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mercurial |
quick changeable in temperament; moody, unpredictable |
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trepidation |
apprhension, fear, a state of dread of nervousness about something to come |
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aviidly |
having strong desire that borders on craving; often had connotation of greed; can have a connotation of extreme enthusiams |
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insinuate |
to suggest without stating directly, to communicate subtly or artfully or by hinting: |
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approbation |
expression of warm approval or praise |
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incipient |
something just starting to appear, in the early stages |
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anemic |
weak, sickly, pale |
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commission |
payment based on percentage of quantity sold |
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primp |
to groom |
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incarnate |
in person, the physical embodiment of an abstract idea |
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laconic |
characterize by use of very few words, terse, concise, quiet |
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stolid |
showing little emotion or sensibility, dispassionate |
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lusy |
hearty, full of vigor, strength, joy or merriness |
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audacity |
boldness, daring, with a touch of brashness |
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philandering |
sleeping around with the wives of others |
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remiss |
negligent, slack in fulfilling one's duties |
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surly |
bad tempered, irritable, rude, sometimes with a hint of menance |
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carte blanche |
complete authority or freedom as desired |
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raucous |
hoarse, harsh, rough, irritating |
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arch |
cunning, sly |
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befuddled |
confused, mixed up or made stupid |
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sensuous |
strongly affecting the senses, |
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implacable |
relentless, unyielding, unable to be appeased or pacified |
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elegiac |
mournful |
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requiem |
a mass, a musical composition or hymn in honor of the dead |
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impartial |
unbiased, fair, objective, not having/showing prejudice |
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dispassionate |
free from passion,e motion or bias |
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enigma |
a mystery, something baffling |
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destitue |
totally poor, without a penny |
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asceticism |
self denial, active taking on of hardships through self-deprivation |
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renunciation |
to renounce, to give something up, to swear off |
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dissuade |
to discourage or persuade against doing something |
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scoff |
to express ridicule or contempt for something |
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desolation |
ruined or deserted conditions, empty, deserted |
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derelect |
abandoned, forsaken, deserted |
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incongruous |
not fitting, not agreeing, out of place, inappropriate |
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anaomaly |
an exception, something outside the norm, a bizarre occurrence |
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undeterred |
to deter is to prevent from acting or to turn aside, unprevented from acting |
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cursory |
performed with haste and superficial attention to detail |
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terse |
brief and to the point |
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posit |
to put forth as a theory or explanation or assumption, to assume the existence of something |
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itnerant |
traveling from place to place |
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bagabound |
wandering homeless person, with the connotation of recklessness or irresponsibility |
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estranged |
alienate, feeling separate from people, misunderstood or isolated, unsuccessful in communication |
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contrite |
having a deep sense of guilt |
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onerous |
oppressive, burdersome, really tiring |
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austere |
harsh, severe |
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adherent |
a believer, follower, or supporter |
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red tape |
busy work, paperwork, tedious tasks and formal requirements that prevent large organization |
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flout |
to violate or cross, to treat with contempt |
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jubilant |
extremely joyful, |
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perfunctory |
a mechanical, superfiical, often hasty way of doing something |
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primordial |
existing at the very beginning or origins |
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bourgeois |
characterized by upper-middle class or upper-class materialistic |
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affinity |
a natural liking or attraction to something or somone |
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sedentary |
characterized by sitting or being seated |
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fatuous |
foolish, insane, stupidly empty of silly |
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espouse |
to adopt |
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recluse |
someone who lives alone and avoids contact with orthers |
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brash |
tending to act without thinking, in a hasty and often energetic manner |
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bereavement |
a state of a grieving that people go through after suffereing a terrible loss |
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surfeit |
an exess of quantity of something |
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astute |
clever, sharp, perceptive |
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chaste |
virgin, inexperienced |
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ambivalence |
contradictory attitudes that a person feels at the same time |
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succor |
rescue, relieve or aid |
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opprobrium |
public disgrace or infamy, bad reputation brought on by bad behavior |
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hubris |
excessive pride, arrogance that leads to a downfall |
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subsit |
to continue existence in the present state without getting better |
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copious |
abudant, many |
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affable |
pleasant, friendly, at ease with talking to others |
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paucity |
smallness of number |
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disdain |
feeling of contempt or scorn for what is beneath a person |
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insolence |
rudeness, arrogance, pride, boldness |
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loath |
reluctant or unwillingness to do something not wanted |
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rudimentary |
basic simple |
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gregarious |
social, outgoing, talkative |
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incorrigible |
unable to corrected or improved |
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succumb |
to give in, yield, be overwhelmed |
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amicable |
pleasant, friendly |
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castigate |
to criticize severly, sometimes punish |
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recalcitrant |
stubbornly defiant, unwilling to cooperate |
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precipitious |
sudden, very steep |
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mundane |
ordinary, unexceptional |
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volatile |
explosive, unpredictable |
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epiphany |
a sudden realization of truth of new idea |
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calamitious |
disastrous |
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blithe |
lighthearted, cheerful |
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repugnance |
disgust, extreme dislike |
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rebuke |
to scold or criticize sharply |
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adamant |
unshakeable, immovable |
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prudent |
wise, cautious, careful |
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terra incongnita |
unkonw territory |
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unequivocal |
unambigious, crystal clear |
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posthumous |
after one's dealth |
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conjecture |
the act of forming an opinion based on inference or guess |
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insidious |
trickly, sneaky |
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rapture |
state of being carried away or entranced by sheer joy |
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salvation |
being saved from danger or difficulty |
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emaciated |
totally thin |
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expediant |
a means to an end, practical, efficient, often with connotation of practical |
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inexpedient |
impractical, not an effective way of getting things done |
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alacrity |
cheerful willingness, eagerness, |
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to become |
to be appropriate or suitable to |
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fain |
gladly |
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reminiscence |
a remembered experience the act of thinking or telling about a past experience |
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redress |
to set right, to remedy or rectify |
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eradicate |
to completly eliminate, remove forever |
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meaness |
small spirited or small minded, lacking in imagination |
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pentitent |
feeling sorry for sin or wrong doing |
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scourge |
in general, a cause of affliction |
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transgress |
to vioalte a law |
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impetuous |
impulsive, forceful |
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to avail oneself of |
to take advantage of |
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set at naught |
to devalue, to consider worthless |
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absolve |
to free from guilt or blame |
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wont to |
habitual or customary |
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importune |
to bother someone by interrupting them and asking for their attention |
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titular |
in title |
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emphemeral |
short lived |
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capitulate |
to give in to, to yield |
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reverence |
a deep admiration for something |
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extemporaneous |
improvised |
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cognizant |
aware of, conscious of |
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moratorium |
a pause in activities, usually one mandated by an authority |
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appraisal |
a valuation of something or consideration of its plusses and minuses |
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gadfly |
an irritating pest that won't leave someone alone |
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estrangmement |
feeling like a stranger to a situation or relationship |
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rabid |
fanatically passionate about something |
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sublime |
grand in through, emotion, or feeling, so grand that it almost feels devine |
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paternalistic |
of or like a father, an attitude of treating someone like they are your child and you are a daddy and you know best |
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precipitate |
to throw or hurl |
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pilgrimate |
journey to a scared place |
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decorum |
proper behavior or rules |
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sanctity |
holiness or sacredness, purity |
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exude |
to spread out in all directions |
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terrestrial |
pertaining to the earth |
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spartan |
self-disciplined, tough, simple and unadorned |
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superfluous |
excessive quantity of something |
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insensible |
imperceptible, not picked up by the sense. you're not aware of them as they happen |
