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cacophony
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loud confusing disagreeable sounds
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chicanery
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the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
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opprobrium
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a state of extreme dishonor
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desiccate
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lose water or moisture
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inchoate
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in an initial stage; not fully formed
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anachronistic
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chronologically misplaced
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iconoclastic
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characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
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approbation
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official recognition or approval
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verisimilitude
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the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable
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laconic
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brief and to the point
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propitiate
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to conciliate; to appease
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wheedle
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influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
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quiescence
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quiet and inactive restfulness
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fatuous
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complacently or inanely foolish
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virago
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a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
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vitiate
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take away the legal force of or render ineffective
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welter
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toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way
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wend
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direct one's course or way
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tumid
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abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
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turgid
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abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
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turpitude
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a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
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tyro
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someone new to a field or activity
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upbraid
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express criticism towards
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usury
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the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
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vaunt
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to boast; to brag about
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venal
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capable of being corrupted
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succor
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assistance in time of difficulty
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supercilious
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having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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supine
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offering no resistance
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suppliant
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humbly entreating
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supplicant
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one praying humbly for something
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tamp
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press down tightly
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tendentious
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having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one
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toady
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a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
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torrid
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emotionally charged and vigorously energetic
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simper
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to smirk, smile foolishly
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sinecure
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an office that involves minimal duties
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sinuous
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curved or curving in and out
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slake
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(v.) to satisfy, relieve, or bring to an end
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sodden
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wet through and through
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solder
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to weld, fuse or join, as with a soldering gun
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sophistry
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reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
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sophomoric
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immature and overconfident; conceited
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splenetic
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very irritable
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stanch
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stop the flow of a liquid
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stentorian
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extremely loud and powerful
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striated
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marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels
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stygian
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dark and forbidding
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runic
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mysterious; magical
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salacious
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suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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sanctimony
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self-righteousness, hypocritical with FALSE piety
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sanguine
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confidently optimistic and cheerful
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satiate
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fill to satisfaction
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saturnine
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showing a brooding ill humor
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seine
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a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
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sententious
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abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing
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sidereal
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of or relating to the stars or constellations
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reconnoiter
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explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
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recreant
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an abject coward
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recumbent
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in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
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repine
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to be discontented or unhappy; to long for something
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puerile
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displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
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pugnacious
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ready and able to resort to force or violence
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puissance
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power to influence or coerce
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punctilious
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marked by precise accordance with details
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pusillanimous
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lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution
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raffish
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cheaply vulgar in appearance or nature; tawdry; disreputable
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ramify
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grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
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rapacious
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excessively greedy and grasping
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turbid
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Cloudy, muddy; in a state of turmoil
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umbrage
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a feeling of anger caused by being offended
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sagacious
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acutely insightful and wise
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provident
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providing carefully for the future, frugal
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querulous
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habitually complaining
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rebus
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a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
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recidivism
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habitual relapse into crime
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seminal
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Original, Ground-Breaking
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undulate
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move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
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untoward
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not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
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recondite
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difficult to understand; profound
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plangent
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loud and resounding
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plumb
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examine thoroughly and in great depth
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poseur
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a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
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prate
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speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
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precept
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rule of personal conduct
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precis
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a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
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profligate
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unrestrained by convention or morality
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prolix
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tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
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propinquity
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the property of being close together
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proscribe
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prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw
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peremptory
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not allowing contradiction or refusal
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perigee
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nearest point to the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
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peripatetic
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wandering from place to place, especially on foot
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peroration
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(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
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petrous
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like a rock, hard, stony
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philistine
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smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
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phlegmatic
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showing little emotion
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picaresque
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involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction
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pillory
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criticize harshly or violently
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piquant
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engagingly stimulating or provocative
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pique
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cause to feel resentment or indignation
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overweening
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presumptuously arrogant
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palliate
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lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
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panegyric
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a formal expression of praise
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pariah
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a person who is rejected (from society or home)
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parry
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
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parsimonious
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stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
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peccadillo
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a petty misdeed
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pellucid
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(of language) transparently clear
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peregrination
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travel (especially by foot)
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misogynist
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a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
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multifarious
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having many aspects
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nadir
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the lowest point
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natty
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neatly or smartly dressed
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nexus
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a link, tie, or bond
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noisome
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offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious
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nostrum
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hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
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nugatory
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of no real value
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obloquy
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verbal abuse
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obstreperous
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boisterously and noisily aggressive
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officious
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intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
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ossified
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set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
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ostensible
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appearing as such but not necessarily so
