Words and definitions

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Erudite

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Having or showing great knowledge

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equivocal

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difficult to understand, explain

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lucid

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very clear and easy to understand

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precipitate

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make happen quickly

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assuage

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make (unpleasant) feeling less intense

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prodigal

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wastefully extravagant

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fervid

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intensely enthusiastic or passionate

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placate

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to make someone less angry

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zeal

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a strong feeling of enthusiasm which makes people eager to learn something.

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dessicate

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remove the moisture from something

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laudable

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deserving praise and commendation

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pedant

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someone obsessed with details or expressing learning

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vacillate

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waver between different opinions

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adulterate

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make something weaker by adding something of less quality

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capricious

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changes easily mood

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engender

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to produce/give rise to

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loquatious

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tends to talk a lot

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corroborate

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to confirm/make more certain

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ephemeral

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lasts a very short time

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laconic

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use very few words

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mitigate

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make less severe/painful

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propriety

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the state of being proper

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advocate

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publicly recommend

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cacophony

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mixture of sounds (unpleasant)

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ingenuous

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innocent and unsuspecting

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enervate

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cause someone to feel drained of energy

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venerate

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respect highly

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antipathy

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strong dislike

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deride

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to express contempt for/ridicule

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eulogy

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honorary text for dead person

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lethargic

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lacking of energy

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obdurate

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refusing to change ones opinion

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philanthropic

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seeking to promote welfare of others

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waver

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to go back and forth

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bolster

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to support and strengthen

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garrulous

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excessively talkative

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malleable

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easily influenced

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ostentation

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excessive display of wealth

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prevaricate

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avoid the truth by not answering the question