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acumen: shrewdness shown by keen insight (n)
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adroit: quick or skillful or adept in action or thought (adj)
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animosity: a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility (n)
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boorish: ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance (adj)
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byzantine: highly involved or intricate (adj)
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censure: harsh criticism or disapproval (n) (v)
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conflagration: a very intense and uncontrolled fire (n)
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conformity: acting according to certain accepted standards (n)
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corollary: a practical consequence that follows naturally, an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition (n)
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cursory: hasty and without attention to detail (adj)
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curtail: to place restrictions on, to terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent (v)
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dalliance: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest; , the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working (n)
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deleterious: harmful to living things (adj)
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discernment: the trait of judging wisely and objectively (n)
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effacement: a withdrawal into the background (n)
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equitable: implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all (adj)
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erratic: likely to perform unpredictably (adj)
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eulogy: a formal expression of praise (n)
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fastidious: giving and careful attention to detail (adj)
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foreboding: a feeling of evil to come (n)
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holistic: concerning the whole rather than the parts (adj)
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indictment: an accusation of wrongdoing (n)
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infelicity: inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) (n)
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intermittent: stopping and starting at irregular intervals (adj)
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lackadaisical: idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way, lazy (adj)
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magnanimous: generous and understanding and tolerant (adj)
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mercenary: motivated by profits rather than morality (adj)
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meticulous: marked by extreme care in treatment of details (adj)
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multifarious: having many aspects (adj)
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onerous: not easily borne, burdensome (adj)
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petulant: easily irritated or annoyed (adj)
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pragmatic: concerned with practical matters (adj)
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presumptive: affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance (adj)
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propensity: a disposition to behave in a certain way (n)
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prosaic: lacking wit or imagination, dull (adj)
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remiss: failing in what duty requires (adj)
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reproach: a mild rebuke or criticism (n) (v)
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rhetoric: high flown speaking style, excessive use of verbal ornamentation (n)
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sedulous: marked by care and persistent effort (adj)
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slipshod: marked by great carelessness (adj)
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solicitousness: a feeling of excessive concern (n)
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sophistry: a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone (n)
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steadfast: firm and dependable especially in loyalty (adj)
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temporize: to draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time (v)
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tenacious: stubbornly unyielding (adj)
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treacly: overly sweet or sentimental (adj)
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vacuity: total lack of meaning or ideas (n)
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vindicate: to clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof (n)
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vindictive: showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt, disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge (adj)
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waver: to pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness, , the act of moving back and forth (v)
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whimsical: playfully imaginative, determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity or reason (adj)
