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Acerbic |
having a sour or bitter taste or character |
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Amalgamate |
to combine several elements into a whole |
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Amenable e |
agreeable; responsive to suggestion |
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Bolster |
to provide support or reinforcement |
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Bombast |
self-important or pompous writing or speech |
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Credulous |
tending to believe |
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Diatribe |
a harsh denunciation |
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Fawn |
to flatter or praise excessively |
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Fervent |
greatly emotional or zealous |
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Flout |
to demonstrate contempt for, as in a rule or convention |
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Fortuitous |
happening by fortunate accident or chance |
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Garrulous |
pointlessly talkative; talking too much |
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Germane |
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
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Glib |
marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial |
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Halcyon |
calm and peaceful |
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Hubris |
arrogant presumption or pride |
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Idolatrous |
given to intense or excessive devotion to something |
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Imminent |
about to happen; impending |
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Imperturbable |
marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness |
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Impetuous |
hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement |
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Implacable |
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed |
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indifferent |
having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice |
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Intrepid |
steadfast and courageous |
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Laconic |
using few words; terse |
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Malleable |
capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable |
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Maverick |
an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party |
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Mendacity |
the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty |
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Mercurial |
characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood |
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Meticulous |
characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail |
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Mollify |
to calm or sooth; to reduce in emotional intensity |
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Obdurate |
unyielding; hardhearted; intractable |
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Obfuscate |
to deliberately obscure; to make confusing |
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Obsequious |
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
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Obstinate |
stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising |
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Opprobrium |
disgrace; contempt; scorn |
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Ostentatious |
characterized by or given to pretentiousness |
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Pedantic |
the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules |
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Pervade |
to permeate throughout |
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Pervasive |
having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout |
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Phlegmatic |
calm; sluggish; unemotional |
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Pirate |
to illegally use or reproduce |
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Plethora |
an overabundance; a surplus |
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Polemical |
controversial; argumentative |
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Pragmatic |
practical rather than idealistic |
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Rancorous |
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment |
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Rhetoric |
the art or study of effective use of language for communication persuasion |
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Salubrious |
promoting health or well-being |
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Sedulous |
diligent; persistent; hard-working |
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Solvent |
able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance |
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Soporific |
causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
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