 | Term | Definition |
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brusque |
markedly short and abrupt |
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gaudy |
ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented; extravagent; outlandish |
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fiascos |
a complete failure |
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primeval |
of or relating to the earliest ages ; ancient; primitive |
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virtuoso |
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field |
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opulent |
having a large estate or property : wealthy |
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prodigal |
profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
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ravenous |
very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification |
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destitute |
: lacking something needed or desirable |
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allude |
to make indirect reference ; refer |
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uncanny |
: seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie, mysterious; wierd |
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accord |
to bring into agreement : reconcile |
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assent |
to agree to something especially after thoughtful consideration |
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stark |
rigid in or as if in death ; absolute; barren; blunt; harsh |
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revel |
to take intense pleasure or satisfaction |
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charlatan |
one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability : fraud, faker |
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reprobate |
to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil ; rject; criticize |
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demagogue |
a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
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ideologue |
an impractical idealist : theorist |
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stringent |
marked by rigor, strictness, or severity especially with regard to rule or standard ; tight; rigid |
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euphonious |
pleasing to the ear |
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vindicating |
avenge; free from blame; justify; defend; confirm; maintain a right |
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contempt |
the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain; lack of respect; look down on |
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elucidate |
to make clear |
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semantic |
of or relating to meaning in language |
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solace |
amuse; soothe |
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endorsement |
sanction, approval; money |
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gauge |
measurement; standard |
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ruse |
a wily subterfuge ; trick |
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ebullient |
boiling, agitated |
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enervation |
to reduce the mental or moral vigor of ; to reduce the mental or moral vigor of |
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afflicted |
to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish |
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ambivalence |
ambivalence |
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apprehension |
seizure by legal process : arrest; suspicion or fear especially of future evil : foreboding |
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distressed |
to subject to great strain or difficulties; upset |
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rebuff |
to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
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surmount |
surmount; climb |
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antithesis |
opposition, contrast |
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obsolescence |
the process of becoming obsolete |
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harbinger |
one that pioneers in or initiates a major change : precursor |
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aberration |
straying from the right or normal way |
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gaffe |
a noticeable mistake |
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propensity |
an often intense natural inclination or preference; leaning |
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pioneering |
to open or prepare for others to follow; |
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dichotomy |
division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
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subjugation |
to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
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profusion |
lavish expenditure : extravagance ; great quantity |
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expediency |
suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance; concerned with opportunity |
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neophyte |
novice; beginner |
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substantiation |
establish by proof or competent evidence : verify |
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moot |
open to question :; bring up for discussion |
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candid |
free from bias, prejudice, or malice : fair |
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infallible |
incapable of error : unerring |
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deadlock |
a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
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trepidation |
timorous uncertain agitation : apprehension |
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amnesty |
the act of an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
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revile |
to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate; to use absuive language; rail; scold |
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concede |
to grant as a right or privilege; to accept as true, valid, or accurate |
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ineffable |
not capable of being expressed |
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quintessence |
the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form ; typical example |
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prognosis |
the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case ; forecast |
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retrenchment |
reduction; curtail: to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part (shorten) |
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incorrigible |
incapable of being corrected or amended: as a |
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edifying |
to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift; : enlighten, inform |
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tenable |
capable of being held, maintained, or defended ; reasonable |
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delusion |
something that is falsely beleived |
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mollified |
to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
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flotsam |
miscellaneous or unimportant material ; debris; remains |
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reconnaissance |
a preliminary survey to gain information |
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decimation |
to reduce drastically especially in number ; to cause great destruction or harm to |
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churlish |
marked by a lack of civility or graciousness : surly ; difficult to work with or deal with : intractable; boorish (rude); vulgar (common; offensive in language ) |
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crude |
rude; obvious |
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implacable |
not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
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phlegmatic |
resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor; having or showing a slow and unemotional(stolid) |
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saturating |
to satisfy fully; to load to capacity |
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preeminence |
having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding, supreme |
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founder |
become disabled; collapse; sink; fail |
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disingenuous |
lacking in candor (fairness) ;giving a false appearance of simple frankness |
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corrosive |
bitingly sarcastic ; to weaken |
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mercurial |
characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood |
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benevolent |
marked by or disposed to doing good |
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cantankerous |
difficult or irritating to deal with |
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raiment |
clothing, garments |
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sustenance |
something that gives support, endurance, or strength |
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digression |
a message that departs from the main subject |
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impugned |
challenged; to be doubted |
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stipulation |
to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract; guarantee |
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inciscive |
impressively direct and decisive |
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lax |
not tense, firm, or rigid : slack |
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verbose |
