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  1. Laconic
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using few words, concise

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  1. Dubious
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doubtful, questionable, suspect

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  1. Cosmopolitan
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belonging to the entire world, at home globally; free from local or national prejudices or attachments

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  1. Mitigate
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make less severe; lessen or moderate

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Requite

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reciprocate, repay, or revenge

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  1. Turpitude
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depravity, baseness of character, corrupt or depraved acts

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  1. Harken
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listen, pay attention to

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  1. Equanimity
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composure, evenness of mind; mental or emotional stability

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  1. Exigent
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requiring immediate attention, action or aid

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  1. Ribald
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using or related to obscene or vulgar humor

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  1. Ardent
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very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic

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  1. Equivocate
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using unclear language to deceive or avoid committing to a position

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  1. Equity
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fair, equal, just

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  1. Deleterious
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harmful, unhealthy

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  1. Inure
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toughen up; accustom or habituate to pain, hardship

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  1. Quiescent
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quiet, still

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  1. Redress
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setting something right after a misdeed, compensation or relief from injury or wrongdoing, to remedy

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  1. Verbose
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  1. Eminent
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prominent, distinguished, of a high rank

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  1. Machination
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crafty schemes or plots

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  1. Unconscionable
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not guided by conscience; morally wrong, unjust, unreasonable

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  1. Tractable
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easily controlled or managed, docile; easily shaped or molded

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  1. Arcane
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known or understood by only a few; obscure, secret

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  1. Listless
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spiritless, lacking interest or energy

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155. Noisome
offensive, disgusting; harmful
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156. Ethos
character personality or moral values specific to a person, group, time period
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157. Aspirations
damaging remarks, defamation or slander
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158. Conversant
knowledgeable about or experienced with
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159. Deference
respectful submission; yielding to the authority or opinion of another
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160. Fallacious
containing a fallacy, or mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive
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161. Divest
deprive or strip of a rank, title, or clothing; to sell off holdings
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162. Nominal
trivial, so small as to be unimportant
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163. Ranks
personnel; a group of people considered all together
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164. Lurid
gruesome or excessively vivid; sensational, shocking, unrestrained
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165. Lampoon
harsh satire; ridicule or satirize
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166. Enumerate
count or list; specify one by one
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167. Rife
happening frequently, abundant, currently being reported
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168. Magnate
very important r influential person esp. in business
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169. Munificent
generous, giving liberally
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170. Banal
lacking freshness or originality

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