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parlous

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dangerous

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semiotic

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theory regarding the function of signs and symbols

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ergonomic

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designing for efficiency and safety

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intrepid

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fearless

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sangfroid

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self-possession

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mercurial

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unpredictable changes in mood

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vainglorious

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boastful

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brook

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tolerate

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stopgap

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makeshift

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modicum

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small portion

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paragon

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  1. Model of excellence

2. To compare, parallel

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nadir

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lowest point

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perpetuity

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eternity

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duplicity

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Double

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truism

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self-evident truth

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eschew

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to avoid

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distension

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swelling

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expatiation

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  1. To wander

2. To speak/write at length

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repository

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where something is deposited or stored

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cosmopolitan

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worldly, involving people or elements from all over the world

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bucolic

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pastoral, idyllic rural life

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tendentious

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biased

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opulent

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wealthy

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quixotic

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  1. Foolishly impractical

2. Unpredictable

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protean

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varied nature, able to assume different forms

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martial

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warlike, relating to war

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arcadian

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idyllically pastoral, simple quaint life

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hinterland

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remote area

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tony

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aristocratic manner

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propriety

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appropriate, conforming to polite society

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licentious

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lacking moral restraint

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perspicacious

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keen, of acute discernment

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rustic

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relating to the country

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auxiliary

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subsidiary, supplementary

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insipid

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dull, flat, tasteless

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effete

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  1. No longer fertile
  2. Weak
  3. Effeminate
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whet

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  1. To sharpen

2. To stimulate

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tout

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  1. Promote, solicit, talk up

2. To spy on

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abstruse

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difficult to comprehend

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recondite

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obscure, hidden

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halcyon

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  1. Calm, peaceful

2. Idyllic time of the past

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myopic

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nearsighted

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anemic

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lacking vitality or force

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diffident

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hesitant, reserved, lacking self-confidence

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bay

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  1. Shouting, barking

2. Unable to retreat and forced to face danger

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heterodox

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unorthodox

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iconoclasm

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attacking settled beliefs or institutions

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redress

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to set right

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belie

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to give a false impression of, disguise

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arduous

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difficult, strenuous

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callous

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showing no emotion or sympathy (for others)

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spendthrift

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wasteful spending

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purported

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alleged

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risque

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verging on indecency

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decamp

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to depart suddenly

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abscond

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to flee secretly and hide

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pander

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to gratify or exploit another’s desire

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congenial

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pleasant, sociable

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bedlam

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uproar, confusion

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avaricious

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greedy of gain

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vitreous

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resembling glass

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rancor

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bitter deep-seated ill will

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dearth

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scarcity

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ward (off)

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  1. To guard

2. To turn aside

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mutiny

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to rise against authority

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inchoate

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only partly in existence, formless, incoherent

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pique

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  1. To excite

2. Resentment

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earthy

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practical, down to earth

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interlocutor

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one who takes part in a dialogue

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detractor

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diminish the value of something

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genteel

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aristocratic style

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populist

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believer in the common people

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interpolate

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  1. To alter or corrupt by inserting new foreign matter

2. To estimate values between two known points

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explicate

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  1. Give detailed explanation

2. Analyze logically

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heuristic

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serving to aid learning

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dictate

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  1. To speak for transcription

2. To require or determine

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dystopia

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imagined world in which people live wretched fearful lives

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gainsay

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contradict, declare false

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ebullient

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agitation, enthusiasm

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solvent

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able to pay debts

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aver

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to declare positively

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requisite

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essential, necessary

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contrive

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  1. Devise, plan

2. Bring about with difficulty, manage

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imbue

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endow, permeate, influence

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gregarious

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social

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chagrin

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distress, vexation

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fatuous

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silly, foolish

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nonplussed

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  1. Perplexed

2. Unbothered

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irredeemable

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not redeemable, hopeless

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labyrinthine

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intricate, involved

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farce

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  1. To stuff

2. Ridiculous act or situation

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tirade

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rant

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immaterial

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unimportant

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anathema

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hated, banned, cursed

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antipathy

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dislike

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flagrant

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conspicuously offensive

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patent

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  1. Unobstructed
  2. Spreading
  3. Obvious
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patulous

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widely spreading from a center

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spurious

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  1. Of illegitimate birth

2. Deceptive appearance of something without being genuine

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lard

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to intersperse with something superfluous or excessive

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superfluous

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extra, unnecessary

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macabre

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horror, having death as the subject

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albatross

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something causing persistent anxiety

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empirical

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based on observation or experience

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veracity

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truth

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candor

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honest, fair, bright

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pertinent

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relevant

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abate

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reduce, put an end to

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exorbitant

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exceeding the law or appropriate limits

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titillate

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excite pleasurably

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simulacrum

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representation, semblance

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abet

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assist, support

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mollify

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appease

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assuage

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pacify, ease

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dilettante

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a dabbler in arts or knowledge

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idealogue

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a blind advocate of an ideology

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acumen

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keen

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hackneyed

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unoriginal, not fresh

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pedestrian

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  1. Commonplace

2. Performed on foot

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vacuity

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vacuous, stupid, lacking content

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inane

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silly, unsubstantial

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modish

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stylish

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conversant

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having knowledge or experience

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dissolution

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breaking down, dissolving

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denigrate

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  1. Defame

2. Belittle

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besmirch

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sully, soil

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balkanize

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divide

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aquiline

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curved like an eagle’s beak

129
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parlay

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successfully exploit

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maladroit

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inept

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adroit

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skilled, clever

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patrician

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aristocrat

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dissemble

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hide under a false appearance

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in lieu

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in place of

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defeasible

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capable of being voided

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ingenuous

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innocent, candid

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sophistry

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deceptive reasoning

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sinecure

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position requiring little work but provides income

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voluble

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  1. Easily turning

2. Ready or rapid speech

140
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salubrious

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healthy

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redact

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  1. To put in writing
  2. To select for publication
  3. To remove (text)
142
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perennial

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  1. Present all year long

2. Persisting

143
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asperity

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  1. Harsh manner

2. Rough/uneven surface

144
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impudent

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cocky

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ubiquitous

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existing everywhere

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comestible

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edible

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cultivar

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organism/plant originating from cultivation

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dietetic

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relating to diet

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fiduciary

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involving a confidence or trust

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equanimity

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  1. Evenness of mind (esp. under stress)

2. Balance

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