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repudiate

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To reject as having no authority

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Pedantic

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Overly concerned with minute details

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Austere

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Severe, self-disciplined

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Arcane

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Understood by few, mysterious

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Anomaly

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Deviation from the common rule. Odd or peculiar

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Pernicious

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Causing injury or harm

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Spurious

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Not genuine or authentic

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Petulant

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Showing sudden irritation over a trifling annoyance

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Mercurial

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Volatile, erratic

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Nascent

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Beginning to exist or develop

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Arduous

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Laborious, full of hardship

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Cogent

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Convincing by virtue of clear presentation

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Perfunctory

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Performed merely as routine duty, hasty and superficial

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Pithy

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Brief and meaningful expression, full of vigor

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Tacit

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Understood without being openly expressed

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Placate

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To pacify by concessions

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Ascetic

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Person who dedicates their life to a pursuit of ideals for religious reasons

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Ostensible

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Outwardly appearing, professed or pretended

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Terse

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Neatly or effectively concise, brief and pithy

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Abscond

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Depart in sudden and secret manner, to avoid capture or litigation

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Obdurate

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Unmoved by persuasion or tender feelings

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Guile

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Insidious cunning in attaining a goal

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Levity

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Lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness

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Phlegmatic
Self-possessed, calm, composed
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Abeyance
Temporary inactivity
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Aberrant
Departing from the right, normal, or usual course
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Umbrage
Offensive, annoyance, or displeasure
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Lassitude
Weariness of body or mind from strain.
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Apposite
Suitable, well-adapted, relevant
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Salubrious
Favorable to promoting health
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Reprobate
Morally depraved
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Castigate
To criticize or reprimand severely
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Chicanery
Trickery by sophistry
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Recondite
Dealing with profound or difficult subject matter
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Imperious
Dictatorial or overbearing
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Impecunious
Having no money, poor
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Sedulous
Diligent in application and attention
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Trenchant
Incisive or keen; vigorous and energetic
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Mendacious
Habitually dishonest
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Mollify
To soften in feeling, pacify
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Perfidious
Deliberately deceitful
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Torpid
Sluggish and lethargic
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Sanguine
Cheerfully optimistic
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Moot
Open to discussion and debate
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Astute
Clever or shrewd
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Sycophant
One who uses flattery to win favor
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Ephemeral
Short lived
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Trite
Lacking in effectiveness due to excessive repetition
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Laconic
Concise
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Prosaic
Commonplace or dull
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Jaded
Dulles by overindulgence, worn out by overwork
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Affable
Pleasantly easy to approach and talk to
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Obfuscate
To confuse and bewilder
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Pejorative
Having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect
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Chagrin
Feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation
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Nexus
Means of connection, the core or center
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Haughty
Disdainfully proud, scornful arrogant
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Incorrigible
Bad beyond correction
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Abstruse
Hard to understand, secretive
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Maudlin
Tearfully emotional
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Furtive
Taken and used by stealth
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Abrogate
To annul by authoritative act
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Tepid
Lukewarm
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Inchoate
Not yet completed
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Wanton
Done maliciously or unjustifiably
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Cohort
Companion or associate
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Raconteur
Skilled in relating stories or anecdotes
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Pecuniary
Exacted in monetary payments or fines
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Bucolic
Suggesting and idyllic rural life
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Adroit
Nimble use of the hands or body
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Obviate
To anticipate and prevent
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Soporific
Tending to cause sleep
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Abstemious
Moderate in eating and drinking
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Prevaricate
Speak falsely and misleadingly, deliberately
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Inculcate
Teach persistently and earnestly
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Impasse
A situation from which there is no escape
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Indelible
Making marks that cannot be erased
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Truculent
Fierce, cruel
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Opulence
Wealth, affluence
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Parochial
Very limited in scope
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Bellicose
Inclined to fight
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Uncouth
Awkward, clumsy
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Inimical
Unfavorable
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Wry
Misdirected
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Bereft
Deprived
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Brusque
Blunt or rough, abrupt in manner
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Surfeit
Overindulgence in eating or drinking
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Imbue
Inspire with feelings or opinions
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Calumny
False or malicious statement to injure reputation
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Frenetic
Frantic, frenzied
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Harangue
Long, passionate speech before a gathering
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Accede
Give consent or approval
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Callow
Immature or inexperienced
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Rancor
Bitter hatred or malice
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Perdition
Final spiritual ruin
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Abase
Reduce or lower, in office, rank, or estimate
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Gauche
Lacking social grace or sensitivity
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Miscreant
A villain
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Artifice
A clever, cunning device
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Parity
Equality in amount
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Mellifluous
Sweetly or smoothly flowing
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Foray
A quick raid
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Amity
Friendship
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Tawdry
Gaudy, showy and cheap
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Gaffe
A social blunder, faux pas
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Recidivism
Habitual relapse
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Staid
Not flighty or capricious
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Strident
Having a harsh sound
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Galvanize
To stimulate by electric current
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Inundate
To flood with water, deluge or overwhelm
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Goad
To prod or incite
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Odium
Intense hatred
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Obeisance
A bow or curtsy
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Savant
A learned scholar