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Refute |
to prove to be false or erroneous, to deny or argue the accuracy or truth of |
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Irrefutable |
impossible to disprove, incontrovertible |
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Advocate |
to speak in favor of or recommend |
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Advocacy |
active support, as in a cause, idea, or policy |
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Fallible |
capable of making an error |
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Inherent |
existing in someone or something as a natural and inseparable quality; inborn; innate, natural, inbred, intrinsic |
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Sobriety |
the state of quality of being sober, temperance of moderation, seriousness, solemnity, gravity, or sedateness of manner or dress |
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Sedition |
the stirring up of discontent, resistance, or rebellion against the government |
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Vindicate |
to successfully defend or maintain (a cause, a claim) against opposition; to clear from criticism, censure, or suspicious |
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Vindication |
justification |
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Vindictive |
bearing a grudge; feelings or showing a strong tendency toward revenge, spiteful, vengeful |
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Stipulation |
a contract, bargain, agreement, covenant, arrangement |
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Stipulate |
to include specifically in terms of an agreement or contract, to specify as an essential condition of or requisite in an agreement |
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Redundant |
more than enough, excessive, superfluous, wordy, repetitious, copious, plentiful, superabundant |
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Reverie |
dreamy, thinking or imagining; fanciful musing, daydreaming |
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Conviction |
a strong justification |
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Waif |
a person without a home or friends, especially a homeless child, a stray animal |
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Providence |
foresight, accompanied with suitable preparation to handle what might be necessary, a timely care; skill or wisdom of management, the care of kind guidance of God or native (with a "P") |
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Provident |
prudent, economical, frugal, careful, foreseeing |
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Premonition |
a strong feelings that something bad will happen, forewarning, foreboding |
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Void |
an empty space, a vacuum, a feelings of emptiness or loss; a gap or opening |
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Devoid |
completely lacking in, without a trace of (followed by "of") |
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Piety |
devotion to religious duties and practices |
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Pious |
devout, religious, reverent, godly, devotional, righteous |
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Firmament |
the sky or heavens, viewed poetically as a solid arch or vault |
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Expound |
to state in detail; to explain or interpret the meaning |
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Countenance |
the expression of the face, clam, control, composure; to abet |
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Pinnacle |
the highest point or peak; the culmination, the summit, zenith, acme, apex |
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Succor |
the assistance in time of disbelief, relief, help |
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Alleviate |
to lessen, mitigate, or make easier, to be endured, as in pain or sorrow (the antonym of aggravate); to ally, ameliorate, relieve |
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Wretch |
a miserable or unhappy person |
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Wretched |
– deeply distressed or miserable, unfortunate, woeful; poor in quality, very interior, unsatisfactory, contemptible, despicable, extremely mean |
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Atone |
to make amends or reparation (from wrong doing) |
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Atonement |
satisfaction or reparation given for an offense for |
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Convoy |
a group of ships, cars, troops, etc. traveling together as an escort for protection |
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Lucid |
clear, transparent, sane, mentally sound, easily, undesired, clearheaded, rational (a lucid idea, shining bright) |
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Expedite |
to speed up the process of, to facilitate, to perform quickly and efficiently |
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Expedient |
useful for effecting a desired result, convenient under the circumstance, advantageous (not said of a person) |
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Expeditious |
last, efficient |
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Deride |
to laugh at in contempt, to mock, ridicule, or taunt |
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Derision |
contempt shown by laughter at scorn, ridicule, disdain |
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Impetuous |
acting suddenly with little thought, impulsive, rash, hasty, rushing with great force, moving rapidly like a wind or torrent |
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Conscientious |
influenced or governed by the conscience, honest, scrupulous |
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Reminisce |
to call pleasurable past experiences to mind |
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Reminiscence |
a fond remembering of recollecting, a recalling in mind, a memory, recollection |
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Reminiscent |
remembering, bring to mind something else; suggestive (of) |
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Din |
a noisy clamor, a loud rattling of sound that persists |
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Mountebank |
a quack, charlatan; any boastful and false pretender |
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Novice |
