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erratic
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wandering, lacking consistency, regularity
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enamored
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fondness, captivate, inspire with love
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gauceh
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lacking ease of manner, social polish
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urbane
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polite, elegant in manner
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flowery
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relating to flowers
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erudite
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having or showing knowledge
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magnate
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powerful or influential person
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decimate
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to destroy or kill a large part of
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eradicate
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obliterate, or tear up by roots
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unprecedented
Definition
never known to have happen before
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idiosyncratic
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a structural or behavioral characteric peculiar to a group
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trepidation
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state of alarm or dread
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eminent
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distinguished, above others in rank and reputation
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extrovert
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interested in what happens around him than his own feelings and ideas
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skulk
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to lie in hiding, to move about stealthily
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stride
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to walk with long steps, in a hasty way
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bristle
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stiff hairlike structure
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cogitate
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ponder, to think deeply about
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mull
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ponder
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wheedle
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to persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery
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coax
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to persuade or try to persuade by pleading
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precursor
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one that precedes and indicates
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antecedent
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going before, preceding
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proselytize
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to induce someone to convert to ones religious faith
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imbibe
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to permeate, saturate, to take in or drink
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flummox
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to confuse
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reposition
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to place or put in a resting new position
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repose
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to lie at rest
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dubious
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doubtful
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reticulate
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resembling or forming a net or network
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cantun
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a small territorial division of a country
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circuit
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regular or accustomed course from place to place
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redoubtable
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worthy of respect or honor
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capricious
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characterized by or subject to whim, impulsive and unpredictable
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narcissistic
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psychological condition characterized by self preoccupation lack of empathy
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stately
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dignified and impressive as in size
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congenial
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of a pleasant disposition, friendly
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jaded
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worn out and made tired and dull
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iambic
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a verse, stanza or poem
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hackneyed
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used so often as to be trite, dull, out of date
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novel
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strikingly new, unusual or different
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conjecture
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inference or judgement based on incomplete theory, evidence, guesswork
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bromidic
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stale, trite or commonplace through overuse
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guise
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false appearance, mode of dress
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contrive
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to plan with cleverness or ingenuity
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alibi
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to make an excuse for oneself
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dispel
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to drive away
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naysayer
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to oppose, deny
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beatific
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showing or producing exalted joy
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plaintive
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expressing sorrow
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petulant
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unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
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dastardly
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cowardly and malicious
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despondent
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feeling or expressing despondency
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clergy
Definition
body of people ordained for religious service
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delirious
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suffering from or characteristic of delirium
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Priory
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a small monastery or nunnery that is governed by a prior or prioress
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depot
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a place for the storage of large quantities of equipment, food or some other commodity
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rectory
Definition
residence or former residence of a rector
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recreant
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a coward
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turncoat
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a person who shifts allegiance from one loyalty or ideal to another, betraying or deserting an original cause by switching to the opposing team
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apostate
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a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle
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craven
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lacking the least bit of courage
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renegade
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a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country or set of principles
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obliterate
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to remove utterly from recognition or memory
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reinstate
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restore someone or something to their former position or condition
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obscure
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not clearly seen or easily distinguished faint
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efface
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erase a mark from a surface
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extirpate
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root out and destroy completely
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excise
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a tax levied on certain goods and commodities produced or sold within a country and on licenses granted for certain activities
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dogma
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a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.
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ism
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a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically a political ideology or an artistic movement
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tenet
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a principle or belief
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doctrine
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is a codification of belief or a body of teaching or instructions taught principles or position
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supercilious
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behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
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disdainful
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showing or feeling contempt or lack of respect
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diffident
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modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
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haughty
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arrogantly superior and disdainful
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stuffy
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lacking fresh air or ventilation
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effulgent
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shining brightly, radiant
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leaden
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dull, heavy or slow
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refulgent
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shining brightly
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refulgent
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shining brightly
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refulgent
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shining brightly
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refulgent
Definition
shining brightly
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refulgent
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shining brightly
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refulgent
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shining brightly
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refulgent
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shining brightly
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abscond
Definition
leave hurriedly and secretly typically to avoid detection or arrest
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evade
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escape or avoid by cleverness or trickery
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capitulate
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cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand, surrender
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bolt
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a metal pin or bar
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decamp
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depart suddenly, abscond hurriedly to avoid prosecution or detection
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attenuate
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to make slender, fine or small. To lessen the density of
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fortify
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to make strong as to strengthen and secure a position with fortifications. To reinforce by adding material.
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dissipate
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To drive away, disperse. To attenuate to or almost to the point of disappearing
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subvert
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to destroy completely, ruin
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devitalize
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to diminish or destroy the strength or vitality of
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discordant
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not being in accord, conflicting. Disagreeable in sound, harsh or dissonant.
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inharmonic
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Not harmonic, discordant
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct or different in kind, entirely dissimilar
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exacerbate
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to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of aggravate
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acerbate
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to vex or annoy
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exasperate
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to make very angry or impatient, annoy greatly. To increase the gravity or intensity of
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mollify
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to calm in temper or feeling, soothe
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garrulous
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given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk, tiresomely talkative
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garrulous
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given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk
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loquacious
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talkative
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prolix
Definition
using or containing too many words
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blabby
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to reveal especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk
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