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Despondent

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Adj. Feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom

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Winnow

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V. To separate or distinguish (the valuable from the worthless parts)

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Contempt

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N. The feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless.

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Assiduous

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Adj. Careful and persistent; diligent

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Chary of

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Adj. To be cautious about

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Indelible

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Adj. Unable to be erased or removed.

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Eradicate

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V. To destroy completely

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Candid

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Adj. Frank; outspoken; open and sincere

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Ostensible

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Adj. Outwardly appearing as such; pretended; professed

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Untenable

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Adj.

  1. Unable to be defended as of argument, thesis etc.; indefensible
  2. Not fit to be occupied, as of house etc.
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Fervent

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Adj. Having it showing great intensity of spirit, enthusiasm, feeling etc.

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Temperate

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Adj. Moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement etc.

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Ambiguous

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Adj. Having or open to many interpretations

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Censorious

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Adj. Severely critical; fault finding

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Sycophancy

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N. Self-seeking or servile flattery

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Inveterate

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Adj. Settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling or the like: inveterate gambler

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Novice

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N. A person who is new o the circumstances, place etc. in which he or she is put in; beginner; tyro

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Dubious

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Adj. Doubtful; hesitant

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Adept

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Adj. Very skilled; proficient; expert

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Consecrate

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V. To dedicate or devote; to make sacred

21
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Fabrication

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N. Lie or falsehood

22
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Nefarious

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Adj. Extremely wicked or villainous

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Rampant

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Adj. Violent or raging in spirit; furious

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Insidious

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Adj. Intended to entrap or beguile

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Enigmatic

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Adj. Difficult to understand

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Vicarious

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Adj. Performed, exercised, received, or punished in place of another

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Nomadic

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Adj. Those characterized by moving constantly from one place to another

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Clamorous

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Adj. Vigorous in demand or complaint

29
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Luxury

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N. Frill; veneer; unnecessary but for pleasure

30
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Misconstrue

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V. To misinterpret; to misunderstand the meaning of

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Ebullience

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N. 1. Exhilaration; high spirits; exuberance

2. Overflow; boiling over

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Vapid

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Adj. Uninteresting

33
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Boor

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N. An unmannerly person

34
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Fatuous

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Adj. Foolish and insane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly

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Sagacious

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Adj. Having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd

36
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Censure

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V. To criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner

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Belie

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V. To show to be false; contradict

38
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Banal

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Adj. Devoid of freshness or originality

39
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Assuage

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V. To make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate

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Augment

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V. To make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase

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Cajole

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V. To persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax

42
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Benign

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Adj. Having a kindly disposition

43
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Bleak

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Adj. Bare, desolate, and often windswept; without hope/encouragement; depressing; dreary

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Confound

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V. To perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse

45
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Bain

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N. A person or thing that ruins or spoils

46
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Capricious

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Adj. Erratic; given to sudden behavioral change

47
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Colloquial

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Adj. Characteristic of it appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal

48
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Bolster

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V. To add to, support, or uphold

49
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Benevolent

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Adj. Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

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