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11/28/2010
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assertion
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a declaration or statement
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clarity
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clearness in thought or expression
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cogent
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convincing, reasonable
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coherent
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logically connected
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cohesive
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condition of sticking together
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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discourse
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a verbal exchange, conversation
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eloquence
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ability to speak vividly or persuasively
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fluid
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easily flowing
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lucid
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easily understood, clear
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agglomeration
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to obtain
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amiss
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not in proper order
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aplomb
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self confidence
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authenticity
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apposite
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suitable, relevant
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ascribe
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to credit, attribute to
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audacious
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fearless, bold, daring
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avarice
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to covet, to wrongfully desire something that belongs to someone else.
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bamboozle
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to confuse or throw off
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bellicose
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inclined to fight, hostile
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bequeath
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to hand down, give by will
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brute/brutish
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beastly, uncivilized
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buffoon
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clown
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buttress
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a support for a structure
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candid
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honest, sincere
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to cede
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to formally surrender, assign
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chalice
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goblet
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commensurate
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corresponding, in proportion
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compulsory
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obligatory
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consternation
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anxiety/dismay/shock at a sudden realization
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convalesce/convalescence
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recovery
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debunk
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to reveal a truth
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docile
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submissive
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dote
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excessive fondness
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drab
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gray, dull
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dwindle
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diminish gradually
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pundit
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an authority who expresses his/her opinion
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arbiter
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a judge who decides a disputed issue
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exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame
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incontrovertible
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indisputable, not open to question
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jurisprudence
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the philosophy or science of law
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penitent
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expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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plausible
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credible, acceptable
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vindicated
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freed from blame
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contemptuous
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feeling hatred, scornful
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despotic
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exercising absolute power, tyrannical
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disdain
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contempt, scorn, to look down on
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haughty
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arrogant, vainly proud
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imperious
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arrogantly domineering
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patronizing
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treating in a condescending manner
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disparity
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inequality in age, rank, or degree. difference
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cryptic
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difficult to comprehend
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futile
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having no useful purpose, pointless
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impede
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to slow down the process of
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quandary
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state of uncertainty
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dilatory
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habitually late
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indolent
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lazy
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insipid
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unchallenging, uninteresting
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listless
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lacking energy
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torpor
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laziness, dullness, inactivity
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convoluted
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intricate, complex
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servile
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submissive
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embellish
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to make beautiful by ornamenting, to decorate
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florid
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describing flowery or elaborate speech
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opulent
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exhibiting display of great wealth
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ornate
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elaborately decorated
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ostentatious
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describing a showy or pretentious display
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poignant
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profoundly moving, touching
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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effusive
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emotionally unrestrained, gushy
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egregious
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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flagrant
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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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frenetic
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wildly excited or active
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gratuitous
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given freely, unearned
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superfluous
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extra, unnecessary
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alleviate
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to ease a pain or burden
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asylum
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a place of retreat or security
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auspicious
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favorable, promising
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benevolent
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well-meaning, generous
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emollient
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softening and soothing
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mollify
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to calm or soothe
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reclamation
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the act of making something useful again
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sanction
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to give official authorization or approval
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dubious
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doubtful
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slander
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false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
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spurious
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not genuine, false
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astute
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shrewd, clever
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clandestine
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secretive
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coup
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a brilliantly executed plan
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disingenuous
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not straightforward, crafty
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ruse
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a crafty trick
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strategem
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a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
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surreptitiously
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done by secretive means
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