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Acerbic

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Sharp and forthright

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Acrimiony

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n. - bitterness or ill feeling (e.g., a quagmire of lawsuits, acrimony and finger-pointing)

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Aegis

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n. - the protection, backing or support of a particular person or organization (e.g., negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN)

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Anathema

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n. - something or someone that one vehemently dislikes (e.g., racial hatred was anathema to her)

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Anathematize

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v. - curse; condemn (e.g., she anathematized Tom as the despoiler of a helpless widow)

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Anglophile

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n. - a person who is fond of or greatly admires England or Britain.

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Aphorisms

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n. - a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

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Apoplectic [ap e plek tik]

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adj. - overcome with anger; extremely indignant (e.g., Mark was apoplectic with rage a the decision)

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Apropos

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With reference to; concerning (e.g., she remarked apropos of the initiative, “It’s not going to stop the abuse.”)

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Aquiline

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Like an eagle; (of a person’s nose) hooked or curved like an eagle’s beak.

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Arcane

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adj. - understood by few; mysterious or secret (e.g., modern math and its arcane notation)

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Ardent

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Enthusiastic or passionate

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Arrogate

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Take or claim something for oneself without justification.

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Avaricious [ave rishes]

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adj. - having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain (e.g., a corrupt and avaricious government)

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Blithe

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adj. - showing a casual and cheerful indiffernece considered to be callous or improper. (e.g., a blithe disregard for the rules of the road.)

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Brimstone

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Sulpher

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Cabal

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A secret political clique or faction

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Calumny

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The making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone’s reputation; slander.

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Calumny [kalemne]

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n. - the making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone’s reputation; slander

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Captious

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Tending to find fault or raise petty objections

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Choleric

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adj. - bad-tempered or irritable.

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Compendium

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A collection of concise but detailed information abuot a particular subject, esp. in a book or other publication.

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Congenital

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adj. - (esp. of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth; having a particular trait from birth OR FIRMLY ESTABLISHED HABIT (e.g., a congenital liar)

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Contretemps

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An unexpected and unfortunate occurrence OR a minor dispute or disagreement.

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Coterie

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A small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people.

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Coup

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n. - a sudden, violent and illegal seizure of power from a government.

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Credulity

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n. - a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is true.

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Debauchee [di bo che]

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n. - a person given to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

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Denouement

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The final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

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Depredation

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An act of attacking or plundering (e.g., protecting grain from the depredations of rats and mice)

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Despot

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I ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically in a cruel or oppressive way.

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Dilate

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1) make or become wider, larger or more open. 2) speak or write at length on (a subject)

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Dilatory

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1) Slow to act (e.g., He had been dilatory in appointing a successor.) 2) Intended to cause delay (e.g., They resorted to dilatory procedural tactics.)

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Dissolute

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Lax in morals; licentious. (e.g., a dissolute, drunken, disreputable rogue.)

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Dudgeon

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A feeling of offense or deep resentment (e.g., the manager walked out in high dudgeon.)

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Epigram

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n. - a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way. Special usage: a short poem, esp. a satirical one, having a witty or ingenious ending.

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Erstwhile

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Former (seriously)

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Erudite

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Having or showing great knowledge or learning.

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Execrable

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Extremely bad or unpleasant

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Execrate

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Feel or express great loathing for (e.g., they were execrated as dangerous and corrupt)

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Facile

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1) (Esp. of a theory or arguement) appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial.
2) (of a person) having a superficial or simplistic knowledge or approach.

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Fiat

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n. - a formal authorization or proposition; a decree (e.g., adopting a legislative review program, rather than trying to regulate by fiat.)

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Foible

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A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character.

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Foment

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v. - instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action) (e.g., they accused him of fomenting political unrest)

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Fulminate

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Express vehement protest

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Furtive

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Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive. (e.g., he stole a furtive glance at her.)

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Gaucheness

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adj. - lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward

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Imbroglio

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An extremely confused, complicated or embarrassing situation.

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Imperious

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adj. - assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering (e.g., his imperious demands)

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Implacable

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adj. - unable to be placated (e.g., he was an implacable enemy of Ted’s)

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Impugn

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Dispute the truth, validity or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question.

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Inchoate (in ko it)

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Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary

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Incorrigible

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(of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.

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Infamy

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adj. - well known for some bad quality or deed (e.g., an infamous war criminal)

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Insidious

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1) proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects (e.g., sexually transmitted diseases can be insidious and sometimes without symptoms); 2) SPECIAL USE: treacherous; crafty (e.g., tangible proof of an insidious alliance)

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Internecine

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Destructive to both sides in a conflict.

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Interstice

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An intervening space, esp. a very small one. (e.g., sunshine filtered through the interstices of the arching trees.)

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Intrepid

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Fearless; adventurous

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Inveigh

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Speak or write about something with great hostility

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Inveterate

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Having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long established and unlikely to change.

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Invidious

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adj. - (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others (e.g., she’d put herself in an invidious position)

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Laconic

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(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.

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Lascivious

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adj. - (of a person, manner or gesture) feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire (e.g., he gave her a lascivious wink.)

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Libertine

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A person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters.

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Lineament

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n. - a distinctive feature or characteristic, esp. of the face.

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Magnanimous

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Very generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.

