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obscure

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not known about

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tinge

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to color slightly

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check

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to restrain or diminish the action or force of : CONTROL

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provisional

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under terms not final

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tentative

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planned but not fixed

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animus

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hostility or ill feeling

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bewilder

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confuse

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nonplussed

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surprised and confused - unsure of how to react

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imperil

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endanger

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esoteric

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confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

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trounce

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heavily defeat in a contest

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underscore

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emphasize

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tax

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burdening

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aplomb

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self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation

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onerous

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involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty

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bolster

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strengthen and support

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inspiration

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inhalation

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foil

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to frustrate the efforts or plans of something

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equivocation

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an ambiguous or deliberately evasive statement

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ascetic

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one who practises great self denial

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discharge

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to pay or settle for

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chastise

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to reprimand harshly

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austere

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stresses absence of warmth, color, or feeling and may apply to rigorous restraint, simplicity, or self-denia

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tractable

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capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : DOCILE

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tractable

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easily handled, managed, or wrought : MALLEABLE

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prevarication

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equivocate

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dither

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trembling vibration

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dither

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to be indecisive

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belligerent

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hostile and aggressive

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obstinate

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stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion

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obstinate

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quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue

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iconoclast

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a person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions

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iconoclast

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a destroyer of images used in religious worship

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profane

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not respectful of religious practice

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harangue

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a long pompous speech, tirade

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parochial

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narrowly restricted in scope or outlook

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bracing

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fresh and invigorating

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calumny

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making a false statement to damage someone’s reputation

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upbraid

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to reproach and scold

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churlish

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rude

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chasten

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to cause to be more humble or restrained : SUBDUE

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dissembler

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to hide under a false appearance

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semblance

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the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different

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choleric

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prone to outbursts of anger

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curmudgeon

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a grumpy, bad tempered person usually an old man

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deleterious

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causing harm or damage

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histrionics

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theatrical performances

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desultory

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rambling, unfocused, jumping from horse to horse

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pithy

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succinct

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aphorism

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formulation of a truth or sentiment

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aphorism

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short saying

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veneration

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respect or awe

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venereal

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a contagious disease

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disdain

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a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior

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disparage

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to regard as being of little worth

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bemoan

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complaining

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enjoin

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intstruct or urge

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bucolic

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pleasant aspects of rural / countryside

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palpable

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able to be touched or felt

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belie

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to disguise, to give a false impression of

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subsume

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to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element

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dissimilitude

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dismiliarity or diversity

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percolate

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to ooze or trickle through a permeable substance

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dissimulate

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to hide under a false appearance

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dither

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to be nervous

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magnanimous

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generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person, having a big heart

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maladroit

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clumsy

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adroit

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skillfull

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erudite

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having or showing great knowledge

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extant

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in existence

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ponderous

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moving with great effort, weighed down

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prodigal

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wasting all your money

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gainsay

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deny or contradict; speak against or oppose

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funereal

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having mournful character, adjective of funeral

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galling

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annoying

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doleful

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expressing sorrow

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aberrant

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aberration, a departure from what is normal

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cupidity

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greed for money

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garbled

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difficult to understand

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hackneyed

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unoriginal, not creative

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heresy

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not following tradition in a way that you may get punished for it

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loathe

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hate intesnsely

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indignant

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feeling anger over a perceived injustice

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inexorable

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unable to be stopped

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extol

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to praise enthusiastically

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inimical

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being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence

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truculent

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quick to argue

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contentious

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causing or likely to cause an argument

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disputatious

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fond of having heated arguments

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insouciance

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lighthearted unconcern, torpor

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irate

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characterized by anger

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quixotic

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extremely idealistic, unpractical

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laconic

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using very few words

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vacillate

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be undecided about something, waiver between conflicting positions or courses of action

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lambaste

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to criticise harshly

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latitude

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freedom of action or choice

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imponderable

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impossible to estimate or figure out

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pragmatic

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guided by practical experience rather than theory

