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Quotidian

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Daily; everyday, ordinary

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Converge

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Move towards one another or towards a point; unite

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Prosaic

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Dull, ordinary

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Adverse

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Opposing, harmful

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Ingenuous

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Genuine, sincere, not holding back; naive

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Prodigious

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Extraordinarily large, impressive, etc.

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Articulate

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Using language in a clear, fluent way (adj); speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea (verb)

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Cacophony

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Harsh, discordant, or meaningless mixture of sounds

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Capricious

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Acting on impulse, erratic

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Avid

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Enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate; excessively desirous

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Defamatory

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Slanderous, injurious to someone’s reputation

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Aesthetic

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Concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste, pertaining to the science of what is beautiful (adj); a set of principles or tastes guiding an artistic practice (noun)

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Pious

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Devout; religiously reverent and dutiful

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Commensurate

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The same in size, extent, etc., equivalent; proportional

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Counterproductive

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Defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal

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Castigate

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Criticize severely; punish in order to correct

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Lassitude

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Tiredness, weariness; lazy indifference

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Extraneous

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Irrelevant; foreign, coming from without, not belonging

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Ambiguous

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Not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations

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Assuage

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Make milder, relieve; soothe, pacify, or calm

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Warrented

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Justified, authorized (warrant can mean to justify or a justification, but can also mean to vouch for or guarantee)

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Implode

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Burst inward; fall apart

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Dissent

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Disagree or take an opposing view, esp. in relation to a formal body such as a government, political party, or church; such a view

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Lament

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Mourn; express grief, sorrow, or regret (verb); an expression of grief, esp. as a song or poem (noun)

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Sportive
Playful, merry, joking around, done "in sport" (rather than intended seriously)
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Deem
Judge, consider
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Implication
Act of implying or that which is implied; close connection, esp. in an incriminating way
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Substantiate
Support with evidence or proof; give a material existence to
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Transitory
Temporary, short-lived, not lasting
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Belie
Contradict or misrepresent
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Facilitate
Make easier, help the progress of
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Impede
Hold back, obstruct the progress of
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Inchoate
Just begun, undeveloped, unorganized
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Offset
Counteract, compensate for (verb); a counterbalance (noun)
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Quibble
Make trivial arguments or criticisms, find faults in a petty way, esp. to evade something more important
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Ambivalent
Uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once
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Plastic
Able to be shaped or formed; easily influenced
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Rudimentary
Elementary, relating to the basics; undeveloped, primitive
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Autonomous
Self-governing, independent
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Indifferent
Not caring, having no interest; unbiased, impartial
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Patent
Obvious, apparent, plain to see (adj); a letter from a government guaranteeing an inventor the rights to his or her invention (noun)
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Liberal
Favorable to progress or reform; believing in maximum possible individual freedom; tolerant, open-minded; generous (adj); a person with such beliefs or practices (noun)
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Derivative
Derived from something else; not origional
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Base
Morally low, mean, dishonorable; of little or no value; crude and unrefined; counterfeit
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Pragmatic
Practical; dealing with actual facts
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Alacrity
Cheerful or speedy willingness
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Volatile
Varying, inconstant, fleeting; tending to violence, explosive
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Spectrum
A broad range of nevertheless related qualities or ideas, eps. those that overlap to create a continuous series (as in a color spectrum, where each color blends into the next in a continuous way)
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Wary
Watchful, motivated by caution, on guard against danger
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Nevertheless/Nonetheless
However, even so, despite that
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Cosmopolitan
Belonging to the entire world, at home globally; free from local or national prejudices or attachments
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Tenuous
Flimsy, having little substance; long and thin, slender
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Gist
Main idea, essence
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Disingenouos
Insincere, not genuine
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Sagacious
Wise; showing good judgement and foresight
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Connoisseur
Expert, especially in the fine arts; person of educated refined tastes
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Bolster
Strengthen or support
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Resolution
The quality of being firmly determined; resolving to do something; a formal judgement, esp. decided by a vote
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Torpor
Sluggishness, lethargy, or apathy; a period of inactivity
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Pathological
Relating to or caused by disease; relating to compulsive bad behavior
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Vituperate
Verbally abuse, rebuke or criticize harshly
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Cartography
Mapmaking
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Maverick
Rebel, individualist, dissenter
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Caustic
Capable of corroding metal or burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic
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Anomaly
Deviation from what is common; inconsistency
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Fathom
Measure the depth of (usually of water) as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand
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Modest
Humble; simple rather than showy; decent (eps. "covering up" in terms of dress); small, limited
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Lampoon
A harsh satire (noun); ridicule or satirize (verb)
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Discriminating
Judicious, discerning, having good judgement or insight (as an adj, positive spin; as a verb, negative spin)
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Mollify
Calm or soothe (an angry person); lessen or soften
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Sentient
Conscious; experiencing sensation or perceiving with the senses
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Principled
Having high moral standards
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Eulogy
Speech of praise or written work of praise, esp. a speech at a funeral
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Disabuse
Free someone from a mistake in thinking
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Covert
Secret, veiled, undercover
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Contextualize
Place in context, such as by giving the background or circumstances
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Homogeneous
Of the same kind; uniform throughout
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Incorporate
Include, take in; combine, unite; form a legal corporation; embody, give physical form to
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Pugnacious
Inclined to fight, combative
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Prodigal
Wasteful, extravagant; giving abundantly, lavish
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Obstinate
Stubborn or hard to control
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Hardy
Bold, brave, capable of withstanding hardship, fatigue, cold, etc.
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Empirical
Coming from, based on, or able to be verified by experience or experimentation; not purely based on theory
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Abhor
Detest, regard with disgust
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Eclectic
Selecting the best of everything or from many diverse sources
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Placate
Satisfy or calm down (an angry or dissatisfied person), esp. by conciliatory gestures
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Imminent
Ready to occur, impending
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Artless
Free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured
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Implicit
Implied, not stated directly; involved in the very essence of something, unquestionable
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Placid
Peaceful, calm, tranquil
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Predisposed
Having an inclination or tendency beforehand; susceptible
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Deface
Vandalize, mar the appearance of
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Rescind
Annul, repeal, make void
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Satiate/Sate
To fully satisfy; to go beyond satisfying to the point of excess (possibly inducing disgust, tiredness, etc.)
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Sap
The inner fluid of a plant or any essential body fluid, vitality; a person taken advantage of (noun); undermine, weaken, tire out (verb)
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Reticent
Not talking much; private (of a person), restrained, reserved
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Inadvertent
Unintentional; characterized by a lack of attention, careless
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Buttress
Support or encourage (verb); a support of prop, esp. projecting from and supporting the wall of a building (noun)
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Virtual
Existing only in the mind or by means of a computer network; existing in results or in essence but not officially or in name
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Timely
Well-timed, happening at a suitable time

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