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Mercurial

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adj. - (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind (e.g., his mercurial temperament)

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Mollify

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v. - appease the anger or anxiety of someone (e.g., nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists)

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Mordant

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Having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting. (esp. of humor)

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Obstinate

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Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chose course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.

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Oracular

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adj. - of or relating to an oracle. Of an utterance, advice, etc., hard to interpret; enigmatic.

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Ostentation

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n. - Pretentious and vulgar display, esp. of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice. (e.g., the office was spacious, but without a trace of ostentation.)

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Pariah

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An outcast (e.g., they were treated as social pariahs.)

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Paroxysm

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A sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity.

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Pathos

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n. - a quality that evokes pity or sadness (e.g., the actor injects his customary humor and pathos into the role)

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Patrician

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An aristocrat or nobleman; a member of a long-established wealthy family.

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Perfidy

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n. - deceitfulness, untrustworthiness

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Petulant

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Childishly sulky or bad tempered

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Phlegmatic

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(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.

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Piquant

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1) Having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor.

2) Pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind.

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Polemic

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A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

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Prescient

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Having or showing knowledge of events before thy take place

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Probity

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The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency

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Prodigious

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adj. - remarkably or impressively great in extent, size or degree. (e.g., the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.)

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Profligate

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Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

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Profligate

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adj. - recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources (e.g., profligate consumers of energy)

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Prolix

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adj. - (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy. (he found the narrative too prolix and discursive.)

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Promulgate

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v. - promote or make widely known (an idea or cause) (e.g., these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization)

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Protean

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Tending or able to change frequently or easily

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Pugnacioius

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adj. - eager or quick to argue, quarrel or fight (e.g., the increasingly pugnacious demeanor of politicians)

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Pugnacious

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Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

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Punctilious [pengk tile e es]

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adj. - showing great attention to detail or correct behavior (e.g., he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests)

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Purloin

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Steal (something)

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Reprobate

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An unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately)

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Retinue (retn yoo)

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A group of advisors, assistants or others accompanying an important person.

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Sanguinary

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adj. - involving or causing too much bloodshed (as in the French Revolution)

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Sanguinary

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involving or causing much bloodshed

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Sardonic

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grimly mocking or cynical (e.g., Starkey attempted a sardonic smile.)

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Scullduggery

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Dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery

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Sedition

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n. - conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

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Sedulous

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Showing dedication and diligence

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Sinecure

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n. - a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.

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Solicitude

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Care or concern for someone or something. (e.g., I was touched by his solicitude.)

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Specious

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adj. - superficially plausible, but actually wrong (e.g., a specious argument)

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Splenetic

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Bad-tempered, spiteful

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Spurious

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Not being what it purports to be; false or fake

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Sublime (se blim)

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Of such excellence, grandeur or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.

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Sycophant

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A person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; a servile flatterer.

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Tableau

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A group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history.

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Temerity [te merite]

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n. - excessive confidence or boldness; audacity (e.g., no one had the temerity to question his conclusions)

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Truculent

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Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant. (e.g., his days of truculent defiance were over.)

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Tumescent

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adj. - swollen or becoming swollen, esp. as a response to sexual arousal; pompous or pretentious

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Tutelary

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adj. - serving as a protector, guardian or patron (e.g., the tutelary spirits of this region)

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Unprepossessing

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adj. - not particularly attractive or appealing to the eye. (e.g., Despite his unprepossessing appearance he had an animal magnetism)

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Urbanity

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n. - suavity, courteousness and refinement of manner; urban life

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Venal

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Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery

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Venerable

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Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character. (e.g., Ben Franklin)

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Veracity

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Conformity to facts; accuracy (e.g., officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the story.)

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Veritable

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adj. - used an an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor (e.g., the early 1970s witnessed a veritable price explosion)

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Vicissitudes

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A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or pleasant. (e.g., her husband’s sharp vicissitudes of fortune.)

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Virulent

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Extremely severe or harmful in its effects

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Voluble

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Speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently.

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Voluptuary

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A person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure.

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Vouchsafed

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(Often to be vouchsafed) give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner

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Plenary [ple na re]

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adj. - unqualified; absolute

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Drolly

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adj. - curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement (e.g., his unique brand of droll self-mockery)

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Idiosyncratic [id i o syn crat ic]

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adj. - of or relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual (e.g., she emerged as one of the great idiosyncratic talents of the 90s)

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Sangfroid [sang frwa OR sang froid]

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n. - composure or coolness, sometimes excessive, as shown in danger or under trying circumstances

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Dubious

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adj. - hesitating or doubting (e.g., Alex looked dubious, but complied) OR not to be relied upon; suspect (e.g., extremely dubious assumptions)

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Bilious

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adj. - affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting OR of a color, lurid or sickly

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Desultory [des ul to ry]

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adj. - lacking a plan, purpose or enthusiasm (e.g., a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion)

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Rapacious

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adj. - aggressively greedy or grasping (e.g., rapacious landlords)

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Churlish

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adj. - rude in a mean-spirited and surly way (e.g., it seems churlish to complain)

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Impudent

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adj. - not showing due respect for another person; impertinent (e.g., he could have strangled this impudent upstart)

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Vehement

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adj. - showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate or intense (e.g., her voice was low but vehement; vehement criticism)

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Caustically

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adj. - able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action (e.g., a caustic cleaner) OR sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way (e.g., the players were making caustic comments about the refereeing)

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