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allay

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to calm or pacify

set to rest

to lessen or relieve

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bestial

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beastlike

beastly

brutal

subhuman in intelligence and sensibility

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convivial

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festive

sociable

having fun together

genial

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coterie

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a circle of acquaintances

a close-knit

often exclusive

group of people with common interest

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counterpart

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a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another

a complement

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demur

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to object or take exception to

an objection

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effrontery

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shamless boldness

impudence

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embellish

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to decorate, adorn, touch up

to improve by adding details

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ephemeral

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lasting for only a short time

short-lived

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felictous

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appropriate

apt, well chosen

marked by well being or good fortune

happy

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furtive

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done slyly or stealthily

sneaky

secret

shifty

stolen

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garish

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glaring

tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way

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illusory

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misleading

deceptive

lack in or not based on reality

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indigent

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needy

impoverished

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inordinate

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far too great

exceeding reasonable limits

excessive

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jettison

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to cast overboard

get rid of as unneccessary or burdensome

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misanthrope

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a person who hates or despises people

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pertinacious

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very persistent

holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs

hard to get rid of

refusing to be put off or denied

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picayune

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of little value or importance

paltry

measly

concerned with trifling matters

small minded

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raiment

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clothing, garments

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allege

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to assert without proof or confirmation

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arrant

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thoroughgoing

out and out

shameless

blatant

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badinage

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light and playful conversation

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conciliate

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to overcome the distrust of

win over

to appease, pacify

to reconcile

make consistent

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countermand
cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contraray to the first
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echelon
a steplike formation or arrangement one of a series of grades in an organisation or field of activity
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exacerbate
to make violent severe, bitter or painful
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fatuous
stupid or foolis in a self-satisfied way
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irrefutable
impossible to disprove beyond argument
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juggernaut
a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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lackadaisical
lacking in spirit or interest half-hearted
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litany
a prayer consisting og short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation any repetitive chant a long list
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macabre
grisly, gruesome horrible, distressing having death as a subject
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paucity
an inadequate quantity scarcity dearth
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portend
to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen to give advance warning of
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raze
to tear down, destroy completely to cut or scrape off or out
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recant
to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously committed renounce retract
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saturate
to soak thoroughly fill to capacity to satisfy fully
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saturnine
of a gloomy or surly disposition cold or sluggish in mood
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slough
to cast off, discard to get rid of sth objectionable or unnecessary to plod through as if through mud a mire a state of depression
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acclamation
a shout of welcome an overwhelming verbal note of approval
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bucolic
characteristic of the countryside rural relating to shepherds and cowherds pastoral
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calumniate
to slander to accuse falsely and maliciously
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chary
extremely cautious, hesistant ot slow to reserved diffident
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collusion
secret agreement ot cooperation
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dilettante
a dabber in the arts one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way superficial
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impeturbable
not easily excited emotionally steady
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increment
an enlargement increase addition
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mandate
an authoritative command, formal order authorisation to issue such an order
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paltry
trifling, insignificant mean despicable, inferior trashy
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paroxysm
a sudden outburst a spasm convulsion
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pedantry
a pretentious display of knowledge overly rigid attention to rules and details
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peregrination
the act of traveling an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country
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redolent
fragrant, smelling stronly tending to arouse memories or create an aura
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refulgent
shining, radiant, resplendent
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shibboleth
a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of person from all others a commonplace saying or truism
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tyro
a beginner, novice one with little or no background skill
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unremitting
not stopping maintained steadily never letting up, relentless
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vacillate
to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another to waver weakly in mind or will
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vituperative
harshly abusive severely scolding

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