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Abnormal/Irregular
Definition
aberrant, anomaly, errant, syncopation
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Criticize/Abusive Language
Definition
invective, diatribe, vituperate, aspersion, calumny, castigate, defamation, denounce, disparage, excoriate, abase
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Accumulate/Greedy
Definition
cupidity, burgeon
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Argument
Definition
posit, corroborate
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Aptitude
Definition
proclivity, prodigious
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Boor
Definition
plebeian
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Bored
Definition
insipid, soporific, mundane, banal, fatuous, pedestrian, platitude, prosaic, quotidian, trite
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Change
Definition
vicissitude, oscillate, vacillate
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Collaboration/Harmony
Definition
symbiosis
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Condescending
Definition
belittle, deride, pejorative, opprobrium, sully
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Cranky
Definition
curmudgeon, misanthrope, xenophobia, surly
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Decoration
Definition
embellish, pulchritude, florid (excessively deco.), ostentatious
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Delirious
Definition
mirth, levity, blithe, gambol, gaiety
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Dictator
Definition
potentate, dominator, martinet (strict ruler)
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Enemy/Hostile/Scheme
Definition
impugn, politic, collusion, stratagem, irascible~temperamental, #innocuous
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Fawn
Definition
subjugate, grovel
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Foresight/Shortsighted
Definition
prescient, #myopic, augury, divine
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Habit
Definition
inveterate, inure
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Knowledge
Definition
erudite, esoteric, omniscient, sagacious
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Lazy
Definition
indolent, inert, lackadaisical, languid, lassitude, lethargic, phlegmatic, quiescent, torpid
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Leave
Definition
abdicate, abscond
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Manner/Bold
Definition
effrontery, audacity, decorous
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Bad Mood
Definition
acidulous, irascible, petulant, umbrage, dudgeon, pettish, pique
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Maverick/Fearless/Outcast
Definition
pariah, iconoclast, intrepid, monastic, craven
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Mournful
Definition
elegy, lachrymose, contrite, bereave, cadaver, defunct, demise, dolorous, knell, lament, macabre, moribund, obsequies, sepulchral, wraith
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Negotiate
Definition
intransigent, obdurate, expiate, reconcile, parley, propitiate, dilatory tactics
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Peoples-type
Definition
sybarite, hedonist
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Novice
Definition
tyro
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Obnoxious
Definition
unconscionable, invidious, stentorian
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Obstinate
Definition
obdurate, implacable
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Overwhelm
Definition
satiate, imbue, inculcate, inundate
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Pale
Definition
pallid, wan, livid
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Praise
Definition
encomium
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Poor
Definition
penury, impecunious
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Rebels
Definition
militate, machination, sedition, abate
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Relieve/Weaken
Definition
appease, assuage, attenuate, anodyne, enervate, infirm, mollify, palliate
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What's Left
Definition
remnant, vestige
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Respect
Definition
venerate, deference, eminence, reverent
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Satire
Definition
caustic
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Sentiment (extreme)
Definition
seraphic, maudlin, fervid
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Stage/Development
Definition
nascent, gestation
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Stubborn
Definition
obstinate, obdurate, intractable
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Succinct/Brief
Definition
laconic, implicit, tacit
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To the Top and Back
Definition
accretion, acme, apex, proliferate, crescendo, nadir
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Trickery/Deceptive
Definition
willy, ersatz, dupe, chicanery, prevaricate, mannered, ingratiate (gain favor for stuff)
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Unpredictable
Definition
whimsical, mercurial, volatile
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Unrestrained
Definition
profligate, licentious, libertine
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Urgent
Definition
imminent, exigent
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Vitality
Definition
vim, vernal
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Wanderer
Definition
peripatetic, itinerant, nomadic, vagrant
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AAA
Definition
pervade, bifurcate, expurgate, demur, cosset, dilatory, engender, winsome, quiescent, salubrious, inveterate, exigent, vindicate~exculpate, veracity~truth/accuracy, hapless#lucky, sinecures~well-paid job but no work, anachronism:outofplacetime
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You're not helping
Definition
exacerbate
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Noise
Definition
cacophony, #euphony(nice), stentorian
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Tarnish
Definition
sully, opprobrium
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Wicked
Definition
iniquity, inimical,
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Honesty or not
Definition
mendacious, #veracity
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Reduce
Definition
pare, rarefy
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Gibberish/Stupid
Definition
prattle, fatuous, desultory~disconnected
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Haste
Definition
impetuous, precipiate
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Local/Native/Typical of
Definition
endemic
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Inaugural
Definition
investiture (n), inauguration
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Doubtful
Definition
demur, apocryphal, repudiate~reject authority of
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Water please?
Definition
desiccate, parch, dehydrated.
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Tranparency
Definition
limpid, diaphanous
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Old
Definition
antique, vintage, archaic, hoary
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Unbiased
Definition
disinterested
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