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Anomaly

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Atypical.

Unusual.

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Sarcastic

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Sardonic. 
Snide. 
Derisive. 
Taunting. 
Mocking.
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Emulate

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Imitate

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Wry

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Intellectual jokes with a twist.

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Scarcity

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Paucity.

Dearth.

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Prattle

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To babble.

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Unconventional

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Unorthodox

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Painstaking

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Meticulous.

Very careful.

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Exacting

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Very demanding.

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Audacious

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Very bold.

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Hobble

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To hamper.

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Indifferent

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Damn care.

Apathetic.

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Soporific

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Sleep inducing.

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Diffident

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Lacking self confidence.

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Pragmatic

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Practical.

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Evocation

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An imaginative re-creation.

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Presumptuous

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Impertinently bold

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Recalcitrant

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Resistant.
Obdurate.
Obstinate.

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Boon

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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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Surreptitious.
Furtive.
Covert.

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Aboveboard

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Known to everyone.

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Bolster

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To reinforce.

To support.

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Affable

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Amiable.
Genial.
Gregarious.

Agreeable, marked by pleasing, warm and friendly personality.

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Austere
Plain. Simple. Strict. Without adornments. Austerity.
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Altruistic
Unselfish concern for others' wellbeing.
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Ambiguous
Uncertain. Unclear. Not definitive.
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Elated
Very happy.
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Upbraid
``` Reproach. Castigate. Rebuke. Scold. Disdain. ``` To express disapproval of.
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Nostalgia
A sentimental longing for the past.
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Conjecture
Supposition. Guess.
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Obsolete
Archaic. | Antiquated.
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Auspicious
Propitious. | Favorable.
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Morose
Gloomy. Despondent.
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Impasse
Deadlock. Stalemate. Disagreement.
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Verdant
Lush. Green.
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Unscrupulous
Dishonest.
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Anachronism
False or wrong assignment of time.
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Belie
To given an wrong impression.
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Mitigate
Alleviate. Assuage. Mollify.
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Covet
To strongly desire. To crave.
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Antithesis
Antithetical. Antipode.
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Prototype
Archetype. An original model.
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Aloof
Detached.
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Trite
Cliche. Unoriginal. Common. ``` Banal. Hackneyed. Trite. Platitudinous. Insipid. ```
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Antecedent
Precursor. | Forerunner.
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Plausible
Credible. Could happen. Believable.
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Implausible
May not happen. Incredible.
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Prudent
Cautious.
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Aesthetic
Beautiful.
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Paradox
True-false both.
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Enigmatic
Inscrutable. Puzzling. Baffling.
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Acquiesce
To comply. To agree. To give in.
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Naive
Gullible. | Credulous.
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Jaded
Spoiled.
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Autonomous
Independent.
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Futile
Completely useless.
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Indigenous
Endemic. | Native to a certain area.
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Ubiquitous
Prevalent. Pervasive. Widespread. Everywhere.
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Pandemic
Ubiquitous epidemic.
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Fortitude
Strength of the mind to allow one to endure pain or adversity with courage.
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Exhort
To strongly encourage.
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Tenacious
With great determination
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Thwart
To frustrate
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Incontrovertible
Indisputable. | Inevitable.
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Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings. | Contradictory.
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Diminutive
Very small. Minuscule. Infinitesimal.
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Trivial
Trifle. Insignificant. Minutiae.
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Exhort
To plead. To implore. To request.
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Antipathy
Animosity. Enmity. Rancor.
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Sabotage
To undermine.
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Digress
To depart from the subject. Gress: to progress.
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Transgress
To come across. Trans: Across the line. Re: Again, or Back.
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Tenacious
Filled with great determination.
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Indulgent
Characterized by overly generous and tolerant.
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Divisive
Polarize. To divide things into opposing parts.
