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09/04/2011

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Ambivalent
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Contradictory, having mixed feelings
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Anomaly
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Deviation from the norm, something that is ATYPICAL
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Sarcastic
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Mocking, derisive, taunting, and stinging
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Sardonic
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Mocking, derisive, taunting, and stinging
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Snide
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Mocking, derisive, taunting, and stinging
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Dearth
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A scarcity or shortage of something
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Paucity
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A scarcity or shortage of something
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Prattle
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To speak in a foolish manner, to babble incessantly
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Wry
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Dry, humorous with a clever twist and a touch of irony; DROLL
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Unconventional
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Not ordinary or typical; characterized by avoiding customary conventions and behaviors
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Unorthodox
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Not ordinary or typical; characterized by avoiding customary conventions and behaviors
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Painstaking
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Extremely careful; very EXACTING
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Meticulous
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Extremely careful; very EXACTING
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Audacious
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Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; very bold
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Diffident
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Lacking self-confidence; self-effacing; NOT assertive
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Pragmatic
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Practical; sensible; NOT idealistic or romantic
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Evocation
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An imaginative re-creation
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Recalcitrant
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Stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance; OBSTINATE; OBDURATE
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Boon
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A timely benefit; blessing
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Bane
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a source of harm and ruin
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Clandestine
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Secret; covert; not open, NOT ABOVEABOARD
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Surreptitious
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Secret; covert; not open, NOT ABOVEABOARD
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Affable, Amiable, Genial, Gregarious
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All mean agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; warm and friendly
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Austere
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Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare; not ORNATE
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Austerity
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The trait of great self-denial; economy
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Altrustic
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Unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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Ambiguous
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Unclear; Uncertain; open to more than one interpretation; not definitive
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Upbraid, Reproach, Castigate
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To express disapproval; scold; rebuke; CENSURE
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Nostalgia
Definition
A sentimental longing for the past
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Conjecture
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An inference based upon a guesswork; a SUPPOSITION
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Obsolete, Archaic, Antiquated
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No longer in usel outmoded in design or style
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Auspicious, Propitious
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Very favorable
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Morose
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Very depressed, DESPONDENT, mournful
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Impasse
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A deadlock; stalemate; failure to reach an agreement
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Anachronism
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The false assignment of an event, person, scene or language to a time when the event, person, scene, or word did not exist
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Belie
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To give a false impression; to contradict
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Mitigate, Mollify, Assuage, Alleviate
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All mean to relieve; to lessen; to ease
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Covet
Definition
To strongly desire; to crave
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Antithesis, Antithetical
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Direct opposite; the complete reverse; ANTIPODE
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Prototype
Definition
An original model
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Aloof
Definition
Detached; distant physically or emotionally; reserved; standing near but apart
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Trite, Hackneyed, Banal, Platitudinous, Insipid
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All mean unoriginal; commonplace; overused; CLICHED
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Antecedent
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A preceding event; a FORERUNNER; a PRECURSOR
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Plausible
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Believeable; credible
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Unbelievable, incredible
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Prudent
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Careful; cautious; sensible
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Aesthetic
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Relating to what is beautiful; an appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive
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Paradox
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A seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless expresses a truth
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Enigmatic, Inscrutable
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Mysterious; puzzling; unfathomable; baffling
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Acquiesce
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To comply, agree, give in
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Naive, Gullibile
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Unaffected simplicity; lacking worldly expertise; overly CREDULOUS; unsophisticated
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Autonomous
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Independent; not controlled by others
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Futile
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Completely useless; doomed to failure
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Indigenous, Endemic
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Both mean native to an area
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Ubiquitous, Prevalent
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Characterized by being everywhere; omnipresent; widespread; PERVASIVE
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Pandemic
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An epidemic that is geographically widespread and affects a large proportion of the population
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Fortitude
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Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage
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