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saturnine

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morose or gloomy

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loath

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reluctant and unwilling

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logorrhea

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a tendency to extreme loquacity

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patent / patently

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easily recognisable

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blinkered

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having limited outlook

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flippant

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showing inappropriate levity

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maunder

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to speak incessantly and rapidly about an unimportant topic

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maunder

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to wander aimlessly

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preclude

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to prevent from happening; make impossible

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paucity

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a lack of, smallness of quantity

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aphoristic

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of aphorism, something that is concise and instructive of a general truth or principal

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adjudicate

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to serve as a judge

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vie

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to compete for something

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mawkish

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overly sentimental to the point that it is disgusting

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obtuse

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lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect

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perfunctory

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done routinely and with little care

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pernicious

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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

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placate / placable

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to please

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autocratic

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offensively self assured, exercising usually unwarranted power

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tepid

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slightly warm

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plunder

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steal (goods), typically using force and in a time of disorder

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polemical

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critical attack on or controversial opinion

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pragmatism

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a practical approach to problems and affairs

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brusque

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markedly short and abrupt, can be rude

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prodigious

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impressively great in extent, size, or degree

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precarious

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not securely held or in position

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espouse

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support opinions or beliefs

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boisterous

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noisily turbulent

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prosaic

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dull and lacking imagination

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querulous

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habitually complaining

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rail

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to criticise harshly

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repudiate

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to refuse to accept

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docile

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submissive

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sullen

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bad-tempered and sulky

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reticent

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not inclined to speak, not revealing one’s thoughts

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sanguine

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marked by eager hopefulness

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sentencious

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given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner

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solicitous

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showing or expressing concern

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beguiling

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agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing

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solicitude

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uneasiness of mind

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soporific

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inducing mental lethargy or sleep inducing

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tax

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to take to task; censure; blame and accuse

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tepid

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lacking enthusiasm, passion

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terse

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to the point

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unprepossessing

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not attractive

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verisimilitude

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very similar to reality

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congenial

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agreeably suited to one’s nature, tastes, or outlook

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prolixity

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using too many words, too long

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inscrutable

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not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood

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prescience

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foreknowledge of events, divine omniscience, human anticipation of the course of events; prescient

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arcane

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known only to a few people

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recluse

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person who leads a solitary life

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recondite

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difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend

of, relating to, or dealing with something little known or obscure

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abstruse

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difficult to comprehend

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edify

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to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge

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vituperate

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bitter and abusive

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incense

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to enrage

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myopic

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lacking foresight or discernment

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lionize

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to give public approval and attention

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squelch

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to silence or supress

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nominal

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in name only; not in reality

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petulant

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childishly ill tempered

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insolent

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showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

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fastidious

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giving careful attention to detail

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incisive

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intelligently analytical and clear thinking

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delineate

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describe in detail

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disambiguate

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remove uncertainty of meaning from

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ostensible

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stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

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ingratiate

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to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort

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aboveboard

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open and honest

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avuncular

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friendly and kind towards a younger or lesser experienced person

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base

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lacking higher values

171
Q

hubris

A

overbearing pride or presumption

172
Q

machinate

A

to plan or plot especially to do harm

173
Q

intrigue

A

the practice of engaging in secret schemes

174
Q

attrition

A

the act of wearing or grinding down by friction

the act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack

175
Q

usurp

A

to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right

176
Q

sardonic

A

ironically humorous in a disdainful way - sarcastic

177
Q

lampoon

A

ridiccule with satire

178
Q

irrevocable

A

not possible to revoke

179
Q

obstreperous

A

noisily and stubbornly defiant; willfully difficult to control

180
Q

ostentatious

A

pretentious, attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness

181
Q

mettlesome

A

filled with courage or valor

182
Q

jingoism

A

extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy

183
Q

venality

A

open to corrupt influence and especially bribery

184
Q

volubility

A

characterized by fluidly ready or rapid speech

185
Q

probity

A

adherence to the highest principles and ideals

186
Q

graft

A

corruption usually through bribery

187
Q

colloquial

A

using conversational style

188
Q

fossilization

A

become or cause to become fixed and incapable of change or development:

