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Dilettante

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a lover of an art or science, especially of a fine art.

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Egalitarian

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a person characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.

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Esoteric

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belonging to the select few; private; secret; confidential.

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Dowager

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a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, etc.

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Iconoclast

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a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.

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Tenable

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capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute

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Purveyor

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a person or thing that habitually provides or supplies a particular thing or quality

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Flotsam

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useless or unimportant items; odds and ends

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Mercurial

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animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted

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Corrosive

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harmful or destructive; deleterious; sharply sarcastic; caustic

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Callous

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insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic

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Phlegmatic

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not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.

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Didactic

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teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson

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Reconnaissance

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a general examination or survey of a region, usually followed by a detailed survey

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Laconic

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using few words; expressing much in few words; concise

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Raiment

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clothing; apparel; attire

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Acrimonious

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caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc

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Tonality

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the quality of tones.

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Milieu

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surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature

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Capricious

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whim; erratic

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Equivocate

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

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Pugnacious

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inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative

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Supercilious

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haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression

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Ambivalent

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having ”mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action

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Denunciations

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public censure or condemnation; an accusation of crime before a public prosecutor or tribunal

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Erroneous

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containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong

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Mollify

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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease

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Viable

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capable of living

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Judicious

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having, exercising, or characterized by good or discriminating judgment; wise, sensible, or well-advised

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Jubilant

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showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant

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Dictum

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an authoritative pronouncement; a saying

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Diaphanous

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very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent; delicately hazy

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Derivative

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not original; secondary

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Variegated

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varied; diversified; diverse

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Oath

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an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God or anything sacred

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Haughty

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disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious

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Orator

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a public speaker

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Ennoble

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to raise to a noble rank; to make noble, honourable, or excellent

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Resolution

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the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure

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Abstinence

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any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance

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Restrained

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controlled; restricted

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Surreptitious

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stealthy; secret

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Impetuous

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moving with great force; violent; impulsive

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Querulous

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full of complaints; complaining

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Tenacious

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holding together; cohesive; not easily pulled asunder; tough.

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Vanguard

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the forefront in any movement, field, activity, or the like

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Resilience

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the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity

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Amenable

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capable of or agreeable to being tested, tried, analyzed

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Circuitous

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roundabout; not direct

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Rancorous

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bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice

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Censure

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to criticize harshly

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Scrutinize

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to examine in detail with careful or critical attention

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Feasible

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capable of being done, effected, or accomplished

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Irrevocable

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not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable

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Precocious

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unusually advanced or mature in development

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Transient

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lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary

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Regeneration

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to re-create, reconstitute

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Incompatible

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unable to exist together in harmony

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Inevitable

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sure to occur, happen, or come; unalterable

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Evanescent

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vanishing; fading away; fleeting; short-lived, as an image

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Demagogue

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a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people

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Hackneyed

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overused, cliched

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Wary

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watchful, alert

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Vindicate

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to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion

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Compassion

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sympathy, mercy

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Reclusive

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withdrawn, hermit-like

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Ephemeral

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momentary, fleeting

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Desolate

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deserted, without inhabitants, barren

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Discredit

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dishonor, disgrace

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Prosaic

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commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

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