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Repudiate
 Definition
to reject the validity of
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propriety
 Definition
correct behavior
obedience to rules and customs
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disabuse
 Definition
to set right
to set free from error
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irascibile
 Definition
easily made angry
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antipathy
 Definition
extreme dislike
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rarefy
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to make thinner or sparser
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diatribe
 Definition
abusive or condemnatory speech
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abscond
 Definition
to leave secretly
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eulogy
 Definition
a speech in praise of someone
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Impervious
 Definition
incapable of being affected
impossible to penetrate
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fervid
 Definition
intensely emotional
feverish
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abate
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to reduce in amount, degree or severity
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credulous
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too trusting, gullible
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paradox
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dilemma
contradiction
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guile
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deciet or trickery
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engender
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to bring about, to produce, to cause
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veracity
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full of truth and accuracy
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corraborate
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provide supporting evidence
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pristine
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unblemished, clean
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castigate
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to critize or punish harshly
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onerous
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oppressive or troublesome
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dilettante
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someone with a superficial and amateruish interest in a topic
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cogent
 Definition
convincing and well reasoned
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aggrandize
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to increase in power, reputation, influence
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proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
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electic
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choosing from a variety of sources
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loquacious
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talkative
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inundate
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to overwhelm, to cover with water
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plastic
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able of being molded, bent
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bombastic
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pompous in speech or manner
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pedant
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someone who shows off learning
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fawn
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grovel
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specious
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deceptively attractive
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austere
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plain or stern in appearance
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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insipid
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lacking flavor or interest
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dirge
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funereal hymn or speech
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erratic
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unpredictable
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sopoforic
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causing lethargy or sleep
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litigate
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to make subject of a lawsuit
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convoluted
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complicated, intricate
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prodigal
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wasteful, extravagant
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anamoly
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abnormal
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garrulous
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tending to talk a lot
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lament
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grieve
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misanthrope
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someone who dislikes others
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malleable
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able to be shaped/bent
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arbitrate
 Definition
mediate a dispute between 2 opposing parties
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exonerate
 Definition
to clear from blame
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exacerbate
 Definition
to make worse
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euphemism
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a bad word in place of a more offensive term
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erudite
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scholarly, learned
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adulterate
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to make impure
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cacophony
 Definition
harsh jarring sound
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dogmatic
 Definition
dictatorial in one's opinions
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archaic
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ancient, old
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reticient
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reserved, silent
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transitory
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fleeting, temporary
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implacable
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unable to calm down or pacify
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pragmatic
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practical
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amalgate
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to combine or mix together
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prudence
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wisdom, caution
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deride
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ridicule, to mock
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philantrophy
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charity
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dissonance
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harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
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dogma
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firmly held opinion
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deference
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respect
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bolster
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uphold, support, prop up
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analogous
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similar or equivalent to
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laud
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praise
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lucid
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clear
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mitigate
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to lessen the force of
to make something unpleasant less severe
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meticulous
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extremely careful about details
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enumerate
 Definition
to count
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opague
 Definition
unable of seeing through
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rhetoric
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effective writing and speaking skills
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obstinate
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stubborn
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permeate
 Definition
to penetrate
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verbose
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wordy
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luminous
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full of light
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efficcacy
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effictiveness
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condone
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to pardon or overlook
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anachronism
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something out of place in time
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tirade
 Definition
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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exculpate
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to clear from blame
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ardor
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intense feeling
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altrusit
 Definition
someone who wants to do good for others
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antagonize
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to provoke to anger, to annoy
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iconoclast
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someone who rejects traditions
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florid
 Definition
excessively decorated or embellished
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whimsical
 Definition
acting in a fanciful or capricious manner
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vacillate
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to sway physically, to be indecisive
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tacitrun
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silent, reserved
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pungent
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strong odor irritating to senses
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dessicate
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to dry out thoroughly
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attenuate
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to reduce in force, or degee, to weaken
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banal
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boring
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capricious
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changing one's mind frequently and often
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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mollify
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able to placate, to make calm
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imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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esoteric
 Definition
known or understood by only a few
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obdurate
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hardened in feeling
resistant to persuasion
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ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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precipitate
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to throw violently
to bring about abruptly
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assuage
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to make something unpleasant less severe
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obviate
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to prevent
to make nessecary
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chicancery
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deception by means of craft or guile
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stolid
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unemotional, lacking sensitivity
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance , to disguise one's real intentions or character
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abtruse
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hard to understand, secret, hidden
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inchoate
 Definition
not fully formed
disorganized
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ameliorate
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to make better, to improve
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quiscent
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motionless
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disparate
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fundamentally different, entirely unlike
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enervate
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to reduce in strenght
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tacit
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done without using words
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intransigent
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uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled
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sublime
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lofty or grand
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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propitiate
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to conciliate, to appease
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occlude
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to stop up, to prevent passage of
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exigent
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urgent, requiring immediate action
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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emphatic
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giving emphasis
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obsequious
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overly submissive and easy to please
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way, indiffrent
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly
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innocuous
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harmless
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ostentation
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excessive showiness
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time,
transitory
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desultory
 Definition
jumping from on thing to another, disconnected
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equivocate
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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torpor
 Definition
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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