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acute |
sharp, severe, perceptive |
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agile |
nimble, quick and skillful |
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erratic |
irregular, wandering, having no fixed course; large rock deposited by a glacier |
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exorbitant |
excessive, unreasonable (in what one asks) |
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exultant |
joyful, jubilant |
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implicit |
unquestioning, implied |
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inane |
senseless, empty |
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inert |
inactive or lifeless |
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inferior |
low(er) in place or quality |
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infernal |
hellish, fiendish |
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fugitive |
one who flees, a runaway |
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indignation |
justifiable anger |
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insolence |
insultiong behavior, impudence |
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obeisance |
a bow or curtsy, respect |
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repose |
rest, quiet |
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retinue |
a group of attendants |
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sanction |
approval, authorization |
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strategy |
skill in manuevering or planning |
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succor |
aid, help |
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tyranny |
oppressive or unjust government |
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discernment |
mental insight or physical vision (clear seeing) |
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astuteness |
shrewdness or mental sharpness (with a hint of wiliness or cunning) |
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nimble |
quick, alert, deft of mind or body |
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supple |
flexible, yielding, quick to respond or adapt |
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err |
to wander from the path of virtue, duty, or truth |
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erroneous |
wrong, deviant, or mistaken |
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aberration |
mental derangement, error in scientific observation |
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extravagant |
lavish |
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inordinate |
beyond reason, without restraint |
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immoderate |
not sufficiently restrained |
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jubilation |
wholehearted rejoicing |
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jubilee |
a celebration or time of rejoicing |
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jocund |
cheerful, but not quite exultant |
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passive |
unwilling to act or lead |
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indolent |
slothful; lazy; inactive |
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dormant |
temporary condition of inactivity |
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listless |
indifferent, uninterested, or languid |
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ersatz |
substitute (usually inferior) |
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diabolic(al) |
devilish |
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execrable |
bad, ugly, hellish (worthy of curses) |
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execration |
curse |
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refugee |
one who flees to escape danger |
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elusive |
hard to catch |
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evasiveness |
skill in dodge (through cunning) |
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pique |
ruffled |
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vexation |
strong annoyance or irritation |
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resentment |
restrained anger |
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exasperation |
intense irritation, often violent |
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wrath |
rage, fury, or intense anger |
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animosity |
strong hostility, usually personal |
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genuflection |
knee-bending in worship |
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curtsy |
a woman's formal salutation |
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salaam |
a Middle Eastern greeting |
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kow-tow |
Chinese obeisance |
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cortege |
procession of followers or attendants |
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convoy |
protector escort at sea or a group of ships being escorted |
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warrant |
official aproval by government or agency |
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dispensation |
approval or exception by the church |
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indulgence |
enjoyment, satisfaction, or leniancy |
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condonation |
approval or something questionable by seeming to overlook it |
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autocrat |
tyrrancial person |
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dictator |
tyrant or absolute ruler who usually seizes power without transmitting a successor |
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despot |
a tyrant more likely to designate a successor |
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