritated; irritable; peevish

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Picayune

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Adj: paltry; measly; inconsequential; small-minded

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Bestial

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Adj: beastlike; brutal; animal; depraved

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Murky

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Adj: dark and gloomy; cloudy; unclear

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