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lubricious
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lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery
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luculent
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easily understood, lucid, clear
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macerate
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cause to grow thin or weak
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maculate
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spot, stain, or pollute
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malinger
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avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
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maunder
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to talk in a rambling way; to move aimlessly
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mellifluous
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having a rich, smoothly flowing sound
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mendicant
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a pauper who lives by begging
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meretricious
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tastelessly showy
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mettle
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courage or spirit
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militate
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have force or influence
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minatory
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threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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inveigh
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speak against in an impassioned manner
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inveterate
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firmly established, long-standing; habitual
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involute
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intricate; complex; convoluted
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jejune
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displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
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jocose
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given to jesting; playfully humorous; jocular
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labile
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open to change
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lachrymose
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given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious
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lambaste
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censure severely or angrily
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lassitude
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a feeling of lack of interest or energy
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libertine
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unrestrained by convention or morality
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limn
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trace the shape of
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limpid
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clear, transparent; readily understood
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ineluctable
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certain, inevitable
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly
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inimitable
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not capable of being copied or imitated
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iniquity
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morally objectionable behavior
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innervate
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stimulate to action
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand
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insensible
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unresponsive to stimulation
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insouciant
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marked by blithe unconcern
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interdict
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command against
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heterodox
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characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
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hirsute
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having or covered with hair
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homiletics
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the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies
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homily
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a sermon on a moral or religious topic
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idyll
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an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
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ignominious
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(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
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imbroglio
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a very embarrassing misunderstanding
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imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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importune
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beg persistently and urgently
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impugn
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attack as false or wrong
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impute
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attribute or credit to
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extant
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still in existence
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extirpate
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destroy completely, as if down to the roots
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fallow
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inactive; unproductive
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feckless
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generally incompetent and ineffectual
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felicitious
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well suited, appropriate, delicious, good companion
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fetid
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offensively malodorous
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filigree
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delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)
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foment
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try to stir up public opinion
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fracas
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noisy quarrel
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fractious
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easily irritated or annoyed
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frieze
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ornamental horizontal band on a wall
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froward
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habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
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gainsay
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to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose
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gambol
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gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
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gauche
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lacking social graces; tactless
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gossamer
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characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
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hallow
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to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
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harrow
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to distress, create stress or torment
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hermetic
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completely sealed
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equipoise
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equality; balance; equilibrium
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excoriate
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express strong disapproval of
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exegesis
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an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
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expatiate
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to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely
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expiate
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make amends for
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expostulate
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reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
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expurgate
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edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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exscind
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to cut out cut away
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effluvia
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outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor
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effusive
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extravagantly demonstrative
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egress
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the act of coming (or going) out
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encomium
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a formal expression of praise
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enormity
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an act of extreme wickedness
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epithet
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a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
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equanimity
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calmness, composure, refusal to panic
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dirge
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a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
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disaffect
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arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
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discomfit
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cause to lose one's composure
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discursive
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(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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distention
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the state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape
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distrait
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having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
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doggerel
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trivial, poorly constructed verse
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dross
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worthless material that should be removed
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dulcet
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extremely pleasant in a gentle way
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edacious
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voracious, devouring
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edifying
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enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
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depredate
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to plunder and pillage
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descant
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talk at great length about something of one's interest
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descry
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to discriminate or discern
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desuetude
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a state of inactivity or disuse
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desultory
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marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose
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diaphanous
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delicate, light, translucent
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dilatory
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tending to delay or procrastinate
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contemn
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look down on with disdain
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contumacious
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stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)
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countenance
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consent to, give permission
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cozen
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cheat or trick
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defalcate
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embezzle
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denouement
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the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
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calumny
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an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
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caparison
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to adorn or bedizen
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captious
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excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up
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caret
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a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
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cavil
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raise trivial objections
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celerity
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Swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
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chimera
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a grotesque product of the imagination
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churlish
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(adj.) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude
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coda
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concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes
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coeval
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of the same period
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bilge
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bulge; the protuberance of a cask
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blandish
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to coax by using flattery
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byzantine
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highly involved or intricate
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cabal
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a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
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cachinnate
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laugh loudly and in an unrestrained way
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cadge
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to beg; sponge
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calumniate
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charge falsely or with malicious intent
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asperity
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roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness
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aspersion
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an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
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assay
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an appraisal of the state of affairs
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asseverate
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to affirm earnestly and with emphasis
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attenuate
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become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
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augury
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an omen or prophecy
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auspice
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a favorable omen