containing more words than necessary : wordy |
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succinct |
marked by compact precise expression without wasted words |
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tenuous |
rare; slender; flimsy; weak |
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aggregation |
lecting of units or parts into a mass or whole; group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts or individuals |
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antiquated |
: outmoded or discredited by reason of age : being out of style or fashion |
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endorse |
to approve openly ; to recommend; to express support or approval of publicly and definitely |
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lobby |
to attempt to influence or sway |
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enact |
to establish by legal and authoritative act; |
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preclude |
to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
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consolidate |
to join together into one whole : unite; strengthen |
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languid |
sluggish in character or disposition : listless ; weak; slow |
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amalgamation |
a mixture of different elements |
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concordance |
agreement |
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distillation |
the process of purifying |
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amassed |
to collect for oneself : accumulate; gather |
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puportedly |
supposedly |
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gratuitous |
not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration ; free |
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derision |
the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt ; |
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lucid |
clear to the understanding : intelligible; clear; sane; luminous |
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obscure |
shrouded in or hidden by darkness; not clearly seen or easily distinguished : faint; not readily understood or clearly expressed;mysterious |
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insolence |
insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct ;exhibiting boldness or effrontery : impudent |
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intuition |
quick and ready insight |
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retraction |
take back, withdraw |
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truculence |
feeling or displaying ferocity : cruel, savage; deadly, destructive |
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equanimity |
evenness of mind especially under stress |
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affluence |
an abundant flow or supply :; wealth; influx ( coming in) |
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encompassed |
bring about, accomplish ; enclose; include; comprehend |
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concurred |
to act together to a common end or single effect; approve; agree |
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entourage |
one's attendants or associates ; surrounded |
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candid |
free from bias, prejudice, or malice : fair |
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eradicating |
to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots |
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augmenting |
to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense; supplement |
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facetious |
joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish; meant to be humorous or funny : not serious; witty |
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fixity |
quality of being stable |
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divisive |
creating disunity or dissension |
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intrigued |
cheat, trick; plot; scheme |
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offset |
something that serves to counterbalance or to compensate for something else |
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dismantled |
to take to pieces; destroy integrity |
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winnow |
to remove; separate |
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supplant |
to supersede (replace) especially by force or treachery |
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overhaul |
: to examine thoroughly ; repair |
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finagle |
obtain by indirect or involved means or trickery |
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fickle |
marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
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timeworn |
hackneyed, stale |
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denounced |
to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil; accuse; criticize |
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renounce |
to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration; to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further |
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spurned |
to tread sharply or heavily upon : trample; scorn; decline |
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opting |
to make a choice; usu. in favor |
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precurors |
one that precedes and indicates the approach of another ; forerunner |
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unequivovally |
leaving no doubt |
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elusive |
tending to evade grasp or pursuit; hard to define |
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pervasive |
become diffused throughout every part of |
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incisive |
impressively direct and decisive |
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dispassionate |
not influenced by strong feeling;; fair |
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exubernt |
lively; excited |
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obstreperous |
marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous; stubbornly resistance to control |
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peripheral |
external boundary ; supplement |
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avidness |
enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit ; eager; greedy |
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diffidence |
hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence; shy |
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zeal |
eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor ; passion |
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disingenuous |
lacking in candor; also : giving a false appearance of simple frankness : |
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morose |
gloomy; sullen; sad |
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intuitive |
quick and ready insight |
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cosmetic |
done or made for the sake of appearance; beutifying; decorative; superficial; visually appealing |
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illicit |
not permitted : unlawful |
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sanctimonious |
hypocritically pious or devout |
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flaunting |
to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
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repudiated |
refuse; decline; deny |
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acrimony |
harsh or biting sharpness especially of words, manner, or disposition |
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instigated |
to goad or urge forward : provoke; incite |
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rancor |
bitter deep-seated ill will ; enmity |
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esteemed |
to set a high value on : regard highly and prize accordingly ; consider; think; believe; regard |
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impeccable |
not capable of sinning or liable to sin ; free from fault; flawless |
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vapid |
lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force : flat, dull |
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solemnize |
gloomy; somerb |
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pestilence |
something that is destructive or pernicious |
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lament |
to complain |
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eschewed |
to avoid |
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flanked |
situated at the side of |
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skirted |
a part or attachment serving as a rim, border, or edging; to avoid especially because of difficulty or fear of controversy; evade or miss by a narrow margin; to provide a shield |
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salvo |
spirited attack; proviso; mental reservation; safeguarding one's name or honor or allaying one's conscience |
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encore |
a second achievement especially that surpasses the first |
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palliative |
to reduce the violence of ,to cover by excuses and apologies, reduuce intensity |
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concesson |
the admitting of a point claimed in argument; acknowledgement; admission; grant |
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demurral |
take exception : object; coy: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way |
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germinated |
to come into being : evolve |
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proliferated |
to grow by rapid production of new parts; increase in number |
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incubated |
cause or aid the development ; develop |
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ossified |
to become hardened or conventional and opposed to change |
