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Post-Graduate
11/13/2011
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decamp
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abscond
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forbear
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abstain
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doctor
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adulterate
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ennoble
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aggrandize
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exalt
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aggrandize
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apotheosize
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aggrandize
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palliate
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alleviate
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admix
 Definition
amalgamate
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archaism
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anachronism
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preternaturalness
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anomaly
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animus
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antipathy
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enmity
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antipathy
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stolidity
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apathy
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phlegm
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apathy
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arbitrate
 Definition
judge a dispute between 2 opposing parties
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adjudicate
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arbitrate
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dowdy
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archaic
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passe
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archaic
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superannuated
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archaic
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conciliate
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assuage
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propitiate
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assuage
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water
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attenuate
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doughty
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audacious
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game
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audacious
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stouthearted
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audacious
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dour
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austere
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shopworn
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banal
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jejune
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banal
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threadbare
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banal
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timeworn
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banal
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underpin
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bolster
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declamatory
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bombastic
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fustian
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bombastic
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high-flown
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bombastic
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orotund
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bombastic
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mordant
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caustic
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topsy-turviness
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chaos
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partisan
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chauvinist
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pettifoggery
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chicanery
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subterfuge
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chicanery
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remit
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condone
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knotty
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convoluted
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mores
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decorum
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obeisance
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deference
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gibe
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deride
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jeremiad
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diatribe
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malediction
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diatribe
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invective
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diatribe
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obloquy
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diatribe
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coy
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diffident
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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expatiate
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dilate
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laggard
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dilatory
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dilettante
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someone with an amateur and superficial interest in a topic
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dirge
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funeral hymn or mournful speech
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descry
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discern
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dissemble
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false appearance
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dissent
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dissonance
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dissidence
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dissonance
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creed
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dogma
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tenet
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dogma
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magisterial
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dogmatic
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imperious
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dogmatic
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peremptory
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dogmatic
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delude
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dupe
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catholic
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eclectic
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dynamism
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efficacy
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ape
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emulate
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enumerate
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count, list, or itemize
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extol
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eulogy
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circumlocution
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euphemism
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white wash
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euphemism
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bootlick
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fawn
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pander
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fawn
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baroque
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florid
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rococo
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florid
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parsimony
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frugality
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maverick
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iconoclast
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imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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impregnable
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impervious
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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implacable
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not able to be placated
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ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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ingenue
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naive girl or young woman
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disingenuous
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false impression of innocence
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly, adverse, dangerous
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dissident
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inimical
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inexorable
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intransigent
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ornery
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irascible
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exalt
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laud
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extol
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laud
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prodigal
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lavish
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lackadaisical
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lethargic
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torpid
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lethargic
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effusive
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loquacious
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limpid
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lucid
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luminary
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luminous
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resplendent
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luminous
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shirk
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malinger
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malinger
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evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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conciliate
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mollify
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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obloquy
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opprobrium
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ignominy
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opprobrium
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conspicuousness
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ostentation
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paradox
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contradiction or dilemna
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paragon
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model of perfection
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apotheosis
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paragon
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quintessence
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paragon
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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ductile
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plastic
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superfluity
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plethora
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headlong
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precipitate
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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prodigal
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lavish, wasteful
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profligate
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prodigal
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propitiate
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to appease
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providence
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prudence
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piquant
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pungent
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latent
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quiescent
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rarify
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make thin or sparser
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reticent
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silent, reserved
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somnolent
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soporific
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sophistical
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specious
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stigma
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mark of shame or discredit
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stolid
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unemotional, lacking sensitivity
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phlegmatic
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stolid
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obloquy
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tirade
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revilement
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tirade
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evanescent
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transitory
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fidelity
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veracity
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chafe
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vex
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nettle
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vex
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tergiversate
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volatile
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