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lethargic
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inactive
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omniscient
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all-knowing
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LOATHING
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HATRED
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conflagration
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fire
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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discordance
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dissonance.
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minatory
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menacing, threatening
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INEXORABLE
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inflexible; unyielding
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SURFEIT
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excessive amount
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prevaricate
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to mislead
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bait
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harass, tease
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inured
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to harden
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pariah
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an outcast.
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roseate
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rosy; optimistic
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trenchant
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caustic and incisive
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jettison
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to cast off
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LARCENY
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theft of property
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chagrin
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embarrasment or shame
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DIN
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loud consistent moise
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aureate
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golden or gilded.
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berate
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to scold; rebuke:
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crestfallen
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dejected; dispirited; discouraged.
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Specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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Exonerate
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To clear of blame.
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Analogous
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similar in some way
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fatuous
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stupid; foolishly self satisfied
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discordant
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conflicting; harsh in sound
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LACONIC
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short, to the point
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LACONIC
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<long-winded, verbose, wordy>
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misanthrope
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a hater of humankind.
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scurrilous
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grossly or obscenely abusive:
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arrant
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downright, thorough, unmitigated, notorious
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stymie
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to block or thwart
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conscript
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to compel into service.
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tortuous (adj)
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winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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rebuttal
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refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove
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imponderable
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weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound
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stigma
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mark of disgrace or inferiority
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impetuous
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ACT QUICKLY:Marked by impulsive vehemence or passion
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turgid
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swollen as from fluid; bloated
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imprudent
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not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
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concurrent
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occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side:
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castigation
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to criticize or reprimand severely.
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ardent
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having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
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bombastic
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high-sounding, inflated or pretentious speech or writing
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hegemony
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leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others; predominance
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Perfunctory
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Performed without care or interest
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precarious
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dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain, unstable or insecure
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inscrutable
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incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; not easily understood; mysterious
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paucity
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smallness of quantity, scarcity, insufficiency of number
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veracious
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habitually speaking the truth; characterized by truthfulness; honest in content
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resolute
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firmly resolved or determined, characterized by firmness and determination
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arduous
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requiring great exertion; laborious, using much energy and vigor; full of hardships
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averse
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reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work
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Sagitta
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A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Aquila and Vulpecula
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connubial
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pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
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beset
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harass or trouble from all directions
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illusive
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deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive
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nostrum
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medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness
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avuncular
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like an uncle; benevolent and tolerant
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ANACHRONISM
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something out of place in time
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calumny
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a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something:
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contrite
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caused by or showing sincere remorse.
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sphinx
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a mysterious, inscrutable person or thing, esp. one given to enigmatic questions or answers.
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antipathy
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a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion.
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turpitude
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vile, shameful, or base character; depravity.
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august
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inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic
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viscous
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of a thick nature or consistency
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cognizant
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having cognizance; aware (usually fol. by of):
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feign
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to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse
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contentious
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tending to argument or strife; causing, involving, or characterized by controversy
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corollary
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a proposition that is incidentally proved in proving another proposition.
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reprobate
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morally depraved, unprincipled or bad; rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation
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mace
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a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
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iconoclast
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a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, or religions as being based on error or superstition
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irascible
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easily provoked to anger; very irritable
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recalcitrant
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resisting authority or control, not obedient or compliant
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occlude
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to close, shut, or stop up
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refractory
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hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient
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imperious
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domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial or overbearing
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead
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intransigent
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refusing to agree or compromise; inflexible
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invidious
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calculated to create ill will, resentment or give offense; hateful
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dexterous
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skillful; skill in using hands or mind; N. dexterity
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outlaw
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fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed.
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n crotchety
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(of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion
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ancillary
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serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.
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SUBDUE
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(v) to conquer
(v) to bring under control; curb
(v) to reduce the intensity of
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Ossify
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to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern
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TOUCHSTONE
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the standard; stone used ot test fineness of gold alloys
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centrifuge
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an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
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abdicate
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to give up or renounce authority especially in a voluntary, public, or formal manner
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subtlety
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the state or quality of being subtle.
