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laconic

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using few words, especially to the point of seeming rude

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languid

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to be weak, listless, or depressed

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largess

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a generous giving of gifts (or the gifts themselves); generosity; philanthropy; also spelled largesse

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lassitude

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tiredness; laziness

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laud

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to praise; to applaud; to extol; to celebrate

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lax

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loose; not strict

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levity

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lightness; frivolity; unseriousness; lightheartedness

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licentious

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lacking restraint

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lionized

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treated with great interest; treated as a celebrity

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listless

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having little interest or energy

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lithe

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flexible; graceful

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loll

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to hang out lazily

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loquacious

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talking a lot or too much

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lovelorn

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without love

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lucre

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money; profit

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ludicrous

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ridiculous

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lugubrious

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exaggeratedly mournful

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luminary

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one regarded for his brilliant achievements

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macerate

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to weaken, break down, or make soft

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magisterial

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having strong authority; kingly

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magnanimous

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forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous

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magnate

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a rich, powerful, or very successful business-person

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malevolent

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evil

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malign

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to speak evil of

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malleable

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easy to shape or bend

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mandate

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a command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results on an election

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manifold

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diverse; varied

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marginal

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limited

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marshal

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to arrange in order; to gather together for the purpose of doing something

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maudlin

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overly sentimental; silly and sentimental

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mawkish

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overly sentimental

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mellifluous

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sweetly flowing (Greek roots: “honey flowing”)

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melodramatic

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overly dramatic

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menial

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a task suitable to a servant

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mercurial

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emotionally unpredictable; rapidly changing in mood

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miasma

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an unhealthy atmosphere

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microcosm

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the world in miniature

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milieu

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environment; surroundings

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minion

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a servant; a follower

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misanthrope

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one who hates everyone

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miscreant

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a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law

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misnomer

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a wrong or inappropriate name

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mitigate

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to moderate the effect of something

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modicum

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a small amount

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modish

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fashionable

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morass

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a situation that makes you stuck

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mores

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customary rules and standards

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morose

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gloomy; sullen

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motley

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made up of several different parts

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munificent

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very generous; lavish

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myopic

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shortsighted

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myriad

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a huge number

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nebulous

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vague; hazy; indistinct

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neophyte

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a beginner

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nepotism

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showing favoritism to friends or family in business or politics

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nettle

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to irritate

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noisome

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stinky

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non sequitur

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something unrelated

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nondescript

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plain

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nostalgia

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a sentimental longing for the past; homesickness

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notorious

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famous for something bad

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obfuscate

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to darken; to confuse; to make confusing

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occluded

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closed up; blocked

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odious

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arousing or deserving hatred

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officious

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annoyingly eager to help or advise; bossy

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omniscient

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all-knowing

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onus

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burden; obligation

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openhanded

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generous

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opportune

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well-timed

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orthodox

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conventional; adhering to established principles or doctrines, especially in religion; by the book

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ossified

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became hard or inflexible

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ostentatious

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excessively conspicuous; showing off

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ostracized

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excluded

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outstrip

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to outrun or to exceed

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overweening

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arrogant

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pacific

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soothing

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palatable

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tasty

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palliate

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to relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; to assuage; to mitigate

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pallid

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lacking color

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panacea

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a cure-all

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pander

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to appeal to someone’s desire for selfish reasons

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pangs

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sharp feelings of pain

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paragon

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a model of excellence

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pariah

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an outcast

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parley

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to talk

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parochial

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narrow or confined in point of view; provincial

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parsimonious

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stingy

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partisan

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one who supports a particular person, cause, or idea

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partisan

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biased toward one side

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patent

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obvious

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pathos

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a quality that evokes feelings of sadness or pity

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paucity

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scarcity

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pedestrian

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unimaginative; banal

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peevish

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irritable; whiny; bratty

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pejorative

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negative; disparaging

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penchant

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a strong taste or liking for something; a predilection

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pendulous

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hanging loosely; sagging

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penitent

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sorry; repentant; contrite

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peons

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lower-class workers used by someone of a superior class

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perennial

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continual; happening again and again or year after year

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perfunctory

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unenthusiastic; careless

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permeate

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to spread or seep through; to penetrate

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perturb

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to disturb greatly

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petulant

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rude; cranky; ill-tempered

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picturesque

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lovely

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piquant

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pleasantly spicy or tangy

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pittance

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a very small amount

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plaintive

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expressing sadness or sorrow

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platitude

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a dull or trite remark; a cliché

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platonic

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not related to romance or sex

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plaudits

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approval

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plebian

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common; vulgar; low class; bourgeois; opposite of aristocratic

