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Hit parade 1
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Graduate
06/09/2016

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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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chicanery
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trickery or subtrefuge
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disabuse
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to undeceieve; to set right
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discordant
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparate
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fundementally distinct or dissimilar
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enervate
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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erudite
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very learned; scholarly
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exigent
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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
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improvised, done without preparation
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
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easily angered; prone to tempermantal outbursts
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unecessary
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onerous
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troubling; burdensome
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
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done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive
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prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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recant
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to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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reticent
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quiet, reserved
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sordid
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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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stymie
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to block or thwart
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tortuous
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winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity
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truthfulness, honesty
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voracious
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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; revenous
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