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1
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Lionization

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Treat as important

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Foreground

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the part of a view that is nearest to the observe.

make the most prominent or important feature.

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Transcend

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to go beyond the range or limits of.

surpass

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Aesthetics

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a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty

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Demur

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raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.

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Schism

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a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.

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Shortsightedness

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lack of imagination or foresight.

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Didactic

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intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

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Syntactic

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the study of syntax- the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language.

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Sartorial

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relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress

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Panache

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Dash;

Flamboyance in style

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Innocuous

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not harmful or offensive.

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Benign

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gentle; kindly. not harmful

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Antedate

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precede in time; come before in date.

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Trite

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overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness.

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Invigoration

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to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.

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Lurid

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very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.

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Intransigent

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unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.

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Lax

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not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.

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Obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

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Probity

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the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

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Disapprobation

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strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds.

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Illiberal

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opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behavior.

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Acquisitive

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excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.

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Profligate

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recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

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Tendentious

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expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one.

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Fractious

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irritable and quarrelsome.

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Erroneous

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wrong; incorrect.

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Antithetical

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directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.

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Immutable

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unchanging over time or unable to be changed.

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Reconcile

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restore friendly relations between.

make consistent with another.

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Paradigm

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a typical example or pattern of something; a model.

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Misnomer

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a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.

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Profundity

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Fdeep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought.

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Anomaly

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something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

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Inimical

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tending to obstruct or harm.

unfriendly.

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Predominant

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present as the strongest or main element.

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Enigmatic

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difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.

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Virulence

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the severity or harmfulness of a disease or poison.

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Immured

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enclose or confine someone against their will.

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Pithy

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concise and forcefully expressive.

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Delineate

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describe or portray something precisely.

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Condone

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accept and allow behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive to continue.

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Imprudent

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not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash.

45
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Curtail

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reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.

46
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Row

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Quarrel. a serious dispute.

47
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Accord

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give or grant someone power

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Reined

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keep under control; restrain.

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Indemnify

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compensate someone for harm or loss.

50
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Manacles

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fetter (a person or a part of the body) with manacles. to chain

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Bridle

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show one’s resentment or anger, especially by throwing up the head and drawing in the chin.

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Dislocation

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disturbance from a proper, original, or usual place or state.

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Disentanglement

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to free or become free from entanglement; untangle

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Subversion

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the undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution.

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Displacement

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the moving of something from its place or position.

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Estrangement

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the fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group.

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Scrupulous

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diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details. very concerned to avoid doing wrong.

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Entrenched

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(of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained

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Venal

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showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery. corrupt

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Indiscernible

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impossible to see or clearly distinguish.

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Arduous

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involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

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Superfluous

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unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

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Latitude

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freedom from narrow restrictions

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Impetuous

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acting or done quickly and without thought or care.

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Plod

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to proceed in a tediously slow manner: like day to day

66
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Dissolution

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the closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body.

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Clerical

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(of a job or person) concerned with or relating to work in an office, especially routine documentation and administrative tasks.

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Cerebral

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of the cerebrum of the brain.

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Crestfallen

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sad and disappointed.

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Euphoric

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characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.

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Disgruntled

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angry or dissatisfied.

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Ruinous

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disastrous or destructive.

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Unprecedented

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never done or known before.

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Humdrum

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lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous.

75
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Partisanship

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prejudice in favor of a particular cause; bias.

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Precarious

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not securely held or in position; dependent on chance;

77
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Obviate

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to remove a need or difficulty. avoid; prevent.

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Acumen

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the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.

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Equivocation

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the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.

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Mounting

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a backing, setting, or support for something.

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Token

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a thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc. done for the sake of appearances or as a symbolic gesture.

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Residual

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remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone.

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Deft

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neatly skillful and quick in one’s movements.

84
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Eloquence

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fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.

85
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Preeminence

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the fact of surpassing all others; superiority.

86
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Maladroitness

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lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless:

87
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Galvanize

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shock or excite, typically into taking action.

88
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Beguile

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charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way.

89
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Prescient

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having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.

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Discern

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perceive or recognize something.

91
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Hyperbolize

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represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is; exaggerate.

92
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Undercut

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offer goods or services at a lower price than

93
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Calamitous

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involving calamity; catastrophic; disastrous.

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Recondite

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little known; abstruse.

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Impolitic

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failing to possess or display prudence; unwise.

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