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untoward
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- unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy. 2. improper: eg social behavior. 3. froward; perverse.
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propinquity
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property of being near in time or place; affinity of nature
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approbation
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approval; commendation
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hegemony
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dominance of one state or ideology over another
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sagacity
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wisdom; knowledge; or insight; often gained from years of experience.
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projecting; prominent; undesirably noticeable
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obtrusive
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incapable of being pleased
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implacable
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luck in discovering things you were not looking for; pleasant accident
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serendipity
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Being twofold; a classification into two opposed subclasses; duality
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dichotomy
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ebullient / ce
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overflowing with enthusiasm / exuberance; outburst of feeling
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salacious
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obscene; lustful, lecherous
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tirade
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harsh spech; verbal attack; diatribe; philippic; revilement; vilification
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kind of stone; inflexible
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adamant
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uprightness; incorruptibility; principle
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probity
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to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge
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equivocate
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dulcet
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melodious; harmonious
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credulity
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too great a readiness to believe things
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sluggard
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lazy slow-moving person
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apropos
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appropriate to the situation; apt; felicitous
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Cloistered
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Secluded or confined
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to be stained or discredited
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sullied
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convoke
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call together; summon
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harrow
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to distress; create stress or torment
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bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible
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lithe
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ubiquitous / -ty
being present everywhere at once; omnipresent ; constantly encountered
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venal
ready to do something dishonest; corrupt minded, especially related to bribery
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effluvia
outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor
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palliate
lessen the severity of; assuage; alleviate; mitigate
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coy
shy; modest (esp of a girl)
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benediction
act of praying for divine protection; blessing
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predominate
have more power than others
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carousal
drunken revel; a merry drinking party
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penurious
poor/stingy
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insensible
unconscious unresponsive unaffected
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credulous
ready to believe things
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a very wealthy or powerful businessman; tycoon
magnate
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cloy
To fill to satiety; to stuff full; to clog ; to overload; to burden
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clot
half-solid lump formed from liquid
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Ophthalmology
study of eyes
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approval; commendation
approbation
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dominance of one state or ideology over another
hegemony
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wisdom; knowledge; or insight; often gained from years of experience.
sagacity
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overflowing with enthusiasm / exuberance; outburst of feeling
ebullient / ce
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obscene; lustful, lecherous
salacious
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harsh spech; verbal attack; diatribe; philippic; revilement; vilification
tirade
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melodious; harmonious
dulcet
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too great a readiness to believe things
credulity
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lazy slow-moving person
sluggard
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appropriate to the situation; apt; felicitous
apropos
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Secluded or confined
cloistered
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call together; summon
convoke
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to distress; create stress or torment
harrow
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being present everywhere at once; omnipresent ; constantly encountered
ubiquitous / -ty
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Outrageously bad; flagrant
gregious
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ready to do something dishonest; corrupt minded, especially related to bribery
venal
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outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor
effluvia
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lessen the severity of; assuage; alleviate; mitigate
palliate
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shy; modest (esp of a girl)
coy
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act of praying for divine protection; blessing
benediction
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have more power than others
predominate
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drunken revel; a merry drinking party
carousal
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poor/stingy
penurious
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unconscious unresponsive unaffected
insensible
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ready to believe things
credulous
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To fill to satiety; to stuff full; to clog ; to overload; to burden
cloy
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half-solid lump formed from liquid
clot
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study of eyes
Ophthalmology
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property of being near in time or place; affinity of nature
propinquity
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to debase, impair, or reduce by admixture; adulterate
alloy
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to clear from a charge of guilt
exculpate
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an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot
denouement
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to delight or entertain to feast
regale
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magnificent
palatial
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Well chosen or suited to the circumstances. Pleasing and fortunate.
