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untoward

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  1. unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy. 2. improper: eg social behavior. 3. froward; perverse.
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propinquity

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property of being near in time or place; affinity of nature

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approbation

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approval; commendation

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hegemony

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dominance of one state or ideology over another

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sagacity

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wisdom; knowledge; or insight; often gained from years of experience.

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projecting; prominent; undesirably noticeable

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obtrusive

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incapable of being pleased

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implacable

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luck in discovering things you were not looking for; pleasant accident

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serendipity

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Being twofold; a classification into two opposed subclasses; duality

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dichotomy

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ebullient / ce

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overflowing with enthusiasm / exuberance; outburst of feeling

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salacious

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obscene; lustful, lecherous

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tirade

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harsh spech; verbal attack; diatribe; philippic; revilement; vilification

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kind of stone; inflexible

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adamant

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uprightness; incorruptibility; principle

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probity

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to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge

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equivocate

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dulcet

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melodious; harmonious

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credulity

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too great a readiness to believe things

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sluggard

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lazy slow-moving person

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apropos

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appropriate to the situation; apt; felicitous

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Cloistered

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Secluded or confined

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to be stained or discredited

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sullied

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convoke

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call together; summon

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harrow

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to distress; create stress or torment

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bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible

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lithe

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ubiquitous / -ty

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being present everywhere at once; omnipresent ; constantly encountered

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venal

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ready to do something dishonest; corrupt minded, especially related to bribery

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effluvia

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outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor

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palliate

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lessen the severity of; assuage; alleviate; mitigate

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coy

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shy; modest (esp of a girl)

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benediction

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act of praying for divine protection; blessing

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predominate

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have more power than others

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carousal

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drunken revel; a merry drinking party

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penurious

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poor/stingy

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insensible

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unconscious unresponsive unaffected

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credulous

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ready to believe things

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a very wealthy or powerful businessman; tycoon

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magnate

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cloy

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To fill to satiety; to stuff full; to clog ; to overload; to burden

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clot

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half-solid lump formed from liquid

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Ophthalmology

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study of eyes

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approval; commendation

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approbation

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dominance of one state or ideology over another

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hegemony

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wisdom; knowledge; or insight; often gained from years of experience.

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sagacity

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overflowing with enthusiasm / exuberance; outburst of feeling

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ebullient / ce

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obscene; lustful, lecherous

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salacious

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harsh spech; verbal attack; diatribe; philippic; revilement; vilification

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tirade

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melodious; harmonious

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dulcet

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too great a readiness to believe things

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credulity

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lazy slow-moving person

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sluggard

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appropriate to the situation; apt; felicitous

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apropos

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Secluded or confined

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cloistered

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call together; summon

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convoke

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to distress; create stress or torment

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harrow

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being present everywhere at once; omnipresent ; constantly encountered

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ubiquitous / -ty

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Outrageously bad; flagrant

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gregious

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ready to do something dishonest; corrupt minded, especially related to bribery

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venal

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outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor

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effluvia

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lessen the severity of; assuage; alleviate; mitigate

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palliate

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shy; modest (esp of a girl)

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coy

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act of praying for divine protection; blessing

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benediction

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have more power than others

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predominate

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drunken revel; a merry drinking party

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carousal

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poor/stingy

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penurious

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unconscious unresponsive unaffected

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insensible

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ready to believe things

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credulous

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To fill to satiety; to stuff full; to clog ; to overload; to burden

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cloy

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half-solid lump formed from liquid

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clot

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study of eyes

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Ophthalmology

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property of being near in time or place; affinity of nature

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propinquity

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to debase, impair, or reduce by admixture; adulterate

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alloy

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to clear from a charge of guilt

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exculpate

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an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot

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denouement

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to delight or entertain to feast

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regale

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magnificent

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palatial

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Well chosen or suited to the circumstances. Pleasing and fortunate.

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felicitous

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turmoil a bewildering jumble

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welter

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accustomed to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughened or hardened; habituate

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inured

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marry give one’s support to

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espouse

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is a doctor of pregnancy; childbirth

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obstetrician

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deceit cunning

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guile

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rash; indiscreet

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impudent

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A standard or model for judgement

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criterion

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cessation of use disuse

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desuetude (pron: DES wu tood)

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being uncertain hesitating

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vacillation

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low; vulgar; tawdry; garish

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raffish

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lack of reverence or dutifulness

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impiety

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To predict the future from present indications

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prognosticate

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lower the quality; weaken; corrupt morally; pollute; pervert; debase