inexperienced and untrained person, a beginner, learner, neophyte, tyro |
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Harangue |
a long, blustering, noisy, or pompous speech, a tirade, a preachy lecture or sermon; to rant or angrily lecture |
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Incite |
to move to action by persuasion; to stir up, rouse, instigate, encourage, goad (something negative) |
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Disperse |
to break up and scatter in all directions, to distribute widely, to dispel, disseminate, dissipate |
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Obliterate |
to destroy or blot out all trace of, to expunge, to demolish |
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Oblivious |
the condition or act of being forgotten |
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Oblivious |
forgetful, unmindful (with of or to) |
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Raucous |
rough sounding and harsh, boisterous and disorderly |
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Ruckus |
a disturbance or commotion |
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Interlude |
a short entertainment performed between the acts of a play; a short instrument |
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Crescendo |
in music, gradually increases loudness and fullness of tone |
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Plaintive |
expressing grief or sorry; lamenting, mournful, sad (sound) |
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Arcane |
understood by only a few, esoteric, hidden, secret |
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Encumber |
to hold back the motion or action of, as with a burden, to hamper, hinder, burden |
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Encumbrance |
a load, burden, hindrance, impediment |
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Cumbersome |
not easily managed, unwieldy, burdensome |
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Specious |
appearing just, right or proper without really being so plausible but not genuine (as in an argument or promise) |
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(ir)Rational |
showing reason, not foolish or silly, sensible, reasonable |
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Rationalize |
to despise superficially plausible or reasonable explanations or excuses for (one's acts, beliefs, desires) usually without being aware that these are not the real motives. |
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Scrutiny |
a close, careful examination or study, close observation; surveillance |
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Scrutinize |
to examine or inquire into critically, to investigate |
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Inscrutable |
incomprehensible, unfathomable, completely obscure or mysterious |
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Abyss |
a bottomless gulf or pit; that in which anything is immeasurably lost; hell |
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Enmity |
the altitude or feelings of an enemy, hostility, antagonism |
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Credible |
worth of confidence, believable, trustworthy, reliable |
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Credulous |
disposed to believe too readily gullible |
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Incredulous |
not believing, doubting, skeptical |
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Opaque |
not letting light pass through, not transparent, difficult to understand, obscure, slow in understanding, obtuse |
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Flaunt |
to make gaudy, showing, proud, defiant, or offensive display of |
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Flout |
to show contempt for, to be scornful toward (as if a regulation or law) |
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Blatant |
too conspicuous, obtrusive, loudmouthed, offensively noisy or showy; gaudy, flashy (describes an action rather than a person) |
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Chastise |
to punish, to inflict pain up for the purpose of correction, to discipline; to chasten |
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Chastisement |
painful punishment or correction, especially by beating |
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Incursion |
an unfriendly entry, an invasion, a raid |
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Composite |
anything made up of separate parts, a compound |
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Preposterous |
contrary to reason or common sense, absurd, foolish, irrational, ridiculous, senseless |
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Implicate |
to enable, to involve or show to be connected with something negative (her testimony implicated the man in the crime) |
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Implication |
that which is implied |
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Exhilarate |
to make cheerful, glad, merry, or joyous; to enliven, to gladden; to cheer; to give life and vigor to the spirits |
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Decorum |
whatever is proper or suitable, propriety and good taste in behavior, speech, dress, etc. |
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Decorous |
showing or characterized by decorum, propriety, good taste, etc. proper, becoming, befitting |
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Interminable |
boundless; endless or apparently so; limitless (it connotes negativity, as in an interminable speech) |
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Tempestuous |
stormy; violent; tumultuous |
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Bastion |
any strong defense, fortification, or bulwark (often used figuratively) |
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Emphatic |
expressed, done, or felt with emphasis; forcefully strong and impressive; leaving no room for doubt |
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Diffident |
hesitant; lacking confidence; unassertive; bashful; timid |
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Diffidence |
the opposite of confidence |
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Feign |
to make up, invent, or fabricate (a story, excuse, etc.) to make a false show of; to pretend; to simulate; to counterfeit; to dissemble |
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Feigned |
fake, fictitious, imagined, made up |
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Clemency |
