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alienated: removed or disassociated from
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alleviate: to ease a pain or a burden
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alliance: a union of two or more groups
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ambiguous: open to more than one interpretation
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ambivalent: simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
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apathetic: feeling or showing little emotion
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arbiter: a judge who decides a disputed issue
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arbitrary: determined by impulse rather than reason
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assertion: a declaration or statement
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astute: shrewd; clever
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asylum: a place of retreat or security
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auspicious: favorable; promising
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benevolent: well-meaning; generous
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biased: prejudiced
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clandestine: secretive
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coherent: logically connected
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condescending: treating people as weak or inferior
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contemptuous: feeling hatred; scornful
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convoluted: intricate; complex
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coup: a brilliantly executed plan
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cryptic: difficult to comprehend
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despotic: exercising absolute power; tyrannical
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dictatorial: domineering; oppressively overbearing
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didactic: intended to instruct
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dilatory: habitually late
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disdain: contempt, scorn
to regard or treat with contempt, to look down on
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disingenuous: not straightforward; crafty
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disparity: inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference
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dubious: doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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ebullience: intense enthusiasm
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effusive: emotionally unrestrained; gushy
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eloquence: the ability to speak vividly or persuasively
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embellish: to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
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emollient: softening and soothing
something that softens or soothes
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equivocate: to avoid making a definite statement
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fabricated: made; concocted in order to deceive
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fluid: easily flowing
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frenetic: wildly excited or active
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futile: having no useful purpose; pointless
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haughty: arrogant; vainly proud
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hypocrisy: the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
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impartial: not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased
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impede: to slow the the progress of
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implication: the act of suggesting or hinting
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incontrovertible: indisputable; not open to question
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indifferent: not caring one way or the other
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indolent: lazy
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insipid: uninteresting; unchallenging
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integrity: trustworthiness; completeness
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jurisprudence: philosophy or science of law
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listless: lacking energy
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lucid: easily understood; clear
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objectivity: treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
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obscure: relatively unknown
to conceal or make indistinct
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ornate: elaborately decorated
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patronizing: treating in a condescending manner
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penitent: expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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plausible: seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
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poignant: profoundly moving; touching
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pundit: an authority who expresses his/her opinions
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quandary: a state of uncertainty or perplexity
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rhetoric: the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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sanction: to give official authorization or approval
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slander: false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
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spontaneous: unplanned; naturally occuring
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stratagem: a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
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substantiated: supported with proof or evidence; verified
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superficial: concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
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superfluous: extra; unnecessary
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suppressed: subdued; kept from being circulated
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surreptitious: done by secretive means
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trivial: of little importance or significance
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vindicated: freed from blame
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wary: on guard; watchful
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whimsical: subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable