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01/04/2012
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Term
Acute
 Definition
Sharpness
Term
Affable
 Definition
friendly
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Altruistic
 Definition
having high ideals
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Anecdote
 Definition
short humourous story
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Assuage
 Definition
to soothe
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augment
 Definition
add
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Atrophy
 Definition
to waste away from lack of use
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chary
 Definition
cautiously sparing
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coalesce
 Definition
To merge
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contemporaries
 Definition
people in the same period or field
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craven
 Definition
Afraid, cowerdly
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Denoument
 Definition
the winding down of the story towards the end
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Din
 Definition
loud noise
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Dissemble
 Definition
pretend
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Distend
 Definition
Stretch
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drone
 Definition
monotone
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erudite
 Definition
knowledgeable
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exemplify
 Definition
perfect example
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extol
 Definition
to praise
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fallacy
 Definition
mistake
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Forthright
 Definition
honest
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Furtive
 Definition
Secretive
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Gauche
 Definition
lacking social grace
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Innovative
 Definition
new, creative
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Internecine
 Definition
Pertaining to struggle in a group
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Penurious
 Definition
Poor
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Preclude
 Definition
Prevent
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Quixotic
 Definition
Totally unrealistic
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Recant
 Definition
Take back publicly
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Reprehensible
 Definition
very very bad
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snippet
 Definition
small piece
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stoic
 Definition
indifferent to pain or pleasure
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resplendent
 Definition
bright, showy
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steadfast
 Definition
firm
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servile
 Definition
overly submissive
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Stoke
 Definition
To stir up
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Sycophant
 Definition
A "Yes" man
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Teetotaler
 Definition
One who doesn't drink alcohol
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Tenable
 Definition
Able to be defended
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Tractable
 Definition
Obedient
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Mongrel
 Definition
Mixed
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Nebulous
 Definition
Cloudy, unclear
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Obstinate
 Definition
Stubborn
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Liturgical
 Definition
Relating to religious rituals
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Malediction
 Definition
Curse
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Turgid
 Definition
swollen
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Usurp
 Definition
to sieze and hold unjustly
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Vapid
 Definition
Lacking spirit
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Vignette
 Definition
A short story
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Vilify
 Definition
a curse
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vindictive
 Definition
revengeful
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aberration
 Definition
something strange
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volatile
 Definition
explosive
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waffling
 Definition
wavering between two things
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zeal
 Definition
zest
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Affluent
 Definition
wealthy
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Admonition
 Definition
a warning
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Amiable
 Definition
Friendly
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Astute
 Definition
wise
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ambulatory
 Definition
pertaining to walking
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Autonomy
 Definition
Self rule
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Banal
 Definition
Commonplace
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Bellicose
 Definition
Warlike
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Benefactor
 Definition
A Generous Donor
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Blasphemy
 Definition
Great disrespect for religion
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Cacophonous
 Definition
Harsh sounding
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Censure
 Definition
To blame
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Clandestine
 Definition
Secretive
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Caustic
 Definition
harsh
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Deprecate
 Definition
to talk badly about
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Ebullient
 Definition
Bubbling over with excitement
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Euphonious
 Definition
Pleasant-sounding
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Elated
 Definition
Joyful
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Disdain
 Definition
contempt
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Desecrate
 Definition
To show disrespect to something sacred
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Exculpate
 Definition
To free from blame
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Gregarious
 Definition
sociable
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Extrinsic (Intrinsic)
 Definition
part of
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Infamy
 Definition
A bad reputation
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Innate
 Definition
Inherited
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Ironic
 Definition
humorous and mocking, based on opposites
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innocuous
 Definition
harmless
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Lax
 Definition
Careless
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Maudlin
 Definition
Overly sad
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Instigate
 Definition
to cause
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Packrat
 Definition
Person who hoards things
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Pedestrian
 Definition
Ordinary
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Partisan
 Definition
biased
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Mitigate
 Definition
to make things better
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Motley
 Definition
Of different parts or colors
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Plethora
 Definition
Abundance
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Prolific
 Definition
producing a great amount
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Pique
 Definition
To arouse
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Perspicacity
 Definition
Perceptivness
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Prevaricate
 Definition
To lie
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Querulous
 Definition
complaining
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Sage
 Definition
Wise
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Scrutiny
 Definition
close examination
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Soporific
 Definition
Causing sleep
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Rebuff
 Definition
To bluntly reject
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Subterfuge
 Definition
Covert work
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Tumid
 Definition
Swollen
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Torpid
 Definition
Dull
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Triumvirate
 Definition
Made up of three parts
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Stringent
 Definition
Demanding
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Aggregate
 Definition
A total
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Avarice
 Definition
Greed
Term
Austere
 Definition
without luxuries
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Bastion
 Definition
fort
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Artless
 Definition
honest
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Apathy
 Definition
Lack of emotion
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Benign