mercy, compassion, or leniency toward an offender or enemy; a merciful or lenient act |
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Inclement |
showy; severe or unmerciful (as in weather or conditions) |
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Chasm |
a deep cleft; an opening made by splitting, as a breach in the earth or rock; a gorge, abyss, gulf |
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Obtuse |
not sharp or pointed; blunt or dull, slow to understand or perceive; insensitive, dimwitted |
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Rue |
to feel remorse or repentance for; to regret |
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Rueful |
causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; lamentable; mournful |
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Impervious |
incapable of being penetrated or passed through, impermeable; not affected or influenced by (with to) |
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Rebuke |
to address with sharp and severe disapproval; to reprimand; to chide; a chiding; reproof or censure for faults |
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Sanctify |
to make holy or sacred; to make free from sin; to purify; to consecrated |
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Sanctity |
saintliness; holiness; purity; sacredness; inviolability |
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Sanctimonious |
feigning piety or righteousness; hypocritical |
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Fervor |
intense heat or warmth; intense feeling; ardor; zeal; earnestness; passion |
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Fervent |
showing great emotion or warmth; passionate |
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Demure |
sober; grave; modest; sedate |
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Tremulous |
trembling; quivering; fearful; timid; timorous |
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Torrid |
dried by or subjected to intense heat; especially by the sun; scorched |
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Assimilate |
to make like or alike; to cause to resemble (with to); to take up and make part of itself or oneself; to absorb and incorporate; to become similar to |
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Exult |
to rejoice greatly; to glorify; to be jubilant |
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Exultant |
rejoicing; triumphant; jubilant |
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Exultation |
lively joy at success; victory, or at any advantage gained great gladness; rapturous delight; triumph |
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Bane |
the cause of mischief, injury or destruction; the ruination (with of) |
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Luminous |
giving off light; bright; clear; readily understood, intellectually brilliant (as in an argument or idea) |
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Luminary |
a famous intellectual; a celebrity |
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Pliant |
capable of being easily bent; pliable; flexible; lithe; limber; easily formed or molded; supple; readily influenced to good or evil; compliant |
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Truculent |
– fierce; cruel; savage; ferocious; rude; harsh; mean; scathing, said especially of speech or writing |
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Foliage |
the leaves of a plant or tree; a mass of leaves or greenery |
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Acumen |
quickness of perception; keenness of mind or discrimination; acuity |
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Anathema (to) |
a curse or ban pronounced against an offender; a person or thing greatly detested or considered as accursed or damned. |
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Avarice |
a great desire for wealth; greed |
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Altruism |
unselfish concern for others; selflessness |
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Prudent |
careful, cautious, sensible, economical, circumspect |
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Imprudent |
lacking in judgment or caution; not attentive; indiscreet, rash, reckless |
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Ambiguity |
doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning |
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Ambiguous |
open to or leaving several possible meaning or interpretation, difficult to comprehend or classify |
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Placid |
pleasantly calm or peaceful; quiet; tranquil, serene |
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Talisman |
an object with figures supposed to possess occult powers and worn as a charm, anything that exercises a powerful influence |
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Prosaic |
commonplace, dull, unimaginative, matter of fact, like prose (writing in sentences and paragraphs) rather than poetry |
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Torrent |
a violent rushing stream of water |
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Torrential |
violent or impassioned; falling in torrents (like a heavy rain) |
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Enthrall |
to hold spellbound; to captivate |
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Dubious |
causing doubt or uncertainty; reluctant to agree; skeptical, questionable as to quality or validity |
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Frivolous |
of little value or importance; silly, trivial, petty, not serious or sensible |
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Broach |
to begin to talk about, to bring up (as in a touchy subject) |
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Brooch |
a large decorate pin worn on a blouse |
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Wistful |
full of melancholy yearning; longing, pensively wistful |
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Integrity |
the state of being of sound morale principles; uprightness, honesty, sincerity |
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Surly |
bad-tempered, civil, brusque |
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Banal |
commonplace, trite, trivial, hackneyed; boring, unoriginal |
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Banality |
anything trite or commonplace and considered boring |
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Facade |