189
Q

torpor

A

lethargy, state of mental inactivity

190
Q

frivolous

A

not having a serious purpose

191
Q

surmount

A

overcome difficulty

192
Q

quiescent

A

state of inactivity and dormancy

193
Q

surreptitious

A

secret

194
Q

rancor

A

bitterness

195
Q

succor

A

help in times of need

196
Q

exaltation

A

the action of praising someone or something highly

197
Q

affront

A

insult, offensive

198
Q

edifice

A

a complex system of beliefs

199
Q

edifice

A

a large or massive structure

200
Q

stopgap

A

a temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need

201
Q

precipitate

A

done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration

202
Q

fortuitous

A

happening by chance rather than intention

203
Q

endearing

A

inspiring affection

204
Q

hapless

A

unfortunate

205
Q

sycophant

A

self-seeking flatterer

206
Q

preeminent

A

surpassing all others

207
Q

heretic

A

a person believing in or practising religious heresy

208
Q

incendiary

A

tending to stir up conflict, inflaatory

209
Q

disenfranchise

A

to remove someone’s right to vote

210
Q

openhanded

A

generous

211
Q

tact

A

keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense

212
Q

admonish

A

to warn or caution beforehand

213
Q

parsimonious

A

stingy

214
Q

garrulous

A

talkative

215
Q

tantamount

A

equivalent in value, significance, or effect

216
Q

consummate

A

showing great skill and flair

217
Q

fledgling

A

immature, inexperienced

218
Q

obsequious

A

excessively fawning, and ready to dish out praise even when it is undeserved

219
Q

posturing

A

pretending to think a certain way - behaviour that is intended to impress or mislead

220
Q

munificence

A

giving or bestowing with great liberality or lavishness

221
Q

superfluous

A

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

222
Q

punctilious

A

marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions

223
Q

abandon

A

thorough yielding to natural impulses

224
Q

ameliorate

A

to make better or more tolerable

225
Q

ebb

A

to fall from a higher to a lower level or from a better to a worse state

226
Q

champion

A

to support

227
Q

posterity

A

future generations of people

228
Q

entail

A

make necessary

229
Q

derelict

A

abandoned, lacking a sense of duty

230
Q

corral

A

to gather

231
Q

plucky

A

having or showing a lot of courage or determination

232
Q

meander

A

to wander aimlessly or casually without urgent destination

233
Q

pedantic

A

unimaginative or someone that focuses on the tiny details of knowledge

234
Q

taciturn

A

reserved

235
Q

spartan

A

showing or characterized by austerity or a lack of comfort or luxury

236
Q

formidable

A

inspiring fear and respect by being impressively large and intense

237
Q

martial

A

related to fighting or war

238
Q

ephemeral

A

something that lasts for a very short time

239
Q

transient

A

lasting for a short time, impermanent

240
Q

deciduous

A

ephemeral; mostly having to do with trees shedding

241
Q

evanescent

A

tending to vanish like vapor; soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing

242
Q

salutary

A

producing a beneficial effect

243
Q

manifest

A

clear or obvious to the eye or mind

244
Q

mendacious

A

given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth

245
Q

muckracking

A

the action of searching out and publicizing scandal about famous people

246
Q

jockeying

A

struggle by every available means to gain or achieve something

247
Q

unseemly

A

inappropriate, improper

248
Q

incongruous

A

not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

249
Q

infelicitous

A

not appropriate or well-timed

250
Q

inclement

A

unpleasent (weather)

251
Q

galvanize

A

shock or excite (someone) into taking action

252
Q

enervate

A

to drain someone of energy

253
Q

mollify

A

appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)

254
Q

propitiate

A

to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of

255
Q

propitious

A

giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable: the timing for such a meeting seemed propitious.

