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Obsequious

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Polite and obedient in order to gain something

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Polemical

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Controversial

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Capricious

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Unpredictable; impulsive

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Irrevocable

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Incapable of being taken back

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Abstruse

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Hard to understand

(Mrs. Barcroft teaching methods were abstruse) AP Bio was abstruse.

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Incessant

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Never ending; constant

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Fortuitous

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Unplanned; lucky

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Ornate

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Excessively decorative

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Ubiquitous

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Seemingly ominiscent

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Complacency

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Feeling of self-satisfaction

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Sagacity

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Wise

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Adulation

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High praise
(a duel nation)
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Dogmatic

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Asserting opinions in an arrogant manner

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Adversity

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Misfortune

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Disaffected

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Rebellious

the ants I spray with my diseffectent spray came back in rebellion

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Rancid

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Terrible smell/taste

rancid raw ranch

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Espouse

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To support; take up as a cause

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Laceration

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A cut; tear

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Vivacious

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Lively

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Transient

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Passing with time

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Rife

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Abundant

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Primeval

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Original; ancient

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Anecdote

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Short, humorous account

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Effusive

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To pour with emotions

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Benevolent

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Kind

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Condescending

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Talk down; feeling of superiority

Blake blehhhshs

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Contentious

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Ready to argue

ConTENTIO[N]us

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Contemptuous

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Rude; disrespectful

Temper

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Brash

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Bold

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Callous

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Insensitive to the feelings of others

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Cynical

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Questioning the sincerity of others

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Caustic

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Intense use of sarcasm; biting

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Conventional

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Lacking originality; individualism

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Jovial

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Happy

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Disdainful

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Scornful

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Fanciful

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Using the imagination

37
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Haughty

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Proud to the point of arrogance

the drumline after winning 1st place a lot

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Despondent

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Hopelessness; discouragement

a dirty pond..desPONDent

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Solicitous

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Attentive; concerned

a solicitor is this

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Imminent

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Likely to occur

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Desolate

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Abandoned

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Reverent

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Deeply respectable

a reverend is respectable

43
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ambivalence

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Uncertainty

44
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conciliate

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Become agreeable

45
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deference

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Respect; courteous

46
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Sanguinity

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Cheerfully optimistic

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Pretentious

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Pretend

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Submissive

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Humbly obedient

When around Steve one must be submissive.

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Elegiac

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Sorrow; lament

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Adamant

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Unchanging in viewpoint despite other opinions;

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.

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Solemn

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Sad reflection

52
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Quagmire

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Difficult situation

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Cadence

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Rhythm; progression of sound

54
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Accost

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To confront verbally

Cedrik ACCOSTa

55
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Grievous

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Hurtful; injurious

grieving

56
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Epitome

A

Perfect example

EPitome

57
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Surmise

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To infer with little evidence

chicks do this all the timeee

58
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Transmute

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Change, alter in form

59
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Contempt

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Disdain; dislike

Have contempt for her temper.

60
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Approbation

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Approval

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Meander

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To wonder around with no reason; kill time

62
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Edges

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Walk with caution

63
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Merit

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Advantage

64
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Jargon

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Certain language/terminology of something

example Medical Jargon

65
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Garrulous

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Talkative

66
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Taciturn

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Quiet

sometimes Tori can be taciturn

67
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Equivocal

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Ambiguous; uncertain

68
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Eschew

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To avoid; shun (usually because immoral)

They eschewed it because they didn’t want to be chewed out

69
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Teeming

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To be full of

70
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Alleviate

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Improve; relieve

Julia and I alleviated our groups work.

71
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Stoic

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Statue-like; non-emotional

Ryan O’Conner is very stoic.

72
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Choleric

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To be easily angered

73
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Tractable

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To get along well

74
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Phlegmatic

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Sluggish; no emotion

75
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Inculcate

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Didatic; teach someone; instruct

76
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Esoteric

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Diverse taste

77
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Germane

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Relevant; related

78
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Fathom

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To understand; comprehend

79
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Fabricate

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To make up or invent

80
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Aesthetic

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Artistic; related to the appreciation of beauty

81
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Affable

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Amiable; friendly

Kim is overly affable.

A friendly freak

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Adulation

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Extreme praise

83
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Haphazardly

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Randomly

84
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Apt

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Suitable

85
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Affluent

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Rich; wealthy

86
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Aloof

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Reserved; distant

Elspeth at ATC.

87
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Incongruous

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Does not belong

88
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Vocation

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Occupation; vocation

89
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Coup

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Brilliant; unexpected act

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Wizen

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Dry; wrinkled

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Amenable

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