the front part of anything, the face of a building, a misleading exterior |
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Histrionic |
relating to acting; excessively dramatic or emotional; unaffected |
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Compunction |
guilty, remorse, regret, repentance, contrition |
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Discourse |
communication of thoughts by words; conversation |
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Blight |
any atmospheric or solid condition, disease, parasite, or insect that kills, withers, or checks the growth of plants; a person who kills the hopes or ambitions of another |
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Complacent |
self-satisfied, smug; content with the way things are |
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Complacency |
quiet satisfaction or contentment with no desire to improve |
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Corpulent |
fleshy, having a great or excessive quantity of fat; obese, stout, bulky, portly |
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Inundate |
to overflow, to deluge, to spread over with a flood; to fill with an overflowing abundance |
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Inundation |
an overflow, flood, deluge |
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Thwart |
to kinder, block, obstruct, frustrate or defeat (a person, plan, etc.) |
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Salve |
any medicinal ointment for the purpose of soothing or healing something that soothes or heals; balm |
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Conjecture |
to guess, surmise, suppose; an inference, theory, or prediction based on guesswork |
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Duly |
properly, in a suitable or becoming manner, as a required; sufficiently |
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Unduly |
improperly, unjustly; beyond a due degree, excessively |
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Ravenous |
greedily hungry, voracious, very eager for gratification of degree |
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Poise |
to balanced or keep steady; to be suspended or balanced; to hover; balance, stability; poise and dignity or manner |
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Subliminal |
in psychology, too slight to be perceived; subconscious |
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Primeval |
belonging to the first and earliest period, original; primitive |
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Undulate |
to cause to move in waves, to and fro, or up and down |
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Undulating |
waving, vibrating, wavy |
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Fluctuate |
to move back and forth or up and down; to be continuously changing, or varying in an irregular way; to vacillate, vary, waver |
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Fluctuation |
continuously irregular variation |
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Precede |
to come before in time, order, rank; to preface; introduce |
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Precedent |
an act or instance that may be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar cases |
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Precedence |
priority; a ceremonial order of rank observed on formal occasions |
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Pertinent |
directly related to what is going on; relevant |
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Impertinent |
not relating to the subject; irrelevant; impudent, bold, rude, insolent, .. disrespectful |
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Rudimentary |
of or relation to basic facts or principles that must be learned first; elementary; in the earliest stages of development; incipient; imperfectly or incompletely developed; vestigial |
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Concede |
to yield, as in an argument; to admit as true; to let pass an undisputed; to grant as a right; to permit, allow, assent, surrender, acquiesce |
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Myriad |
an indefinitely large number; countless; innumerable |
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Myopic |
– nearsighted |
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Stodgy |
dull, narrow, and commonplace; stuffy and resistant to change; prim and pompous |
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Convert |
covered hidden; private; secret; concealed; disguised; veiled |
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Overt |
open to view; public; apparent; observable; without attempt at concealment and with evident intent |
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Repercussion |
the consequences of an act; a reaction; a reaction (usually negative) |
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Qualm |
a twinge of conscience; a feeling of uneasiness or doubt, a misgiving |
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Usurp |
to take, overthrow, and/or assume power by force without right (as in seizure of a government, someone's position, etc.) |
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Usurper |
one who seizes power or property without right |
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Guise |
the manner of dress; garb; outward aspect; semblance, a false or deceiving appearance; pretense |
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Insouciant |
carefree; lighthearted |
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Salient |
standing out form the rest; noticeable, prominent, conspicuous, pointing or jutting outward. |
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Admonish |
to warn or caution against; to advise by way of a warning |
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Admonishment/Admonition |
a mild rebuke, a reprimand; a warning, caution, censure |
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Nuance |
a delicate degree of difference perceived by any of the senses of the mind; slight difference of graduation in color; a shade |
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Apparition |
a ghostly figure; a specter; a sudden or unusual sight |
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Moratorium |
an authorized period of delay in the performance of an obligation (like a debt); a suspension of an ongoing or planned activity |
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Condescend |
