synonyms Flashcards
(341 cards)
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abject
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wretched, miserable, degrading
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ameliorating
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improving, making better
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advent
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onset, arrival
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anomaly
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oddity, irregularity
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amorphous
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shapeless, formless
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arcane
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mysterious, secret
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accreted
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accumulated, gathered
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ambivalent
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irresolute, undecided, indecisive
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accords
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agreements
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austerity
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frugality, abstemiousness
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avant garde
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cutting edge, experimental
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apocryphal
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fictitious, imaginary, fabricated
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abhorrent
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detestable, harmful, repugnant
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aphorism
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saying, maxim, axiom, adage
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austere
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strict
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agitating
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provoking
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behooves
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befits, have responsibility for
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benign
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gentle and kind, harmless, innocent, innocuous
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bereft
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robbed of, deprived of
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braced
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readied, prepared, nerved
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breach
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cross, break through
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blackballed
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rejected, banned, barred
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compellingly
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persuasively, cogently, convincingly
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capricious
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fickle, unstable, mercurial, erratic (given to sudden and accountable changes of mood or behavior)
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convoy
fleet, motorcade
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corrosive
damaging, harmful
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catchall
all encompassing
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contagion
infection, plague, pestilence, blight
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couch
frame, phrase, state
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depradation
devastation, wreckages
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didatic
pedagogic, instructive (tone: sometimes patronizing)
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dimunitive
short, petite, small
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draconian
harsh, severe, stringent
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derisive
denigrating, scornful, disparaging, derogatory
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demonised
vilified
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disenchantment
disillusioned, dissatisfied
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demaracations
distinctions, divisions, separations
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Esoteric
obscure, profound, abstruse (esoteric domain) [only meant to be understood by a select group of people with a specialised knowledge or interest]
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Emphatically
clearly, indubitably, absolutely, wholly, certainly
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Elixir
tonic, medicine
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Excoriate
criticise severely
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Extrapolating
extending the application of a trend
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Ethnocentrism
racism, bigotry
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Expedient (n)
measure, method, scheme
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expedient (v)
advantageous, convenient, effective
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exulting
rejoicing, delighting, reveling
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Emphatic
(expressing something forcibly and clearly), firm, vehement, insistent
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feral
wild
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friendly
amicable
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foment
instigate, provoke, incite, encourage
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foibles
shortcomings, imperfections, weaknesses
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fetishes
obsessions, fixations, fascinations
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gambit
stratagem, plan, scheme
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haughty
arrogant, conceited, proud
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histrionic
melodramatic, exaggerated
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heuristically
by way of happenstance
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intangible
incorporeal, abstract, impalpable
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intangible
indefinable, inexpressible, indescribable
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inoculate
immunized, vaccinate
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innocous
harmless, safe, benign
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insipid
boring, vapid, spiritless, tasteless
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impasse
deadlock
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influence
sway
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impeding
retarding
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intermediary
broker, agent, middleman, liaison
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insidious
deceitful, tricky, deceptive
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infinitesimally
minutely, imperceptibly, indiscernably
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instrumentalism
pragmatism, practically
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impunity
without punishment
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levy
tax
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loathsome
detestable, odious, repugnant, abominable
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larceny
thievery, robbery
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litany
recitation, account
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malignant
virulent, invasive, infectious
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normative
prescriptive
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nihilistic
lawless, anarchic
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ostensible
purported, apparent, professed (stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so)
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ostensibly
superficially, seemingly, apparently
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plethora
overabundance, profusion,
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paradigm
ideal, standard
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plausible
credible, reasonable
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pedantic
over-exacting, fastidious, punctilious
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pundit
expert, advisor, consultant
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protocol
etiquette, convention, formalities
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pragmatic
practical, sensible, realistic
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pristine
immaculate, unspoilt, spotless
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putative
supposed, assumed, presumptive
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patrician
ennobling, dignifying
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peroration
harangue, diatribe, criticism
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philippic
harangue, attack, denunciation
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profilgately
wastefully
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rabid
frenzied, fanatical
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relics
ancient objects, antiquities
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redress(v)
correct, ameliorate, rectify
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redress (n)
recompense, reparation, compensation, restitution
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repatriation
return
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reeling
staggering, addled
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rapaciously
greedily, avariciously, covetously
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racy
risqué, immodest, salacious
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sequester
