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broach
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an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes
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connoisseur
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particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste:
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palpable
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capable of being touched or felt; tangible
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gauche
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lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless
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corroborate
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to make more certain; confirm
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discursive
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passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
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inculcate
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to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly
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paraphrase
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a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording
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incisive
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remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute
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cupidity
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eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed; avarice.
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contiguous
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in close proximity without actually touching; near
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prosaic
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commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative
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nonplussed
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to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely
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buttress
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a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall.
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blatant
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offensively noisy or loud; clamorous
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politic
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shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic
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ostentatious
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characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others
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sanctimonious
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making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness
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redundant
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being in excess; exceeding what is usual or natural
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extenuate
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to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious.
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scintillating
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witty; brilliantly clever
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absolve
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to free from guilt or blame or their consequences
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winsome
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sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging
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paragon
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a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence
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deleterious
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harmful; injurious
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opportune
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appropriate, favorable, or suitable
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inauspicious
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unfavorable
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grisly
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causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome
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prolific
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producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive
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impassive
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without emotion; apathetic; unmoved
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collate
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to gather or arrange in their proper sequence
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abet
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to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval,
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herculean
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requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform
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rejoinder
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to reply to a reply
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carousal
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a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry.
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specious
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pleasing to the eye but deceptive.
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sear
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to burn or char the surface of
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accrue
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to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc
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bedlam
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a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion
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gratuitous
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given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary
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sedulous
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persistently or carefully maintained
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perfidy
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an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery
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motley
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exhibiting great diversity of elements
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egregious
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extraordinary in some bad way
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novice
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a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner
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abate
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to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish
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irresolute
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not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating
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culpable
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deserving blame or censure; blameworthy
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gist
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the main or essential part of a matter
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efficacious
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capable of having the desired result or effect
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penury
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scarcity; dearth; inadequacy; insufficiency
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resuscitate
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to revive, esp. from apparent death or from unconsciousness
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torpid
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inactive or sluggish
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slovenly
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untidy or unclean in appearance or habits
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nebulous
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hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
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dispassionate
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free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm
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corpulent
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large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat
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acrimonious
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caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior,
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dissension
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strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord
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impugn
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to challenge as false;cast doubt upon
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susceptible
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accessible or especially liable or subject to some influence, mood, agency,
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odium
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intense hatred or dislike, esp. toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant
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dissipate
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to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete
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gauntlet
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a glove with an extended cuff for the wrist; to accept a challenge to fight
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mitigate
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to lessen in force or intensity
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beneficent
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doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits; kindly in action or purpose
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austere
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severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding
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pillage
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to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder
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desecrate
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to treat with sacrilege; profane
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concoct
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to prepare or make by combining ingredients
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stalwart
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strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust
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vicarious
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performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another
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resilient
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returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed
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punctilious
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strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions
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castigate
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to criticize or reprimand severely
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insurgent
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a member of a section of a political party that revolts against the methods or policies of the party
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anomalous
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deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal
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blazon
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to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim
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amorphous
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lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless
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flout
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to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock
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equitable
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characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable
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lurid
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gruesome; horrible; revolting
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proclivity
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natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition
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intercede
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to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition
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stringent
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rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe
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peculate
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to steal or take dishonestly ;embezzle
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transcend
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to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed
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elicited
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to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke
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ascribe
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to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute
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enjoin
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to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis
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vitriolic
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acid, bitter
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simulate
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to create a simulation, likeness, or model of
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callow
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immature or inexperienced
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epitome
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a condensed account, esp. of a literary work; abstract
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interloper
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to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
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unctuous
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of the nature of or characteristic of an unguent or ointment; oily; greasy
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approbation
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approval; commendation
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