256
Q

granular

A

finely detailed

257
Q

shirk

A

avoid or neglect

258
Q

eschew

A

to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds

259
Q

protean

A

displaying great diversity or variety

260
Q

intrepid

A

fearless, adventurous

261
Q

insipid

A

lacking flavour

262
Q

lurid

A

unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect

263
Q

lurid

A

causing horror or revulsion

264
Q

harken

A

to bring to mind something in the past

265
Q

demur

A

raise objections or show reluctance, hesitance

266
Q

predisposed

A

inclined, made susceptible to

267
Q

incredulous

A

not believing

268
Q

unscrupulous

A

without scruples or principles

269
Q

credulous

A

ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence

270
Q

contemporary

A

marked by characteristics of the present period

271
Q

sated

A

to satisfy the desire or appetite of; to satiate; to glut; to surfeit.

272
Q

surfeit

A

disgust caused by excess

273
Q

cloy

A

to be or become insipid or distasteful usually through an excess of an originally pleasurable quality (such as sweetness)

274
Q

glut

A

an excessive quantity

275
Q

gorge

A

to eat greedily or to repletion

276
Q

gorge (rises)

A

one is sickened or disgusted

277
Q

pall

A

to lose in interest or attraction

278
Q

pall

A

to deprive of pleasure in something by satiating

279
Q

pall

A

something that covers or conceals
especially : an overspreading element that produces an effect of gloom

280
Q

voracious

A

very hungry; approaching an activity with gusto

281
Q

cogent

A

convincing as a result of being logical

282
Q

conciliatory

A

reconciling

283
Q

haughty

A

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

284
Q

diffident

A

hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

285
Q

demure

A

affectedly modest, reserved, or serious

286
Q

meek

A

quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on

287
Q

lowly

A

not lofty or grand

288
Q

disenchant

A

To free from enchantment; deliver from the power of charms or spells, or of an enchanter; free from fascination or delusion.

289
Q

peripatetic

A

travelling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods

290
Q

itinerant

A

traveling from place to place to work

291
Q

penurious

A

extremely poor

292
Q

penurious

A

stingy, unwilling to spend money

293
Q

effacious

A

successful; effective; having the power to produce a desired effect

294
Q

facile

A

readily manifested and often lacking sincerity or depth

295
Q

debonair

A

having sophisticated charm

296
Q

mire

A

to cause to stick fast in or as if in mire, having to do with mud

297
Q

mire

A

a troublesome or intractable situation

298
Q

fashion

A

to give shape or form to : to make, construct, or create (something) usually with careful attention or by the use of imagination and ingenuity

299
Q

astute

A

having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage

300
Q

blithe

A

showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or imprope

301
Q

gaiety

A

the state or quality of being light-hearted or cheerful

302
Q

gaiety

A

festive activity

303
Q

pastoral

A

pleasent aspects of countryside

304
Q

thrall

A

the state of being in someone’s power, or of having great power over someone

305
Q

spurious

A

not being what it appears to be, plausible but false

306
Q

beleagured

A

suffering or being subjected to constant or repeated trouble or harassment

307
Q

skirmish

A

minor dispute or contest between opposing parties

308
Q

insularity

A

state of being an island, or of being insular in situation or character; restriction within or as within an island; that which is characteristic of an island or of the inhabitants of an island; insularism.

309
Q

benighted

A

existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness

310
Q

beatification

A

the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy; a state of supreme happiness

311
Q

salvation

A

deliverance from the power and effects of sin, liberation from ignorance or illusion

312
Q

clement

A

mericful

313
Q

clement

A

mild (weather)

314
Q

felicitous

A

suited to the circumstances

315
Q

congruous

A

in agreement or harmony

316
Q

egregious

A

outstandingly bad

317
Q

epicure

A

one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine

318
Q

plaintive

A

sounding sad and mournful

319
Q

presage

A

something that foreshadows or portends a future event

320
Q

privation

A

deprivation

321
Q

berserk

A

out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied

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