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Braggart (adj)

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Someone who boasts

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Acuity (n)

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Sharpness (mental or visual)

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Debunking (v)

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Exposing false claims or myths

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Epitomized (adj)

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Typified; characterized; personified

serve as a typical example of; typify: This meadow epitomizes the beauty of the whole area

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Hidebound (adj)

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Rigid in opinions

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Languish (v)

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Decay; fade away; get weaker

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Obsequious (adj)

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Servile; submissive

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Polemical (adj)

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Causing debate or argument

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Restorative (n)

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A tonic

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Thwart (v)

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Prevent; frustrate

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Adamant (n)

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Forceful; inflexible

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Brawny (adj)

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Muscular

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Decathlon (n)

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An athletic competition with ten events

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Equivocate (v)

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Speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth

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Hieroglyphics (n)

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  1. pictured writing

2. Writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic

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Larceny (n)

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Theft; robbery; stealing

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Obsession (n)

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A dominating concern

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Ponderous (adj)

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Weighty; slow and heavy

He carried a ponderous burden on his back

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Retention (n)

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Preservation; withholding

Act of retaining (keeping possession of)

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Timorous (adj)

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Cowardly; fearful

The noise made them timorous

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Adroit (adj)

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Skillful

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Brevity (n)

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Being brief

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Decorum (n)

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Dignified, correct behavior

Dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

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Err (v)

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Make a mistake

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Hinder (v)

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Obstruct

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Largess (n)

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Generosity

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Obsolete (adj)

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No longer valid

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Pontificate (v)

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Speak pompously or dogmatically

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Reticent (adj)

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Restrained; holding back; uncommunicative

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Tirade (n)

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Stream of verbal abuse

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