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12/24/2012
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benevolence
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disposition to good
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equanimity
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mental composure
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malign
 Definition
evil in nature or effect
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aggrandize
 Definition
increase the power or status or wealth of
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deride
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express contempt for ridicule
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adept
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very skilled at something
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stolid
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clam showing little emotion
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terse
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sparing in the use of words
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augmented
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having made greater in size
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duplicity
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deceitfulness
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cavalier
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showing a lack of proper concern
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ambivalent
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having mixed or contradictory ideas about something
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mendacity
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untruthfulness
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obtuse
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slow to understand; difficult to understand
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transient
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lasting only a short time
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perfunctory
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carried out with minimum effort
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vindication
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the act of defending against criticism
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petulance
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irritability
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compunction
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a feeling of guilt
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vitiate
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spoil or impair the quality of
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delegation
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group/ committe
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dearth
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lack of
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debuttante
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new entrant to society
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dilettante
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dabbler hobbyist
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gregarious
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friendly
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egregious
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horribly bad
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ubiquitous
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omni present
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redoubtable
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would not doubt
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apocryphal
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not to be believed
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perfidy
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mutiny/ treacherous
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scruples
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good principles / behavior
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insouciant
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care free
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egalitarian
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equal for all
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soporific
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sleep inducing
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torpid
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lazy
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noisome
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foul smelling
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obdurate
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stubborn
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dilatory
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dilly dally (late)
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archetype
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prime model best example
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ostensibly
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apparently (not true)
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nuanced
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small details
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histrionic
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hysterical
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maudlin
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overly emotional
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callow
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shallow unfeeling
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superfluous
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not needed
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mendacious
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given to lying
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vitriol
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sulfuric acid
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mollify
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calm caring soothed calmed
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cloying
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sickly sweet
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bilious
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related to bile... cranky / puking
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slovenly
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slob
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precocious
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too precious
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dilatory
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late tardy
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perfunctory
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required action
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clandestine
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in the clan
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unremitting
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not backing off
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efface
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lose face / lower
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diffident
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shy
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benign
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harmless beneficial
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malign
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mean
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erudite
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good vocabulary
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munificient
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giving to the public
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inimical
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enemy
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capricious
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on a whim
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prolific
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a lot of
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decorum
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dignified respected decorated
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ebullience
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bubbling with emotion
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eclectic
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diverse / random
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assiduous
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hard working
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remunerative
 Definition
giving money back
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