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Patois

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Language considered non standard, a regional form of language

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Fortitude

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Mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, danger, adversity courageously.

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Equinamity

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Mental or emotional stability or composure especially under tension or strain, calmness

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Consternation

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A sudden or alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion, dismay
Alarm, dismay, anxiety, trepidation

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Disportments

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Hobbies, amusements, diversions

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Canard

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A false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report or rumor

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Pith

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Core, central point, the important or central part, essence
Like pit :)
Kill by cutting the spinal cord

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Wheedling

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To endeavor to influence by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts, to persuade

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Freewheeling

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Moving about freely, independently or irresponsibly, unrestrained, irresponsible

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Verdant

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Green with vegetation OR inexperienced, unsophisticated

Like a verdant college freshman…

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Superfluous

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Possessing or spending more than enough or necessary, extra event, being more than is sufficient or required.

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Frisson

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A sudden passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill
The people when they heard the dictator was stepping down.

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Panegyric

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A lofty ration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy, formal or elaborate praise

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Maven

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An expert or a connoisseur

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Pundit

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A learned person, expert, or authority, critic or commentator

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Fabulist

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A liar, one who invents or relates fables

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Quibbler

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To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections
Or to find fault or criticize for petty reasons

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Sentient

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Conscious, having the power of perception by the senses

Syn: responsive, attentive, alert, cognizant

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Cull

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To chose select or pick, to gather choice things or parts from

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Sage

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A profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom

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Raconteur

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A person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly, Syn: narrator, storyteller

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Elude

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To avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery

Or to escape the understanding, perception, or appreciation of

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Deride

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To laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer, mock

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Evince

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To show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove

Voiced concerns and actions from the clients evince mild concern.

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Doggerel
Rude, crude, poor
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Repartee
A quick witty reply, conversations full of such replies, skill in making such replies
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Doughty
Bravery, courage
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Impetuous
Of or characterized by sudden or rash action emotion, etc. impulsive. I try not to make impetuous decisions! Moving with great force. The storm was moving impetuously.
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Heady
Intoxicating, affecting the mind or senses greatly, exciting exhilarating. A heady wine, a heady perfume, the heady news of victory!
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Kinship
Relationship by nature, the state or fact of being kin, family relationship
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Largess
Generous bestowal of gifts, generosity, liberality
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Legerdemain
Sleight of the hand, trickery, deception
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Occlusive
To close shuts or stop up, to shut in out or off,
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Ostensible
Outwardly appearing as such, professed, pretended An ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness. Apparent, evident, conspicous. The ostensible truth of their theories.
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Abstemious
Sparing or moderate in eating or drinking, temperate in diet, sparing.
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Monolithic
Consisting of one piece, solid or unbroken
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Pleonasm
The use of more words then are necessary to express an idea, redundancy
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Surfeit
Excessive, an excessive amount, can be in eating. An uncomfortable full feeling due to eating.
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Discriminatory
Being able to tell the difference
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Catholic
Comprehensive, universal
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Evasive
Tending to avoid commitment, especially by responding indirectly
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Numinous
Supernatural, mysterious, unworldly, spiritual, maybe divine
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Hagiographic
Worship, treating one like a saint
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Convivial
Friendly, lively, enjoyable; one who is cheerful, jovial
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Evanescent
The event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
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Foibles
A minor weakness or eccentricity in one's character
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Subterfuge
Deceit used to achieve ones goals | Syn: trick, ruse
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Sycophantic
A servile person who attempts to win favor by flattery
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Obstreperous
Noisy, uncontrollable
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Meddlesome
To bother
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Mettlesome
Coping well, resilient
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Pry
Intrude in others affairs
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Intrusive
Aggressively disturb others
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Hegemony
Leadership or predominance of one country over another
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Endemic
Indigenous to a certain area
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Pandemic
Existing everywhere
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Silvicultural
Refers to the process designed to care for forests
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Remiss
Negligent, lacking care or attention to | Syn: slack, careless
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Tempestuous
Stormy, characterized by strong emotion/ turbulent
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Invoilable
Never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored | Syn:sacred, infrangible
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Deprecate
To express earnest disapproval of, protest against; to depreciate, belittle My parents deprecate borrowing $. You deprecate your opponents instead of presenting your own evidence.
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Macabre
Gruesome, horrifying, ghastly; of death
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Mellifluous
Sweet or musical, pleasant to hear | Syn: melodious
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Disdain
The feeling that something is unworthy of one's respect/consideration I disdain Lauren for betraying our friendship and telling on me. Syn: disregard, contempt
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Vestiges
A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists; the smallest amount I am without a vestige of sympathy. These are the vestiges are the my childhood blankie.
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Habiliments
Clothing
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Propriety
The quality of being proper; appropriateness

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