to descend (come down) voluntarily to a lower level in dealing with another, to be gracious to inferiors; to patronize |
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Condescension |
the dealing with others as if you're better than they are |
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Inexorable |
that which cannot be influenced or moved by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting, unyielding, relentless, implacable, inflexible |
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Reticent |
inclined to keep one's thoughts, feeling, or personal affairs to oneself, restrained or reserved in style; reluctant, unwilling |
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Reticence |
reserve, reluctance, unwillingness |
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Guile |
craft; cunning, artifice, duplicity, deceit, a wile; a trick |
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Beguile |
to deceive or lure; to mislead by guile or flatter, to charm or delight |
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Beguiling |
deceptive or deceitful; charming |
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Tacit |
unspoken; not expressed or declared openly, but implied, implicit |
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Taciturn |
habitually silent; not apt to talk; uncommunicative |
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Vantage |
an advantage in a competition or conflict; superiority, a position that affords a broad overall view or prospective, as of a place or situation (a vantage point) |
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Lade |
(laded, laden) to load with cargo; to burden or oppress; to weigh down |
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Laden |
weighed down with a load; heavy; burdened; oppressed |
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Dwindle |
to become gradually less until little remains; to decrease |
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Rapt |
deeply moved or delighted; enraptured; deeply absorbed, engrossed |
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Prologue |
an introduction or preface; especially a poem recited to introduce a play; an introductory act, event, or period |
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Wanton |
immoral or unchaste; lewd; gratuitously cruel; merciless; unrestrainedly excessive, overabundant |
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Knell |
to ring slowly and solemnly, especially for a funeral; to toll; to give forth a mournful and ominous sound |
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Courier |
the messenger, especially one on official diplomatic business; a spy carrying secret information; a personal attendant hired to make arrangements for a journey; one who serves a s guide for tourists. |
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Corporeal/Corporal |
of, relating to, or characteristic of the body of a material nature; tangible |
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Mettle |
courage and fortitude; spirit, inherent high quality of character and temperament |
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Audit |
an examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy |
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Augment |
to make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, to add to, increase to quantity |
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Surfeit |
to feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust; overindulgence in food or drink; an excessive amount |
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Quell |
to put down forcibly to suppress; to pacify; to quiet |
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Infirm |
weak in body; especially from old age or disease; feeble, not strong or stable; shaky |
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Infirmity |
a bodily ailment or weakness, especially from adage; frailty; feebleness |
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Equivocate |
to avoid making an explicit statement; to lie or mislead |
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Equivocal |
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous; uncertain |
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Carouse |
to engage in boisterous; drunken; merrymaking; to drink excessively |
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Harbinger |
something that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner |
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Recalcitrant |
stubbornly resistant to authority, domination, or guidance; uncooperative, defiant |
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Conjure |
to cause to be; appear, come up or go away by or as by a magic spell, prayer, dream, or oath |
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Mortify |
to humiliate, to shame, deeply embarrass |
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Mortification |
vexation, chagrin, humiliation, shame |
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Maelstrom |
any large or violent whirlpool; a violently confused, turbulent, or dangerously agitated state of mind; emotions, affair |
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Blasphemy |
profane or mocking speech, writing, or action concerning God or anything regarded as sacred |
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Abhor |
to loathe, hate, despise, detest to an extreme degree |
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Abhorrence |
extremely hateful, anti-apathy |
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Clairvoyant |
having the power to perceive things which are not present to the five senses |
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Scruple |
any measly feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action; qualm |
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Scrupulous |
conscientious and exact; painstakingly meticulous, having principles or scruples |
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Procure |
to obtain, as by effort, labor, or purchase; to gain, to come into possession of |
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Rancor |
bitter; long-lasting resentment; ill will; spite; malice; animosity; grudge; malevolence; hostility |
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Blithe |
joyous, sprightly; mirthful; merry, cheerful; buoyant; vivacious |
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Temperate |
exercising moderation and self-restraint; restrained moderate in degree, as in climate |
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Abate |
