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07/23/2009
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aspersion
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slanderous statement; damaging or derogatory criticism
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Bombast
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pompous speech; pretentious words
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Burgeon
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to grow or develop quickly
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Cant
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insincere or hypocritical statements of high ideals; the jargon of a particular group or occupation
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Chicanery
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trickery or deception
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churlishness
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crude or surly behavior
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cloying
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too sugary; too sentimental or flattering
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codify
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to organize rules; put in code
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cogent
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to the point; clear
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cognitive
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possessing the power to think or meditate
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cognizant
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aware or perceptive
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contiguous
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touching; adjoining and close
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connotative
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containing associated meanings in addition to the primary
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crass
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stupid, unrefined, gross
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decorous
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suitable, proper
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denigrate
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to defame
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deprecate
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to express disapproval of
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diatribe
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abusive or bitter speech
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diffuse
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spread out; wordy; not focused
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disingenuous
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not frank, deceivingly simple
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dissemble
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to pretend; feign
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ebullience
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an overflowing of high spirits
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encomium
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high praise
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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exigent
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requiring immediate action; urgent
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impassive
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showing no emotion
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impervious
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impenetrable
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implacable
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unwilling to be pacified or appeased
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impugn
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to attack with words; to question the truthfulness or integrity
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inchoate
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rudimentary
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incredulous
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skeptical
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inert
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inactive
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intractable
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stubborn, obstinate
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intransigent
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uncompromising
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intrepid
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fearless, bold
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macerate
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to soften by steeping in a liquid
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maculate
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spotted; impure
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magnanimity
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disdaining meanness or revenge
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malevolent
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wishing evil
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malign
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to speak evil of
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obsequious
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servilely attentive
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obviate
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to make unnecessary
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palpable
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touchable
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panegyric
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high praise
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paradox
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seemingly false but actually true
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pedantic
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overly concerned with minute details, especially in teaching
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penurious
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stingy
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perfunctory
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done in a routine, mechanical way
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petulant
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peevish, cranky, rude
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propensity
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an inclination; a natural tendency toward
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putrefaction
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smelly mass that is the decomposition of organic matter
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quiescence
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without motion; state of being at rest
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rancor
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enmity; strong ill will towards
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly rebellious
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recondite
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hard to understand; concealed
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salubrious
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promoting good health
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sinuous
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full of curves; twisting and turning
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specious
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plausible but deceptive; apparently but not actually true
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spurious
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not genuine; false
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tenuous
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thin
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tortuous
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sinuous; full of twists and turns
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tractable
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easily managed
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truculent
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fierce, savage
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vacuous
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empty headed; stupid
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viscous
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high viscosity
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welter
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a confused mass; turmoil
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