isolate, seclude
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seat
principle site
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shrewdness
astuteness, smartless, cleverness
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scrabble
grope, muddling
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shorn (of)
removed
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serendipity
good fortune, providence, fortuity
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trajectories
path, routes, courses
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tick
work
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tropes
motifs, elements
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tempered
mitigated, moderated
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trumps
is more important than, eclipses
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taint
stigma, tarnish, disgraced
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traction
subscription, purchase
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threshold
minimum, lowest point
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usurped
taken over, supplanted
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ubiquitous
widespread, omnipresent, prevalent
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vociferous
vehement, forceful
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virulently
dangerously
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vernacular
colloquialism, dialect, everyday language
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vituperative
bitter and abusive
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xenophobic
racist, nationalist
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zeitgeist
the defining mood and spirit of an era
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relevant
pertinent, applicable
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replaced
substituted, exchange
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perspective
viewpoint, outlook
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reconcile
accept, resolve
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resolve
settle, solve, rectify, correct
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everlasting
enduring, permanent
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correct
rectify
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verify
check, corroborate, substantiate, validate
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coordination
harmonious body movement
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balance
equilibrium
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flexibility
litheness, limberness
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self-discipline
self-mastery
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determination
resolve
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respect for rules
regard for regulations
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self-esteem
confidence
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invigorating
energising
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relaxing
calming
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leadership skills
management ability
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modest (person)
humble
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prestige
honour
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lucrative
profitable
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aesthetic pleasure
artistic appreciation
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benchmarks
standards
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painstaking process
laborious undertaking
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unique copy
singular existence
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elite
upper class, exclusive
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portable
cartable
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durable
lasting
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affordable
cheap
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dissemination
distribution
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errors
mistakes
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discrepancies
inconsistencies, disagreements
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scepticism
doubt
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heresies
unorthodox opinions
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hegemony
leadership, dominance (leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.)
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keep up-to-date
keep abreast
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beguile
charm, attract, entrance
or to entertain, amuse, delight (time)
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compelling
convincing, persuasive, enthralling, captivating, riveting
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exonerating
acquitting, absolving
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exasperating
upsetting, frustrating
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despondent
discouraged, dispirited, downcast, crestfallen
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(debate is) contentious
antagonistic, querulous, belligerent
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allow
permit
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exceptions
exemptions
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excuses
evasions
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snapshot
vignette
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onus
responsibility, duty, liability, obligation, burden, blame
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curate
select and organised
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invidious
unpleasant, awkward, difficult
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miserable
anguished
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sad
depression
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lonely
sense of isolation
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competition
rivalries
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self-satisfied
superior, smug, complacent
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break
retreat
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dimunition
reduction, limiting, attenuation
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indignation
resentment, umbrage, disgruntlement
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plutocracy
ruled by the rich
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asceticism
austerity, severity, self-abnegation
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vicarious
surrogate, by proxy
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obsequious
servile, sycophant (obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree)
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sycophant
toady, obsequious person, kowtower
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enough
sufficient
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parlance
lingo, jargon
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calamitous
disastrous, tragic
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posh
fancy, high-class
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defer
postpone, delay
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self-blame
self-recrimination
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blame (v)
hold accountable for
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satisfaction
gratification
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excrutiating
agonising
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perverse
illogical, irrational, unorthodox
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cruelty
barbarism, savagery, brutality
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simplistic
shallow, superficial
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tendencies
propensities, proclivities, inclinations
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simplify
rationalise
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excuse
justify condone
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approach
attitude, perspective
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detached
aloof, dispassionate, disinterested
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self-respect
self-worth
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self-absorbed
egocentric
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callous
heartless, unfeeling
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immunity
resistance, exemption
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unpleasant
irksome, vexatious
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independent
self-sufficient
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candid
honest
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shameful
deplorable, despicable
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admit
confess, acknowledge
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nastiness
unpleasantness, loathsomeness
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confabulated
converse (talk)
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cheat
dupe
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avoided
averted
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polarised
dichotomised, divided, disunited
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native cultures
indigenous cultures
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commensurate
corresponding
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non-sectarian
non-partisan, without bias
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secular
non-religious
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expend
spend
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lambasted
excoriated, berated, upbraided
| present tense: lambaste
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irascible
cantankerous, surly, irritable
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synthesised
