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Pique
v. stimulate interest; feel irritated or resentful
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v. to envy; to give resentfully
Begrudge
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Begrudge
v. to envy; to give resentfully
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Disingenuous
adj. not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does
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Austere
adj. severe or strict manner, attitude, or appearance
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Arboreal
adj. concerned with trees
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v. walking slowly and heavily; uninspired
Plodding
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Sinewy
adj. vigorous; having well-developed muscles
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Assay
v. to try; to assess impurity or nature of something
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adj. very dark
Stygian
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adj. (of a person or their actions) criminal or villainous
Flagitious
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Lugubrious
adj. looking or sounding sad or dismal
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adj. concerned with the body
Somatic
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Venal
adj. corrupt; can be bribed
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v. to hinder and prevent; hesitate over
Balk
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Plaintive
adj. sounding sad and mournful
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adj. not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does
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Baying
v. (of a group of people) shout loudly, typically to demand something
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adj. very religious
Pious
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v. to show irritation; (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin
Bristle
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n. job which pays salary but requiring little effort
Sinecure
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Aver
v. allege as a fact
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v. stimulate interest; feel irritated or resentful
Pique
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Lofty
adj. snooty
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adj. concerning interpretation especially of the bible or literary texts
Hermeneutic
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At loggerheads
in stubborn dispute or disagreement
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Insipid
adj. lacking flavor, vigor, interest
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v. to do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity
Deign
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n. greed for money or material gain
Avarice
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Exegetic
n. critical explanation of a text
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Upshot
n. the final or eventual outcome or conclusion of a discussion, action, or series of events
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Pedant
n. person who insists on strict adherence to rules or with displaying academic learning
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n. a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, esp. to one’s pride
Piques
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n. con man
Shyster
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Pariah
n. outcast from society
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n. critical explanation of a text
Exegetic
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Balk
v. to hinder and prevent; hesitate over
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adj. concerned with the sense of touch
Tactile
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Simpatico
adj. compatible; having shared interests or attributes
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n. person who insists on strict adherence to rules or with displaying academic learning
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Forbearing
adj. (of a person) patient and restrained
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v. divide a region or body into smaller mutually hostile states or groups
Balkanized
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Senescence
n. condition or process of deterioration with age
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adj. looking or sounding sad or dismal
Lugubrious
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Forage
v. to search for food
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n. type of fishing net
Seine
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Sinecure
n. job which pays salary but requiring little effort
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v. to express disapproval of; criticize
Deprecate
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Polemical
adj. causing debate or argument
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n. anything soothing
Balm
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n. a statement that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true
Axioms
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Ponderous
adj. weighty; slow and heavy
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adj. cowardly
Pusillanimous
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Bastion
n. fortress; stronghold
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v. run with long strides
Lope
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n. prophetess
Sibyl
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Tactile
adj. concerned with the sense of touch
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Unprepossessing
adj. not particularly attractive or appealing to the eye; unattractive
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Plodding
v. walking slowly and heavily; uninspired
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Compendious
adj. containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way
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n. the final or eventual outcome or conclusion of a discussion, action, or series of events
Upshot
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Portent
n. warning sign
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Shrewd
adj. having sharp powers of judgment
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Bristle
v. to show irritation; (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin
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Deign
v. to do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity
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Bedizened
adj. dressed up or decorated guadily
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adj. done pompously to impress
Portentous
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adj. lacking originality
Banal
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Sidle
v. walk in a furtive manner
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Pluck
n. spirited and determined courage
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Somatic
adj. concerned with the body
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adj. sounding sad and mournful
Plaintive
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adj. severe or strict manner, attitude, or appearance
Austere
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adj. paying attention to small details
Punctilious
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Hermeneutic
adj. concerning interpretation especially of the bible or literary texts
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v. to trim
Prune
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v. to measure depth of
Plumb
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n. a cause of great distress or annoyance
Bane
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Piques
n. a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, esp. to one’s pride
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v. to grieve
Pine
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Bard
n. poet
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Brook
v. to tolerate or allow; n. a small stream
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Plaudit
n. praise
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Becloud
v. to make more obscure
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Epistolary
adj. concerned with letters
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Ebullient
adj. very lively; cheerful
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Pallid
adj. (of a person’s face) pale, typically because of poor health
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v. to make more obscure
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Expatiate
v. to speak or write at great length
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adj. (of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously (clearly) or obviously offensive
Flagrancy
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Shyster
n. con man
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v. to search for food
Forage
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Modish
adj. conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable
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n. a person who is concerned with the views of ordinary people
Populist
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Unequivocal
adj. leaving no doubt; unambiguous