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pluck

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courage; spirit

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plutocracy

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government controlled by the wealthy

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poignant

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painfully emotional; extremely moving; sharp or astute

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poseur

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one who pretends to be something he is not

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prattle

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meaningless talk

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precarious

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dangerously unstable

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precocious

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very talented at a young age

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precursor

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forerunner; something that goes before and anticipates or paves the way for whatever it is that follows

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prescient

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seeing the future, well-planned and thought out

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pretext

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a fake excuse

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proclivity

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a tendency or inclination

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prodigious

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extraordinary; enormous

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proliferate

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to spread or grow rapidly

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propensity

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a natural inclination or tendency ; a predilection

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propensity

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a natural tendency

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prophetic

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that which foretells the future

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propriety

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properness; good manners

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prosaic

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dull; unimaginative; like prose (as opposed to poetry)

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provincial

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narrow-minded

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prowess

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exceptional bravery or skill

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proximity

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nearness

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puerile

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childish

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pugnacious

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wanting to fight

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punctilious

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marked by following the rules strictly

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pungent

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strongly scented

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punitive

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involving punishment

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quagmire

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a difficult situation

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quail

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to pull back in fear

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quash

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to completely stop from happening

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quizzical

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questioning; teasing

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raiment

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clothing

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rampant

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widespread; uncontrolled

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rankled

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irritated

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rapacious

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greedy; plundering; avaricious

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rapturous

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full of wonderful feelings; ecstatic

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rash

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hasty; incautious

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raucous

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noisy; disorderly

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raze

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to completely destroy

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recant

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to publicly take back and deny (something previously said or believed); to openly confess error

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reclusive

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hermitlike; withdrawn from society

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rectitude

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extreme integrity

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redress

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to set right

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reductive

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related to making something smaller or simpler

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refracted

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distorted or changed from an initial direction

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rejuvenated

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gave new life to

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relish

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to enjoy; to savor

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remedial

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intended to correct at a basic level

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remiss

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careless

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remunerated

A

compensated or paid for

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renowned

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famous in a good way

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replete

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completely filled; abounding

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reprehensible

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worthy of blame or censure

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repugnant

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gross

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requisite

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required; necessary

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resigned

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reluctantly accepting of a bad situation

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respite

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a period of rest or relief

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resplendent

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shining brilliantly

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restitution

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the act of making up for something bad

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reticent

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quiet; restrained; reluctant to speak, especially about oneself

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retiring

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shy

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retrospection

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the act of thinking about the past

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Definition:

revamp

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to revise, improve, or make over

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reverberate

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to echo

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revere

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to respect highly; to honor

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reverent

A

having deep respect for

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revulsion

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disgust

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rhapsodize

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to enthusiastically praise

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rickety

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weak

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risible

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funny; inclined to laugh

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risque

A

almost improper or indecent

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riveting

A

fascinating

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rudimentary

A

basic; crude; unformed or undeveloped

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ruffian

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a brutal person

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ruminate

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to contemplate; to ponder; to mull over

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saccharine

A

sweet; excessively or disgustingly sweet

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sacrosanct

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sacred; held to be inviolable

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salacious

A

appealing to sexual desire

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salutary

A

healthful; remedial; curative

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Definition:

sanguine

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cheerful; optimistic; hopeful

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Definition:

sapid

A

flavorful

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Definition:

sapient

A

wise

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sardonic

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mocking; scornful

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sashayed

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strutted or walked in a showy or flashy way

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satiated

A

satisfied

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scapegoat

A

one that takes the blame

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scathing

A

sharply critical

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scintillate

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to sparkle, either literally or figuratively

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Definition:

scintillating

A

sparkling; brilliant

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scrupulous

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strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons

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Definition:

scuttle

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to destroy; to scrap

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Definition:

secretes

A

forms and gives off

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Definition:

sectarian

A

limited

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sedentary

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inactive; lazy

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segue

A

a transition

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semblance

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an outward appearance; an image

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seminal

A

important; original

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serendipity

A

accidental good fortune; discovering good things without looking for them

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servile

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submissive and subservient; like a servant

