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Dearth
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an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack: There is a dearth of good engineers.
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scarcity and dearness of food; famine.
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Ingenously
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free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
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artless; innocent; naive.
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opprobrious
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outrageously disgraceful or shameful: opprobrious conduct. |
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Epithet
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any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality: “Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I.
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a characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with a person or thing and often used in place of an actual name, title, or the like, as “man's best friend” for “dog.”
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Obstreperous
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resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
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noisy, clamorous, or boisterous: obstreperous children.
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Coerce
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to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document. |
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Respite
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a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite.
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temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death; reprieve.
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Flamboyant
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strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
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conspicuously dashing and colorful: the flamboyant idol of international society.
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Convolution
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a rolled up or coiled condition.
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a rolling or coiling together.
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Derision
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ridicule; mockery: The inept performance elicited derision from the audience.
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an object of ridicule.
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Patent
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the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
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an invention or process protected by this right.
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Fatuity
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complacent stupidity; foolishness. |
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