| Term | Definition |
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Adventitious |
Unnecessary or not essential |
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Adroit |
Clever, skillful |
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Bilious |
Bad tempered, cross |
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Blandishment |
Flattery |
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Bowdlerize |
To censor or remove offensive material |
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Badinage |
Playful teasing talk or banter |
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Bucolic |
Rural or rustic |
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Cajole |
Persuade or coax |
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Callow |
Young, inexperienced |
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Chimerical |
Imaginary or fantastical |
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Debacle |
Total failure or disaster |
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Deign |
Lowering oneself to an inferior |
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Desultory |
Wandering from topic to topic |
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Diaphanous |
Very sheer or light |
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Egregous |
Outrageously bad |