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10/18/2008
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diffident
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shy, timid
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phlegmatic
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sluggish
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exigent
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urgent
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apocryphal
 Definition
of doubtful origins
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erudite
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learned, scholarly
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enervate
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take away strength
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dither
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act without purpose
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inure
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to accustom, get used to
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imprecation
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curse
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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umbrage
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offense
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noisome
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stinking
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multifarious
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diverse
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cupidity
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greed, desire for wealth
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hegemony
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domination of one group
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largess
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generous giving
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cosset
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pamper, treat with care
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ossify
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harden; set in rigidity
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obdurate
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hardened in feeling
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quiescent
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motionless, dormant
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sardonic
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cynical; mocking
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specious
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deceptively attractive
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trenchant
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incisive, sharp

trenchant beliefs

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trenchant
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incisive, sharp
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic
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disabuse
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set right; free from error
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burnish
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polish
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slake
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calm down, moderate
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prodigal
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extravagant, wasteful
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foment (v)
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to arouse, incite
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hoary
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very old; white from old age
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voluble
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talkative; speaking easily
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turgid
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bloated, swollen
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florid
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excessively decorated
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inchoate
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disorganized, incohesive
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lachrymose
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tearful; weepy
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perspicacious
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keen-witted
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palliate
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mitigate; ease something difficult
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torpor
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sluggishness
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chicancery
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deception
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panegyric
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formal praise; written/oral
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prolix
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wordy
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