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Ephemeral
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Lasting a short time
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A
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Resilient
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Quick to recover
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Ubiquitous
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Widespread
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Verbose
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Wordy
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Pragmatic
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Practical
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Aberration
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Atypical
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Vexing
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Causing trouble
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Elucidate
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To give a clarifying explanation (to make lucid)
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Paradox
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a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true
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Apathetic
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Not caring
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Zeal
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Eager interest
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Rhetoric
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Language (the art of speaking or writing effectively)
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Conundrum
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Problem
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Eccentric
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An odd person
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Incessant
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Not stopping (ceaseless)
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Cavalierly
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dismissal of important matters
“Micheal had cavalierly referred to the girl as one of our Vic’s”
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preponderance
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a superiority in power or quantity
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Florid
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- elaborately decorated
- tinged with red
- healthy
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Gregarious
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Social
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Hedonist
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person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
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Impetuous
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Force
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Juxtapose
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A contradiction
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Kindle
Light, start, illuminate
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Luminous
Gives off light
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Mitigate
To make less harsh
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Nonchalant
Indifferent
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Opulent
Wealthy
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Pervasive
existing in or spreading through every part of something
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Querulous
habitually complaining (whining)
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Reticent
Reserved
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Sagacious
Wise, sage, prudent
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Tenacious
Adherent, sticky
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Unassailable
not liable to doubt, attack, or question
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Vehement
deeply felt
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Wary
Cautious
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Alacrity
cheerful readiness
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Beguile
Engaged, led, pursuaded
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Cogent
Convincing
Pertinent, relevant
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Deride
Ridicule, criticize
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Ebullient
Agitated or liveliness and enthusiasm
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Fastidious
Meticulous
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Garrulous
Talkative, loquacious
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Hackneyed
lacking in freshness or originality
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Immutable
not capable of or susceptible to change
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Knell
an indication of the end
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Languid
Slow, weak
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Maverick
independent individual
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Nebulous
Vague
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Obdurate
stubbornly persistent, hardened in feelings, resistant to persuasion
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Pariah
Outcast
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Quandary
Doubt
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Reclusive
Solidarity
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Sacrosanct
Sacred
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Taciturn
temperamentally disinclined to talk
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Vacillate
hesitate
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Wistful
Pensive
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Xenophobia
Fear of strangers or foreign things
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Yearn
to long persistently, wistfully, or sadly
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Zenith
Highest point
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Adroit
having or showing skill
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Bellicose
favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars (aggressive)
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Capitulate
To give in, surrender
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Discerning
Discriminate
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Benign
Gentle
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Surly
Unfriendly
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Terse
Abrupt
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Flippant
Not serious
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Penance
Voluntary self punishment
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Volatile
Changes frequently
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Guile
Cunning
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Loftily
Noblely
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Dubious
Hesitating
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Mutinous
Rebellious
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Lieu
Instead
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Vainglorious
Braggy
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ostentatiously
Very
