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acumen (noun) |
keen, accurate judgment or insight |
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amalgamate (verb) |
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredientes |
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archaic (adj) |
outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive |
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aver (verb) |
to state as a fact; to declare or assert |
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bolster (verb) |
to provide support or reinforcement |
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bombastic (adj) |
pompous; grandiloquent (noun form: bombast) |
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diatribe (noun) |
a harsh denunciation |
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dissemble (verb) |
to disguise or conceal; to mislead |
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eccentric (adj) |
departing from norms or conventions |
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endemic (adj) |
charasteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region or people |
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evanescent (adj) |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing |
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exacerbate |
to make worse or more severe |
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fervent (adj) |
greatly emotional or zealous (noun form: fervor) |
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fortuitous (adj) |
happening by accident or chance |
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germane (adj) |
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
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grandiloquence (noun) |
pompous speech or expression (adj. form: grandiloquent) |
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hackneyed (adj) |
rendered trite or commonplace by frecuent usage |
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halcyon (adj) |
calm and peaceful |
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hedonism (noun) |
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses (a hedonist is someone who pursues pleasure) |
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hegemony (noun) |
the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others |
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iconoclast (noun) |
one who attacks or undermine traditional conventions or institutions |
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idolatrous (adj) |
given to intense or excesive devotion to something (noun form. idolatry) |
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impassive (adj) |
revealing no emotion |
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imperturbable (adj) |
marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness |
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implacable (adj) |
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed |
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impunity (noun) |
immunity from punishment or penalty |
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inchoate (adj) |
in an initial stage; not fully formed |
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infelicitous (adj) |
unfortunate; inappropriate |
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insipid (adj) |
without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland |
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loquacious (adj) |
extremely talkative (noun form. locuacity) |
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luminous (adj) |
characterized by brightness and the emission of light |
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malevolent (adj) |
having or showing often vicious ill, will, spite, or hatred (noun form. malevolence) |
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malleable (adj) |
capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable |
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mendacity (noun) |
the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty (adj, form mendacious) |
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meticulous (adj) |
characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail |
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misanthrope (noun) |
one who hates all other humans (adj form. misanthropic) |
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mitigate (verb) |
to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate |
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obdurate (adj) |
unyielding; hardhearted; intractable |
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obsequious (adj) |
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
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occlude (verb) |
to obstruct or block |
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opprobrium (noun) |
disgrace; contempt; scorn |
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pedagogy (noun) |
the profession or principles of teaching or instructing |
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