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| Happening by chance; lucky |
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| Government characterized by many bureaus and petty administrators or by excessive, seemingly meaningless requirements |
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| Person who pays excessive attention to book learning and rules, or who uses his or her learning to show off |
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| Not fixed or determined, indefinite; vague |
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| Customs, manners, or morals of a particular group |
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| Severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or ease; sober or serious |
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| Remaining after expenses or other factors have been deducted; ultimate (adj); to bring in as profit, or to catch as in a net (verb) |
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| Vocabulary specific to a group or occupation; convoluted or unintelligible language |
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| Inactive; having little or no power to move |
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| Common, ordinary, everyday |
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| Defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal |
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| Swell, expand, stretch, bloat |
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| Wise in practical matters, carefully providing for the future |
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| Extreme delicacy, subtlety, or diplomacy in handling a sensitive situation or in a performance or skill (noun); use tact or diplomacy; employ a deceptive strategy (verb) |
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| Scarcity, the state of being small in number |
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| Things that are opposing; either of two opposite things |
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| Prominent, distinguished, of high rank |
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| Friendliness, open and simple good heartedness |
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| Relating to the Earth or to land; worldly |
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| Knowledgeable about or experienced with |
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| Exaggerated, debased, or grotesque imitation |
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| Fellowship in interests, feelings, responsibilities, etc., such as among a group of people or among classes, nations, etc. |
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| Faithfulness, loyalty; strict observance of duty; accuracy in reproducing a sound or image |
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| Sameness or repetitiousness to the point of being boring; lack of variation, uniformity, esp. repetition in sound |
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| Practical; dealing with actual facts and reality |
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| Replace, take the position of, cause to be disregarded as void or obsolete |
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| Generous, lavish (as in not sparing any help or gifts to others); unmerciful, harsh (as in not sparing any criticism) |
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| High-minded, noble, lofty; generous in forgiving others, free of resentment |
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| Against what one would intuitively expect |
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| On the margin, periphery (adj); the people in a group who hold the most extreme views (noun) |
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| Clear from guilt or blame |
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| Implying or attempting to establish a norm; expressing value judgments or telling people what to do (rather than merely describing that which is happening) |
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| Mix of incongruous parts; artistic work imitating the work of other artists, often satirically |
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| Not easily understood, hidden, dealing with an obscure topic |
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| Immersed (in), saturated (with) |
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| Get tired, lose enthusiasm; hang limply or droop |
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| Judge, umpire, person empowered to decide matters at hand |
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| Stubborn, hardhearted, hardened in wrongdoing |
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| Unbiased, impartial; not interested |
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| Scornfully or ironically mocking, cynically derisive |
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| Make void or null, cancel, abolish (usually of laws or other established rules) |
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| Spiritless, lacking interest or energy |
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| Pep, enthusiasm, vitality, lively spirit |
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| Improve; make better or more bearable |
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