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Simile
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Figure of speech, in the form of ‘like’ or ‘as’.
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Metaphor
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A figure of speech.
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Personification
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A figure of speech where an inanimate object is given human abilities.
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Irony
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A form of speech in which what we say or write conveys the opposite meaning of it.
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Satire
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Lampoon.
Parody.
Lampoon and parody can verbs.
All mean ridicule.
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Hyperbole
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A figure of speech where exaggeration is used to provide extra emphasis.
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Caricature
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Cartoonify things or people with exaggeration.
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Epic
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Saga.
Heroic tale.
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Euphony
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Good sound.
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Cacophony
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Bad sound.
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Foreshadow
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To reveal what’s about to happen in a story or movie.
Presage.
Spoiler.
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Subplot
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A secondary plot of movies or stories.
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Memoir
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Autobiography.
Personal journal.
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Anecdote
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Short account of humorous or interesting events.
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Eulogy
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Praising a dead man at his funeral.
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Allusion
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Indirect reference assuming common knowledge.
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Synopsis
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Abstract.
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Pan
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To criticize.
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Arcane
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Mysterious.
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Slight
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To insult.
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Citadel
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A protective fortress, typically of high ground.
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Conspicuous
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Attracting notice or attention.
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Assimilate
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To take in and fully understand.
To cause something to resemble.
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Antagonistic
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Villain.
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Antagonistic
Villainous
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Corpulent
Fat.
| Obese.
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Allege
To claim.
| To assert.
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Largesse
Generosity.
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Archipelago
Relating to islands and lands.
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Stigmatize
To brand someone as something.
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Catalyst
Something hat provokes changes.
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Caustic
Statements that burns or hurts.
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Crystallize
To fully form something.
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Osmosis
Unconscious assimilation.
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Sedentary
Inactive.
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Virulent
Vicious comments.
| Extremely infectious.
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Empirical
Directly observed data.
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Entomology
The study of insects.
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Gestate
To conceive and develop in mind.
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Paradigm
A standard model.
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Entrepreneur
Someone who initiates an organization.
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Lucrative
Very profitable.
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Avarice
Greed.
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Glut
Plethora.
Surfeit.
A surplus.
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Extravagant
Lacking moderation. Excessive. Intemperate.
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Opulent
Wealthy.
| Affluent.
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Munificent
Generous.
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Parsimonious
Stingy.
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Depreciation
Wearing down by time.
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Remunerate
To compensate.
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Accord
Agreement.
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Enlighten
To edify.
| To illuminate with knowledge and eradicate darkness.
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Appeasement m
To placate.
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Nullify
To devalue invalid.
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Triumvirate
A group or association of 3 leaders.
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Pretext
Alleged cause/excuse.
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Consensus
A general agreement.
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Autocrat
Despot.
| All power ruler.
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Manifesto
A public declaration of beliefs, policies and intentions.
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Enfranchise
To grant voting rights.
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Coerce
To force to act or do.
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Egalitarian
Relating to the equality of.
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Demarcation
The act of marking down boundaries.
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Inquisition
Investigation.
| Interrogation.
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Ameliorate
To make better.
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Contiguous
Touching.
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Desiccate
Thoroughly dried out.
Lifeless.
Totally arid.
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Pertinent
On point.
| Relevant.
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Exonerate
Exculpate.
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Precedent
Established principles of consequent events.
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Unprecedented
Without previous example.
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Malfeasance
Wrongdoing.
| Misconduct, esp by a public official.
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Blatantly
Unmistakably.
Not in disguise.
Shamefully.
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Feeble
Weak.
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Stereotype
Of or related to maintaining only one paradigm to do something.
Cliche.
Trite.
Conventional.
Stock.
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Impediment
Obstacle.
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Arrest
To bring to a stop. To halt.
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Gravity
Seriousness.
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Precipitate
The outcome of result of action.
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Relief
Elevation of land surface.
