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Daunt

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make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.

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Debacle

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a sudden collapse into disaster; downfall.

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Debase

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to reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character.

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Debunk

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to expose or ridicule the falseness or exaggerations of (a claim, theory, or the like).

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Deceit

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the act or practice of misleading, tricking, or cheating.

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Deceptive

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able or tending to trick or mislead.

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Defamatory

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causing or tending to cause injury to another’s reputation; libelous or slanderous.

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Deferential

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respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others.

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Deft

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capable, quick, and clever in action; skillful; dexterous.

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Defy

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to resist or challenge openly; act against the wishes or decrees of.

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Deleterious

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harmful or injurious, as to health.

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Delineate

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to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail.

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Demur

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raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.

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Denigrate

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criticize unfairly; disparage.

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Derivative

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copied, modeled on, or extracted from something else.

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Detrimental

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causing harm, disadvantage, or deterioration.

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Devious

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not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout.

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Devolve

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(of duties or responsibility) pass to (a body or person at a lower level).

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Didactic

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in the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way.

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Diffident

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modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

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Diffuse

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spread out over a large area; not concentrated.

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Disaffection

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a state or feeling of being dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them.

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Disapprobation

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strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds.

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Discern

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to perceive, make out, or detect.

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Discomfit

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make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.

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Discount

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regard (a possibility, fact, or person) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility.

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Discredit

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to harm the reputation of.

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Discrepancy

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lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency.

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Discrepancy

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lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency.

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Disentangle

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to free or become free from entanglement or involvement; extricate.

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Disgruntle

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to make irritably dissatisfied or discontent.

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Disintegrate

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to come apart; break down into component parts or fragments.

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Disinterested

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having or feeling no interest in something.

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Dislocation

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disturbance from a proper, original, or usual place or state.

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Dismantle

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to tear down; take apart.

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Disparate

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essentially different and distinct.

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Dispassionate

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without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial.

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Dispense

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to give out or distribute.

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Disquiet

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lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness.

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Dissemble

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to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of.

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Disseminate

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to spread widely, as though scattering seed.

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Dissimilar

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not alike; different.

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Dissolution

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debauched living; dissipation.

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Distill

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extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of.

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Distort

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give a misleading or false account or impression of.

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Divergent

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deviating, differing, or diverging.

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Doctrinaire

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dogmatically adhering to a theory or a school of thought, regardless of its practicality.

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Dogmatic

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asserting beliefs and opinions as though they were proven facts.

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Dubious

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having or showing doubt; skeptical.

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Duplicity

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deceitful speech or action.

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Dynamism

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the quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.

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Eclectic

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deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

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Eclipse

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overshadow, outshine

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Ecstatic

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in a condition of extreme delight, overpowering emotion, or religious trance; enraptured.

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Efficacy

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the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness.

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Egoism

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the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one’s own interests; self-centeredness.

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Egotist

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a conceited person; braggart.

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Elate

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to make extremely happy or proud; cause to be in elevated spirits.

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Elevate

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to raise or lift up to a higher physical position.

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Eloquence

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skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades.

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Elusive

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hard to perceive, understand, or remember.

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Empathy

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the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

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Emulate

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to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating.

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Enchant

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to put under a magic spell, or as if under a magic spell; bewitch.

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Endanger

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to cause to be exposed to danger.

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Endorse

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to approve or give support to.

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Enfeeble

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to take away the strength of; make feeble, as from age or disease.

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Engage

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occupy, attract, or involve (someone’s interest or attention).

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Enigmatic

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puzzling, mysterious, or inexplicable.

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Entail

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involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.

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Entreaty

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an earnest or humble request.

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Entrench

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establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.

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Ephemeral

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lasting for only a short period.

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Equitable

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characterized by fairness; just.

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Equivocal

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open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.

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Erode

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gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed.

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Erratic

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not occurring predictably or consistently; unpredictable.

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Erroneous

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containing or based on a mistake; incorrect.

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Erstwhile

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of an earlier time; former.

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Estrange

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cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienate.

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Euphoric

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having or exhibiting a strong feeling of well-being or elation.

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Evanescent

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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting.

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Evasive

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ambiguous, tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.

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Exacerbate

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make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

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Exacting

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making great demands on one’s skill, attention, or other resources.

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Exigent

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requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical.

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Exotic

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attractive or striking because colorful or out of the ordinary.

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Expedient

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a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral.

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Explicit

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stated fully, clearly, and without equivocation.

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Exploit

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make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).

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Exposition

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a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

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Extant

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still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost.

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Extraneous

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coming from outside; foreign.

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Extravagance

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the act or an instance of spending excessively or imprudently.

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Factual

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containing or based upon real or true things.

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Fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

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Feckless

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weak or incompetent; ineffective.

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Feeble

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without strength or vigor, physically, mentally, or morally.

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Fester

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(of a negative feeling or a problem) becoming worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference.

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Fickle

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quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious.

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Fixate

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cause (someone) to acquire an obsessive attachment to someone or something.

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Fleeting

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lasting for a very short time.

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Florid

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elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated.

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Flourish

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to make bold and sweeping gestures

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Flout

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openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).

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Foreground

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make (something) the most prominent or important feature.

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Foresight

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the ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future.

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Forestall

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to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand.

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Forgo

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omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); go without.

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Forsake

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to abandon or desert.

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Fortuitous

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happening or appearing by chance, as a coincidence.

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Fractious

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(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome.

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Fringe

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not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.

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Frivolous

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unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly.

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Frugality

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prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money.

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Futile

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unlikely to produce or incapable of producing a desired result; ineffective; useless.

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Galvanize

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to stimulate into awareness or activity.

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Gawky

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ungainly; awkward; clumsy.

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Germane

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having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant.

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Global

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relating to or embracing the whole of something, or of a group of things.

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Gloom

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to look, feel, or act sullen or despondent

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Goosebumps

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a state of the skin caused by cold, fear, or excitement, in which small bumps appear on the surface as the hairs become erect.

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Gracious

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inclined to do what is polite, kind, right, or considerate.

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Gratify

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to give pleasure or satisfaction to (someone).

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