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English
10th Grade
05/19/2008

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abash
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to make ashamed; to embarrass
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abate
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to subside; to reduce
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abdicate
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to step down from a position of power or responsibility
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aberration
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something not typical; a deviation from the standard
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abhor
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to hate very, very much; to detest
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abject
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hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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abridge
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to shorten; condense
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absolve
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to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from obligation
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abstinent
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volutarily not doing something because it is bad for you or has a bad consequence
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abstract
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existing in thought or idea without physical or concrete existence
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abysmal
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extremely hopeles or wretched; bottomless
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accalade
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an award; an honor
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone aggresively
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acquiesce
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to comply passively ; to accept; to assant; to agree
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acrid
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harsh; like acid
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acrimonious
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full of spite; bitter; nasty
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acute
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sharp; shrewd
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adamant
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stubborn; unyielding; completely inflexible
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admonish
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to scold gently; to warn
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aesthetic
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having to do with artistic beauty; artistic
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affable
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easy to talk to; friendly
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allusion
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an indirect reference; a hint
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aloof
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uninvolved; standing off; keeping one's distance
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altruism
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selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interest of others
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ambiguous
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unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways
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amenable
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obedient; willing o give in to the wishes of others; agreeable
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amnesty
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an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy
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anachronism
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something out or place or history
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anomaly
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an abberation; an irregularity; a deviation
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antithesis
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the direct opposite
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apathy
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lack of interest; lack of feeling
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appease
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to sooth; to pacify by giving into
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archaic
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ancient; outdated
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archetype
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an original model or pattern
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ardent
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passionate; enthusiastic
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arduous
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hard; difficult
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assiduous
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hardworking; busy; dilligent
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assuage
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to soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve
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astute
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shrewd; keen in judgement
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audacity
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boldness; reckless daring; impertinence
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augment
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to make bigger; to add to; to increase
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austere
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unadorned; stern; forbidding; without excess
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banal
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unoriginal; ordinary
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belie
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to give false impression of; to contradict
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belligerent
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combative; quarrelsome; waging war
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benign
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gently; not harmful; mild; kind
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blatant
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unpleasantly or offensively noisy, glaring
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brevity
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briefness
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broach
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to open up a subject for discussion, often a delicate subject
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cacophony
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a loud, unpleasant mixture of sounds
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cadence
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the way someone's voice rises and falls
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cajole
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to persuade someone to do something he or she doesn't wnat to do
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candor
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truthfulness; sincere; honest
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capricious
Definition
unpredictable, likely to change at any moment
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catalyst
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anyone or anything that makes something happen without being directly involved in it
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categorical
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unconditional; absolute
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catharsis
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purification that brings emotional relief or renewal
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chagrin
Definition
humiliation; embarrassed; disappointment
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charisma
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a magical seemingly ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty
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chronic
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constant; lasting a long time; inveterate
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cliche
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an overused saying or idea
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clemency
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mercy; forgiveness; mildness
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complicity
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participation in wrong doing; the act of being an accomplice
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concurrent
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happening at the same time; parallel
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conducive
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promoting
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contiguous
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side by side; adjoining
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contingent
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dependent; possible
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cursory
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hasty; superficial
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dearth
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lack; scarcity
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deluge
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a flood; an inundation
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destitute
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extremely poor
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docile
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taught easily; obedient; easy to handle
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ecletic
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drawn from many sources
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egregious
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extremely bad; flagrant
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emulate
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to imitate
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enigma
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a mystery
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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extol
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to praise highly
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facetious
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humorous; not serious
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fastidious
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very careful about small details
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furtive
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secretive; sly
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futile
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useless; hopless
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gratuitous
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given freely; unjustified; uncalled for
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gregarious
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sociable
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histronic
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overly dramatic; theatrical
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ideology
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a system of social or political ideas
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impetuous
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impulsive; extremely impatient
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inane
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silly; senseless
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incessant
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never- ending
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innate
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existing since birth
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insidious
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treacherous; sneaky
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insolent
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insulting; rude
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instigate
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to provoke; to stir up
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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lament
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to mourn
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lucid
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clear; easy to understand
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magnanimous
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forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous
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malleable
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easy to shape or bend
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manifest
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visible; evident
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matriculate
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to enroll; especially at a college
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misanthropic
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hating mankind
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morose
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gloomy; sullen
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myriad
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a huge number
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Nebulous
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vague; hazy; indistinct
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nuance
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a subtle difference or distinction
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obsequious
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fawning; subservient; sucking up to
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obstuse
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insensitive; blockheaded
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ostensible
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apparent but misleading; professed
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palpable
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caple of being touched; tangible
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panacea
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something that cures everything
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pedantic
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boringly scholarly or academic
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pejorative
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negative; disparaging
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quixotic
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romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree
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ramification
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a cosequence
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replete
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completely filled; abounding
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respite
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a period of rest ot relief
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