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11/02/2013

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phillipic
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tirade; fiery, damning speech
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panacea
Definition
remedy to all diseases or troubles
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flagging
Definition
weak
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hale
Definition
strong and healthy
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lissome
Definition
nimble; agile
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olio
Definition
misc mixture or collection; hodgepodge
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melange
Definition
mixture
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dearth
Definition
shortage or scarcity
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tacit
Definition
implied
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didactic
Definition
intended to teach
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equable
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1) moderate

2) steady, regular

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priggish
Definition
person who smugly displays exaggerated conformity
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redoubtable
Definition

1) worthy of honor or respect

2) formidable

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punctilious
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1) precise

2) carefully carry out one's duty correctly

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bootless
Definition
useless; unprofitable
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supersede
Definition
take the place of
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voluble
Definition
talkative
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philander
Definition
have casual, adulterous affairs with other women
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prurient
Definition
having or showing excessive interest in sexual matters
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draconian
Definition
very harsh; cruel
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capricious
Definition
fickle, whimsical, unpredictable, erratic
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pundit
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1) authority on a subject

2) critic

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pontificate
Definition
to speak in a pompous or dogmatic way
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obsequious
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showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning
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gauche
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1) socially awkward or clumsy

2) not tactful; crude

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irredentist
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one who advocates recovery of territory or historically related to one's nation but now subject to foreign government
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uncouth
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awkward an uncultivated in appearance or behavior
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denigrate
Definition
belittle; defame
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putative
Definition
generally supposed to be; reputed
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assay
Definition
analyze; evaluate
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apprise
Definition
inform; give notice to
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erudite
Definition
learned; scholarly
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abstruse
Definition
difficult to understand
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poignant
Definition
deeply moving
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solicitous
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1) eager

2) anxious

3) worried; concerned

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quietus
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something that brings an activity to an end
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fetid
Definition
smelly
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desiccated
Definition
dried out
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wizened
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old and withered; dried up; shriveled
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labile
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unstable; readily or continually undergoing change or breakdown
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tergiversate
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1) change sides and loyalties

2) be evasive or ambiguous

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vociferous
Definition
loud or noisy; expressing a view forcibly and insistently
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sere
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1) dried and withered

2) make hard and without feeling

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ignominious
Definition
shameful, humiliating, disgraceful
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resplendent
Definition
brilliant, lustrous
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flout
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1) to show contempt for (i.e. - rule or convention)

2) mock; scoff

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contiguous
Definition
near; neighboring
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cosset
Definition
to pamper
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lionization
Definition
to treat as important
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foreground
Definition
call attention to
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sartorial
Definition

1) of clothes (usuall men's) or a way of dressing

2) of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes

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panache
Definition
dash or flamboyance in style
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remedial
Definition
corrective; curative
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exacting
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1) making great demands; requiring great effort

2) tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands

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lurid
Definition
having bright glaring colors or combinations of colors
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deferential
Definition
showing respect
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disapprobation
Definition
disapproval
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acquisitive
Definition

1) strong desire to gain and possess

2) tending to acquire and retain ideas or information

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inimical
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harmful; malevolent; hostile; damaging
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profundity
Definition
depth; quality or state of being profound
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pellucid
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transparent; very clear; easy to understand
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illiberal
Definition

1) narrow-minded

2) stingy or mean [Archaic]

3) uncultured or unrefined [Archaic]

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brandish
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1) wave in a triumphant or threatening way; display

2) wave around (a weapon); flourish

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petulant
Definition
showing sudden irritation, especially over some annoyance
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assuage
Definition
to make less severe
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veracity
Definition
filled with trust and accuracy
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insipid
Definition
lacking interest or flavor
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compunction
Definition
feeling of uneasiness for doing wrong
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reticent
Definition
silent or reserved; not speak freely
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eclectic
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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
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maladroit
Definition
clumsy; tactless
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subterfuge
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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule
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esoteric
Definition
known or understood by only a few
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preclude
Definition
to prevent the presence of
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impugn
Definition
to challenge as false
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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exigent
Definition
urgent; requiring immediate action
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amity
Definition
friendship; peaceful harmony
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mollify
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to calm or make less severe
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tenable
Definition
capable of being held or maintained or defended
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elocution
Definition
art of clear and expressive speaking
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panoply
Definition
wide-ranging and ipressive array or display
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desultory
Definition

1) jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

2) at random; unmethodical

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perfidious
Definition
willing to betray one's trust
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tractable
Definition
easily managed or controlled
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foment
Definition
to arouse or incite
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abscond
Definition
to leave secretly
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onerous
Definition
troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
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dilatory
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intended to delay; inclined to procrastinate
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propriety
Definition
correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
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verisimilitude
Definition
appearance or semblance of truth
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minatory
Definition
menacing or threatening
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aggrandize
Definition
to increase in power, influence, and reputation
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salient
Definition
prominent or conspicuous
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invective
Definition
of or relating to or characterized by insult or abuse
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paragon
Definition
model of excellence or perfection
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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neophyte
Definition
a recent convert
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bemoan
Definition
to express pity for
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querulous
Definition
full of complaints
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heterodox
Definition
different from acknowledged standard; holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines
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revile
Definition
to criticize with harsh language
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dour
Definition
sullen or gloomy
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abjure
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to renounce on oath
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promulgate
Definition
to make known by open declaration
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contravene
Definition
to come into conflict with
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vilify
Definition
to slander or defame
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accretion
Definition
an increase by natural growth
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inchoate
Definition
not fully formed; disorganized
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soporific
Definition
causing sleep or lethargy
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malign
Definition
to slander
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convoke
Definition
to call together
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oblique
Definition
having a slanting or sloping direction
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effigy
Definition
sculpture or model or person
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pertinacious
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resolute; persistent; stubborn
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dilettante
Definition
someone with amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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rejoinder
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to reply or retort
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impassive
Definition
showing or feeling no emotion
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amatory
Definition
of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking
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confluence
Definition
merging into one
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obstreperous
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noisily defiant; unruly
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estimable
Definition
admirable
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recumbent
Definition
lying down; reclining; leaving
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disport
Definition
to divert or amuse oneself
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panegyric
Definition
formal or elaborate praise at an assembly
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chicanery
Definition
deception by craft or guile
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irascible
Definition
easily made angry
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obfuscate
Definition
to render indistinct or dim
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abstenton
Definition
act of refraining voluntarily
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maxim
Definition
an expression of general truth or principle
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propound
Definition
to set forth for consideration
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distend
Definition
to expand by stretching
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magnate
Definition
a powerful or influential person
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protract
Definition
to prolong or draw out or extend
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philology
Definition
study of literary texts to establish their authenticity and determing their meaning
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adventitious
Definition
accidental
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effluence
Definition
flowing out of
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obviate
Definition
to prevent; to make unnecessary
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stolid
Definition
unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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acerbic
Definition
sour in taste; harsh in temper
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incursion
Definition
a hostile entrance into a place
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peripatetic
Definition
walking or traveling about
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abject
Definition
utterly hopeless or humiliating or wretched
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precocious
Definition
unusually advanced or mature mentally or in talent
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mitigate
Definition
to soften; to lessen
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disquiet
Definition
a lack of calm or peace
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inamorata
Definition
a female lover
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predilection
Definition
preference, liking
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antipathy
Definition
extreme dislike; aversion
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abate
Definition
to reduce in amount or degree or severity
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perspicacious
Definition
shrewd; astute; having keen mental perception and understanding
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animus
Definition
hostie feeling or attitude
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execrable
Definition
abominable
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sedition
Definition
incitement of discont or rebellion against a government
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impetuous
Definition
characterized by sudden, rash action or emotion
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capitulate
Definition
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
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malinger
Definition
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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arrogate
Definition
to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously
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elegy
Definition
a sorrowful poem or speech
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opprobrium
Definition
publicized disgrace (incurred by shameful conduct)
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credulity
Definition
willingness to believe or trust too easily
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adjure
Definition
to beg or command
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insensate
Definition
without feeling or sensitivity
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puerile
Definition
childish; immature
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dissemble
Definition
to disguise one's real intentions or character
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perquisite
Definition
gratuity; tip
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importune
Definition
to urge or press with excessive persistence
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circumambulate
Definition
to walk about or around
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taciturn
Definition
silent, not talkative
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approbation
Definition
praise, consideration
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pusillanimous
Definition
lacking courage or resolution
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decadent
Definition
decaying; deteriorating
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miscegenation
Definition
interbreeding of races
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ineffable
Definition
too great for description
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adulterate
Definition
to make impure
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proselytize
Definition
to convert or attempt to recruit
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exculpate
Definition
to clear from blame; prove innocent
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ablution
Definition
act of cleansing
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specious
Definition
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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reprisals
Definition
retalliation against an enemy
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obdurate
Definition
hardened in feelings; resistant to persuasion
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belligerent
Definition
warlike; given to waging war
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percipient
Definition
having perception; discerning; discriminating
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litigate
Definition
to make the subject of a lawsuit
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euphony
Definition
pleasantness of sound
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abrogate
Definition
to abolish by formal means
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circumspect
Definition
watchful and discreet
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nascent
Definition
starting to develop
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assiduous
Definition
diligent; persistent; hard working
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refractory
Definition
stubborn; rebellious
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proscribe
Definition
to condemn as harmful or odious
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fusillade
Definition
continuous discharge of fireamrs or outburst of criticism
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disseminate
Definition
to scatter or spread widely
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avocation
Definition
something one does in addition to a principle occupation
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magnanimous
Definition
generous in forgiving an insult or injury
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subjugate
Definition
to conquer
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obsolescent
Definition
becoming obsolete
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acquiesce
Definition
to comply, give in
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epigram
Definition
a witty or pointed saying tersely expressed
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inculpate
Definition
to charge with fault
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