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Martial

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Suited for war/warrior.

Military, Soldierly, Belligerent, Hostile.

Amiable, Amicable, Unsoldierly, Benevolent

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Precipitate

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Cause to happen suddenly/ prematurely.

Hasten, Trigger, Expedite, Accelerate.

Ponder, Deliberate, Cogitate.

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Oscillation

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Swinging back and forth.

Change, Flux, fluctuations, inconsistency.

stability, steady.

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Satire

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sarcasm used to expose folly.

sarcasm, lampoon, parody.

eulogy, panegyric.

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Torque

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cause to twist.

distort, wring, twist.

straighten, regulate.

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Abate

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Reduce in intensity.

decrease, decline, diminish.

rise up, pick up, mount, soar, swell, wax.

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Villify

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defame someone.

malign, slander, belittle.

acclaim, applaud, commend, praise.

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Mundane

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concerned with the ordinary.

prosaic, ordinary.

exceptional, extraordinary, peculiar, phenomenal.

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Aesthetic

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related to or dealing with art or beauty.

artistic, beautiful, appealing.

grotesque, hideous, unsightly.

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Pious

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showing devotion or loyalty.

devoted, dedicated, faithful.

disloyal, faithless, false.

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Nascent

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Having recently come into existence.

Budding, inceptive, inchoate.

Mature, full-blown, adult.

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Discretion

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Power of free decision.

Sensibleness, wisdom, wit.

Shortsightedness, imprudence, indiscretion.

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Disinterested

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Fair, not influenced by personal feelings.

Apathetic, casual, complacent, indifferent.

Attentive, aware, conscientious, heedful.

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Empirical

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Relying on experience or observation.

Existential, experimental, experiential, factual.

Speculative, Unproven, Unsubstantiated.

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Synthesis

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Combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole.

Fusion, meld, mixture, mix.

Separation, disintegration, segregation.

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Fallacy

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A false or mistaken idea.

Illusion, misbelief, misconception, delusion, error.

Truth, verity, factualness, genuineness.

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Anomaly

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Deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality.

Exception, rarity, aberration, peculiarity.

Norm, ordinary, usual.

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Catalyst

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A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction; a person who causes change.

Impetus, incentive, stimulant.

Block, Hindrance.

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Caustic

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Burning or stinging; causing corrosion;

Abrasive, corrosive.

Waggish, gentle, mild.

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Complaisance

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A desire or disposition to please others.

Amiability, Amenability.

Disagreeableness, Recalcitrance.

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Prodigious

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Causing amazement or wonder, extraordinary in bulk, degree or quality.

Astonishing, miraculous, portentous, staggering.

Boring, dull, jading, monotonous, tedious.

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Acerbic

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Having a sour or bitter taste or character.

Sarcastic, acrid, bitter, critical.

Mild, gentle.

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Amalgamate

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To combine several elements into a whole.

Unite, merge, fuse.

Break up, separate, unmix, split.

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Amenable

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Agreeable; responsive to suggestion.

Acquiescent, open, willing, inclined.

Disinclined, unamenable, unwilling.

