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Provident

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Thrifty,economical,prudent,frugal

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Impute

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Ascribe,assign

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Astute

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Shrewd,clever,perceptive,discerning,acute,keenly aware,quick-witted,sagacious,perspicacious,sapient

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Neophyte

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A beginner,novice,amateur,tyro

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Enigma

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A mystery,puzzle,riddle,perplexing problem

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Credence

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Belief,acceptance

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Venerate

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To respect deeply,revere,regard with awe and adoration

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Garrulous

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Talkative,especially an a rambling,annoying,pointless,or long-awinded way. Verbose,loquacious,voluble,prolix.
Ant:reserved,reticent,taciturn,laconic

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Trenchant

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Keen,penetrating,vigorously effective,sharp and to the point.
Forceful,acute,incisive

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Autonomous

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Independant,self-governing

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Panacea

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A cure-all,universal antidote

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Ephemeral

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Short-lived,passing,fleeting,lasting for a short time.

Transitory,evanescent,fugitive,fugacious

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Onerous

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Burdensome,troublesome,oppressive,hard to bear,difficukt to accomplish

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Laity

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Nonprofessionals,laypeople collective.

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Pungent

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Sharp,penetrating,biting,acrid,caustic.

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Prosaic

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Dull,ordinary,uninteresting,unimaginative.

Commonplace,humdrum,tedious,dry,stale,mediocre,matter-of-fact,insipid,pedestrian,vapid,jenune

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Charlatan

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A fake,quack,imposter,fraud,humbug

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Perfunctory

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Machanical,routine,listless,without interesting or enthusiasm

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Morass

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Literally,a swamp,marsh,bog,

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Sophistry

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Deceptive reasoning,subtle and misleading argument

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Prolific

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Fruitful,fertile,productive.

Ant:impotent,unproductive,barren,sterile,effete

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Mundane

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Of the world,worldly,earthly,terrestrial,temporal,secular,sublunary.
Ant:loftly,heavenly,sublime,celestial,ethereal,exaterrestrial

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Myriad

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Countless,innumerable,infinite,consisting of a great number

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Dissident

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Disagreeing,disaffected,dissenting,noncomformist

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Laudable
Praiseworthy,commendable,meritorious,exemplary,estimable. | Ant:contemptible,deplorable,ignominious
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Inimitable
Unable to be imitated,copied,or reproduced;beyond compare | Matchless,unrivaled,peerless,unparalled,surpassing
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Jaded
Worn out,tired,fatigued,weary,exhausted
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Myopic
Short-sighted,narrow-minded,purblind,ubtuse. | Ant:broad-minded,liberal,tolerant,catholic,latitudinarian
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Demonstrable
Capable of being demonstrated,able to be proved
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Callow
Immature,inexperienced,unsophisticated,green,naive,juvenile,sophomoric,puerile
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Acquiesce
To agree without protest,consent,comply,submit,assent,accede
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Pontificate
To speak in a pompus and overbearing way,make pretentious or categorical statements
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Deleterious
Harmful,destructive,injurious,detrimental,ruinous,noxious,pernicious,malignant. Antonyms:healthful,advantageous,wholesome,salutary
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Ambivalent
Uncertain,indecisive,having conflicting feelings or desires,simultaneously drawn in opposite directions,attracted to and repulsed by something at the same time
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Pensive
Thoughful,absorbed in thought,especially in a deep,dreamy,or melancholy way. Reflective,meditative,wistful,contemplative
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Impromptu
Made up or done on the spur of the moment,uttered or performed without preparation,improvised for the occasion. Offhand,spontaneous,extemporaneous
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Conjecture
To guess,suppose,imagine,suspect,presume,speculate,surmise
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Surreptitious
Stealthy,done,made,obtained,or enjoyed in a secret and often sly or shifty manner. Crafty,furtive,covert,underhand,clandestine. Antonyms:evident,unconcealed,overt,aboveboard,manifest
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Exemplary
Worthy of imitation.praiseworthy,commendable,ideal,admirable,meritorious,estimable,laudable. Antonyms:shameful,disreputable,contemptible,deplorable,ignominious,odious,heinous.
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Impeccable
Perfect,faultless,flawless,unimpeachable,irreproachable. | Antonyms:reprehensible,censurable,culpable.
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Attest
To affirm to be true,genuine,or correct;certify or authenticate officially;stand as proof or evidence of.
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Copious
Abundant,plentiful,large in amount or number. | Ample,bountiful,profuse. Antonyms:scanty,meager,sparse,paltry
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Fallacious
False,misleading,deceptive,invalid,erroneous,spurious,untenable,illusory,sophistical
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Stoic
Unemotional,impassive,dispassionate,indifferent,apathetic,languid,placid,phlegmatic,imperturbable. Ant:ardent,vehement,zealous,fervid,fervent.
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Recrimination
A countercharge or counteraccusation
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Affinity
A strong likeness,similarity,or connection. (close resemblance or relationship) Kinship,correspondence,compatibility,consaguinity. (liking or attraction) penchant,propensity,proclivity
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Volatile
Changeable,unstable,inconstant. Capricious,flighty,fickle,mercurial,erratic,protean. Ant:stable,fixed,steadfast,invariable,quiescent,
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Squalid
Dirty and run-down as a result of poverty or neglect;seedy,unkempt,slovenly,dilapidated. Ant:unsullied,immaculate,pristine
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Expedite
To speed up,hasten,facilitate,accelerate the progress of. | Ant:delay,postpone,hinder,retard,slacken,protract
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Abject
Degraded,hence,lacking self-respect,contemptuble,wretched. Debased,despicable,ignoble,groveling,servile,squalid. Ant:noble,dignified,lofty,majestic,eminent,illustrious

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