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arrest

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to bring to a stop; halt

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gravity

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seriousness; dignity; solemnity; weight

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precipitate

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to cause, to bring about prematurely, hastily or suddenly; IMPULSIVE

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relief

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elevation of a land surface

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check

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to restrain; halt; hold back; contain

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flag

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to become weak, feeble, or spiritless; to lose interest

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discriminating

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characterized by the ability to make fine distinctions; refined taste

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connoisseurs

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knowledgeable amateurs known for their refined taste in wine, clothes, and valuable art

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eclipse

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to overshadow; to outshine; to surpass

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coin

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to devise a new word or phrase

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stock

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a stereotypical and formulaic character in a novel or film

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currency

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general acceptance or use, prevalence (of an idea)

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bent

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a strong tendency; a leaning; an inclination (to follow a particular course of action); a PROPENSITY

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court

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to attempt to gain the favor or support of a person or group; to woo

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negotiate

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to successfully travel through, around, or over an obstacle or terrain

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temper

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to soften; moderate; MITIGATE

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pedestrian

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undistinguished; ordinary; CONVENTIONAL

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cavalier

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having an arrogant attitude or HAUGHTY disregard for others

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antagonism

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great dislike

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sanction

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an official approval or disapproval for an action

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compromise

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to reduce the quality or value of something; to jeopardize or place at risk

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channel

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to direct or guide along a desired course

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qualify

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to modify; to limit by adding exceptions or restricting conditions

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personification

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a perfect example; embodiment; EPITOME; PARAGON; QUINTESSENCE

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lambaste
denounce; strongly criticize
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quiescent
marked by inactivity; a state of quiet repose
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provisional
tentative; temporary; for the time being (like a ________ driver's license)
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lurid
sensation; shocking; ghastly
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truculent, pugnacious, belligerent
defiantly aggressive; eager to fight
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latitude
leeway "TR’s belligerent attitude left no LATITUDE (leeway) for President McKinley to compromise."
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propitiate
to appease; to conciliate; to regain the favor or goodwill of
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elan
a vigorous spirit; a great enthusiasm
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perfunctory
something performed in a spiritless, mechanical, and routine manner
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aplomb
self-assurance; confident composure; admirable poise wider pressure
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opaque
hard to understand; impenetrably dense and obscure
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lucid
clear
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craven
cowardly; CONTEMPTIBLY (deserving of scorn) faint-hearted; BASE
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venal
corrupt, dishonest, open to bribery
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licentious
immoral; DISSOLUTE; debauched
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noxious
harmful; injurious to physical, mental or moral health; PERNICIOUS (deadly)
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superfluous, extraneous
unnecessary; extra
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duplicitous
deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech
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profligate
wasteful; SQUANDERING time and money by living for the moment
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epiphany
a sudden realization; an insightful moment
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insidious
causing harm in a subtle or stealthy manner; INJURIOUS
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vacuous, inane
empty; lacking serious purpose; VAPID
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harbinger, portent, presage
something that FORESHADOWS a future event; an omen; a PROGNOSTIC [an omen or a portent (indication of something about to happen); sign]
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beleaguer
to beset; to surround with problems
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burgeon
to grow rapidly and expand
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imperious
domineering and arrogant; haughty
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petulant, querulous
peevish; irritable; whining or complaining in a childlike way
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complaisant
AMIABLE; agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; AFFABLE; AMIABLE
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fawning, obsequious
behaving in a servile or SUBSERVIENT manner; SYCOPHANTIC; overly obedient; submissive
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obdurate, intransigent
very stubborn; OBSTINATE; unyieldingly persistent; inflexible; INTRACTABLE
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redolent, reminiscent
having a strong specific smell; bringing to mind; suggestive of
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chicanery
deception by SUBTERFUGE; deliberate trickery and ARTIFICE
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conundrum
a difficult problem; a dilemma with no easy solution
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slight
to treat in a disparaging manner; to deliberately ignore; to disrespecct
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capitulate
to surrender; comply without protest
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disheartening
very discouraging; dismaying; dispiriting
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apocryphal
of doubtful authenticity; false; SPURIOUS
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magisterial
learned and authoritative
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plasticity, malleable, pliable
flexible; easily shaped; especially by outside influences or forces
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chagrin
the feeling of distress caused by humiliation, failure, or embarrassment
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obstreperous
noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly; boisterous
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idyllic
charmingly simple and carefree
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dilapidated
in a state of disrepair; broken-down; in deplorable condition
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extemporize, improvise
to lecture or speak without notes in an IMPROMPTU way
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myriad
many; numerous
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ungainly
awkward; clumsy; NOT graceful
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dilatory
habitually late; tardy
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vituperative
characterized by verbal abuse and bitter criticism
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discordant
not in harmony; incompatible; at variance with, as in a discordant detail that doesn't fit a pattern
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perfidy
deliberate breach of faith or trust; disloyalty
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perfidious
treacherous; traitorous; deceitful; faithless
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proliferate
to increase rapidly
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proliferation
a rapid and often excessive spread or increase
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dichotomy
division into contrasting parts
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indomitable, resolute
very determined; unwavering
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moribund
approaching death; about to become obsolete
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nuance
a SUBTLE shade of meaning or feeling; a slight degree of difference
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flippant, facetious
treating serious matters with lighthearted humor or lack of respect
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credulous
easily convinced; tending to believe too readily; GULLIBLE
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incredulous
disbelieving, SKEPTICAL
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florid
flowering in style; very ORNATE
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excoriating, scathing
expressing strong disapproval; condemning; loudly DECRYING
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apoplectic
furious
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interloper
an intruder; a gatecrasher
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cerebral
intellectual rather than emotional
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visceral
instinctive rather than rational; "gut feeling"
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nonplussed, confounded
utterly PERPLEXED; completely puzzled; totally bewildered
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ignominious
humiliating; shameful; disgraceful
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euphony
soothing or pleasant sounds; harmony
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cacophony
harsh, clashing, jarring, grating sounds; disharmony
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vacillate
to WAVER; to hesitate; to swing back and forth; to be indecisive
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timorous
showing nervousness or fear
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narcissist
characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of EMPATHY, vanity, and a feeling of self-entitlement
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insolent, impudent
boldly insulting; brash; rude

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