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12th Grade
09/27/2013

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CHarlatan
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a fake, fraud, cheat
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Skeptic
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a  person who doubts, lacks faith
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Rhetorican
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an eloquent writer or speaker
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Hedonist
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a person who believes that pleasure is the chief goal of life
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Ascetic
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a person who gives up material comforts and leads a life of self-denial
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Raconteur
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A person who excels in telling anecdotes
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Iconoclast
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a person who attacks cherished figures, ideas
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Dilettante
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an amateur or dabbler, a person with a superficial intetrest in...
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Partisan
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a person with strong and biased beliefs
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Acolyte
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A devoted follower
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Demagogue
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a leader who appeals to the fears, emotions of th populace
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Automation

 

Definition
a self-operating machine, a mindless follower
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Recluse
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a person who leads a secluded or solitary life
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Bungler
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someone who is clumsy,makes mistakes
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Prognosticator
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A person who makes predictions based upon cuurent information and data
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Pundit
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An expert commentator;an authority who expresses his or her opinion/political
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Zealot
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a very enthusiastic person, a champion, a true believer
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Greenhorn
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Novice, neophyte
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Patron
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a person who makes a gift or bequest
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Prevaricator
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Dissembler, a liar
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Proponent
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one who argues in support of sth, an advocate
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Prodigy
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a young genius
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Sycophant
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a person who seeks favor by flattering people of influence
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Obsequious
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sycophant, toady
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Stoic
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someone who is emotionless and impassive
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Reprobate
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a morally unprincipled person
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Renegade
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A traitor
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Dragonian
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characterized by strict laws,rules
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Laconic
Definition
Very brief
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Succint and terse
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concise and brief,laconic
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Spartan
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plain simple,austere
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Halcyon
Definition
golden time of happiness an tranquility, calm
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Sophistry
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a plausible but deliberately misleading argument designed to decieve s1
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Chimerical
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abstract, fantastically visionary
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Ostracize
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to deliberately exclude from a group
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Impecunious

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Poor,penniless
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Nefarious
Definition
villainous, ext wicked
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Jovial
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Good humoured; cheerful
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Dirge
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A funeral hymn;a slow mournful musical composition
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Maudlin
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tearful,excessively sentimental
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Quixotic
Definition
foolishly impractical in the pursuit of ideals;impractical idealism
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Pandemonium
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a wild uproar;tumult
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Martinet
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A strict disciplinarian
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Fiasco
Definition
A complete failure
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debacle
Definition
a failure
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Bowlderize
Definition
to remove or delete a part of book,song that is considered offensive
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Galvanize
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to electrify; to stir into action as if with an electric shock
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Picayune
Definition
something of small value or importace;petty;trifling
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Gerrymander
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To divide a geographic area into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in election
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Maverick
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an independent individual who does not go along with a group
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Juggernaut
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An irresistible force that crushes everything in its path
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Serendipity
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An accidental but fortunate discovery
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Expunge, Expurgate
Definition
excise, delete, remove
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Extricate
Definition
to get out of a difficult situation
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Exemplary
Definition
outstanding
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enumerate
Definition
to count out;to list
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Elusive
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hard to catch
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Exorbitant
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literally out of orbit..unreasonably expensive
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Repudiate, Recant
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Renounce
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Relinquish
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to give sth back; t o surrender or give back position
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Resilient
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to come back from adversity
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Reticent
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to hold back 1's thought, feelings and affairs
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Rebuff
Definition
to repel or drive back
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Renovate
Definition
to make new again
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Resurgent
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to rise again
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Deleterious
Definition
going down in the sense of having a harmful effect
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Decry
Definition
to express strong disapproval
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Despondent
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feeling downcast
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Denounce
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to speak against
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demise
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the cessation of existence
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impeccable
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having no flaws, perfect
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debunk
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criticize
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deride
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to laugh at;to put down with contemptuous jeering
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implacable
Definition
relentless;unstoppable
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inexorable
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not capable of being stopped;relentless; inevitable
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insurmountable
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not capable of being overcome
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circumspect
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to look careful,prudent
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circumvent
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to bypass;to avoid by artful maneuvering
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circumscribe
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limit;restriction
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momentous
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filled with importance;very significant
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mellifluous
Definition
smooth and sweet
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Ominous
Definition
filled with menace; threatening
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copious
Definition
filled with abundance
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abstemious
Definition
filled with moderation
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malodorous
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filled with an unpleasant odor
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tedious
Definition
boring;tiring
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Disparity
Definition
inequality
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Diatribe
Definition
a bitter abusive denunciation
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Tirade
Definition
a thunderous verbal attack
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innocuous
Definition
harmless;not likely to give offense
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Dismissive
Definition
reject; disregard
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anguish
Definition
agonizing physical or mental pain
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Viable;Feasible
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friendly
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Dispel
Definition
scatter, drive away
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Fortuitous
Definition
of accidental but fortunate occurence
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Placid
Definition
calm or quiet;serene
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Provocative
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provoke discussion
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panache
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colorful;energy
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verve
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flamboyant
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Unflappable
Definition
calmness,equanimity
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Bucolic;Rustic;Pastoral
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charming
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Impetus
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a stimulus or encouragement that results in increased activity
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Poignant
Definition
moving, touching
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Itinerant
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traveling from place to place; not sedentary
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convoluted
Definition
winding,twisting and therefore difficult to understand;intricate
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Nonchalant
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coolly unconcerned; having an air of casual indifference
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intrepid
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fearless
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undaunted
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courageous
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callous
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insensitive
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Ravenous
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having a huge appetite;
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voracious
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insatiable,a huge appetite
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Incontrovertible
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indisputable;beyond doubt
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admonish
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to earnestly caution
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Deft
Definition
adroit and adept
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Stymie
Definition
to stop;prevent;frustrate
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Innuendo
Definition
insinuation;intimation
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indignant
Definition
feeling angry at what is considered unfair
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Boorish, uncouth, crass
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vulgar;crude,rude
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Mercurial
Definition
capricious
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Predilection
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penchant;inclination
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fleeting and ephemeral
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very brief;lasting for a short time
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nebulous
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vague; misty; lacking a fully developed form
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Polarize
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divisive
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Indulgent
Definition
generousity; overly tolerant
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tenacious
Definition
exremely determined
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Rancor and antipathy
Definition
animosity or strong dislike; ill will
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exhort
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to encourage; implore
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Trivial;Minutiae
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unimportant;insignificant;minor everyday details
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diminutive
Definition
very small
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Fortitude
Definition
strenght of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage
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Pandemic
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an epidimic that is geographically widespread
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indigenous;endemic
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native to an area
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Futile
Definition
completely useless; doomed to failure
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acquiesce
Definition
to comply, agree, give in
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Paradox
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a seemingly contradictory statement which is true
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Platitudinous
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hackneyed,trite
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Insipid
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banal; hackneyed
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Covet
Definition
to strongly desire
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Mollify, alleviate, mitigate, assuage
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to make it tolerable, to ease
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Impasse
Definition
failure to an agreement
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Upbraid; Castigate; Reproach
Definition
censure, criticize
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Presumptuous
Definition
overbearing
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Evocation
Definition
an imaginative re-creation
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Painstaking; Meticulous
Definition
very careful
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Wry
Definition
Dry; humorous with a clever touch of irony; Droll
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Prattle
Definition
to speak in a foolish manner
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Paucity
Definition
scarcity
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Sardonic, Snide
Definition
sarcastic
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