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beatify
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make blessedly happy
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bedizen
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dress up garishly and tastelessly
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anodyne
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something that calms or soothes pain
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apocryphal
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of questionable authenticity
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apogee
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farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
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apostate
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a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
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apotheosis
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elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
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apposite
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appropriate; fitting
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arabesque
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ornate design featuring intertwined curves
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arrant
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thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
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artless
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without guile; open and honest
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wag
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a witty amusing person who makes jokes
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abjure
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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
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abrogate
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revoke formally
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abscission
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the act of cutting something off
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acarpous
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no longer fertile; worn out
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accretion
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an increase by natural growth or addition
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adroit
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skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends
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adumbrate
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describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
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anathema
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an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
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pied
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having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
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prize
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to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
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rail
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complain bitterly
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rent
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an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
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quail
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draw back, as with fear or pain
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scurvy
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contemptible, despicable
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steep
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let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
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strut
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brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
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table
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hold back to a later time
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ford
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the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
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grouse
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complain
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guy
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a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
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nice
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excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
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occult
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hide from view
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pedestrian
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lacking wit or imagination
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alloy
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to debase by mixing with something inferior
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august
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profoundly honored
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bent
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
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brook
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put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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essay
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make an effort or attempt
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exact
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to demand
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epicure
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a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
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perfidy
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betrayal of a trust
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polemical
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of or involving dispute or controversy
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portentious
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ominous
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quotidian
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found in the ordinary course of events
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sycophant
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a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
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ribald
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humorously vulgar
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variegated
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having a variety of colors
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viturperate
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criticize
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stymie
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hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
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quaff
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to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
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wizened
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lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
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pernicious
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exceedingly harmful
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plaintive
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expressing sorrow
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oscillation
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The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
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largess
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liberality in bestowing gifts
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gambit
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a maneuver in a game or conversation
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gnostic
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possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things
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fulsome
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unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
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fulminate
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criticize severely
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noxious
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injurious to physical or mental health
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neophyte
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any new participant in some activity
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neologism
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the act of inventing a word or phrase
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ignoble
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completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
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hubris
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overbearing pride or presumption
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hedonism
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the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
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impiety
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lack of reverence or dutifulness
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maxim
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a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
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mercurial
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liable to sudden unpredictable change
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moribund
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on the point of death
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nascent
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coming into existence
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conflate
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mix together different elements
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choleric
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quickly aroused to anger
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alacrity
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liveliness and eagerness, quickness
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accolade
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praise, an award
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replete
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full; abundant
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virulent
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extremely poisonous or injurious
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vestige
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a trace or evidence of something that once existed
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volubility
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the quality of being facile in speech and writing
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wax
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go up or advance
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verdant
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green with vegetation
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acerbic
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harsh or corrosive in tone
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acumen
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keenness of judgment or insight
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adulation
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servile flattery
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advent
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arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
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apex
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the highest point (of something)
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appropriate
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take possession of by force, as after an invasion
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ascetic
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practicing great self-denial
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diffident
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showing modest reserve
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assiduous
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marked by care and persistent effort
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effrontery
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audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
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astringent
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tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; sour or bitter in taste
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collusion
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secret agreement
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comely
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very pleasing to the eye
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luminary
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a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
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craven
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lacking even the rudiments of courage
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loquacious
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talkative
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laud
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praise, glorify, or honor
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garrulous
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talkative
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florid
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elaborately or excessively ornamented
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ebullience
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overflowing with enthusiasm
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demagogue
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an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience
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dogmatic
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characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
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didactic
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instructive (especially excessively)
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germane
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relevant
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emollient
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having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
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endemic
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native to or confined to a certain region
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deprecate
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belittle
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coterie
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an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
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elegy
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a mournful poem
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eschew
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avoid and stay away from deliberately
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esoteric
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confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
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paean
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a formal expression of praise
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pithy
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concise and full of meaning
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prattle
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speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
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reprove
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to find fault with, scold, rebuke
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salubrious
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promoting health
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sedulous
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marked by care and persistent effort
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stoic
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seemingly indifferent to emotions
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strident
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unpleasantly loud and harsh
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stupefy
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to stun, baffle, or amaze
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surfeit
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the state of being more than full
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tawdry
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cheap and shoddy
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tetchy
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easily irritated or annoyed
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timorous
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timid by nature or revealing timidity
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torpid
