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Martinet

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A strict disciplinarian

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Churlish

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Rude, unmannered

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Polyglot

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A person who knows and is able to use several languages

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Brusque

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Abrupt or offhand in speech or manner, blunt

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Perfunctory

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Something done without energy or enthusiasm, with minimum effort

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Unseemly

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Not proper or appropriate

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Aphorism

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A pithy preservation that contains a general truth. Ex. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

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Pithy

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Concise and effective. Succinct

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Ignominy

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Public shame or disgrace

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Hackneyed

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A phrase or idea lacking significance through having been overused; dull, unoriginal, trite, worn out

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Dissemble

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To give false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of

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Polemical

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Strongly critical, controversial writing or speech

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Exaltation

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  1. Extreme happiness

2. Elevating someone in rank, power or character

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Notoriety

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Being famous for a bad quality

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Edifice

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  1. A large, imposing building

2. A complex system of beliefs

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Precipitate

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  1. Reckless - done without careful consideration

2. To cause an undesirable event to happen suddenly

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Coy

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Shy, reserved

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Propriety

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Good manners, respectability

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Surly

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Bad tempered, unfriendly

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Sycophantic

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Behaving in a way to gain advantage. Fawning, brown nosing

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Hapless

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Unfortunate

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Preeminent

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Distinguished, surpassing others

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Congenial

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Friendly

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Prolific

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  1. Present in large numbers

2. Marked by inventiveness or productivity ex. A prolific author

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Admonish
To reprimand
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Maverick
An unorthodox, independent person
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Colossus
A person of enormous size, importance, or ability
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Delineate
To describe or portray something exactly
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Bromide
A trite, unoriginal idea or remark
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Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time. Brief
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Hermetic
1. Airtight | 2. Of or relating to ancient tradition with alchemy, astrology
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Alchemy
Magical process of transformation, creation or combination
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Sedulous
Showing dedication and diligence
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Exculpate
To show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing
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Disparage
Regard or represent as being of little worth
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Proscribe
To forbid, condemn, especially by law
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Intransigent
Unwilling or refusing to change one'a views or to agree about something Stubborn
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Abject
Extremely bad, unpleasant, miserable
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Vitiating
To spoil or impair the quality of
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Limpid
Clear, unclouded
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Demotic
Language of ordinary people, colloquial
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Labile
Liable to change, easily altered
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Abnegation
The act of renouncing or rejecting something
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Transgression
An act that goes against a law, rule or code of conduct; an offense
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Misogyny
Dislike for or prejudice against women
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Concomitant
Naturally accompanying or associated
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Indigence
A state of extreme poverty
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Miscellany
A mixture
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Homily
A sermon
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Platitude
A remark or statement that has been used too often to be interesting; bromide
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Epithet
A term used to characterize a person or thing, such as rosy-fingered
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Paradigm
A typical example, a model
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Arcane
Understood by few; mysterious or secret
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Tome
A large, heavy, scholarly book
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Insipid
Lacking flavor Lacking vigor or interest
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Nefarious
Wicked or criminal
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Desultory
Lacking a plan, purpose or enthusiasm Occurring randomly or occasionally
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Sportive
Playful, lighthearted
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Commensurate
Corresponding in size or degree; in proportion
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Purportedly
Believed to be the case; alleged; reputed
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Felicitously
Admirably suited, appropriate in manner or style Marked by happiness or good fortunate
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Preternaturally
In a supernatural manner
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Vacillating
To alternate or waver between different opinions; to be indecisive
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Pellucid
Clear, easily understood
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Salient
Most noticeable or important
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Obtuse
Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand; ignorant, simple minded
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Obsequious
Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
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Edifying
Providing moral or intellectual instruction
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Unconscionable
Not right or reasonable
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Paragon
A person or thing viewed as a model of excellence
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Malign
To speak about someone in a spitefully critical manner
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Sanctioned
To give official permission or approval for To impose a sanction or penalty on
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Execrable
Extremely bad or unpleasant
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Machiavellian
Cunning, devious, especially in politics
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Unscrupulous
Having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair
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Subsume
To include or absorb in something else "Most of these phenomena can be subsumed under two broad categories"
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Etymology
Study of the history and origin of words and their meanings have changed over time
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Cognate
Related, connected
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Abeyance
Temporary suppression or suspension
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Abject
Miserable, pitiful
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Abjure
To reject (a belief or cause), renounce
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Abscission
The act of cutting
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Abscond
To depart secretly
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Abstemious
Moderate in appetite
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Accretion
Growth in size or increase in amount
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Adjunct
Something added or joined
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Admonish
To caution or reprimand
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Adulterate
To corrupt or make impure
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Affected
Pretentious, phony, artificial, designed to impress
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Aggrandize
To make larger or greater
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Alacrity
Cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
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Alchemy
Medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation
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Allay
To lessen, ease, sooth
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Alloy
A combination; mixture of two or more metals
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Allure
The power to entice by charm
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Amalgamate
To combine into a unified whole
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Maverick
An unorthodox or independent minded person
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Profuse
If something pours our in abundance
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Contentious
Likely to cause an argument, controversial
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Equivocate
To speak vaguely, usually with the intention to mislead or deceive. The findings of the study were equivocal - the two researchers had divergent opinions on what the results signified
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Sedulous
To show dedication and diligence. OPP of being sedentary
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Ambivalent
To have mixed or conflicting emotions about something Sam was ambivalent about studying for the GRE because it are up a lot of her time, yet she learned many words and improved reading comprehension
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Unequivocally
To state something in such a way that there is no room for doubt
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Intransient
Permanent, not transient
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Importune
To press someone persistently to do something
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Jingoism
Extreme patriotism
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Probity
Having strong moral principles
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Volubility
Talking fluently, incessantly
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Graft
Corruption, bribery
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Chauvinist
A person displaying excessive, aggressive patriotism
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Philistine
A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them
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Renounce
To formally declare one's abandonment of
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Cravenness
Cowardliness
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Harried
Harassed
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Mollified
Soothed
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Besieged
Surrounded and harassed
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Volatile
Changing unpredictably
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Imperiled
Put at risk of being harmed, injured or destroyed
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Pristine
In it's original condition, I spoilled
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Dispersal
A scattering of something
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Intrepid
Brave
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Sordid
Disgraceful
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Cavil
To criticize petty things
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Carping
To find fault
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Respite
Break
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Duress
Threats, violence brought to bear on someone to do something against their will
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Gambit
An action or opening remark typically one entailing risk, calculated to gain an advantage

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