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10/30/2005
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Pernicious
 Definition
Distructive, deadly
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ameliorate
 Definition
Improve
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Cajole
 Definition
Persuaade with flattery
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pomposity
 Definition
arrogance
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erudile
 Definition
book smart, learnered
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spurious
 Definition
false, counterfeit
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pithy
 Definition
full of meaning
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ephemeral
 Definition
short lived
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querulous
 Definition
complaining
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incongruous
 Definition
something out of place
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esoteric
 Definition
understood only by a few
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florid
 Definition
ruddy, reddish
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martinet
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strict
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misanthrope
 Definition
hates mankind
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penchant
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strong liking
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iconoclast
 Definition
attacks charished traditions or people
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galvanize
 Definition
to stir up, simulate by shock
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hiatus
 Definition
a gap in time
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reseind
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cancel, revoke
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rancor
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hatred
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redundant
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repetitive, wordy
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pensive
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deep in thought
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enigma
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puzzle, mystery
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supercilious
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arrogant, condicending
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peripheral
 Definition
out of main vision, side
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efferecent
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bubbly, high spirits
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dogmatic
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opinionated
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decorum
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good taste, behavior, proriety
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supplant
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replace
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refute
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disprove to prove wrong
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recalcitrant
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very stubborn
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parsimony
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stingy
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disparity
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being unequal
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perfunctory
 Definition
lacking care
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cacophonous
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loud, harsh
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relicent
 Definition
to be silent, reserve
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acrimonious
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bitter
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sycophant
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suck up, flatterer yes man
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assuage
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satisfy, to lessen the intensity of
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debunk
 Definition
prove false
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abrasive
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rough personality
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pervasive
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spread out
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prosaic
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dull, unimaginative, ordinary
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respite
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time for rest, temperary relief
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banal
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predictable, common place, not original
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savory
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tasty
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slothful
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lazy
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rudiemtry
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elementry, crude
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sage
 Definition
wise, person for advice
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