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Inscrutable

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not expressing anything clearly and thus hard to interpret

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Extrude

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to force or squeeze something out

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Bilious

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extremely unpleasant to look at

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Jingoism

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extreme patriotism expressing itself especially in hostility toward other countries

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Largesse

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the generous giving of gifts, money, or favors

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Cronyism

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special treatment and preference given to friends or colleagues, especially in politics

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Inchoate

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just beginning to develop; imperfectly formed

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Vanguard

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the leading position of a movement, field, or cultural trend, or the people who are foremost in a movement, field, or cultural trend

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Cosset

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to give somebody or something excessive care and protection

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Excoriate

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to severely criticize somebody or something

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Plucky

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showing courage and determination, especially in the face of danger

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Ire

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anger

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Mire

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1) an area of very marshy ground; 2) a troublesome or oppressive situation that is difficult to escape from

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Warble

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to sing with trills and often changing notes

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Puerile

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regarded as childishly silly or immature

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Woolly

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1) confused, vague, and lacking focus; 2) rough and boisterous and reminiscent of the old American West

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Ombudsman

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somebody responsible for investigating and resolving complaints from members of the public against an institution

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Litany

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a long and repetitious list of things such as complaints or problems

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Incursion

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a brief, hostile, and usually sudden invasion of somebody’s territory

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Grouse

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to complain regularly and continually, often in a way that is not constructive

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Plenum

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a full or general assembly, e.g. of all the branches of a legislature

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Lambast

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to criticize somebody or something severely

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Panache

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a sense or display of spirited style and self-confidence

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Din

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a loud persistent noise, especially one composed of confused sounds

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Schism
a major split within an established religious denomination, usually because of different beliefs
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Vainglorious
excessively proud or boastful
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Burnish
to polish metal until it shines
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Rancor
a bitter, deeply held, and long-lasting ill will or resentment
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Innocuous
not intended to cause offense or provoke a strong reaction and unlikely to do so
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Bedevil
to be a continual source of problems or irritation to something or somebody
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Luxuriate
1) to enjoy something in a self-indulgent way; 2) to grow vigorously and successfully
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Inexorable
impossible to stop
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Pallid
lacking color, spirit, or intensity
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Forbear
to show patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity
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Imprimatur
formal and explicit approval
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Stymie
to prevent progress
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Stopgap
a temporary solution
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Profusion
the property of being extremely abundant
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Bevy
a large group
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Potable
suitable for drinking because clean and uncontaminated
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Plod
to work heavily or slowly
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Credence
the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
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Formative
susceptible to alteration by development and experience
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Purvey
to supply, especially food or provisions, usually as a business or service; to spread rumors
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Morass
1) something that overwhelms, confuses, or impedes; 2) an area of soggy ground
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Sleight
dexterity or skill in doing something
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Putative
thought-to-be
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Trenchant
1) direct, incisive, and deliberately hurtful; 2) clearly or sharply defined to the mind
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Panoply
a complete and impressive array
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Consilience
concurrence; coincidence
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Fulminate
to criticize severely
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Transduce
to change or convert
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Cadaster
A public record, survey, or map of the value, extent, and ownership of land as a basis of taxation
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Salient
particularly noticeable, striking, or relevant
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Abstemious
not indulging in or characterized by excessive eating or drinking
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Senescent
approaching an advanced age
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Murine
relating to or belonging to the family of long-tailed rodents that includes rats and mice.
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Doughty
brave and determined (archaic or humorous)
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Wry
combining or expressing a mixture of mild amusement and irony
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Segue
to make a smooth, almost imperceptible transition from one state, situation, or subject to another
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Verisimilitude
the appearance of being true or real
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Churlish
characteristic of somebody with bad manners
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Garish
crudely showy
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Diffident
lacking self-confidence and rather shy
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Tractable
very easy to control or persuade
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Skein
a length of yarn or thread wound loosely and coiled together
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Filial
relating or appropriate to a child's relationship with, or feelings toward, his or her parents
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Demur
to delay or try to avoid doing something because of personal reservations or objections
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Besotted
made confused through affection for or attraction to somebody
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Collate
1) to assemble pages in the correct order; 2) to bring together pieces of information and compare them in detail
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Delusive
leading to a belief in something untrue or unreal
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Lexical
relating to the individual words that make up the vocabulary of a language
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Monolithic
massive, uniform in character, and slow to change
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Atavistic
1) relating to or displaying the recurrence of a genetic feature that has been absent for several generations; 2) relating to or displaying the kind of behavior that seems to be a product of impulses long since suppressed by society's rules
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Fatuous
showing a lack of intelligence or thought combined with complacency
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Adulation
excessive flattery or admiration
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Pestiferous
1) troublesome or annoying; 2) causing infectious disease; 3) evil and corrupting
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Subsume
1) to include or incorporate something into a larger order, category, or classification; 2) to show that a rule applies to something
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Pithy
brief, yet forceful and to the point, often with an element of wit
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Denude
to strip somebody or something bare
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Voluptuary
somebody whose life is devoted to enjoying luxury and the pleasures of the senses
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Impinge
1) to affect the limits of something, especially a right or law, often causing some kind of restriction; 2) to strike or hit something
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Bowdlerize
to remove parts of a work of literature that are considered indecent
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Ineluctable
inescapable
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Venial
easily forgiven or excused
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Flout
to show contempt for a law or convention by openly disobeying or defying it
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Enviable
likely to evoke feelings of envy
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Aphorism
a succinct statement expressing an opinion or a general truth
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Derogate
1) to deviate from conditions; 2) to make something seem inferior; 3) to criticize somebody or something; 4) to repeal a law partially
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Welter
a state of confusion or chaos or a disorderly or chaotic situation
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Disgorge
1) to let a large number of people come out of a building or vehicle at the same time; 2) to pour substances out
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Mendacity
deliberate untruthfulness
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Prodigal
spendthrift or extravagant to a degree bordering on recklessness
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Transient
lasting for only a short time and quickly coming to an end, disappearing, or changing
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Countenance
1) somebody's face, or the expression on it; 2) to support or approve something
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Obsolescence
to become obsolete
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Propitiate
to appease or conciliate somebody or something
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Interdiction
a court order that prohibits something
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Portend
to be an indication that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen

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