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03/07/2013

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extemporaneous
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improvised
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filibuster
Definition
intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action.
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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enervate
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to weaken; reduce in vitality
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truculent
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive; eager
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stymie
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to block or thwart
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harangue (v + n)
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to deliver a pompous speech
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chary
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wary, cautious, sparing
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inveigle
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to obtain by deception or flattery
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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ephemeral
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brief, fleeting
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a select few
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quiescence
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stillness, motionlessness
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sanguine
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cheerful, confident, optimistic
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sententious
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aphoristic or moralistic; tending to moralize excessively
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stygian
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gloomy or dark; infernal or hellish
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tendentious
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biased or showing marked tendencies
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vitiate
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to corrupt, to debase, to spoil, to make ineffective
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voluble
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fluent, verbal, having easy use of spoken language
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