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Virulent

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Adj. 1.(of disease or poison) having extremely severe or harmful effects.
2. Bitterly hostile.
Synonym: venomous, vindictive, rancorous, scathing, acrimonious

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Innocuous

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Adj. not offensive or harmful. 
Ex. It was an innocuous question. It was an innocuous comment.
Innocuously adv. 
Innocuousness n.
Synonym: harmless, banal, insipid
Antonym: offensive.
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Correlation

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n. A mutual relationship or connection between two or more things.

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Imperil

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Vb. put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed.

Synonym, endanger, jeopardize, expose to danger, hazard.

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Impassive

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Adj. not showing emotion or feeling.

Synonym, deadpan, unreadable, inscrutable.

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Innate

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Adj, inborn, natural.

Synonym, instinctive, intuitive, intrinsic.

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Banal

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Adj, so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

Synonym, hackneyed, platitudinous, clichéd, vapid

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Vapid

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Adj, offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

Synonym, insipid, feeble, dull

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Insipid

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Adj, lacking flavor

Synonym, tasteless, pedestrian, stale, drab

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Drab

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Adj, lacking brightness or interes, drearily dull

Synonym, lackluster

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Divergent

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Adj, tending to be different or develop in different directions.
Synonym: dissimilar, disparate, contrastive

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Concession

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N. 1. A thing that is granted, especially to demands, a thing conceded.
Synonym, compromise, allowance

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Conjecture

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N. An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
Synonym, surmise, speculation, presumption, assumption.

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Surmise

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Vb, suppose something is true without evidence supporting or confirming it.
Synonym, deduce speculate, theorize
N. A supposition that something may be true, even. Though there is no evidence.

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Paradigm

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N. A typical example or pattern of something, a model

Synonym, exemplar, example, template, prototype, archetype.

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Hunch

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Vb, raise (one’s shoulders) and bend the top of one’s body forward.
Synonym, hump, bend bow
N. A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts.
Synonym, premonition, presentiment

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Lucid

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Adj expressed clearly, easy to understand,

Synonym, intelligible, comprehensible, cogent, coherent, articulate

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Petty

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Adj, of little importance,

Synonym, trivial,pettifogging, negligible

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Esoteric

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Adj, intended to be understood only by a mall group of people with specialized knowledge or interest.

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Germane

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Adj, relevant to a subject under consideration

Synonym, relevant, pertinent, applicable, apposite

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Solicitous

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Adj, characterized by or showing interest or concern

Synonym, concerned, considerate

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Stoic

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N. A person who goes through hardship without showing his of her feelings or complaining

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Lackadaisical

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Adj, lacking enthusiasm and determination, careless, lazy

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Obstinacy

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N. Quality of being obstinate