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obstinate |
perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
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defy |
challenge to do something considered impossible : dare; disregard |
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ungainly |
: lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy; hard to handle; unwieldly; akward looking thing |
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aesthetic |
artistic; attractive; appreciating beauty |
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apathy |
lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
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derivative |
lacking originality : banal |
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proprietor |
having an interest (as control or present use) less than absolute and exclusive right; OWNER |
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acrimony |
harsh or biting sharpness especially of words, manner, or disposition |
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contrition |
feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming |
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fiscal |
of or relating to taxation, public revenues, or public debt |
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ethereal |
of or relating to the regions beyond the earth ; sprititual |
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cogent |
having power to compel or constrain; convince |
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blatant |
noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
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rudimentary |
consisting in first principles : fundamental; very imperfectly developed or represented only by a vestige |
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belligerent |
waging war; bellicose |
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aggravate |
to make worse, more serious, or more severe : intensify unpleasantly |
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whetted |
to sharpen by rubbing on or with something; to make keen or more acute : excite, stimulate |
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sated |
to cloy with overabundance |
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slake |
satisfy, quench; crumble |
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goad |
something that pains as if by pricking : thorn ; motive |
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disclosure |
to expose to view ; reveal |
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broach |
: to make known for the first time; piercel to open for discussion; express |
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transgressing |
: to violate a command or law : sin; : to violate a command or law : sin; violate |
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instigate |
to goad or urge forward : provoke |
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avarice |
excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness, cupidity |
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castigated |
subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
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venerated |
to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference ; honor |
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cupidity |
inordinate desire for wealth : avarice, greed |
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excoriated |
to wear off the skin of : abrade |
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affluent |
: flowing in abundance ; rich |
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dogma |
characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
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extolled |
to praise highly : glorify |
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abound |
to be present in large numbers or in great quantity : be prevalent |
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prophetic |
predictive |
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redolent |
exuding fragrance : aromatic |
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cerebral |
appealing to intellectual appreciation |
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imperious |
commanding, dominant; urgent |
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inscrutable |
mysterious |
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solicitous |
full of concern or fears : apprehensive; careful; eager |
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convivial |
relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
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facile |
easily accomplished or attained; shallowl simple; posied; assured; fluent; EASY |
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conciliatory |
become friendly or agreeable ; pacify; reconcile |
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radical |
tending or disposed to make extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions, or institutions c |
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haraguing |
a ranting speech or writing |
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discharged |
to relieve of a charge, load, or burden |
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redoubled |
intensify; strengthen |
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implemented |
carry out, accomplish; |
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debacle |
a complete failure |
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fallacy |
a false or mistaken idea |
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insular |
reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint; characteristic of an isolated people; island |
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amiable |
generally agreeable |
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compendious |
marked by brief expression of a comprehensive matter : concise and comprehensive |
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litigious |
disputatious, contentious; lawsuits; argue |
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palliative |
to reduce the violence of; to cover by excuses and apologies; moderate the intensity of |
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profundity |
intellectual depth |
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arable |
fit for or used for the growing of crops |
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membranous |
thin, pliable, and often somewhat transparent |
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adulation |
excessive or slavish admiration or flattery |
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connoisseurs |
expert |
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defiance |
challenge; resist; fight |
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autocrats |
: one who has undisputed influence or power |
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wistful |
full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
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whimsical |
subject to erratic behavior or unpredictable change |
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floridity |
fully developed; marked by emotional or sexual fervor ; red |
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opacity |
: obscurity of sense : unintelligibleness; dull |
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somber |
shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
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bountiful |
: liberal in bestowing gifts or favors ; abundant |
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insufferable |
not to be endured : intolerable |
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discord |
lack of agreement or harmony |
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nemesis |
a formidable(causing fear) and usually victorious rival or opponent (BANE: SOURCE OF HARM OR RUIN) |
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irrepressible |
impossible to control |
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nugatory |
negligible; little importance |
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teetotaler |
abstains from alcohal |
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assuager |
to calm; soothe |
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vitriolic |
venomous; poisonous |
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amity |
friendship |
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assiduous |
marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
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pessimistic |
cynical; gloomy |
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shroud |
to hide |
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parlay |
to exploit |
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parse |
to thin out |
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couch |
to phrase something in a particular manner |
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propounded |
to offer for discussion or consideration |
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expatriates |
banish, exile; to withdraw |
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paucity |
dearth |
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extrapolated |
to project, extend, or expand ; predict; infer |
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relegate |
to assign |
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upbraid |
to criticize |
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champion |
to advocate; support |
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placate |
to soothe |
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enervate |
to weaken |
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promulgated |
to promote |
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inveterate |
stubborn; habitual |
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augment |
to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense; supplement |
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flimsier |
lacking in physical strength or substance ; little plausibility |
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salient |
; standing out; noticeable; jump |
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conundrum |
