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insolent (adj)

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Boldly rude or disrespectful

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banal (adj)

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Devoid of freshness or originality

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innocuous (adj)

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not harmful
not likely to irritate or offend
not interesting, stimulating or significant

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supercilious (adj)

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arrogant pride, scorn, or indifferent

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melodramatic

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exaggerated and emotional or sentimental

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serendipitous

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come upon or found by accident; fortuitous
of, pertaining to, or suggesting serendipity
good; beneficial; favorable

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prophetic

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predictive; presageful or portentous; ominous

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draconian

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rigorous; unusually severe or cruel

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bohemian

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a person, as an artist or writer, who lives and acts free of regard for conventional rules and practices
living a wandering or vagabond life

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thespian

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pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general

a tragedian; an actor or actress

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arduously

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requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

hard to endure; full of hardships; severe

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fathomable

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understandable

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discretions

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good judgments

modesties

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resignations

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acts of acceptance

acts of leaving

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tirade

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a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation

a long, vehement speech

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perspicacious (adj)

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insightful

having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning

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pellucid

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allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent

clear in meaning, expression, or style

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cogently

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convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation
to the point; relevant; pertinent

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salacious (adj)

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lustful, grossly indecent

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ingenuous

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honest

free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere

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phlegmatic (adj)

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self-possessed, calm, or composed

unemotional

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tractable

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easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding

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irate

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extremely angry; enraged;

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deplore (v)

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to regret deeply or strongly; lament

to disapprove of

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admonish (v)

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to caution, advise, or counsel against something

to urge to a duty; remind

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abstemiously (adv)

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sparing or moderate, avoiding excess

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parsimoniously (adv)

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frugal or stingy

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piquancy (adj)

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interesting, or attractive, stimulating

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vapidity (adj)

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flat; lacking liveliness or flavor

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mendacity (n)

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an instance of lying; falsehood

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impassive

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without emotion; apathetic; unmoved

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perplexed

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confused about

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anathema (n)

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a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction

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anachronism

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something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time

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ersatz (adj & noun)

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substitute, artificial

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garish (adj)

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distastefully colorful and bright

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robustious (adj)

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boisterous, rude, strong, stout

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resplendent

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shining brilliantly, gleaming

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braggadocio

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boasting

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flippant

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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness

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spurious

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not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit

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bogus

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not genuine; counterfeit; spurious; sham

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gainsay

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To dispute, deny or contradict

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dilapidated

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Reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay due to age, wear or neglect

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diminutive

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Small

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ostentatious

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Attempting to impress others; intended to attract notice; showy; excessive

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orator

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Someone who can speak expressively

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precarious

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Uncertain

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Facetious

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Witty

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remonstrated

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Chastise; Criticize

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reviled

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Despised

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affinity

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A kinship; attractive force

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venal

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Corrupt or capable of being bought

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belies

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Contradict

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