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capricious

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inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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filibuster

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intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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relegate

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to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

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bucolic

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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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contentious

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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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dearth

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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

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morose

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sad; sullen; melancholy

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incipient

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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penurious

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penny pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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peruse

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to examine with great care

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prolific

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producing large volumes or amounts; productive

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vilify

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to defame; to characterize harshly

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dissemble

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to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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hegemony

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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

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impunity

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immunity from punishment or penalty

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pedantic

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overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; showing offish about one’s knowledge

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17
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pith

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the essential or central part

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18
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querulous

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prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish

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reverent

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marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

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surfeit

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an overabundant supply; excess; to feed to supply to excess

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21
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tenacity

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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination

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22
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tenuous

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having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak

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astringent

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having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue

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24
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convention

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a generally agreed upon practice or attitude

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25
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derision

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scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

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maverick

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an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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neophyte

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a recent convert; a beginner; novice

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quixotic

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foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

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29
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recondite

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hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

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30
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renege

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to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

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31
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sedulous

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diligent; persistent; hard working

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32
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tout

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to publicly praise or promote

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33
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august

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majestic, venerable

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brook

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to tolerate; to endure; to countenance

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damp

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to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound

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36
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die

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a tool used for shaping

37
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ford

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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream

38
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grouse

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to complain or grumble

39
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intimate

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to imply, suggest, or insinuate

40
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list

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to tilt or lean to one side

41
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meet

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fitting, proper

42
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nice

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exacting, fastidious, extremely precise

43
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pluck

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courage, spunk, fortitude

44
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qualify

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to limit

45
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prize

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to pry, to press or force with a lever, something taken by force, spoils

46
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rent

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torn; an opening or tear caused by such

47
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sap

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to enervate or weaken the vitality of

48
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singular

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exceptional, unusual, odd

49
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stand

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a group of trees

50
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strut

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the supporting structural cross part of a wing

51
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table

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to remove from consideration

52
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waffle

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to equivocate; to change one’s position

53
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anathema

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a solemn or ecclesiastical (religious) curse; accurese or thoroughly loathed person or thing

54
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apotheosis

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a model of excellence or perfection

55
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asseverate

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to aver, allege, or assert

56
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assiduous

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diligent, hard working, sedulous

57
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captious

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disposed to point out trivial faults; calculated to confuse or entrap in argument

58
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cavil

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to find fault without good reason

59
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celerity

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speed, alacrity

60
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contumacious

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insubordinate, rebellious

61
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descry

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to discriminate or discern

62
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desuetude

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disuse

63
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diaphanous

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transparent, gauzy

64
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exegesis

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critical examination, explication

65
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imbroglio

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difficult or embarrassing situation

66
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lubricious

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lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery

67
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meretricious

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cheap, gaudy, tawdry, flashy, showy; attracting by false show

68
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minatory

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menacing, threatening

69
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ossified

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tending to become more rigid, conventional, sterile, and reactionary with age; literally, turned into bone

70
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pellucid

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transparent, easy to understand, limpid

71
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peroration

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the concluding part of a speech; flowery, rhetorical speech

72
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pusillanimous

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cowardly, craven

73
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saturnine

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gloomy, dark, sullen, morose

74
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sententious

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aphoristic or moralistic; epigrammatic; tending to moralize excessively

75
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sycophant

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toady, servile, self seeking flatterer; parasite

76
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tendentious

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biased; showing marked tendencies

77
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apprise

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inform or tell someone

78
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intemperance

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excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages; excessive indulgence of appetite or passion; lack of moderation or due restraint, as in action or speech.

79
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deference

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humble submission and respect

80
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temper

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Improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it.

81
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distention

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the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions

82
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miser

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A person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible

83
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commensurate

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Corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

84
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stint

A

Supply an ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something)

85
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goad

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Provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction

86
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auspicious

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conductive to success

87
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dubious

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hesitating or doubting; suspect

88
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pundit

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An expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public.

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