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vitiate

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spread into every part of

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permeate

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briefly without delay

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summarily

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eager/excited to see or hear something

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agog

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narrow; restricted; insular

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parochial

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inharmonious; incongruous; discordant

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absonous

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warn strongly; take to task / containing warning

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admonish /-nitory

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fond of in the habit of fighting; bellicose; contentious

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pugnacious

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deserting and leaving to fall into ruins

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dereliction

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self-restraint; sexual chastity

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continence

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commanding; haughty; arrogant

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imperious

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feeling bitterness spitefulness

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rancorous

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narrow-mindedness; state of being isolated or detached

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insularity

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Wise after the event; wise or knowing when it is too late

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afterwise

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anodyne

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Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; uncontentious or inoffensive, often deliberately so: “______ New Age music”.

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hammer used by docs to check reflexes; percussor

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plexor/plessor

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plexor/plessor

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hammer used by docs to check reflexes; percussor

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alloy

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to debase, impair, or reduce by admixture; adulterate

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exculpate

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to clear from a charge of guilt

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denouement

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an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot

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regale

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to delight or entertain to feast

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felicitous

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Well chosen or suited to the circumstances. Pleasing and fortunate.

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welter

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turmoil a bewildering jumble

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inured

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accustomed to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughened or hardened; habituate

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espouse

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marry give one’s support to

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obstetrician

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is a doctor of pregnancy; childbirth

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guile

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deceit cunning

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impudent

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rash; indiscreet

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criterion

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A standard or model for judgement

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desuetude (pron: DES wu tood)

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cessation of use disuse

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vacillation

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being uncertain hesitating

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raffish

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low; vulgar; tawdry; garish

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impiety

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lack of reverence or dutifulness

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prognosticate

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To predict the future from present indications

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vitiate

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lower the quality; weaken; corrupt morally; pollute; pervert; debase

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permeate

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spread into every part of

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summarily

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briefly without delay

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agog

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eager/excited to see or hear something

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parochial

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narrow; restricted; insular

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absonous

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inharmonious; incongruous; discordant

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admonish /-nitory

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warn strongly; take to task / containing warning

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pugnacious

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fond of in the habit of fighting; bellicose; contentious

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dereliction

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deserting and leaving to fall into ruins

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continence

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self-restraint; sexual chastity

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imperious

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commanding; haughty; arrogant

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rancorous

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feeling bitterness spitefulness

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insularity

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narrow-mindedness; state of being isolated or detached

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afterwise

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Wise after the event; wise or knowing when it is too late

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  • unfavorable or unfortunate. - improper: eg social behavior. - froward; perverse.
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untoward

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Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; uncontentious or inoffensive, often deliberately so

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anodyne

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anglo hibernia

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Irish/british

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apochryphal

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false; spurious; fallacious

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Iliadic

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Like Homers Iliad

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ineluctable

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inevitable or unavoidable

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karoshi

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Japanese death from overwork

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perfidious

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treacherous; faithless

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Procrustean

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Producing conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means.

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purulent

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containing, consisting of, or being pus

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rictus

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gape of the mouth, esp. of a bird; a gaping grimace

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titivation

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to make smart or spruce up (not titillation)

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vapid

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flavorless; bland; insipid

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vespine

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relating to wasps

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feculent

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full of foul matter; laden or polluted with filth; fetid

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euphonious

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pleasant sounding, especially a pleasant sounding word. From ancient Greek word euphonos, “sweet-voiced”: eu-, good + phone, sound

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exegesis (pron X-a-gee-sus)

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to draw out extracting what is in the text the way it was written

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Meden agan

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nothing in excess (also the Golden Mean)

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Like Homers Iliad

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Iliadic

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inevitable or unavoidable

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ineluctable

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Japanese death from overwork

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karoshi

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treacherous; faithless

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perfidious

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Producing conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means

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Procrustean

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containing, consisting of, or being pus

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purulent

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gape of the mouth, esp. of a bird; a gaping grimace

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rictus

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to make smart or spruce up

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titivation (not titillation)

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flavorless; bland; insipid

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vapid

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relating to wasps

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vespine

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full of foul matter; laden or polluted with filth; fetid

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feculent

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pleasant sounding, especially a pleasant sounding word

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Euphonious. From ancient Greek word euphonos, “sweet-voiced”: eu-, good + phone, sound

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to draw out extracting what is in the text the way it was written

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exegesis (pron X-a-gee-sus)

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nothing in excess (also the Golden Mean)

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Meden agan

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Irish/british

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anglo hibernia

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false; spurious; fallacious

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apocryphal

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