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| not exact, could have other meaning |
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| something out of place in time |
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| to judge a dispute between two opposing parties |
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| able to speak clearly and expressively |
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| make something unpleasant less severe |
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| lessen by force to a degree |
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| The proffesor spoke bombastic; boasting and making claims with no facts |
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| something related to the physical |
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| impartial and honest in speech |
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| someone who changes their mind quickly and often |
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| to punish or criticize harshly |
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| something that brings a change in something else |
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| biting in wit "caustic wit" - cutting, yet clever insults. |
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| great disorder or confusion |
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| someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs to |
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| deception by means of craft or guile |
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| convincing and well reasoned |
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| to overlook, pardon, or disregard |
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| provide supporting evidence |
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| steadily increasing volume or force |
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| appropriateness of behavior or conduct |
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| to speak of or treat with contempt; mockery |
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| jumping from one thing to another; disconnected |
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| an abusive, condemnatory speech |
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| to make larger; to expand |
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| someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic |
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| a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
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| to set right; to free from error |
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| fundamentally different; entirely unlike |
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| to present a false appearance; to disguise ones real intentions or character |
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| a harsh and disagreeable combination, of ten of sounds |
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| a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief |
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| dictatorial in ones opinions |
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| to deceive; a person who is easily deceived |
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| selecting from or made up from a variety of sources |
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| a sorrowful poem or speech |
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| wandering and unpredictable |
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| learned, scholarly, bookish |
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| known or understood by only a few |
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| speech in praise of someone |
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| use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one |
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| to clear from blame; prove innocent |
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| urgent; requiring immediate action |
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| clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression |
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| acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion |
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| excessively decorated or embellished |
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| a tendency to be thrifty or cheap |
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| one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions |
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| not capable of being disturbed |
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| impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected |
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| quick to act without thinking |
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| unable to be calmed down or made peaceful |
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