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11/03/2013

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venality
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susceptible to bribes or corruption
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gregarious
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likely to socialize with others
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prevaricate
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speak in an evasive way
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acrimony
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bitterness and ill will
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equivocal
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confusing and ambiguous
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commensurate
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in proportion or corresponding in degree or amount
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parsimonious
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extremely frugal; miserly
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extant
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opposite of extinct
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ingenuous
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to be naive and innocent
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restive
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restless
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amenable
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easily persuaded
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involved
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complicated and difficult to understand
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profligate
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spend money recklessly or wastefully
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censure
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express strong disapproval
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belie
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misrepresent
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parochial
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narrowly restricted in scope or outlook
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demur
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object or show reluctance
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upbraid
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reproach; scold
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ambivalent
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mixed or conflicting emotions about something
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disinterested
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unbiased; neutral
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veracious
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truthful
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egregious
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standing out in a negative way; shockingly bad
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retiring
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shy, inclined to retract from company
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candid
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straightforward and honest look at something
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demure
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modest and shy
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indict
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formally charge or accuse of wrongdoing
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inflammable
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extremely controversial, incendiary
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screed
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an abusive rant (often tedious)
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embroiled
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involved in argument or contention
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affable
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likeable; easy to talk to
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inundate
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flood or overwhelm
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insolvent
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unable to pay one's bills; bankrupt
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tender
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offer up something formally
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unconscionable
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unreasonable; unscrupulous; excessive
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beatific
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one who radiates bliss
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contrite
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to be remorseful
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ferret
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to search for something persistently
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paucity
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a lack of something
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flush
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to be in abundance
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errant
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to be wandering; not sticking to a circumscribed path
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disparate
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two things are fundamentally different
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replete
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completely stocked or furnished with something
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cogent
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clear and persuasive
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aboveboard
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open and honest
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sanguine
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cheerful; optimistic
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raft
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large number of something
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imponderable
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impossible to estimate or figure out
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stem
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hold back or limit the flow or growth of something
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expansive
Definition
communicative, and prone to talking in sociable manner
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prosaic
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dull and lacking imagination
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fractious
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irritable and likely to cause disruption
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feckless
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lazy and irresponsible
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choleric
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prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered
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byzantine
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intricate and complex
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supercilious
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haughty and disdainful; looking down on others
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untoward
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unfavorable; inconvenient
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penurious
Definition
lacking money; poor [verb]
miserly [adj]
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precipitate
Definition
hasty or rash [adj]
to cause to happen [verb]
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arrant
Definition
completely and wholly (usually modifying a noun with negative connotation)
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truculent
Definition
having a fierce, savage nature
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vicissitude
Definition
change in one's circumstance, usually for the worse
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alacrity
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eager willingness to do something
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sedulous
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done diligently and carefully
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perfunctory
Definition
done routinely and with little interest or care
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turpitude
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depravity; a depraved act
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overweening
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arrogant; presumptuous
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diatribe
Definition
strong verbal attack against a person or institution
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factious
Definition
produced by, or characterized by internal dissension
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apogee
Definition
highest point
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indigent
Definition
poor; having very little [adj]
poor or needy person [noun]
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malfeasance
Definition
misconduct or wrongdoing (esp by public offical)
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ponderous
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weighed-down; moving slowly
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equivocate
Definition
speak vaguely, usually with intention to mislead or deceive
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artless
Definition
without cunning or deceit
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