integrated, combined, amalgamated
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set narrative
single account
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remembers
recalls
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agree
concur
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canonical
authorised, accepted, established, deemed "official"
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conflicting
incompatible
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memoralise
commemorate
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preserve
conserve
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collection
compilation
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augment
supplement (making something greater by adding to it)
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obsolete
outdated, outmoded
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laudable
praise-worthy, commendable, meritorious
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piliored
condemned, denigrated, savaged
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modest (Goals)
low
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modest (amounts)
small
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toothless
ineffective
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spectre
dread, menace, shadow
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ratcheting
irreversible
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acrimony
animosity, rancour, hostility
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relitigated
debated again
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invocation
citation, mention
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vestiges
remnants, remains
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presage
harbinger, portend, augur, fortell
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contours
outlines, shape
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stamp
mark, indication, sign
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political pressure
political impellent
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transparency
disclosure
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recover
regain, recoup
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exclusive rights (to something)
sole authority/privilege
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incentivise
motivate
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set a precendent
establish an example
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retaliation
reprisals
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quiescent
inert, latent
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BLITHE disregard for the rules of the road
heedless, uncaring, indifferent
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gregariousness (adJ)
sociable
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mollify
appease, placate, conciliate, soothe
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appearance
mien, look, aspect, air
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surreal
bizzare
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self-incrimination
exposing oneself
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incriminate
implicate, frame, accuse
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surfeit
excess, abundance, surplus
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abdication
failure to fulfil a responsibility or duty
| renunciation, rejection, refusal
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oversight
unintentional failure to notice or do something
mistake, failure, fault, error
inspection, surveillance, supervision
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recalcitrant
having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.
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self-defeating
frustrating one's own interests
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noncommittal
evasive, equivocal (using ambiguous or evasive language)
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indictment
allegation, charge
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pandering
indulge, gratify, satisfy, accommodate
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grovel
kowtow, toady, behave obsequiously, be obsequious, be servile, be sycophantic
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self-effacing
overly-modest
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disdain
contempt, scorn, derision
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sanctioned
authorised, permitted
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autocrat
dictator, tyrant
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plausible
credible, reasonably, believable, likely
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putsch
coup
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renounce
abstain from, desist from
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up the ante
raise the stakes
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abysmal
dreadful, woeful, awful
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despots
tyrants, autocrats
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plethora
abundance, surfeit, profusion
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flirted with
dabbled, entertain the idea
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alleged
purported, putative, ostensible
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edifice
complex system of belief
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perception
construct
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status
social position
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inclusive
all-encompassing
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lift people out of poverty
end penury for many
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social cohesian
community solidarity
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partisan
prejudiced, sectarian
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divisive
alienating, isolating
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obeisance
submission, worship
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psyche
mind
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discourse
dialogue, conversation
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catharsis
purging, relief
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stoic
long-suffering, patient
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debased
corrupted, tainted
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platitude
cliché, banality
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community spirit
social solidarity
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amoral
ethically neutral
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moral fibre
ethical strength/fortitude/puissance
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moral courage
bravery
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precept
rules, principle, tenet, canon, doctrine
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hankering
yearning, longing, hunger
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neurotic
obsessive. compulsive
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satirical
mocking, ironic, sardonic
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reprisal
retaliation, recrimination
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inscrutable
enigmatic, cryptic
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dissembling
hypocritical, disingenuous
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profess
assert, claim, purpoty
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listless
lackadiasical, lethargic, spiritless
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vapid
insipid, uninspired, colourles
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almagam
combination
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idiosyncracies
peculiarities, individual traits
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proffer
offer, extend, tender
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apprehend
understand, realise
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inutile
useless
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adduce (as evidence)
provide
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gravitas
dignity, seriousness
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conundrums
puzzles, quandaries, questions
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interrogatories
queries, questions
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spurious
specious, invalid, fallacious
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sublime
magnificent, splendid, awe-inspiring
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indelible
permanent, ineradicable
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extol
praise, rhapsodise over
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verities
truth, principles
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occluding
blocking, obstructing
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conceit
notion, fancy
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lavish
opulent, lavish, luxurious
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poignantly
distressingly, distubringly
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wile
cunning, stratagems, artfulness
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rouse
inspire, encourage
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exhorts
urges, encourages, enjoins
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arcane
mysterious
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adept
skilful, talented, proficient
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adulation
adoration, idolisation
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fractious
disorderly, unmanageable
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axioms
rules, aphorisms, dicta
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frank
ingenuous
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unbridled
uncontrolled
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acutely
keenly
