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06/13/2011
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voluble
 Definition
fluent, talkative
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affluent
 Definition
abundance of wealth
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lugubrious
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mournful, gloomy, melancholy
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spartan
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disciplined and simple, frugal, austere
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diffident
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shy
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fallibility
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tendency to make errors
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baser
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morally low
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draconian
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cruel (forms of punishment)
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belied
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contradicted
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dogma
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sys of principles
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avant garde
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radically new or original
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obsequious
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obedient, dutiful, compliant
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incorrigible
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unruly, uncontrollable
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profligate
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wasteful, extravagant
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implacable
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unable to be calmed
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timorous
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timid
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stultify
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render useless or ineffective
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anomaly
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deviation from the norm
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blanch
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turn white
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restive
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impatient
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libertine
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person w/o moral principles
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limpid/opaque
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clear/thick
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fatuous
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boring
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calumny
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criticize
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gainsay
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criticize
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obloquy
 Definition
criticize
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