 | Term | Definition |
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not straight forward; crafty |
disingenuous |
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to avoid making a definite statement |
equivocate |
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favorable; promising |
auspicious |
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treating in a condesending manner |
patronizing |
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softening and soothing; something that softens or soothes |
emollient |
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unplanned; naturally occuring |
spontaneous |
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the act of suggesting or hinting |
implication |
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domineering; oppressively overbearing |
dictatorial |
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verbal expression or exchange; conversation |
discourse |
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elaborately decorated |
ornate |
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freed from blame |
vindicated |
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logically connected |
coherent |
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arrogant; vainly proud |
haughty |
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intricate; complex |
convoluted |
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the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity |
hypocrisy |
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to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate |
embellish |
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uninteresting; unchallenging |
insipid |
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a state of uncertainty or perplexity |
quandary |
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extra; unnecessary |
superfluous |
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made; concocted in order to deceive |
fabricated |
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difficult to comprehend |
cryptic |
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prejudiced |
biased |
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of little importance or significance |
trivial |
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lacking energy |
listless |
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concered only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow |
superficial |
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a declaration or statement |
assertion |
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to give official authorization or approval |
sanction |
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intense enthusiasm |
ebullience |
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treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices |
objectivity |
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habitually late |
dilatory |
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to ease a pain or burden |
alleviate |
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well-meaning; generous |
benevolent |
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determined by impulse rather than reason |
arbitrary |
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easily understood; clear |
lucid |
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on guard; watchful |
wary |
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the art of using language effectively and persuasively |
rhetoric |
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seemingly valid or acceptable; credible |
plausible |
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removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland) |
alienated |
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open to more than one interpretation |
ambiguous |
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profoundly moving; touching |
poignant |
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subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable |
whimsical |
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a union of two or more groups |
alliance |
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feeling or showing little emotion |
apathetic |
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easily flowing |
fluid |
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done by secretive means |
surreptitious |
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a judge who decides a disputed issue |
arbiter |
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not in favor of one side or the other unbiased |
impartial |
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the ability to speak vividly or persuasively |
eloquence |
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false charges and malicious oral statements about someone |
slander |
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity |
dubious |
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having no useful purpose; pointless |
futile |
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emotionally unrestrained; gushy |
effusive |
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supported with proof or evidence; verified |
substantiated |
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a cleaver trick used to deceive or outwit |
stratagem |
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indisputable; not open to question |
incontrovertible |
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reltively unknown; to conceal or make indstinct |
obscure |
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the philosophy or science of law |
jurisprudence |
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a brilliantly executed plan |
coup |
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a place of retreat or security |
asylum |
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treating people as weak or inferior |
condescending |
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to slow the progress of |
impede |
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expressing remorse for one's misdeeds |
penitent |
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contempt, scorn; to regard or treat with comtemp; to look down on |
disdain |
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an authority who expresses his/her opinions |
pundit |
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exercising absolute power; tyrannical |
despotic |
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wildy excited or active |
frenetic |
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shrewd; clever |
astute |
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subdued; kept from bein circulated |
suppressed |
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feeling hatred; scornful |
contemptuous |
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inequality in age, rank or degree; difference |
disparity |
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain |
ambivalent |
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trustworthness; completeness |
integrity |
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lazy |
indolent |
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intended to instruct |
didactic |
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not caring one way or the other |
indifferent |
