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Aggrandize

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To make something appear greater than it actually is; exaggerate

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Amorphous

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Without determinate shape

3
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Archetype

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An ideal example; model or quintessence

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Aura

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Persuasive physic influence supposed to emanate from persons

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Contraband

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Goods that have been illegally smuggled in or out; prohibited, illegal, or forbidden

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Erudite

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Characterized by extensive knowledge and book smarts

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Gossamer

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A soft, light, and delicate fabric; thin, light, delicate, or flimsy

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Infer

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To conclude from facts or premises

9
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Inscrutable

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Difficult to understand or fathom

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Insular

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Narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

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Irrevocable

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Impossible to retract or take back

12
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Propensity

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An innate inclination; a tendency

13
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Querulous

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Habitually complaining, whining

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Remonstrate

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To present and urge reasons in opposition; to protest

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Repudiate

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To refuse to have anything to do with; to reject

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Resilient

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Able to recover quickly; able to return to an original form

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Retrench

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To cut down or reduce in extent or quantity

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Reverberate

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To resound in a succession of echoes

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Scurrilous

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Grossly indecent or vulgar; foul-mouthed

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Sedulous

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Constantly working hard, busy, hard-working

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Sleazy

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Shabby, dirty, and vulgar; tawdry

22
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Affable

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Easy to speak to; friendly