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Check
To constrain.
To hold back.
To restrain.
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Flag
To become tired, weak, feeble.
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Discriminating
Distinguishing ability.
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Eclipse
To overshadow.
To surmount.
To outshine.
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Coin
To devise a new word or phrase.
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Devise
To create.
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Stock
Stereotype.
Conventional.
Trite.
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Currency
General usage.
| Prevalence.
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Bent
Predilection.
Inclination.
Penchant.
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Court
To try to gain support of a specific group.
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Negotiate
To travel through, around or over an obstacle of terrain.
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Temper
To alleviate.
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Pedestrian
Indistinguishable.
| Ordinary.
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Cavalier
Impertinent.
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Sanction
Approve/disapprove officially.
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Compromise
To reduce the quality of something.
| To jeopardize or place at risk.
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Channel
To direct through a specific course.
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Obliterate
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Completely destroy.
Annihilate.
Eradicate.
Terminate.
Diminish.
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Erode
To be gradually destroyed.
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Lambaste
To denounce.
| To defame.
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Quiescent
Inactive.
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Provisional
Temporarily. M
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Lurid
Sensational.
Attractive.
Noticeable.
Ghastly.
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Truculent
Pugnacious.
Belligerent.
Bellicose.
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Propitiate
To advocate.
To try to gain the favor of someone.
To conciliate.
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Lean
Great enthusiasm.
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Perfunctory
Machine-like. Routine. Lacking passion.
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Aplomb
Self-assurance.
| Confident composure.
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Opacity
Complex. Hard to understand.
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Craven
Cowardly.
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Venal
Corruption.
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Licentious
Dissolute.
Debauched.
Immoral.
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Noxious
Harmful
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Superfluous
Extraneous.
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Duplicitous
Deliberate trickery in behavior of speech.
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Profligate
Spendthrift.
| Squanderer.
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Epiphany
A suddenly moment of realization.
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Insidious
Lethally harmful.
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Vacuous
Inane.
Vapid.
Lacking seriousness or depth.
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Harbinger
Portent.
Presage.
To indicate that something ominous is about to happen.
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Beleaguer
To beset.
| To surround with problem.
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Burgeon
To grow rapidly.
Proliferate.
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Imperious
Haughty.
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Petulant
Peevish.
Irritable.
Lacking temperate.
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Complaisant
Amiable.
Affable.
Gregarious.
Genial.
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Fawn
To behave in a servile manner.
| Subservient.
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Obdurate
Recalcitrant.
Obstinate.
Intransigent.
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Redolent
Fragrant.
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Chicanery
Deliberate trickery.
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Conundrum
Puzzle.
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Slight
Disparaging remark.
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Capitulate
To surrender.
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Disheartening
Very discouraging.
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Apocryphal
Fictitious. Made up.
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Magisterial
Learned. Authoritative.
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Plasticity
Malleable. Pliable. Flexible.
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Chagrin
To feel distress d at humiliation, failure or embarrassment.
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Obstreperous
Noisily defiant.
Unruly.
Untoward.
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Idyllic
Simple and charmingly carefree.
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Dilapidated
In a deplorable condition.
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Extemporize
Improvise.
| To give speech without notes.
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Myriad
Many.
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Ungainly
Awkward. Clumsy.
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Dilatory
Tardy.
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Vituperative
Verbally abusive.
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Discordant
Incompatible.
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Perfidious
Traitorous.
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Proliferation
Burgeon.
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Indomitable
Resolute.
Tenacious.
Greatly determinant.
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Moribund
About to die.
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Nuance
Slight difference.
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Flippant
Facetious.
Taking serious matter with lighthearted care free and humor.
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Credulous
Gullible.
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Florid
Flowery.
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Excoriating m
Scathing.
Condemning.
Loudly disparaging.
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Interloper
Intruder.
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Cerebral
Intellectual.
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Visceral
Instinctive but not rational.