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Dissension
To polarize.
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Nebulous
Vague. | Inchoate.
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Analogy
Analogous. Alike. Similar.
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Ephemeral
Fleeting. | Short lived.
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Penchant
Predilection. Inclination. Specific liking.
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Capricious
Mercurial. | Fickle.
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Boorish
Uncouth. Crass. Crudely behaving person.
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Incredulous
Disbelieving.
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Indignant
Anger at unjust.
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Innuendo
Insinuation. | A veiled reference.
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Thwart
``` Stymie. Block. Parry. Prevent. Forbear. Stop. Frustrate. Disrupt. ```
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Adroit
Deft. Dexterous. Adept. Skillful.
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Malodorous
Not skillful.
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Admonish
To earnestly warn against.
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Incontrovertible
Indisputable. Unquestionable. Beyond a doubt.
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Voracious
``` Insatiable. Plundering. Rapacious. Ravenous. Avaricious. ```
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Callous
Emotionless. | Insensitive.
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Intrepid
Undaunted. Fearless. Courageous.
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Nonchalant
Coolly damn care.
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Convoluted
Spiral.
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Itinerant
Peripatetic. | Nomadic.
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Sedentary
Staying in one place.
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Poignant
Touching. | Moving.
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Impetus
Encouragement that empowers activity.
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Bucolic.
Pastoral. Rustic. Charming, unspoiled nature.
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Unflappable
Equanimity. | Calm during unusual scenarios. M
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Panache
Flamboyant. Verve. Great vigor and energy, especially in artistic performance.
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Provocative
Provoking discussions and stimulating controversy.
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Placid
Calm. | Serene.
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Fortuitous
Accidental fortune.
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Dispel
To scatter. To drive away. Dispel a misconception.
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Amalgam
Mixture.
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Feasible
Possible. | Viable.
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Anguish
Torment. | Agonizing mental and/or physical pain.
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Intemparate
Lacking restrain and moderation. Temperate: having it.
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Superficial
Shallow. | Concerned with only the surface or appearance.
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Laud
Extol. Tout. Acclaim. Praise.
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Dismissive
Showing indifference.
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Disparage
To belittle. | To behave in a disrespectful way.
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Pompous
Impertinent. Insolent. Arrant.
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Cryptic
Convoluted.
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Subtle
A gradual unnoticeable change.
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Disparity
Inequality.
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Parity
Equality
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Curtail
To cut short.
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Exasperate
To make angry. | Incense.
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Innocuous
Harmless.
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Tirade.
Hate speech. | Diatribe.
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Charlatan
Cheat. Fraud. Imposter.
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Unwary
Dupe with spurious information.
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Spurious
False
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Dupe
Mislead.
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Skeptic
A skeptic asks questions because he doesn't believe.
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Rhetorician
An eloquent writer or speaker.
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Hedonist
Someone who solely seeks pleasure.
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Ascetic
Someone who practices self-denial.
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Raconteur
Someone who is great with anecdotes.
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Iconoclast
Someone who ridicules great figures, ideas and institutions.
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Dilettante
A superficial liked of art or a specific knowledge.
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Partisan
Biased due to strong believe liking. Penchant. Inclination. Predilection.
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Mentor
Edifier.
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Acolyte
A devoted follower.
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Demagogue
A leader who appeals and takes advantage of its followers' fears, emotion and others.
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Villainous
Despicable.
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Automation m
Self-working.
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Recluse
Forlorn. Solitary. Secluded.
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Bungler
Unproductive due to incompetence.
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Clairvoyant
Seer.
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Prognosticator
Guesser based on present data.
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Pundit
Wise advisor
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Zealot
Enthusiast. | Champion.
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Neophyte
Greenhorn. Novice. Tyro.
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Benefactor
Benefitting. | Patron.
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Dismember
Prevaricator. Lier. Deceiver.
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Proponent
An advocate.
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Prodigy
Someone with great talent.
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Progenitor
An originator.
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Precocious
Very advanced.
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Oracle
Pundit.
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Misanthrope
Hater of mankind.
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Innovator
One who introduced new things.
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Sycophant
Unctuous and coying ingratiating person. | Today.
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Obsequious
Servile. Groveling. Lackey.
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Stoic
Emotionless. | Callus.
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Reprobate
One who lacks moral principles.
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Renegade
A disloyal person.
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Squander
Atrophy. | To waste away.
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Abolition
