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cosmopolitan

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familiar with many cultures and countries

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belies

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disguise or contradict

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insipid

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boring, unoriginal

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iconoclast

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destroyer of images used in religious stuff

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polymath

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person of wide ranging knowledge or learning

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noxious

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harmful, unpleasant

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stoic

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endure pain without feeling or hardship

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disquieting

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anxiety, worry

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dogmatic

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rigidly holding to a belief

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elliptical

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cryptic, impenetrable

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qualify

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j

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12
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conviction

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certainty, determination

noun form of convinced

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ludicrous

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ridiculous

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surreptitious

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secret

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mellifluous

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musical, pleasant to hear

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stipulation

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a requirement thats part of an agreement

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17
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renunciation

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rejection

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dissemination

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spreading something widely

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19
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diatribe

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verbal attack

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20
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paraphernalia

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misc objects

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21
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foibles

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minor weakness / eccentricity in persons character

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22
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quandaries

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difficult situation

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frivolous

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useless, no purpose

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relic

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leftover

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precocious

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starting unusually young

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cursory

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not detailed

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proffering

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hold out something to accept; offer

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exonerating

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to remove blame or fault

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29
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litigious

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lawsuits

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scrupulous

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diligent, attentive to detail

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zealot

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unreasonably enthusiastic about a cause

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lionize

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celebrate

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33
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quotidian

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daily

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sycophant

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someone who acts obsequiously to an important person in order to gain advantage

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polemicist

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someone w/ strong opinions on touchy subjects

polemic = verbal attack

36
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abdicate

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renounce ones throne

37
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quell

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suppress

to put an end to by force

38
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substantiate

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prove

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taciturn

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saying little (quiet)

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indolent

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lazy

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recondite

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abstruse

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intractable

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difficult ; stubborn

43
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ingenuous

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innocent

44
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ephemeral

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lasting only a SHORT time

45
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condone

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approve of

46
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aspersion

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criticism

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torpor

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sluggishness

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superfluous

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more than enough

49
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cloying

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disgust because of too much sweetness / sentiment

50
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ostentatious

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designed to impress or attract notice

51
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didactic

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intended to teach

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protean

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changing frequently ; versatile

53
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impugn

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fight the truth

54
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unwieldy

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difficult to carry bc of size, shape, weight

awkward

55
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specious

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misleading

false

56
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vitriol

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cruel and bitter criticism

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parsimony

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unwillingness to spend $ and use resources

58
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exculpate

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exonerate

59
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exhort

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strongly urge

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diaphanous

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thin, delicate

61
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stultifying

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exceedingly boring

62
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militant

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think military …. violent , confrontational

63
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opaque

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unfathomable, difficult to understand…

not transparent

64
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misanthropes

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someone who dislikes other people

65
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pugilist

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boxer / fighter

66
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quell

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stop

67
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acquiesce

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give in to

68
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soporific

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makes you go to sleep

69
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Byzantine

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complicated

70
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solace

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comfort

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assiduous

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careful

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acumen

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skill

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buoyancy

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optimistic, cheerful

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profligacy

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wasteful

75
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arbitrary

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at will

randomly decided by whim, not reason

76
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tenuous

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weak

77
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unqualified

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pos & neg

unconditional / complete

lacking.

78
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sardonic

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cynical

79
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emphatic

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showing emphasis

80
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wry

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mocking humor

81
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sanguine

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optimistic in a bad situation

82
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mirthful

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merry

83
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flippant

cavalier

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not respectful

84
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pensive

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reflective

85
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didactic

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intended to teach

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