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Lackluster

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(adj) not shiny; dull, mediocre, lacking brilliance or vitality

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Quandary

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(n) uncertainty or confusion about what to do, dilemma

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Meticulous

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(adj) taking extreme care in regards to details; precise, fussy

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Paucity

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(n) scarcity, the state of being small in number

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daunt

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(v) discourage, dishearten, lessen the courage of

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Elevate

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(v) raise, lift up; lift the spirits of; move up to a higher rank or status or raise up to a higher spiritual or intellectual plane

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Inconsequential

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(adj) insignificant, unimportant; illogical

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Mercurial

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(adj) quickly unpredictably changing moods; fickle, flighty

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Quibble

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(v) make trivial arguments or criticisms, find faults in a petty way, esp. to evade something more important

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cosmopolitan

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(adj) belonging to the entire world, at home globally; free from local or national prejudices or attachments

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Pristine

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(adj) in an original, pure state; uncorrupted

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Qualified

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(adj) modified, limited, conditional on something else

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Languid

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(adj) drooping from exhaustion, sluggish, slow; lacking in spirit

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Paradox

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(n) contradiction, or seeming contradiction that is actually true

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apocryphal

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(adj) of questionable authenticity; false

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discredit

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(v) injure the reputation of, destroy credibility of or confidence in

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Embellish

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(v) decorate, add ornamentation; enhance (a story) with fictional or fanciful details

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Pariah

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(n) social outcast, untouchable

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Trifling

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(adj) trivial, not very important; so small as to be unimportant; frivolous, shallow

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Emulate

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(v) copy in an attempt to equal or be better than

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Exponent

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(n) person who expounds or explains; champion, advocate, or representative

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Glib

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(adj) fluent and easy in a way that suggests superficiality or insincerity

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capricious

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(adj) acting on impulse, erratic

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commensurate

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(adj) the same in size, extent, etc., equivalent; proportional

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Inform
(v) inspire, animate; give substance, essence, or context to; be the characteristic quality of
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clinch
(v) make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hold together
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Status Quo
(n) existing state or condition
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censure
(n, v) strong disapproval or official reprimand (noun); to issue such disapproval or reprimand (verb)
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Plastic
(adj) able to be shaped or formed; easily influenced
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arcane
(adj) known or understood by only a few; obscure, secret
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counterpoint
(n) contrasting item, opposite; a complement; the use of contrast or interplay in a work of art
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Ubiquitous
(adj) existing everywhere at the same time
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Erudite
(adj) scholarly, knowledgeable; possessing a deep, often systematic, knowledge
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Futile
(adj) producing no useful result, ineffective; trivial unimportant
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Spearhead
(v) be the leader of
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Slight
(adj, v, n) small, not very important, slender or delicate (adj); treat as though not very important; snub, ignore (verb); an act of treating in this way, a discourtesy (noun)
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advocate
(v, n) speak or argue in favor of (verb); a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person (noun)
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Intrinsic
(adj) belonging to the essential nature of a thing
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Unprecedented
(adj) never before known or seen, without having happened previously
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Virtual
(adj) existing only in the mind or by means of a computer network; existing in results or in essence but not officially or in name
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Erroneous
(adj) mistaken, in error; improper, morally incorrect
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Modest
(adj) humble; simple rather than showy; decent (esp. "covering up" in terms of dress); small, limited
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Pervasive
(adj) tending to spread throughout
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Gregarious
(adj) sociable, pertaining to a flock or crowd
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activism
(n) the practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations
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Potentate
(n) ruler, person of great power
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alienate
(v) cause to become unfriendly, hostile, or distant
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Timely
(adj) well-timed, happening at a suitable time
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Tenuous
(adj) long and thin, slender; flimsy, having little substance
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Intractable
(adj) difficult to control, manage, or manipulate; hard to cure; stubborn
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Lavish
(adj, v) abundant or giving in abundance; marked by excess (adj); give very generously (verb)
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Prohibitive
(adj) tending to forbid something, or serving to prevent something
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Underscore
(v) emphasize (or, literally, to underline text)
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Table
(v) lay aside to discuss later, often as a way to postpone discussion indefinitely
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Scant
(adj) not enough or barely enough
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Pragmatic
(adj) practical; dealing with actual facts and reality
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clamor
(v) noisy uproar or protest, as from a crowd; a loud, continuous noise
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deleterious
(adj) harmful, unhealthy
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Placate
(v) satisfy or calm down (angry or dissatisfied person), esp. by conciliatory gestures
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Profound
(adj) very insightful, penetrating deeply into a subject; pervasive intense, "down to the very bottom;" at the very bottom
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Enigma
(n) puzzle, mystery, riddle; mysterious or contradictory person
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Moreover
(adv) besides; in addition to what was just stated
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Whimsical
(adj) marked or motivated by whims (odd, fanciful ideas); erratic, unpredictable
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counterproductive
(adj) defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal
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Extrapolate
(v) conjecture about an unknown by projecting information about something known; predict by projecting past experience
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appease (v.)
pacify, satisfy, relieve; concede to be belligerent demands, sometimes at the expense of principles
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Exculpate
(v) clear from guilt or blame
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Hearken
(v) listen, pay attention to
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Permeate
(v) spread or penetrate throughout
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Solicitous
(adj) concerned or anxious (about another person), expressing care; eager or desirous; very careful
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Warranted
(adj) justified, authorized (warrant can mean to justify or a justification, but can also mean to vouch for or guarantee)
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cacophony
(n) harsh, discordant, or meaningless mixture of sounds
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disjointed
(adj) disconnected, not coherent, jerky; having the joints separated
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Kudos
(n) praise, honor, congratulations
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Heterogeneous
(adj) different in type, incongruous; composed of different types of elements
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Homogeneous
(adj) of the same kind; uniform throughout
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ascetic
(adj, n) abstinent or austere in lifestyle (adj); a person who leads an austere and simple like without material pleasures, esp. someone who does this for religious reasons
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cartography
(n) mapmaking
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dispatch
(n, v) speed, promptness; send off or deal with in a speedy way
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Laudable
(adj) worthy of praise
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Dormant
(adj) asleep, inactive, on a break
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Vituperate
(v) verbally abuse, rebuke or criticize harshly
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Novel
(adj) new, fresh, original
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Patronizing
(adj) condescending, having a superior manner, treating as an inferior
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Naive
(adj) simple and unsophisticated, unsuspecting, lacking worldly experience and critical judgment
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Ranks
(n) personnel; a group of people considered all together
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Succeeding
(adj) coming after or following
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Obsolete
(adj) out of date, no longer in use
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Synchronous
(adj) happening at the same time; occurring at the same rate and thus happening together repeatedly
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Torpor
(n) sluggishness, lethargy, or apathy; a period of inactivity
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Mores
(n) customs, manners, or morals of a particular group
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Sedulous
(adj) persevering, persistent, diligent in one's efforts
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Juncture
(n) critical point in time, such as a crisis or a time when a decision is necessary; a place where two things are joined together
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Partial
(adj) biased, prejudiced, favoring one over the others; having a special liking for something or someone (usually partial to)
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contextualize
(v) place in context, such as by giving the background or circumstances
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Obviate
(v) prevent, eliminate, or make unnecessary
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eccentric
(adj) peculiar, odd, deviating from the norm esp. in a whimsical way
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Eulogy
(n) speech of praise or written work of praise, esp. a speech given at a funeral
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Pathological
(adj) relating to or caused by disease; relating to compulsive bad behavior
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Levity
(n) lightness (of mind, spirit, or mood) or lack of seriousness, sometimes in an inappropriate way

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