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Nonplussed
Confounding.
| Perplexed.
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Ignominious
Shameful.
Disgraceful.
Humiliating.
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Feckless
Weak.
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Dissolute
Licentious.
| Lax in morals.
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Exuding
Emitting.
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Subterfuge
Trickery.
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Dichotomy
Divided into opposite parts.
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Relish
To enjoy.
| Great enjoyment.
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Apoplectic
Furious.
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Unconquerable
Indomitable.
Resolute.
Determined.
Not understanding.
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Aristocracy
Nobility
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Atrocity
Abomination.
Cruelty.
Enormity.
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Idiosyncrasy
Mannerism that is peculiar to a certain individual.
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Censorious
Captious.
Very critical and criticizing.
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Consternation
Quandary.
Dilemma.
Being in a great dismay and confusion.
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Didactic
Edifying.
Illuminating.
Teaching.
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Elucidate
Clarify.
Explain.
Make clear.
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Pellucid
Crystal clear.
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Effusive
Evaporating praise.
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Prolific
Very productive.
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Furor
An uproar.
Pandemonium.
Tumult.
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Marginal
Peripheral.
Of insignificant importance.
Not central.
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Paranoia
Irrational fear.
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Obfuscate
To deliberately complex things.
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Flummox
To perplex.
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Spate
Great in quantity or number.
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Ineffable
Not able to be put into words.
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Measured
Restrained
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Histrionic
Overwrought.
Overly dramatic.
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Placate
To appease. Soothe.
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Eschew
To avoid.
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Stopgap
To produce a temporary solution to an urgent need.
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Flotsam
A ship's wreckage.
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Restitution
The act of making good and compensate for a great harm and loss.
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Churlish
Sullen. Surly.
Rude.
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Disquieting
Disturbing.
| Upsetting.
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Perspicacious
Prescient.
Discerning.
Insightful and perceptive.
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Eclectic
Of or from various sources.
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Saboteurs
Spies.
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Hiatus
An interruption.
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Vertiginous
Causing vertigo.
Vertigo: Dizziness or weird feeling cause by fearing heights while looking at one.
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Esoteric
Arcane.
Mysterious.
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Supercilious
Haughty disdain.
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Cupidity
Excessive greed.
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Adulterated
Debased.
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Underwrite
To take financial responsibility.
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Discomfited
Unleaded. Embarrassed.
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Taciturn
Habitually uncommunicative.
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Sinecure
Easy work requiring little work.
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Lugubrious
A sad and mournful song.
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Cosmopolitan
Sophisticated.
| Broad minded.
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Provincial
Parochial.
Insular.
Narrow minded.
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Frcund
Fruitful
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Ostentatious
Showy.
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Resplendent
Dazzling.
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Guile
Skillfully cunning.
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Sanguine
Cheerfully optimistic.
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Scintillating
Sparkling.
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Revitalize
Restore vitality.
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Pristine
Untouched. Pure.
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Rampant
Unrestrained. Uncontrolled.
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Pernicious
Noisome.
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Oblivious
Not aware or conscious of surroundings.
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Refractory
Stubbornly rebellious.
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Garrulous
Verbose.
Voluble.
Loquacious.
Talkative.
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Convivial
Festive.
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Brusque
Curt.
| Kothar majhe kotha bolar habit.
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Tepid
Half-hearted/ apathetic.
| Mildly warm.
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Protean
Readily taking on different forms.
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Solicitous
Altruism.
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Disingenuous
Not straightforward.
| Not candid.
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Venerate
Revere.
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Contentious
Disputatious.
| Argumentative.
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Preclude
To make impossible.
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Compunction
Contrition.
| Remorse.
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Demography
Related to population study.
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Aphorism
Axiom.
| Rules of the game.
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Execrable
Extremely despicable.
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Ornate
Decorate in a complex manner.
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Disheveled
Unkempt.
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Repugnant
Extremely distasteful.
| Unacceptable.
