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Untoward
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Nao favoravel, nao propicio, nao conveniente
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Chary
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Cautios, suspicious, reluctant
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Imbibe
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Absorver
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Beg the question
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Assume something is true
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Exegesis
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Analise ou explicacao critica
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Churlish
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Desajeitado or lacking manners or refinement
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Saturnine
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Gloomy
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Catholic
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Broad scope or universal
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Pariah
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Banido
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Fractious
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That cause disruption and irritation
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Factious
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Controversa e que causa dissensão
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Byzantine
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Intrincate
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Arrant
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He is an arrant fool
Complete or wholly
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Zeitgeist
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Spirit of a time
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Ponderously
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Move slowly
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Equivocate
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Speak vague with the intention to deceive
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Expunge
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To eliminate
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Apostate
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A person who has abandoned a religious or cause
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Defray
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Support financially
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Remonstrate
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Protestar, make objection
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Curmudgeon
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Rude, rabujento
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Pyrrhic
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Vitória que nao vale a pena
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Pollyannaish
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Otimista
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Protean
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Versatil
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Mellifluous
Melodia
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Cupidity
Avaria
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Venial
Perdoavel
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Factitious
False, artificial
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Propitiate
Atenuar, apaziguar
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Arriviste
Novo rico
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Apotheosis
Auge, algo divino
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Palimpsest
Algo q mudou mas ainda oculta algo do passado
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Blinkered
Compreensao limitada
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Quisling
Traidor
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Benighted
Sombrio
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Arch
Provocador
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Maudlin
Overemotional and sad
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Fell
Evil
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Histrionic
Teatral
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Jaundiced
Preconceituoso e parcial
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Mettlesome
Corajoso e com valor
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Parvenu
Novo rico nao aceito
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Hedge
Be vague or indirect
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Lampoon
Ridicularizar
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Anodyne
Inofensivo
| Analgésico
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Redoubtable
Intimidante
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Quail
Vacilar, por medo ou dor
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Hagiographic
Que fala bem de uma pessoa
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Impute
Atribuir
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Enjoin
Mandar
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Hail
Acclaim
| He was hailed
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Maunder
Divagar (falar mto)
| Vagar em pensamentos
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Umbrage
Ofender-se
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Flummox
Intrigar
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Solecism
Tactless act
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Litany
Explicação longa e tediosa
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Plucky
Coragem e determinação
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Insouciance
Lack of concern
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Derelict
Negligente (person)
| Abandonado (building)
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Gaffe
Gafe
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Raconteur
Person skilled to tell anecdotes
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Bowdlerize
Censurar, omitir partes
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Machinate
Conspirar
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Encumber
Hold back
| The costume encumber all the movements
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Obstreperous
Teimoso, desafiante e incontrolavel
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Imperious
Arrogante e com desdém
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Decray
Desaprovar
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Lacerate
Hurt the feelings of
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Subterfuge
Pretexto, evasiva
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Denouement
Desfecho
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Hubris
Presunção
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Immure
Enclausurado
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Unflappable
Calmo e que mantem a compostura
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Crestfallen
Triste e desolado
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Hobble
Hinder, hold back
| The bad weather hobbled the rescue
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Ribald
Vulgar e depravado
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Peripatetic
Travel by foot
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Flippant
Humor inapropriado
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Untenable
Indefensivel ou injustificável
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Dovetail
Encaixar, fit together well
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Stalwart
Forte, robusto, inured to criticism
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Puerile
Imaturo
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Nonchalant
Unconcerned
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Firebrand
Que causa
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Rarefied
Refinado
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Apposite
Very appropriate
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Patent
Obvious
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Puissant
Powerful
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Invidious
Que causa ressentimento
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Baleful
Nefasto, maléfico
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Recrudesce
Reaparecer com sintomas mais fortes
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Chimera
Idealismo
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Reprisal
Represalia
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Languish
Enfraquecer
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Hoary
Ancião
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Aphotegm
Aphorisms
| Short and instructive say
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Besotted
Drunk
| Very affectionate
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Objurgate
Criticar, desaprovar
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Untrammeled
Not limited or confined
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Bemoan
Express discontentment, reprovar, criticar
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Inanity
Lack of meanings or ideas
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Ineffable
Que nao pode ser descrito, de tão bom
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Unprepossessing
Unfavorable first impression
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Inchoate
Rudimentar, imperfeito
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Browbeat
Intimidar
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Brook
Tolerar
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Phlegmatic
Apatico, sem emoção
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Appurtenant
Aparelho que da auxilio
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Squelch
Esmagar, destruit
| He squelched all criticism
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Unstinting
Generoso
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Broadside
Criticar, ataque
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Pith
The essencial part of something
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Debonair
Refinado
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Arrogate
Take control without authority
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Philistine
Ignorante e arrogante
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Antic
Odd
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Disingenuous
Que mente, que é falso, que nao é direto
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Atavism
Herenca, que reaparece
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Gambit
Manobra
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Bristle
Ficar bravo e ofendido
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Chagrin
Embarrassement and shame
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Deign
She did not deign to answer him
| Do something that one considers below dignity
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Dreadful
Terrivel
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Appropriate
Tomar para si ou allocar
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Bromide
Obviedade
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Conflagration
Incêndio
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Desideratum
Desejo
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Bridle
Restrain
| Ficar bravo
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Panegyric
Elogiar
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Conflate
Uniao de varios elementos
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Self effacing
Reluctant to draw attention to one self
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Doughty
Corajoso
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Abjure
Give up or reject
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Haunter
Arrogabte
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Afford
Proporcionar
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Gumption
Determinação e iniciativa
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Enormity
Perversidade
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Elegiac
Sofrimento
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Cataclysmic
Evento que resulta en algo ruim
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Capitulate
Surrender
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Sardonic
Ironicamente
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Abrogate
Abrir mao or revoke
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Ebullient
Very happy
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Flag
Pra baixo, cair, become less intense
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BastardiZation
Ato de corrupção ou depravacao
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Officius
Intrusive
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Lachrymose
Dor e sofrimento
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Obtain
Aplicavel
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Bereft
Sofrimento
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Eponym
Name derived from a person
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Halcyon
Calmo, prospero, tranquilo
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Dissolution
Depravacao
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Trenchant
Robusto, vigoroso, forte
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Hoodwink
Enganar
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Row
Disputa ou conflito
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Adjudicate
Julgar
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Ineluctable
Inevitável
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Loath to
Unwilling to do something
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Splenetic
Irritavel
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Surfeit
Excessive amount
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Graft
Corruption
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Raillery
Leve provocacao
