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Mendacious

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Not telling the truth; lying

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Nugatory

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Of no value or importance

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Mimetic

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Relating to, constituting, or habitually practicing mimicry; imitation

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Clandestine

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Kept secret or done secretly, especially because illicit

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Solipsistic

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Very self centered or selfish

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Sophomoric

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Pretentious or juvenile

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Ape

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Imitate the behavior or manner of someone, especially in an absurd or unthinking way

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Cogent

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Clear, logical, and convincing

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Cabal

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A secret political clique or faction

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Literati

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Very well educated people who are interested in literature

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Hoi-palloi

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The masses; common people

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Baneful

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Harmful or destructive

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Noxious

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Harmful or very unpleasant

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Patronizing

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Apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending

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Facile

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Appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial

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Morass

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Swamp; complicated, confusing, or troublesome situation

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Quixotic

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Exedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

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Dialectical

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Relating the logical discussion of ideas and practices; concerned with or acting through opposing forces.

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Apportioned

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Divide and alocate

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Contemporary

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Living or occurring at the same time. Belonging to or occurring in the present.

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Nuanced

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Characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression

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Missaprehension

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Mistaken belief

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Eccentric

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Deviating for the norm

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Sanguine

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Reddish; confident or optimististic

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Sanguinary
Bloody or bloodthirsty
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Coruscant
Gleaming or radiating
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Tutelary
Serving as a protector, guardian, or patron
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Moralizing
To attempt to improve someone’s morals; to reform
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Conciliatory
Intended to placate or passify
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Enigmatic
Difficult to understand or discern; mysterious
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Partesian
Someone in support of a political party; members of an armed force fighting an occupying force.
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Insular
Ignorant or uninterested in people, cultures, or ideas outside their own
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Unpropititious
Not giving or indicating a good chance of success; unfavorable
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Collusions
Secret agreements
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Deft
Neatly skillful and quick in ones movements
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Conciliatory
Intended or likely to placate or pacify
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Presage
To be a sign that something bad will happen
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Dilatory
Slow to act
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Cogency
The quality of being clear, lucidity
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Extraneous
Unrelated to the subject being dealt with
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Belies
To fail to give a true impression of something; to give a false impression of something
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Indefatigable
Of a person or their efforts persisting tirelessly
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Orthographical
Art of writing words on paper; the study of spelling
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Dubious
Hesitation or doubting; not to be relied upon, suspect
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Immutable
Unchanging over time or unable to be changed
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Interminable
Endless (often used hyperbolically)
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Impugne
Assailed by words or arguments
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Exigent
Pressing, demanding
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Anachronistic
Occurring out of its proper time
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Inimicable
Tending to obstruct or cause harm
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Vital
Absolutely necessary; important; full of energy, lively
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Affluence
The state of having a great deal of moneh
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Portentious
Done in a pompous or overly solemn manner to impress
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Antiquity
Of the ancient past
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Contemporaty
Living or occurring in the same time; belonging or occurring in the present
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Circumstantial
Containing full details; pointing toward someone's guilt but not proving it
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Antithetical
Directly opposite or contrasted
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Pejorative
Expressing cobtempt or disapproval
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Misnomer
wrong or inaccurate name or designation
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Heterodox
Not conforming with accepted or Orthodox views
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Categorical
Unambiguously explicit and direct
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Provisional
Existing for the present; possible to be changed later
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Tenable
Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
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Marginalization
Treatment of a person, idea, or group as insignificant
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Cavalier
Showing a lack of proper concern; offhanded
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Abet, abettor
To assist or support, especially in wrong doinf
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Abrogate
To repeal or abolish, especial a law or agreement
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Dichotomies
A difference or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
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Acculturation
The process of social, physical, and cultural change that stems from blending of to cultures.
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Acute
Having a sharp point or ending in a sharp point; keenly perceptive or discerning.
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Carapase
Protective or figurative shell
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Flaccid
Soft or hanging loosely or limply;especially so as to look or feel unpleasant
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Supine
Lying face upward; failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence
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Isolationist
A person favoring a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially those of other countries.
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Rightist
A person supporting the political views or policies of the right (conservative)
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Innocuous
Not harmful or offensive
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Portend
To be a warning or sign that something is about to happen
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Polemical
A speech or piece of writing expressing a strong critical attack of or controversial opinion about something
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Demographic
Related to the structure of populations
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Blighted
Having a severely determental effect on
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Laureate
The recipient of honor or distinction in a particular field.

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