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ACERBIC

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having a sour of bitter taste; sharp; biting

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AGGRANDIZE

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to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige

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ALCHEMY

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medieval science involving the transmutation of metals into gold

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AMENABLE

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agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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ANACHRONISM

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something out of place in terms of historical context

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ASTRINGENT

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having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe

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CONTIGUOUS

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sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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CONVENTION

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a generally agreed upon practice or principle

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CREDULOUS

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tending to believe too readily; gullible

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CYNICISM

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a belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

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DECORUM

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appropriate conduct of behavior

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DERISION

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scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

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DESICCATE

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to dry out, dehydrate

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DILETTANTE

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one with an amateurish interest in the arts or branch of knowledge

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DISPARAGE

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to slight or belittle

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DIVULGE

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to disclose something secret

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FAWN

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to flatter or praise excessively

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FLOUT

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to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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GARRULOUS

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pointlessly talkative, talking to much

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GLIB

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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; superficial

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HUBRIS

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overbearing pride; arrogance

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IMMINENT

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about to happen; impending

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IMMUTABLE

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not capable of change

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IMPETUOUS

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hastily or harshly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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INDIFFERENT
having no interest or concern
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INIMICAL
damaging; harmful
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INTRACTABLE
not easily managed or directed; stubborn
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INTREPID
steadfast and courageous
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LACONIC
using few words; terse
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MAVERICK
in independent individual who does not go along with a group
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MERCURIAL
characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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MOLLIFY
to calm or soothe; reduce in emotional intensity
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NEOPHYTE
a recent convert; beginner; novice
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OBFUSCATE
to deliberately obscure or make confusing
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OBSTINATE
stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising
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OSTENTATIOUS
characterized by or given to pretentious display
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PERVADE
to permeate throughout
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PHLEGMATIC
calm; sluggish; unemotional
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PLETHORA
an overabundance or surplus
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PRAGMATIC
practical rather than idealistic
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PRESUMPTUOUS
overstepping due bounds; failing to observe what is expected or appropriate
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PRISTINE
pure; uncorrupted; clean
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PROBITY
adherence to the highest principles; complete integrity; uprightness
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PROCLIVITY
a natural predisposition or inclination
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PROFLIGATE
excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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PROPENSITY
a natural inclination or tendency
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PROSAIC
dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
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PUNGENT
having a strong smell or taste
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QUIXOTIC
foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
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QUOTIDIAN
occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
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RAREFY
to make thin, less dense; to refine
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RECONDITE
hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
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REFULGENT
radiant; shiny; brilliant
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RENEGE
to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
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SEDULOUS
diligent; persistent; hard working
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SHARD
a piece of broken pottery or glass
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SOPORIFIC
causing drowsiness; inducing sleep
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SPARSE
not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
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SPENDTHRIFT
one who spends money wastefully
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SUBTLE
not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
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TACIT
implied; not explicitly stated
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TERSE
brief and concise in wording
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TOUT
to publicly praise or promote
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TRENCHANT
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
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UNFEIGNED
genuine; not false or hypocritical
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UNTENABLE
indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
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VACILLATE
to waver indecisively between one course of action and another
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VARIEGATED
multicolored; characterized by a variety of colors
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VEXATION
annoyance; irritation
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VIGILANT
alertly watchful
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VITUPERATE
to use harsh condemnatory language; abuse or censure severely; berate
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VOLATILE
readily changing to vapor; changing easily; explosive

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