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adj. dressed up or decorated guadily
Bedizened
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v. to speak or write at great length
Expatiate
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adj.difficult to please; critical
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Verisimilar
adj. true to life
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Pious
adj. very religious
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n. feathers of a bird
Plumage
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n. poet
Bard
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Portentous
adj. done pompously to impress
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adj. having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage
Astute
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v. allege as a fact
Aver
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adj. leaving no doubt; unambiguous
Unequivocal
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Deprecate
v. to express disapproval of; criticize
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adj. unable or unwilling to believe something
Incredulous
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v. laze around; hang out
Loll
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Pine
v. to grieve
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adj. unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable
Ineluctable
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adj. remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree; unnatural or abnormal
Prodigious
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Prodigious
adj. remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree; unnatural or abnormal
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adj. very eager or curious to hear or see something
Agog
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v. to try; to assess impurity or nature of something
Assay
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Lint
n. soft material used to cover wounds
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n. condition or process of deterioration with age
Senescence
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Epaulet
n. ornamental piece on clothing
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Lissome
adj. thin, supple, and graceful
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Lubricious
adj. offensively displaying or intended to arouse sexual desire
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Plumage
n. feathers of a bird
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Carping
adj.difficult to please; critical
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adj. having sharp powers of judgment
Shrewd
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n. praise
Plaudit
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n. ornamental piece on clothing
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Prune
v. to trim
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n. self-taught person
Autodidacts
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adj. (of a sound) loud, and reverberating, and often melancholy
Plangent
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Baleful
adj. threatening harm
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Avarice
n. greed for money or material gain
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Repartee
n. conversation or speech characterized by quick witty comments
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Stygian
adj. very dark
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v. (of a group of people) shout loudly, typically to demand something
Baying
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adj. causing debate or argument
Polemical
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v. to tolerate or allow; n. a small stream
Brook
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adj. containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way
Compendious
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Lithe
adj. flexible; supple
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n. soft material used to cover wounds
Lint
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adj. offensively displaying or intended to arouse sexual desire
Lubricious
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adj. not particularly attractive or appealing to the eye; unattractive
Unprepossessing
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n. spirited and determined courage
Pluck
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Pusillanimous
adj. cowardly
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adj. weighty; slow and heavy
Ponderous
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Simulacrum
n. an unsatisfactory imitation or substitute
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adj. compatible; having shared interests or attributes
Simpatico
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in stubborn dispute or disagreement
At loggerheads
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Seine
n. type of fishing net
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adj. flexible; supple
Lithe
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n. outcast from society
Pariah
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Sibyl
n. prophetess
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adj. corrupt; can be bribed
Venal
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Bane
n. a cause of great distress or annoyance
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adj. conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable
Modish
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n. warning sign
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Banal
adj. lacking originality
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Agog
adj. very eager or curious to hear or see something
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Vagrant
n. a wanderer
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adj. threatening harm
Baleful
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Axioms
n. a statement that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true
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adj. (of a person’s face) pale, typically because of poor health
Pallid
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v. to spread to other sites
Metastasize
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Lope
v. run with long strides
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adj. concerned with trees
Arboreal
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Metastasize
v. to spread to other sites
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v. walk in a furtive manner
Sidle
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v. to speak pompously or dogmatically
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Punctilious
adj. paying attention to small details
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adj. concerned with letters
Epistolary
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n. a wanderer
Vagrant
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n. fortress; stronghold
Bastion
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Loll
v. laze around; hang out
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Pontificate
v. to speak pompously or dogmatically
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n. conversation or speech characterized by quick witty comments
Repartee
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Astute
adj. having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage
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Balkanized
v. divide a region or body into smaller mutually hostile states or groups
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adj. thin, supple, and graceful
Lissome
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Incredulous
adj. unable or unwilling to believe something
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adj. vigorous; having well-developed muscles
Sinewy
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adj. lacking flavor, vigor, interest
Insipid
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adj. (of a person) patient and restrained
Forbearing
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Flagrancy
adj. (of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously (clearly) or obviously offensive
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Flagitious
adj. (of a person or their actions) criminal or villainous
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Plangent
adj. (of a sound) loud, and reverberating, and often melancholy
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adj. snooty
Lofty
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n. an unsatisfactory imitation or substitute
Simulacrum
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Plumb
v. to measure depth of
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adj. true to life
Verisimilar
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Ineluctable
adj. unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable
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Fettle
n. condition; v. make or repair
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Populist
n. a person who is concerned with the views of ordinary people
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Autodidacts
n. self-taught person
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n. condition; v. make or repair
Fettle
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Balm
n. anything soothing
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adj. very lively; cheerful
Ebullient