Termination. | Eradication.
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Draconian
Martinet. | Strict adherence to rules.
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Laconic
Terse. Brief. Succinct.
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Spartan
Austere.
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Arduous
Exacting. | Demanding.
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Halcyon
Characterized by equanimity, tranquility. | Unflappable.
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Sophistry
Plausible but deliberately fallacious.
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Fallacious
Misleading.
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Chimerical
Magically benefitting but probably not realized.
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Ostracize
To ban.
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Impecunious
Destitute. Poor. Indigent.
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Nefarious
Vile. | Villainous.
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Jovial
Jocose. | Jocular.
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Dirge
A mournful song or hymn.
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Maudlin
Tearful. Sentimental.
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Quixotic
Marked by impractical idealism.
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Pandemonium
A wild uproar. | Tumult.
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Panacea
Cure all.
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Panoramic
Viewing everything around.
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Fiasco
Debacle.
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Tardy
Belated. | Slow.
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Bowdlerize
To remove passages from a book for children.
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Galvanize
Electrocute. | Stirring activity.
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Picayune
Trifling. Trifle. Minutiae. Trivial.
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Gerrymander
Divide a geographical area to gain votes.
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Maverick
Nonconformist.
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Juggernaut
Someone who crushes everything in its path.
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Serendipity
Accidental fortune.
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Zenith
Apex. | Pinnacle.
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Nadir
Lowest point.
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Expunge
Expurgate. Excise. To delete. To remove. Take out.
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Eccentric
Odd
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Extricate
To get out of difficulty.
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Exemplary
Out of the ordinary.
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Enumerate
To count. To list out.
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Elusive
Difficult to understand.
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Exorbitant
Over expensive.
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Repudiate
Recant. Renounce. To take back. To reject. To disavow.
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Redundant
Repetitive.
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Relinquish
To give up. To surrender. To give back.
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Resilient
Flexible. Patience. Perseverance.
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Reaffirm
To state agin. | To confirm.
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Reticent
To hold back one's thought. | Reserve.
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Rebuff
To bluntly reject.
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Renovate
To make new again. To model again.
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Rejuvenate
To make juvenile again. To make young again.
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Resurgent
To surge again. To rise again.
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Deleterious
Harmful
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Decry
Disapprove
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Despondent
Gloomy.
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Denounce
Defame.
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Demise
To die.
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Debunk
To express as false.
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Deride
To ridicule.
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Tarnish
Diminish
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Tactless
Inconsiderate
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Devoid
Lacking quality and/or quantity. | Bereft.
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Impeccable
Flawless.
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Implacable
Unable to be placated or appeased.
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Inexorable
Unable to be stopped, prevented or calmed. Relentless. Inevitable.
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Incoherent
Not coherent
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Insurmountable
Not able to be surmounted. | Surmount = overcome.
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Irreverent
Disrespectful. Lacking seriousness.
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Circumscribe
To confine.
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Circuitous
Roundabout.
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Circumvent
To dodge. To bypass.
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Circumspect
To suspect. To be prudent/ cautious.
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Magnanimous
To be generous.
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Erroneous
Filled with errors.
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Momentous
Filled with importance.
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Mandate
Fix
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Corroborate
To support.
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Steadfast
Fixed. Unswerving.
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Mellifluous
Sweetly flowing.
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Ominous
Noisome. Offensive.
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Portend
Foretell.
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Acrimonious
Bitter.
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Acerbic
Bitter joke like.
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Exacerbate
To make worse.
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Copious
Abundance
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Abstemious
Filled with moderation.
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Malodorous
Stinky. Fetid.
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Tedious m
Tiring.
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Demure
Reticent. | Reserved.
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Denigrate
To disparage.
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Despoiled
Plunder. To steal.
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Lexicon
Dictionary
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Munificent
Generous.
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Omnipotence
Having unlimited or great power.
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Omniscient
All knowing.
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Patron
Benefactor.
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Saga
Epic. Legend.
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Voluptuous
Hedonistic.
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Wane
To decline.
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Watershed
Water divider. | Inflection point.

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