to lessen or decrease (something negative); to wave, subside |
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Abatement |
a decrease or reduction of something undesirable |
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Unabated |
continued, prolong; without a let up |
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Minion |
an obsequious follower or dependent; a sycophant; a yes man, a subordinate official |
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Solicit |
to ask or seek earnestly or pleadingly; to beg; to entreat; to implore |
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Solicitous |
expression anxious care or concern; thoughtful, attentive |
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Sundry |
various, miscellaneous |
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Sundries |
articles too small or numerous to be specified |
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Reconcile |
to make friendly again or settle a quarrel; to bring into harmony; to make content or accepting towards something difficult (to) |
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Conciliatory |
tending to make peace between disagreeing persons |
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Intermittent |
stopping and starting at intervals, sporadic |
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Breach |
an opening, tear, rupture; a gap or rift, a violation or infraction as of a law, a legal obligation or promise, a breaking up or disruption of friendly relations; an estrangement, a leap of a whale from water |
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Weal |
prosperity; happiness; the general good or welfare of the community a ridge on the flesh caused by a blow; a welt |
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Purge |
to free from impurities; to purify; to cleanse; to remove or get id of something considered undesirable; to eliminate |
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Stultify |
to cause to appear foolish, stupid, inconsistent, to cause to be of no effect; to make worthless or useless |
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Contrive |
to plan with cleverness or ingenuity; to devise, to invent or fabricate especially by improvisation; to plan with evil intent; to scheme |
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Contrived |
obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous or natural; labored or calculated |
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Contrivance |
something contrived (a mechanical device or a clever plan) |
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Empathy |
the ability to feel and understand what someone else is going through, sympathy, compassion |
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Diminutive |
extremely small in size; tiny; small |
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Epicure |
a person with refined taste especially in food and wine, a gourmet, a person devoted to sensuous pleasure and luxurious living |
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Epicurean |
devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasure and luxury |
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Arbitration |
the process in which the parties to a dispute submit their difference to the judgment of an impartial person or group |
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Wrought |
a past tense and a past participle of "work", put together, created, shaped by hammering tools, make delicately or elaborately |
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Divulge |
to make public, to make known something that is private; to reveal; to disclose; to betray |
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Crest |
tuft or ridge on the top of the head of a bird or other animal, a plume used as decoration on the top of a helmet, a device placed above the shield on a coat of arms or its representation, the top as of a hill or wave; the highest or culminating point, the peak, summit, or ridge |
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Renege |
to fail to carry out a promise or commitment |
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Versatile |
competent in many things; capable of motion in any direction |
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Cessation |
a ceasing; a stop; the act of discount motion or action of any negative kind; whether temporary or final; an armistice or truce agreed to by the commanders of amiss |
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Incantation |
the chanting of magical words or a formula in casting a spell or performing magic |
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Acrid |
sharp, bitter, tart, pungent; sharp or biting to the taste; stinging; bitter or causing of temper, speech, etc. |
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Acrimonious |
bitterly sharp, biting, rancorous in relations with another |
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Acrimony |
bitter and sharp, animosity, especially exhibited in speech or behavior |
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Ensconce |
to cover, shelter; to protect; to hide; to place comfortably, snugly, securely |
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Precocious |
developed earlier than usual, as a child's mentality, showing premature development |
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Pretentious |
making claims explicit or implicit; to some distinction; importance, dignity, excellence, showy, ostentatious |
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Ubiquitous |
present, seeming to be present, everywhere at the same time; omnipresent |
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Opulence |
wealth, riches, abundance (things, not people) |
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Opulent |
wealthy, rich, affluent; having a large estate/property |
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Poignant |
sharp, painful to the feelings; deeply moving; heartfelt |
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Eschew |
to avoid; to shun; to stay away from |
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Pomp |
a stately, brilliant display; splendor; magnificence, pageantry |
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Pompous |
having/exhibiting marked self-importance; ostentatious; boastful, arrogant, haughty |
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Precarious |
liable to be lost or changed at the pleasure of another; dependant upon circumstances, uncertain, insecure, risky, dangerous, doubtful |
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Tenuous |