an intricate and difficult problem |
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baleful |
foreboding or threatening evil; sinister |
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baroque |
characterized by grotesqueness, extravagance, complexity, or flamboyance |
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epistolary |
of, relating to, or suitable to a letter |
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antecedents |
preceding event, condition, or cause |
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barrage |
vigorous or rapid outpouring or projection of many things at once |
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aloof |
at a distance; indifferent |
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rustic |
lacking in social graces or polish; rural; country; unsophisiticated person; awkward person |
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cherubic |
an innocent-looking usually chubby and rosy person |
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interred |
to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
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disbarred |
do the opposite of ; deprive; exclude |
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lambasted |
to assault violently : beat, whip; attack verbally; censure |
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exonerated |
to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship ; free from blame |
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ignominious |
marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame : dishonorable; humiliating |
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traduce |
to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
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loquacious |
full of excessive talk : wordy |
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blase |
unconcerned; apathetic |
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amicable |
characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
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cryptic |
mysterious; conceal; not recognized |
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stolid |
having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
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espouses |
to take up and support as a cause : become attached to |
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sporadic |
occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
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deferral |
postponement |
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senility |
of, relating to, exhibiting, or characteristic of old age |
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immersion |
absorbing involvement |
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turbine |
rotary engine actuated by the reaction or impulse or both of a current of fluid (as water, steam, or air) subject to pressure and usually made with a series of curved vanes on a central rotating spindle |
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inundation |
overflow; overwhelm |
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zephyr |
a gentle breeze |
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somnolent |
of a kind likely to induce sleep |
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complaisant |
marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
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charismatic |
personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure; charm; appeal |
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vagrant |
wanderer, |
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mundane |
commonplace |
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tedious |
boring |
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bustling |
fast pace; busy |
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encumbering |
burdensome |
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odious |
something arising hatred |
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arable |
farmable |
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idyllic |
beautiful picturesque landscape |
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melodramatic |
overly emotional |
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farcical |
ludicrous; absurd |
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hyperbolic |
exaggeration |
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grandiose |
self-important; exaggeration; grand |
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stilted |
stiff; fake |
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comeuppance |
get what he deserved |
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volatile |
: lighthearted, lively; easily roused; rapid change; transitory |
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infernal |
of or relating to hell |
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incendiary |
: a person who commits arson ;a person who excites factions, quarrels, or sedition : agitator |
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latent |
latent |
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provincial |
person of local or restricted interests or outlook |
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prudent |
marked by wisdom |
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infatuated |
: to cause to be foolish : deprive of sound judgment |
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corroborated |
to support with evidence or authority |
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effusive |
marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm |
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blathering |
talk foolishly at length |
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lucid |
suffused with light : luminous; clear; intelligible |
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alchemy |
power or process of transforming something common into something special |
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corrode |
to weaken or destroy gradually : undermine |
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misogynistic |
a hatred of women |
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meandering |
wander; ramble |
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parsimonious |
the quality of being careful with money or resources |
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partisan |
a follower |
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explicable |
capable of being explained |
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incorrigible |
unruly; not easily controlled |
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toadies |
one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
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erractic |
characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity; wandering; eccentric; strange |
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maudlin |
very sentimental |
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despondent |
feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
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morbid |
: grisly, gruesome; diesase |
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exhaustive |
testing all possibilities or considering all elements : thorough |
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complacence |
calm or secure satisfaction with oneself or one's lot |
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squander |
: to spend extravagantly or foolishly ; scatter; to lose through negligence |
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debunked |
to expose the sham or falseness |
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buttress |
something that supports or strengthens |
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recommence |
to start again |
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repudiate |
to deny |
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vitiated |
to make faulty or defective : impair |
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impugned |
to criticize |
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tenacious |
: not easily pulled apart : cohesive; persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired ; strong |
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vanity |
something valueless; conceit |
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edifice |
building; large structure |
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enfolded |
to cover with ; embrace; envelope; contain |
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topography |
bumpiness of sea floor |
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contours |
ups and downs of lands; an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure : shape |
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inhibit |
to prohibit from doing something; restrain |
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deride |
to critisize; ridicule |
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frigid |
cold |
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aerates |
to supply with air |
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trove |
a valuable collection : treasure; |
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tractable |
controllable; manageable |
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precipitate |
to throw violently ; bring about abruptly; fall; product, result, or outcome of some process or action |
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illusory |
deceptive |
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missives |
a written communication : letter |
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concordant |
agreeing |
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pertinent |
relevant |
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probable |
supported by evidence strong enough to establish presumption but not proof ; likely to come true |
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fabrication |
to make up for the purpose of deception |
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arbitrator |
person with power to decide a dispute ; judge |
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treatises |
a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussi |
