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intended to attract notice and impress others
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- dark: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"
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marked by a state of tranquil repose
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appearing or developing early
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concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
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not clearly understood or expressed
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hence a student could be described as 'one who directs zeal at a subject
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inanition: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
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beat around the bush: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
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incapable of being avoided or prevented
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blunt: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
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waste: spend thoughtlessly; throw away;
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refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid;
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deadly: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
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fretful: habitually complaining
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happening or arising without apparent external cause
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someone new to a field or activity
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put or confide something in a person or thing
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injurious to physical or mental health
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serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being;
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