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slow and apathetic
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truculent
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defiantly aggressive
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ubiquitous
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being present everywhere at once
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uncouth
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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untenable
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not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain
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urbane
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showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
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venerate
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regard with feelings of respect and reverence
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reprobate
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a person without moral scruples
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pundit
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a learned person; one who gives authoritative opinions
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prolific
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bearing in abundance especially offspring
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putrefy
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to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
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quay
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wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
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rectitude
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uprightness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
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rampart
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an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
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prosaic
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lacking wit or imagination
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recant
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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
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redoubtable
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inspiring fear
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regale
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to entertain or delight
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exhort
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urge on or encourage especially by shouts
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exposition
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an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
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extol
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praise, glorify, or honor
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facile
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performing adroitly and without effort
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attrition
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a wearing down to weaken or destroy
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banal
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obvious and dull
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baleful
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deadly or sinister
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axiomatic
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evident without proof or argument
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auspicious
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attended by favorable circumstances
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bane
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something causes misery or death
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beget
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to produce; to make happen
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list
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tilt to one side
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lumber
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move heavily or clumsily
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mince
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make less severe or harsh
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levity
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lightness of manner
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levee
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a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
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refractory
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stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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prevaricate
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be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
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preen
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dress or groom with elaborate care
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canon
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a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy
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canonical
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conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
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cajole
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influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
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capitulate
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surrender under agreed conditions
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consonant
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involving or characterized by harmony
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demur
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take exception to
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redolent
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having a strong distinctive fragrance
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ingenuous
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lacking in sophistication or worldliness
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mendacity
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the tendency to be untruthful
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munificence
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liberality in bestowing gifts
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nebulous
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lacking definition or definite content
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rancorous
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showing deep-seated resentment
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chagrin
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strong feelings of embarrassment
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gregarious
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seeking and enjoying the company of others
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guile
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the quality of being crafty
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hackneyed
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repeated too often
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harangue
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a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
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blithe
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carefree and happy and lighthearted
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immutable
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not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature
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dolorous
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showing sorrow
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chasten
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correct by punishment or discipline
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decorous
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characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
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consummate
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perfect and complete in every respect
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veneration
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profound respect
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erudite
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having or showing profound knowledge
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magnanimity
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liberality in bestowing gifts
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perfunctory
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hasty and without attention to detail; as a formality only
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prodigious
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so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
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tractable
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easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
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tortuous
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not straightforward; highly involved or intricate
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solicitous
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full of anxiety and concern
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unfeigned
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sincere, real, without pretense
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aggrandize
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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
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probity
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complete and confirmed integrity
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privation
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a state of extreme poverty
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pulchritude
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physical beauty (especially of a woman)
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eponymous
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a term for the title character of a work of literature
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imprimatur
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formal and explicit approval
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deposition
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the act of putting something somewhere
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grandiloquence
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high flown style
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egregious
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conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
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gratuitous
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unnecessary and unwarranted
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incandescent
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characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance
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panacea
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hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
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paucity
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an insufficient quantity or number
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pliant
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capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
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predilection
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a predisposition in favor of something
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quixotic
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very idealistic; impractical; caught up in romantic notions
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chide
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censure severely or angrily
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panache
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distinctive and stylish elegance
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soporific
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sleep inducing
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vernacular
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the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
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gravitas
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formality in bearing and appearance
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cleave
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separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
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canard
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a deliberately misleading fabrication
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cupidity
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extreme greed for material wealth
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vitriolic
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harsh or corrosive in tone
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mordant
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harshly ironic or sinister
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vacuous
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complacently or inanely foolish
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lascivious
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driven by lust
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languorous
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lacking spirit or liveliness
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lugubrious
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excessively mournful
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sepulchral
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suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
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ineffable
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defying expression or description
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amity
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a cordial disposition
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agape
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open-mouthed; surprised; agog
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scurrilous
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expressing offensive reproach
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invective
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abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
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hectoring
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bullying
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soubriquet
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a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
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accession
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agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
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agglutination
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the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution
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pullulation
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a rapid and abundant increase
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sanatorium
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pejorative terms for an insane asylum
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avarice
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extreme greed for material wealth
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evince
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give expression to
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expound
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to explain in detail
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pandemic
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an epidemic that is geographically widespread
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coterminous
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of equal extent or scope or duration
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affective
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characterized by emotion
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gauntlet
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dare, provocation, trial, punishment
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caterwauling
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a shrill, discordant sound
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tonicity
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the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
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platonic
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free from physical desire
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rubicund
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inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
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sartorial
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of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring
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gawkishness
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awkwardness, clumsiness
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euphony
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any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