Synonym, intransigence, obduracy, implacability

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Precocious
Adj, of a child who developed certain abilities at an earlier age than usual.
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Insularity
N, ignorance of or lack in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside of one's own experience
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Insinuate
Vb, suggest or hint(something bad) in an indirect and unpleasant way. Synonym, imply, suggest, hint, intimate, indicate
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Inaugural
Adj,making the beginning of an institution, activity, or period of office. Ex, an inaugural speech made by an incoming American president
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Savvy
N, shrewdness or practical knowledge, especially in politics or business.
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Prerogative
N, a right or privilege to a particular individual or class. | Synonym, right, privilege, advantage
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Taboo
N. A social, religious custom prohibiting a discussion of a certain practice or association of particular person. Synonym, prohibition, proscription.
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Hoof
N, a horny part of the foot of an ungulate animal, especially for a horse.
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Seethe
Vb, (of liquid) bubble up as the result of being boiled | Be filled with intense but expressed anger, synonym, boil, simmer, rage, rant, smolder
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Dissent
Vb, hold or express opinions that are at variance(difference divergence) with those previously commonly expressed. Synonym, disagreement, dispute
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Pervasive
Adj, (especially for an unwanted, I welcomed influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people. Synonym, prevalent, ubiquitous, omnipresent, universal.
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Rive
Vb, split tear apart violently.
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Discrepancy
N, a lack of similarity or compatibility between two or more. Synonym, divergence, variance, deviation, disparity
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Nebulous
Adj, unclear, vague, or Ill-defined | Synonym, vague, ambiguous, muddled, imprecise
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Chasten
Vb, (of a rep roof or misfortune) have a constraining or moderating effect on. Synonym, subdue, humble, abase,
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Itinerant
Adj, traveling form place to place | Synonym, peripatetic, wandering, roving, saddlebag
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Subdue
Vb, overcome, quieter, bring under control(a feeling or a person) Synonym, vanquish, subjugate, suppress, defeat
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Arboreal
Adj, living in the trees.
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Sanguine
Adj, optimistic, or positive, especially in an apparent bad or difficult situation. Synonym, bullish, buoyant, cheery
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Magnanimous
Adj, very generous or forgiving, especially toward someone less powerful than oneself. Synonym, generous, benevolent, philanthrope
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Discerning
Adj, having or showing good judgement, | Synonym, judicious, astute, perspicacious
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gauche
Adj, lacking ease or grace, socially awkward, unsophisticated. Gawky, ungainly, maladroit, inept
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Sublime
Adj. of such excellence, grandeur, or Beaty as to inspire great admiration or awe. Exalted, elevated, majestic, splendid
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Servile
Adj, having excess willingness to serve or please others. | Obsequious, deferential, fawning, ingratiating, unctuous.
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Anchor
N, a person or thing that provides support.
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Whisker
胡须
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ejaculation
N, the action of ejecting semen from the body. | Synonym, emission, ejection,discharge
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Quiver
Vb, tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion. | Synonym, quaver, shudder, quake
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Quintessential
``` Adj. representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class Typical, archetypal, prototype ```
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Graft
N, insert or fix something permanently to something else, typically in a way considered inappropriate.
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Ignoble
Adj, not honorable in character or purpose; humble origin or social status.
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Bungler
N, a person who habitually bungles things; an amateur. | Clumsy awkward
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Ruffian
N, a violent person, especially one involved in crime. | Thug, hoodlum, lout, hooligan.
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Stickler
N, a person who insists on one certain quality or type of behavior.
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Daredevil
N, a reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things, who is willing to take risks Adventurer
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Naysayer
N, a person who denies and opposes to something.
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Panoramic
Adj, (of a view or picture) with a wide view surrounding the observe, sweeping Extensive, scenic
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Precipitous
Adj, dangerously high or steep. | Steep, sheer
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Retrograde
Adj, directed or moving backward
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Circumscribed
Verb, restrict within limits | Confine, restrain
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Serpentine
Vb, move or lie in a winding path or line | Adj, of or like a serpent or a snake
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Inundate
Vb, overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with Overwhelm, overrun, besiege
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Rejuvenate
Vb, make someone feel younger or fresher or more lively | Revive, revitalize.
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Supplant
Vb, supersede and replace
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Mainstay
N, a stay that extends from main top to the foot of the foremast of a sailing ship A thing which something else is based on; cornerstone
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Antithesis
N, a person or a thing that is the direct opposite or something else. Reverse, contrary, obverse
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Query
N, a question, inquiry
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Give
N, an insulting or mocking remark, a taunt. | Sneer, jeer, barb
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Gaffe
N, an unintentional act or remark, causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder.
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Tryst
N, a private romantic, rendezvous(a meeting at an agreed time and place) between lovers
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Tribute
N, an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration. Accolade, praise, commendation, salute
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Decry
Vb, publicly denounce, | Censure, pillory, lambaste, revile
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Disseminate
Vb, spread or disperse(something especially information) widely Promulgate, propagate, disperse
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Demagogue
N, a political leader who seeks support to popular desire and prejudices rather than by using rational argument. Agitator
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Maverick
N, an unorthodox or independent-minded person | Nonconformist, eccentric
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Partisan
N, strong supporter of one party, cause or person
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Troupe
N, a group of dancers, actors or other entertainers who tour to different venues(a place where something happens).
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Proliferation
N, rapid increase in numbers
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Multiplicity
A large number, a large variety
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Diminutive
Adj, extremely usually small | Small. Petite, elfin, miniature
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Fiscal
Adj, of or relating to government, especially taxes
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Bombast
N, high souring language with little meaning to impress people
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Inchoate
Adj, just began, so not fully formed or developed, rudimentary. Immature, embryonic, incipient
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Lullaby
N, a quiet gentle song sung to send a child to sleep
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Pep
Energy and high spirits, liveliness
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Dirge
N, a lament for dead, especially one for I g part of a funeral rite
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Facetious
Adj, flippant, treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
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Ballad
N, folk song
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Sprightly
Adj, especially of an old person, lively, full of energy | Spry, vigorous
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Jingle
N, a short slogan used to be easily remembered especially used as advertising.
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Unrelenting
Adj, not yielding in strength, determination, or severity | Implacable, unyielding
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Deferential
Adj, respectful
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Sanctimonious
Adj, making a show of being morally superior to other people. Self righteous, churchy, smug
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Chicanery
N, the use of trickery to achieve a politica, financial, or legal purpose. Duplicity, deceit, deception
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Empower
Vb, give someone the authority or power to do something.
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Jostle
Vb, Push, elbow or bump against someone especially in an angry crowd

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