 Definition
Friendly
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Compliance
 Definition
Giving in to a request or a demand
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Charlatan
 Definition
a con man
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Candor
 Definition
Honesty
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Complacent
 Definition
smug
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Denounce
 Definition
to put down
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Dubious
 Definition
Doubtful
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Deplore
 Definition
To regret strongly
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Deplete
 Definition
to use up
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Dissonance
 Definition
lack of harmony
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Elucidate
 Definition
to make clear
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Enigma
 Definition
Mystery
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Explicit
 Definition
Clearly stated
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Emulate
 Definition
To copy
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Esoteric
 Definition
Understood by few
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Fortuitous
 Definition
Lucky
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Indifferent
 Definition
Neutral
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Incessant
 Definition
Non-stop
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Gullible
 Definition
Overly trusting
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Gratuitous
 Definition
uncalled for
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Laud
 Definition
To praise
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Mentor
 Definition
Experienced teacher
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Lucid
 Definition
Clear
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Magnanimous
 Definition
Generous
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Listless
 Definition
Without energy
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Munificent
 Definition
Generous
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Prosaic
 Definition
dull
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Philistine
 Definition
lacking culture
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Obsequious
 Definition
Overly anxious
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Mercurial
 Definition
rapidly changeable
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Surreptitious
 Definition
Sly
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Saccharine
 Definition
overly sweet
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Revere
 Definition
to worship
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Rescind
 Definition
To formally take back
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Reticent
 Definition
restrained
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Recalcitrant
 Definition
Stubbornly disobedient
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Supercilious
 Definition
Overbearing
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Strut
 Definition
A swagger
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Static
 Definition
Unchanging
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Scrupulous
 Definition
Meticulous
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Aesthetic
 Definition
Concerning art or beauty
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Tentative
 Definition
uncertain
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Taciturn
 Definition
uncommunicative
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Tenuous
 Definition
Insubstantial
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Acquiesce
 Definition
To agree
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Baleful
 Definition
Deadly
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Catalyst
 Definition
Agent of change
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Capricious
 Definition
Fickle
Term
Boor
 Definition
a rude person
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Benevolent
 Definition
kindly
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Dauntless
 Definition
fearless
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Derision
 Definition
Ridicule
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Diffident
 Definition
Shy
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Didatic
 Definition
Instructive
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Chimerical
 Definition
unrealistic
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Digression
 Definition
Straying from topic
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Dispassionate
 Definition
Objective
Term
Dissent
 Definition
Disagreement
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Enervation
 Definition
Exhaustion
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Disparity
 Definition
Inequality
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Flagrant
 Definition
Notorious
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Felicity
 Definition
Happiness
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Felicitous
 Definition
Appropriate
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Guile
 Definition
Cunning
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Eschew
 Definition
To avoid
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Hackneyed
 Definition
Trite
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Idiom
 Definition
common expression
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Hyperbole
 Definition
An exaggeration
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Holistic
 Definition
as a whole
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Hedonism
 Definition
seeking pleasure
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Immutable
 Definition
permanent
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Malign
 Definition
to speak ill of
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Nuance
 Definition
subtlety
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Indolence
 Definition
Laziness
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Incongruous
 Definition
not fitting
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Otiose
 Definition
Lazy
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Profundity
 Definition
Deeply meaningful
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Prodigal
 Definition
Wasteful
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Peremptory
 Definition
Demanding
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Perfunctory
 Definition
Preformed without care
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Repudiate
 Definition
Disapprove
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Riddled
 Definition
full of holes
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Sallow
 Definition
Jaundiced
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Prodigious
 Definition
Enormous
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Remonstrate
 Definition
To speak against something
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Slander
 Definition
Bad-mouth
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Vivacity
 Definition
Liveliness
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Vitriolic
 Definition
Harsh
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Vestigial
 Definition
remaining
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Vacuity
 Definition
Emptiness
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Torpor
 Definition
Sluggishness
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Abrogate
 Definition
To abolish
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Amass
 Definition
To accumulate
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Amalgam
 Definition
a collection
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Alleviate
 Definition
to lessen pain
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Adept
 Definition
Skillful
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Amity
 Definition
Friendship
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Bane
 Definition
Destruction
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Audacity
 Definition
Boldness
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Ardor
 Definition
Passion
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Amenable
 Definition
Agreeable
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Circumlocutory
 Definition
Talking in circles
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Contrite
 Definition
Sorry
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Cogent
 Definition
Convincing
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Castigare
 Definition
To severely criticize
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Bucolic
 Definition
Rural
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Depravity
 Definition
corruptness
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Eccentric
 Definition
Odd
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Efface
 Definition
To wipe out
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Disparage
 Definition
to speak poorly of
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Duplicity
 Definition
to betray
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Idyllic
 Definition
Rural
Term
Lackadaisical
 Definition
Lazy
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Irascible
 Definition
Irritable
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Insipid
 Definition
Bland
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Ineluctable
 Definition
Unavoidable
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