felicitous
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turmoil a bewildering jumble
welter
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accustomed to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughened or hardened; habituate
inured
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marry give one's support to
espouse
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is a doctor of pregnancy; childbirth
obstetrician
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deceit cunning
guile
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rash; indiscreet
impudent
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A standard or model for judgement
criterion
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cessation of use disuse
desuetude (pron: DES wu tood)
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being uncertain hesitating
vacillation
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low; vulgar; tawdry; garish
raffish
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lack of reverence or dutifulness
impiety
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To predict the future from present indications
prognosticate
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lower the quality; weaken; corrupt morally; pollute; pervert; debase
vitiate
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spread into every part of
permeate
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briefly without delay
summarily
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eager/excited to see or hear something
agog
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narrow; restricted; insular
parochial
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inharmonious; incongruous; discordant
absonous
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warn strongly; take to task / containing warning
admonish /-nitory
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fond of in the habit of fighting; bellicose; contentious
pugnacious
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deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
dereliction
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self-restraint; sexual chastity
continence
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commanding; haughty; arrogant
imperious
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feeling bitterness spitefulness
rancorous
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narrow-mindedness; state of being isolated or detached
insularity
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Wise after the event; wise or knowing when it is too late
afterwise
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anodyne
Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; uncontentious or inoffensive, often deliberately so: "\_\_\_\_\_\_ New Age music".
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hammer used by docs to check reflexes; percussor
plexor/plessor
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plexor/plessor
hammer used by docs to check reflexes; percussor
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alloy
to debase, impair, or reduce by admixture; adulterate
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exculpate
to clear from a charge of guilt
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denouement
an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot
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regale
to delight or entertain to feast
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felicitous
Well chosen or suited to the circumstances. Pleasing and fortunate.
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welter
turmoil a bewildering jumble
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inured
accustomed to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughened or hardened; habituate
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espouse
marry give one's support to
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obstetrician
is a doctor of pregnancy; childbirth
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guile
deceit cunning
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impudent
rash; indiscreet
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criterion
A standard or model for judgement
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desuetude (pron: DES wu tood)
cessation of use disuse
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vacillation
being uncertain hesitating
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raffish
low; vulgar; tawdry; garish
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impiety
lack of reverence or dutifulness
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prognosticate
To predict the future from present indications
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vitiate
lower the quality; weaken; corrupt morally; pollute; pervert; debase
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permeate
spread into every part of
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summarily
briefly without delay
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agog
eager/excited to see or hear something
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parochial
narrow; restricted; insular
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absonous
inharmonious; incongruous; discordant
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admonish /-nitory
warn strongly; take to task / containing warning
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pugnacious
fond of in the habit of fighting; bellicose; contentious
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dereliction
deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
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continence
self-restraint; sexual chastity
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imperious
commanding; haughty; arrogant
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rancorous
feeling bitterness spitefulness
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insularity
narrow-mindedness; state of being isolated or detached
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afterwise
Wise after the event; wise or knowing when it is too late
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- unfavorable or unfortunate. - improper: eg social behavior. - froward; perverse.
untoward
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Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; uncontentious or inoffensive, often deliberately so
anodyne
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anglo hibernia
Irish/british
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apochryphal
false; spurious; fallacious
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Iliadic
Like Homers Iliad
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ineluctable
inevitable or unavoidable
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karoshi
Japanese death from overwork
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perfidious
treacherous; faithless
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Procrustean
Producing conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means.
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purulent
containing, consisting of, or being pus
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rictus
gape of the mouth, esp. of a bird; a gaping grimace
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titivation
to make smart or spruce up (not titillation)
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vapid
flavorless; bland; insipid
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vespine
relating to wasps
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feculent
full of foul matter; laden or polluted with filth; fetid
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euphonious
pleasant sounding, especially a pleasant sounding word. From ancient Greek word euphonos, "sweet-voiced": eu-, good + phone, sound
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exegesis (pron X-a-gee-sus)
to draw out extracting what is in the text the way it was written
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Meden agan
nothing in excess (also the Golden Mean)
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Like Homers Iliad
Iliadic
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inevitable or unavoidable
ineluctable
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Japanese death from overwork
karoshi
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treacherous; faithless
perfidious
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Producing conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means
Procrustean
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containing, consisting of, or being pus
purulent
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gape of the mouth, esp. of a bird; a gaping grimace
rictus
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to make smart or spruce up
titivation (not titillation)
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flavorless; bland; insipid
vapid
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relating to wasps
vespine
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full of foul matter; laden or polluted with filth; fetid
feculent
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pleasant sounding, especially a pleasant sounding word
Euphonious. From ancient Greek word euphonos, "sweet-voiced": eu-, good + phone, sound
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to draw out extracting what is in the text the way it was written
exegesis (pron X-a-gee-sus)
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nothing in excess (also the Golden Mean)
Meden agan
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Irish/british
anglo hibernia
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false; spurious; fallacious
apocryphal
