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impetuous

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rash, impulsive

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intrepid

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fearless, adventurous

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implicate

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convey indirectly

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elicit

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evoke, draw out

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elucidate

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make clear, explain

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elude

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avoid

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protracted

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lasting for a long time

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petulant

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childishly sulky or bad-tempered

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obstreperously

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noisy and difficult to control

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dawdle

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loiter, waste time

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dissipate

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squander, waste, scatter

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farce

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broad comedy, mockery

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petulant

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touchy; peevish

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volatile

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changeable; explosive

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astute

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shrewd, clever

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perspicacious

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shrewd, clear-sighted

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prospectus

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formal proposal

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cosmopolitan

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worldly

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gaffe

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clumsy social error

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idiosyncrasy

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characteristic peculiar to an individual or group

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exonerate

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free from blame

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litigious

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prone to engage in lawsuits

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partisan

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devoted to or biased in support of a party or cause

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remiss

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lax in attending to duty

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repudiate

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rejecting authority

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solicitous

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concerning

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cajole

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flattery

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defunct

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no longer functioning

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extirpate

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to destroy

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effrontery

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brazen boldness

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impugn

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to attack as false or questionable

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pejorative

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disparaging, insulting

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vindictive

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revengeful

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ebullience

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intense enthusiasm

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exorbitant

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exceeding all bounds

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flagrant

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extremely shocking

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lugubrious

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mournful in exaggerated or ludicrous degree

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penchant

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strong inclination or liking

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ubiquitous

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always present, omnipresent

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vicarious

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experience feelings of others

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vignette

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short scene or story

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amalgam

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combination of diverse elements

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inundate

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overwhelm as if with a flood

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ameliorate

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to make better, improve

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palliative

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soothing, but not curing

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felicitous

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admirably suited

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epitome

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representative or example of a type

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mendacious

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lying, untruthful

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specious

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seeming true but actually false

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apathetic

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showing no emotion

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capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable

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jaded

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worn out

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modicum

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moderate amount

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paucity

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scarcity

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maverick

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one who is independent

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synergy

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combined action or operation

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cacophony

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unpleasant noise

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strident

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harsh, loud, or shrill

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debacle

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failure

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dilatory

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habitually late

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redolent

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fragrant, over time

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banal

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uninteresting

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soporific

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tending to induce sleep

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vapid

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lacking liveliness

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augment

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to make greater

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distend

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swell (balloon)

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scintillating

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brilliant

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intransigence

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refusal to moderate a position or compromise

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belligerent

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eager to fight, aggressive

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byzantine

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extremely complicated or devious

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nefarious

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flagrantly wicked

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pernicious

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harmful, deadly

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tawdry

A

cheap

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