physically thin, slender, or fine (as in an object); insubstantial, slight, flimsy (as in condition, plot, etc) |
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Sanguine |
of blood color; cheerful, confident, optimistic, hopeful, animatedly, lively |
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Skirmish |
a brief fight/encounter between small groups, usually part of a battle/war; a contention; a slight conflict |
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Contend |
to strive in opposition o combat; to fight; to struggle; dispute; to compete; vie |
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Contention |
verbal strife, argument; controversy; dispute, quarrel; altercation, dissension; feud; discard |
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Contentious |
argumentative; quarrelsome, controversial |
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Amenity |
pleasantness or attractiveness; a desirable feature of a place; climate, etc. courteous acts, civilities |
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Palpable |
that which can be touched, fell, or handed; tangible, easily perceived by the senses; clear to the mind, obvious, evident |
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Exuberance |
a great abundance; an overflowing quantity; richness, plenty, actions or speech showing high spirits |
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Exuberant |
growing profusely, luxuriant, prolific; superabundant, overflowing with good health and spirits; said of a person |
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Prolific |
very productive or fruitful, fertile, fecund |
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Deviate |
to turn away or wander form the common or right way of course, to diverge, to digress |
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Deviant |
abnormal by society's accepted standards; divergent |
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Deviation |
an abnormality; a departure; a divergence; a difference |
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Differentiate |
to make unlike; to distinguish between (from) |
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Placate |
to calm, soothe, appease, especially by offering to "be nice" or to do someone a favor |
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Implacable |
that cannot be appeased or pacified, relentless |
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Culpable |
blameworthy; deserving censure, as the person who has done wrong |
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Sate |
to satiate, to gratify with more than enough so as to be heavy or disgust, to glut; to satisfy |
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Insatiable |
incapable of being satisfied or appeased, very greedy; voracious; ravenous; rapacious |
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Succulent |
full of juice; juicy |
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Coquette |
a vain female who endeavors to attract amorous advances and rejects them when offered, a flirt |
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Facetious |
lightly joking, especially at an inappropriate time, witty, jocular |
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Pragmatic |
practical, not idealistic, sensible |
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Exemplify |
to illustrate by example; to serve as an example; to typify |
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Exemplary |
serving an excellent example; commendable, laudable, praiseworthy |
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Caprice |
a sudden change of opinion or humor; a whim or particular fancy |
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Capricious |
fickle, whimsical, fanciful, change, unsteady (temper) |
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Tenet |
a major belief; principle or doctrine of a group |
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Tenable |
capable of being held; maintained or defended, as against an attack (a position or argument) |
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Untenable |
indefensive, unable to be occupied (by a tenant) |
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Periphery |
the surrounding space or area; environs, a perimeter |
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Peripheral |
around the edge; or periphery, auxiliary; of minor, not central, importance |
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Dexterity |
skill in using one's hands or body; expertness; adroitness; cleverness; facility; ability; aptitude |
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Gregarious |
fond of the company of others; sociable; convivial |
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Steadfast |
not apt to change; steady; faithful, loyal |
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Fastidious |
extremely careful; particularly in regards to small details, fussy, meticulous |
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Potent |
strong, powerful, effective; influential (an argument, remedy) |
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Potentate |
ruler; a monarch |
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Impotent |
lacking effectiveness, weak; lacking strength |
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Omnipotent |
all powerful; almighty |
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Protract |
to draw out or lengthen in time; to contrive; to prolong |
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Miniscule |
very small; tiny, minute |
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Zany |
wacky, absurd, ludicrous, buffoonish, bizarre |
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Capitulate |
to give in, yield, surrender, acquiesce |
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Stagnate |
to cease to flow, to become dull or inactive |
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Stagnant |
unmoving or not flowing (water); stale or foul (air); inactive, lacking vitality or briskness; dull or sluggish (a stagnant mind) |
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Urbane |
smooth and sophisticated (often said of men), suave |
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Stigma |
a mark of disgrace or reproach; something that detracts from the character or reputation of a person, group, etc |
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Stigmatize |
to brand; to characterize or mark as disgraceful |
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