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improvident |
not preparing for the future |
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insipid |
uninteresting; having no flavor |
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downtrodden |
badly and unfairly treated |
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doctrine |
a set of principles |
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criterion |
a measureable value |
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anathema |
someone or something that is hated |
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oblivious |
unaware |
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zenith |
maximum; the hightest place |
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ilk |
kind; sort; class |
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oacify |
to make peaceful; to restore; calm |
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inexorable |
not able to be persuaded; unyielding |
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exude |
to give off; to emit; to radiate |
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exiguous |
scanty; meager; small; slender |
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emollient |
having a softening, soothing effect; an agent that softens |
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comprehensive |
complete; covering broadly and all-inclusively |
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redress |
to set right; to remedy |
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entrenched |
dug in |
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fortitude |
strength of mind that allows one to endure adversity |
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concerted |
planned or accomplished together |
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plight |
sad situation |
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behoove |
to be necessary or proper for |
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sanction |
to give official approval |
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homogeneous |
uniform; of the same kind |
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ambiance |
environment |
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repudiate |
to reject as invalid or untrue |
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profound |
very deep; penetrating beyond the superficial |
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hypothesis |
a tentative explanation; something assumed true for the sake of argument or investigation |
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dissent |
to disagree |
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matriarchy |
a society where the mother is the head of the family |
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impugn |
challenge; call into question |
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radical |
favoring fundamental or extreme change; realating to roots or origins |
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equanimity |
evenness of temper, esp. as a characteristic state |
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construe |
to interpret |
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paternal |
relating to or characteristic of a father |
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enumerate |
to count off or list |
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prodigy |
one with exceptional talents |
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replicate |
to copy, reproduce, or repeat |
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recondite |
not easily understood |
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deficit |
an inadequacy; an unfavorable condition or position |
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decisive |
conclusive; beyond doubt |
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indigenous |
native, occuring naturally |
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expunge |
to erase; to eliminate completely |
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gregarious |
seekinG and enjoying the company of others; tending to move in a group |
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symposium |
a meeting to discuss a topic, esp. where the participants form the audience and make presentations |
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adumbrate |
to give a sketchy oultline; to foreshadow |
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contradict |
to assert the opposite of |
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abscond |
to go away hasily and secretly; to hide |
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implicate |
to incriminate; to show or suggest involvement |
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viable |
able to live; capable of success |
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paradigm |
an example; a model |