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Bolster
To hold up or serve as a foundation for, to provide support. Support, buttress, reinforce, strengthen. Undermine, weaken.
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Inert
Not being in a state of use, activity or employment. Dormant, Inactive, idle, latent, motionless. Active, functioning, alive, operative.
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Opaque
Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning. Ambiguous, deep, mysterious, obscure, occult. accessible, clear, non ambiguous, obvious.
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Bombastic
using long and difficult words, usually to make people think you know more than you do. Grandiloquent, florid, pompous. Simple, straightforward, unpretentious.
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Peruse
to examine or consider with attention and in detail. Scrutinize, inspect, scan, analyze. Skim, neglect, overlook.
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Flout
to ignore in a disrespectful manner. Despise, disregard, scorn, defy. Accept, approve.
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Sanction
to make valid. Allow, authorize, clear, permit. Indirect, prohibit, proscribe, forbid.
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Urbane
Notably polite or polished in manner. Debonair, smooth, sophisticated, suave, polished. Unrefined, uncouth, boorish.
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Indifferent
Marked by a lack of interest. Apathetic, casual, complacent, disinterested. Concerned, interested, mindful, heedful.
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maverick
an independent person who does not go along with a group or party. Nonconformist, iconoclast, deviant, loner. conformist, orthodox, conventional.
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Viscous
Having a thick or sticky consistency. Syrupy, thick, viscid, gelatinous, gluey. Runny, soupy, thin, watery.
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Obstinate
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose. Inconvincible, inflexible, obdurate, opinionated. Acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, compliant.
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Pervasive
Existing in or spreading over an area. Ubiquitous, prevalent, rife, widespread. Rare, strange, unknown, uncommon.
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Plethora
A large or excessive amount of something. Abundance, cornucopia, feast, plentitude. Deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply.
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Fortuitous
Occurring by chance. Unanticipated, opportune, lucky, providential. unfortunate, hapless, ill-fated.
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Solvent
Able to pay all legal debts. Sound, creditworthy, solid. Bankrupt, insolvent.
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Imminent
(something bad) happening soon. Impending, looming, pending, threatening. Distant, far-off, remote, eventual, ultimate.
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Soporific
Causing or tending to cause sleep, tending to dull awareness. Drowsy, hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sleepy, tranquilizing. Arousing, awakening, energizing, invigorating, rousing.
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Parody
Ridiculous imitation, work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated. Burlesque, caricature, spoof, satire, lampoon. Homage, tribute.
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Anachronism
An error in chronology, person or a thing that is chronologically out of place. Prolepsis, antedate, metachronism.
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Astringent
Causing the contraction of skin cells and other body tissues; biting; severe Sharp, tangy, soured, unsweetened Flavorless, insipid, zestless.
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Convention
generally agreed upon practice or attitude. Assembly, congress, convocation, custom, standard. unconventional, disagreement.
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Decorum
Good taste in conduct or appearance. Decency, form, propriety. Impropriety, indecency, indecorum.
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Divulge
To make known, expose. Bare, disclose, discover, reveal, spill. Camouflage, disguise, cloud, eclipse, obscure.
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Malleable
Capable of being extended or shaped, having a capacity for adoptive change. Moldable, shapeable, flexible, adaptable, pliable. Inflexible, intractable, rigid, stiff.
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Immutable
Not capable of or susceptible to change. Permanent, fixed, rigid, unbendable. variable, flexible, wavering.
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Mercurial
Characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood, ingenuity. Capricious, fickle, flickery, unpredictable. abiding, durable, lasting, permanent, persistent.
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Meticulous
Extreme, excessive care in the consideration of details. Careful, conscientious, fussy, loving, painstaking, scrupulous. Heedless, inattentive, incautious, mindless, regardless.
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Pirate
Use or reproduce another's work without permission for profit. Plagiarize, peach, steal, nick, pilfer.
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Profligate
wildly extravagant, shamelessly immoral. Extravagant, high-rolling, prodigal, spendthrift, squandering, libertine, licentious. Closefisted, mean, miserly, frugal.
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Sparse
Of few and scattered elements, not thickly grown or settled. Scanty, scarce, barren, infertile. Abundant, ample, bountiful, copious, generous.
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Pragmatic
Dealing with things in a sensible & practical manner. Logical, rational, reasonable, realistic, utilitarian. idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, utopian, visionary.
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Subtle
So precise that it is difficult to understand. Abstruse, tenuous, fine, precise. Artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent.
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Aggrandize
To increase in intensity, power, or prestige. Boast, upgrade, uplift, strengthen, exalt. Demean, disgrace, impoverish, abase.
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Cynicism
Contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives. Skepticism, doubt, suspicion. Cheer, cheerfulness, sunniness, optimism.
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Desiccate
To deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality. Castrate, dampen, deaden, devitalize, enervate. Brace, energize, enliven, invigorate, quicken.

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