| Term | Definition |
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sanguine |
optimistic,cheery |
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compunction |
distress caused by feeling guilty |
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querulous |
whiny,complaining |
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insatiable |
incapable of being satisfied |
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dogmatic |
aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles |
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ambiguous |
uncertain, variably interpretable |
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larceny |
obtaining another's property by theft or trickery |
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mandate |
an authoritative command |
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destitute |
impoverished, utterly lacking |
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latent |
hidden, but capable of being exposed |
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confidant |
a person entrusted with secrets |
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florid |
flowery, ornate |
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somnolent |
sleepy, drowsy |
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clandestine |
secret |
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serendipity |
look,finding good things without looking for them |
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philanthropic |
charitable,giving |
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consensus |
an agreement of opinion |
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incessant |
unending |
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indolent |
lazy |
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reprehensible |
deserving rebuke |
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corroborate |
to support with evidence |
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scintillating |
sparkling |
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largess |
the generous giving of lavish gifts |
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vindictive |
vengeful |
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malleable |
capable of being shaped or transformed |
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insidious |
appealing but imperceptibly harmful, seductive |
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enthrall |
to charm, hold spellbound |
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magnanimous |
noble, generous |
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entail |
to include as a necessary step |
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efface |
to wipe out, obliterate, rub away |
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idolatrous |
excessively worshipping one object or person |
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ecstatic |
intensely and overpoweringly happy |
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laceration |
a cut, tear |
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ostensible |
appearing as such, seemingly |
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acumen |
keen insight |
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incorrigible |
incapable of correction, delinquent |