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depravity
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the state of being corrupted or abused
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inveigle
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to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods (usually fol. by from or away):
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obviate
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to anticipate and prevent or eliminate difficulties by effective measures; render unnecessary
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flout
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to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt
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apprise
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to give notice to; inform or advise
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inhibit
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to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
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arcane
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known or understood by very few; mysterious, secret or obscure
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axiom
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a self-evident truth that requires no proof, a universally accepted principle or rule
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pragmatic
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pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations
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polyglot
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able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
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arroyo
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chiefly in southwest U.S. a small steep-sided watercourse or gulch with a nearly flat floor: usually dry except after heavy rains.
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succinct
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expressed in few words; concise or terse
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chicanery
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trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry
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turbid
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not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment; clouded, opaque or obscured
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engender
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to produce, cause, or give rise to
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ambiguous
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open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify
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rue
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to feel sorrow over or regret bitterly; to wish that something had never taken place
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gregarious
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fond of the company of others; sociable
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apostate
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a person who forsakes his religion, cause or party
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apotheosis
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the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god; an ideal example
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antagonism
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an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups; an opposing force or tendency
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apogee
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the highest or most distant point; climax.
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jibe
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to be in harmony or accord; agree:
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gainsay
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to deny, dispute, or contradict; to speak or act against; oppose
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inquest
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an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
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n wane
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decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N.
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n prehensile
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capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around); Ex. prehensile tails
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abridge
curtail
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v. to shorten communication
to cut short
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insularity
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of or pertaining to an island or islands:
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espy
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to see at a distance; catch sight of.
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incipient
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beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage:
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deride
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to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff, jeer or mock
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embellish
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to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
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facetious
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not meant to be taken seriously or literally, lacking serious intent; amusing or frivolous
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adulterate
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To debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of any professedly genuine article:
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vituperate
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to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile
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fawn
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to seek notice or favor by servile demeanor or to behave affectionately
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subpoena
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the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court
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abscond
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to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution
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precursor
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a person, animal, or thing that goes before and indicates the approach of someone or something else; harbinger
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dilettante
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a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a superficial way; a dabbler
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fulsome
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offensive to good taste, esp. as being excessive; overdone or gross:
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remonstrate
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to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval
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n epaulet(epaulette)
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ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)
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meretricious
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alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
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welter
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to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea; to roll, writhe or tumble about
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exculpate
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to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
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eulogy
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a speech or writing in praise and in honor of a deceased person
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novitiate
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the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation; the state or period of being a beginner in anything
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discretion
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the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice
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cadaver
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a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected; corpse.
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abet
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подстрекать
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actuate
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мотивировать
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anthropomorphic
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человекоподобный
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anesthetic
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бесчувственный
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appurtenances
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аксессуары
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dissolution
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растворение, разложение
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digression
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отступление, отклонение, отход
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distend
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расширять, раздувать
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emulate
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подражать, соперничать
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vantage
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преимущество, выгодное положение
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garrulous
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болтливый, говорливый Син: loquacious
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guileless
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простодушный, бесхитростный
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inconsenquential
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неимеющий значения
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incongruity
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несоотвествие, несочитаемость
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impede
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препятствовать, затруднять
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penury
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нужда, бедность
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accretion
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разрастание, рост
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addendum
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приложение, дополнение
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abject
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жалкий, низкий
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abscission
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отрезание, отнятие
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agglomeration
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накапливание, скопление
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amass
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собирать, накапливать
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allure
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привлекать, завлекать
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adventitious
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случайный, непредусмотренный
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apex
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вершина, верх
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anodyne
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болеутоляющее лекарство
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articulate
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ясный, отчетливый
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astigmatism
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неспособность фокусирования глаз
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ascendancy
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власть, господство
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askew
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косой, кривой
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eclectic
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выборный, сочтоящий из различных элементl
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glower
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пристально, сердито смотреть
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levity
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legkomislie, neumestnaya veselost'
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acerbity
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резкость, жестокость (характера или выраж

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amble
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легкая, неторопливая походка
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anneal
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закалять, делать стойким
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artifact
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любой предмет сделанный человеком
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