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simper

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to smile in a silly way

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sinuous

A

having many curves

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skittish

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restless; easily frightened

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skulk

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to hide or be stealthy

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slake

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to quench or satisfy

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slipshod

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careless; sloppy

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Definition:

solicitous

A

concerned for

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sonorous

A

having a deep, rich sound

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Definition:

sophomoric

A

immature

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sordid

A

vile; filthy; squalid

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Definition:

sovereign

A

having supreme power

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Definition:

specious

A

deceptively plausible or attractive

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Definition:

spurious

A

false; fake

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Definition:

squalid

A

filthy; sordid

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Definition:

steadfast

A

loyal; faithful

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Definition:

stigmas

A

marks of shame

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Definition:

stilted

A

overly formal; stiff

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Definition:

stolid

A

unemotional

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Definition:

storied

A

having an interesting / celebrated history

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Definition:

strategem

A

a clever scheme

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Definition:

streamlined

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simplified; modernized

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stricture

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a restriction; a limitation; a negative criticism

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Definition:

strident

A

harsh; loud

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Definition:

stringent

A

strict; restrictive

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Definition:

stupified

A

stunned

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sublime

A

awesome; extremely exalted; lofty; majestic

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Definition:

subvert

A

to weaken or ruin

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succor

A

aid

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Definition:

succumb

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to yield or submit; to die

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Definition:

suffrage

A

the right to vote

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supercilious

A

haughty; patronizing

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superfluous

A

extra; unnecessary; redundant

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Definition:

supplant

A

replace

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surmise

A

to guess

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surpassing

A

really, really great

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Definition:

synergy

A

combined action that produces mutually helpful results

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Definition:

tacit

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implied; not spoken

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Definition:

taciturn

A

untalkative by nature

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temperance

A

moderation

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Definition:

tempestuous

A

stormy

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temporal

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related to time

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tenable

A

defensible, as in one’s position in an argument; capable of being argued successfully; valid

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tenuous

A

flimsy; extremely thin

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timorous

A

fearful

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Definition:

tirade

A

a prolonged, bitter speech

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Definition:

tonic

A

something helpful

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toothsome

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tasty; appealing

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Definition:

tortuous

A

winding

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Definition:

totalitarian

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relating to a government with total power

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Definition:

tout

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to praise highly; to brag publicly about

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trite

A

not original

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tumultuous

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disorderly; like a riot

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ubiquitous

A

being everywhere at the same time

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umbrage

A

offense; annoyance

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unassuming

A

modest

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unbridled

A

not restrained

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Definition:

unconscionable

A

unreasonable; not guided by conscience

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Definition:

undulate

A

to move in a smooth, wavelike way

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Definition:

unkempt

A

untidy

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Definition:

unsavory

A

unpleasant, esp. morally unpleasant

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Definition:

untoward

A

improper, troublesome

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Definition:

unwieldy

A

awkward; cumbersome

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Definition:

urbane

A

poised; sophisticated; refined

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Definition:

usurp

A

to seize wrongfully

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Definition:

utilitarian

A

stressing usefulness or utility above all other qualities; pragmatic

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Definition:

vacuous

A

stupid

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vapid

A

without liveliness; dull; spiritless

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Definition:

vaunted

A

widely praised

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Definition:

vehement

A

intense; forceful; violent

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Definition:

venal

A

capable of being bribed; willing to do anything for money; corrupt

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Definition:

verbose

A

using too many words; not succinct; circumlocutory

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Definition:

vernacular

A

everyday speech; slang; idiom

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Definition:

vex

A

to annoy, to pester; to confuse

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Definition:

vicarious

A

experienced, performed, or suffered through someone else; living through the experiences of another as though they were one’s own experiences

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Definition:

vilify

A

to say vile things about; to defame

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Definition:

vindictive

A

seeking revenge

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Definition:

virtuoso

A

a masterful musician; a masterful practitioner in some other field

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Definition:

viscous

A

syrupy

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Definition:

vivacious

A

lively

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Definition:

vocation

A

an occupation, a job

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Definition:

vociferous

A

loud, noisy

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Definition:

volition

A

will; conscious choice

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Definition:

voluminous

A

large or numerous

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Definition:

voracious

A

having a huge appetite

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Definition:

waffle

A

to go back and forth

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Definition:

wan

A

sick-looking

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Definition:

wanting

A

lacking or absent

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Definition:

wathershed

A

a turning point

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Definition:

whet

A

to sharpen; to make more intense

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Definition:

willful

A

deliberate; obstinate; insistent on having one’s way

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Definition:

winnow

A

to separate the useful from the not-useful

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Definition:

winsome

A

charming and pleasing

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Definition:

wistful

A

yearning; sadly longing

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Definition:

wizened

A

shrunken and wrinkled, usually due to age

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Definition:

wont

A

accustomed

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Definition:

workmanlike

A

good, but not great

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Definition:

wry

A

cleverly and/or ironically humorous

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Definition:

zealous

A

enthustiastically devoted to something; fervent

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Definition:

zenith

A

the highest point

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