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ineluctable

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inescapable, incapable of being evaded

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exigencies

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a case or situation that demands prompt attention. emergency

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pernicious

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causing insidious harm, hurtful

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insiduous

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proceeding in a gradual way, but with harmful effects.

intended to trap or beguile.

operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way.

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locution

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a particular form of expression, a word or phrase, or an idiom, especially as used by a particular person

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atavism

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reversion to an earlier type, a throwback

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platitude

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flat, dull, or trite remark esp as uttered if it were fresh and profound.

the quality or state of being flat, dull, or trite

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trite

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(of a remark, opinion, or idea) overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness.

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bastion

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fortified place. anything seen as preserving or protecting something.

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putative

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commonly regarded as, reputed, supposed

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truckle

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to submit or yield, obsequiously or tamely

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obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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miscreant

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depraved, villainous

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ignominy

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disgrace, dishonor, public contempt.

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cadre

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keep group of officers and enlisted personnel that train other officers.

a framework, outline, or scheme

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stultify

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to make to appear foolish.

cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.

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abnegate

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to refuse or deny oneself, reject, or renounce

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supplicate

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pray humbly

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puerile

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pertaining to childhood

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recalcitrant

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resisting authority or control; not obedient, or compliant, hard to deal with manage

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sinecure

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office or position requiring little or no work, esp one resulting in profitable returns

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benifice

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land held by feudal tenant for services rendered the owner

endowed church office providing a living for a vicar, rector, etc

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obstreprerous

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noisy, clamorous, resisting control

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paen

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song of praise, joy

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aegis
protection, support
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piquant
agreeably stimulating, interesting, attractive, sharp or stinging, esp to feeling
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meretricious
alluring by show of flashy or vulgarity. tawdry based on pretense or deception. insincere.
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promulgate
to make known by declaration, publish, or proclaim formally.
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anathema
hated thing. curse.
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expedient
means to an end. tending to promote some proposed or desired object fit or suitable for the intended purpose
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beguile
deceive someone in a cunning way, or enchant someone and make them become attracted to you.
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hermeneutical
interpretive or method of interpretation, often in regards to the bible
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fleer
to grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly
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intrepid
fearless, dauntless
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castigating
to criticize or reprimand severely. to punish
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redound
to have a good or bad effect or result
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hegemony
leadership or predominant influence exercise by one nation over others, as in a confederation. leadership, dominance.
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nascent
beginning to exist, develop
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perfunctory
perform merely as routine, duty lacking enthusiasm
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paucity
lack of quantity, scarcity
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inexorable
unyielding, unable to be prevented. syn: relentless, inevitable.
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sagacious
keen & farsighted judgement
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multifarious
many parts or elements
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manque
short of or frustrated in the fulfillment of one's aspirations or talents
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eschew
avoid because you don't think it is good or right
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temerity
fool hardy, reckless
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improvident
not proved for the future
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effrontery
brazenness
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impudent
offensive boldness
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perspicacous
having keen insight or understanding. adj shrewd
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sapient
possessing, or being able to possess knowledge
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incongrous
incompatible with, not harmonious
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fatuous
foolish, silly
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fantod
a state or attack of uneasiness or unreasonableness.
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adscititoius
derived from external sources, not integral. forming an addition or supplement.
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veracious
honest, truthful
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verisimilitude
quality of appearing to be true or reals
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verisimilar
appearing to be true or real
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ersatz
artificial, synthetic, serving as a substitute
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specious
pleasing to the eye but deceptive
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hegemony
dominion, authority, influence by one country over others socially, culturally, economically
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aberration
departure from normal
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aeshtete
person who recognizes beauty in art, music, etc
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palliate
alleviate or extenuate
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ameliorate
make better
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equivical
allowing for many different meaning
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tantatmount
equivalent
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capricious
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
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antediluvian
extremely old, before the biblical flood
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abattoir
slaughterhouse
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eloquent
speaking in a fluent, powerful, appropriate way
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insolent
bold in a rude way
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august
revered, majestic
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protagonist
main character
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demur
show reluctance, object, esp for moral reasons
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pedant
a person who makes excessive or inappropriate shows of learning. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details
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laconic
using few words, expressing much on few words
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precipitate
bring about prematurely. hasten the occurrence of fling or hurl
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prodigal
wastefully extravagent
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dessicate
dry out
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adulterate
to debase or make impure by adding inferior elements
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engender
to produce, cause to give or rise, beget
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loquacious
tendency to talk much or freely. chatter, babbler
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corroborate
to make certain, confirm
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ephemeral
short lived, transitionary
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mitigate
to make less severe
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propriety
rightness of manners. conformity
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calumny
false or injurious statement designed to injure someone else.
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vicissitude
a change or variation occurring in the course of something
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salubrious
favorable to or promoting health
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opprobious
outrageously disrespectful
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opprobrioum
disgrace or reproach incurred by conduct
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descry
discover by looking carefully
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anchorite
person who lives far from society esp for religious reasons.
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fiat
dictative or authoritative order
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spurious
lacking validity, false
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innocuous
harmless
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quondon
former, sometime
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mercurial
changing moods
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excoritate
berate severely
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brook
suffer or tolerate
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contenance
facial expresssion
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epicure
person with discriminating tastes, esp regarding food or wine
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succor
comfort, provide relief
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commix
mix together
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constringe
cause to shrink
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paradoxical
contradictory, or seemingly absurd
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feckless
lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.
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inimical
unfavorable, harmful
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denoucement
conclusion
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misanthrope
hater of humans
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vitiate
ruin, make corrupt or faulty
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depredate
plunder
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efface
wipe out, erase
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traduce
speak maliciously & falsely off
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divagate
wander of, digress
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perspicacious
having penetrating mind, judgement
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dissembling
misleading or acting hypocritically
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pervaricating
lying, misleading
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predilection
tendency
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quiescent
meaning peaceful / calm
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arrant
notoriously bad
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arrear
something overdue to be paid
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wry
deviating from proper
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declamation
speech intended for recitation from memory in public
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declension
change endings of nouns to express different genders
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sapid
affecting sense of taste
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defalcate
cut off, take away part of something
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defray
make payment for
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deist
one who believes in god but denies supernatural revelations
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scurrilous
vulgar
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secant
cutting esp into 2 parts
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parsimonious
frugal
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penurious
stingy
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laity
large group
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maxim
succinct formulation of a fundamental principle, an axim
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axiom
a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true
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execrate
to declare to be hateful, abhorrent
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perspicacity
keeness of mental perception, discernment
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deride
to mock, ridicule
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conflate
to bring together, meld
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adjudicate
hear, settle by judicial procedure
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convivial
festive
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remonstrate
plead in protest, objection, express disapproval
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reprove
voice dissaproval
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admonish
reprove firmly but earnestly
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gasconade
extravagant boasting
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temerity
excessive boldness, confidence, audacity
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prosy
boring, unimaginative, unpoetic
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subsume
to absorb something or someone else
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neophyte
a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.

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