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Trite, tired, banal, ordinary, commonplace, hackneyed

Not new

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Resilient, amenable, malleable

Tractable or manageable

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Erratic, capricious

Changeable, unpredictable

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Trivial, venial, negligible

Minor, insignificant

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Pith, gist

Theme

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Incipient, inchoate, fledging

Beginning to grow but not fully developed

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Unsparing, caustic

Harsh

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abjure, perjures

to break oath

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bane, imprecation, anathema

curse

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scathe, injure

hurt (physical or sentimental)

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bombastic, pompous

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superfluous, redundant, extraneous

extra, unnecessary

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entail, evoke, effect

to cause or cause to happen

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mettlesome, brawny

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bland, insipid, lukewarm, lackluster

uninteresting, unexciting

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ambiguous, equivocal

giving either this or that meaning

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orator, prolocutor

spokesperson

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invert, undo

reverse

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crux, gist, pith

theme

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objective, empirical

based on test or experiment

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squalor, indigent, penurious (very)

poor

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feigned, cloak, sham

pretended, not genuine

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absolve, amnesty

pardon

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obsolete, outdated, dated, superannuated, antediluvian, anachronistic, archaic

old and outdated

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deluge, a flood of, spate, plethora

A large number or amount

pat, shallow, glib

without serious study or observation

adjucator, arbitrator

judge

apostle, advocator

strong supporter

sanguine, roseate

optimistic, cheerful

jaundiced, wan

not energetic

pernicious, virulent, detrimental, deleterious, toxin

harmful

Crude, vulgar, ribald

Not accepted by society

Enfeeble, debilitate

Weaken

Considerable, substantial, plethora

Large amount

Coy, bashful

Shy

Enforce, execute

Bring into effect

Inflated, to blow, hyperbolic

Exxagerated

Competence, prowess

Great skill

Accede, acknowledge

To accept

Tranquil, serene, placid

Calm, peaceful

Vocal, vociferous

Loud, forceful

Angle, eyes

Perspective

Sham, insincere

Pretended, not genuine

Vigorous, entrenched

Stong

Convoluted, distort

Complex, twisted

Convened, congregate

To gather

Impartial, dispassionate, disinterested

Unbiased

Perceptible, conspicuous, patent

Easy to see or notice

Mitigate, ameliorate, meliorate, alleviate, palliate

To reduce the degree of something negative

Incessant, relentless, perpetual

Continous

Effect, evoke, entail

Cause or cause to happen

Saturnine, somber, grim

Unhappy or serious

Amenable, docile

Manageable, tractable

Recalcitrant, froward,unruly

Unmanageable, intractable

Checkered, dynamic, mercurial

Fluctuating

Falter, wax and wane

Fluctuate

Venerable, revered, estimable

Deserving respect

Arduous, taxing, demanding, exacting

Very difficult requiring much time and effort

Challenge/v/, question

To have doubts

Onset, outset, genesis

Starting

Salubrious, statutory

Hygienic

Miser, tightwad, parsimonious

Excessively frugal

Vivacious, impassioned, vigorous

Very energetic

Rampant, unchecked

Uncontrollable

Sophomoric, asinine, absurd

Stupid, illogical

Articulate, eloquent

Clear at expression

Steward, retrench

To economize

Scintilla, iota, modicum

Small amount

Frivolous, vain

Useless, worthless

Daring, leonine

Very courageous

Condone, overlook

To promote something -ve by ignoring

Foster, cultivate

To promote

Statutory, wholesome, salubrious

Hygienic

Refulgent, lustrous

Shining very brightly

Pertinacious, perseverent, dogged

Persistent

Assert,maintain

To claim

Enduring, abiding, indissoluble

Longlasting

Oracular, prophetic

Indicating something will happen in the future

Subjective, tendentious

Biased

Garner, solicit

To get or receive

Anomalous, aberrant

Abnormal

Pithy, terse

Using less and effective words

Parochial, insular, provincial

Fig. M - having and showing narrow outlook or limited

Rage, wrath

Strong anger

Furious, wrathful

Very angry

Adherence, espousal

Strong support

Disingenuous, devious

Indirect and dishonest

Repudiate, spurn, flout

To reject

Hail, exalt, tout ( publicize )

Highly praise

Fetter, manacle

To restrict

Proliferation, boom

Rapid growth

Choleric, curmudgeon

Bad tempered

limpid, lucid, pellucid

clear, transparent

wary, chary

cautious

commanding, domineering, overbearing, imperious

not giving freedom

rebuff, repel, repudiate, refute

to reject

apposite, pertinent, germane

appropriate, relevant or apt

belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious

aggressive, willing to fight

verdant, fecund

green and rich with vegetation - fertility

listless, lackadaisical

lacking energy or enthusiasm

accede, defer

yield to another's wishes, to agree

Manumit, extricate, emancipate

To set free

Implore, cadge

To beg

Wax, recount

To record

Quagmire, morass, predicament

Unpleasant situation

Depose, oust

To remove from position

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