| Term | Definition |
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brevity |
briefness |
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exonerate |
to free from blame |
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intransigence |
refusal to compromise |
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abstruse |
difficult to understand |
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disparage |
to speak of negatively |
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incontrovertible |
indisputable |
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contentious |
quarrelsome |
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vacillate |
to sway from one side to the other |
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pragmatic |
practical |
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insular |
isolated |
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parity |
equality |
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repugnant |
offensive, repulsive |
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precocious |
exhibiting early aptitude |
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impugn |
to attack as false or questionable |
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rancorous |
marked by bitter ill-will |
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debacle |
disastrous or ludicrous failure |
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ambivalent |
simultaneously feeling opposing feelings |
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astute |
shrewd |
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juxtapose |
to place side by side |
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pernicious |
deadly; irrevocably harmful |
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dirge |
funeral hymn or lament |
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ignominy |
humiliation; disgraceful conduct |