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11th Grade
08/16/2012
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Conjecture
 Definition
inference, guesswork
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effusive
 Definition
showing excessive emotion
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loquacious
 Definition
talkative
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acumen
 Definition
quickness, accuracy, keenness of judgment
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astute
 Definition
shrewd, clever
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circumspect
 Definition
careful, prudent, discreet
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disseminate
 Definition
to scatter widely, as in sowing seed
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erudition
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deep extensive learning
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pedantic
 Definition
excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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perspicacious
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shrewd, clear sighted
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precocious
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exhibiting early intellectual aptitude
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prospectus
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a formal proposal
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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disaffected
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having lost faith or loyalty
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inscrutable
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difficult to fathom
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reticent
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inclined to keep silent
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staid
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unemotional, serious
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arcane
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understood by only a few
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assimilate
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to absorb or become absorbed
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cosmopolitan
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wordly, widely sophisticated
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idiosyncrasy
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peculiar characteristic
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insular
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isolated, narrow
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orthodox
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traditional, very traditional
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potentate
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monarch, one who has power
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castigate
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to scold, rebuke
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censure
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to issue official blame
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vituperative
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marked by harshly abusive condemnation
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circumscribe
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to restrict, draw a circle around
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contiguous
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sharing an edge or boundary, touching
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conciliatory
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appeasing, soothing, willingness to reconcile
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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incontrovertible
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indisputable
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litigious
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prone to engage in lawsuits
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parity
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equality (not disparity)
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rectitude
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moral righteousness
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remiss
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lax in attending to duty
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repudiate
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to reject the authority of
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sanctimonious
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feigning righteousness
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scrupulous
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principled, conscientious
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solicitous
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concerned
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veracity
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adherence to the truth
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vindicate
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to free from blame
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cajole
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to urge with repeated teasing or flattery
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chicanery
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trickery
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sycophant
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insincere, obsequious flatterer
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eminent
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distinguished, prominent
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extol
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to praise highly
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magnanimous
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generously noble in mind and heart
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reciprocate
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to mutually take or give, to respond in kind
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defunct
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no longer functioning or existing
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quell
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to put down forcefully
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raze
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demolish
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squelch
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to crush
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supplant
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to usurp the place of through underhanded tactics
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stymie
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to thwart
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abase
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to lower in rank
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disparage
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to belittle
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effrontery
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brazen boldness
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ignominy
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great humiliation
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impugn
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to attack as false or questionable
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mar
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to damage
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pejorative (adj)
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insulting
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vex
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to annoy, to perplex
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vindictive
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disposed to seek revenge
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bombastic
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given to pompous speech
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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exorbitant
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exceeding all bounds, expensive porsche
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embellish
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to decorate, exaggerate
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flagrant
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deliberately shocking or noticeable
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lugubrious
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mournful, dismal
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penchant
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a strong inclination or liking
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ubiquitous
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seeming omnipresent, seeming to be everywhere
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vicarious
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felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another
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vignette
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a short scene
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amalgam
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a mixture, combination
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inundate
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to swamp
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multifarious
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diverse, various
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multiplicity
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state of being various or manifold
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cathartic
 Definition
relaxing after an emotional outburst
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curative
 Definition
being able to CURE
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palliative
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relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease without effecting a cure
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complement
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something that completes, brings perfection
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felicitous
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admirably suited, apt
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belie
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to disguise, misrepresent
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debunk
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exposes untruths
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dubious
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doubtful, of unlikely authenticity
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duplicitous
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deliberately deceptive
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fallacy
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a false notion
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mendacious
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lying, untruthful
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specious
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having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually false
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capricious
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impulsive and unpredictable
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equivocal
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intended to mislead, ambiguous, open to two interpretations
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erratic
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inconsistent
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impetuous
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suddenly energetic, impulsive, passionate
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impetus
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an impelling force or stimulus
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vacillate
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to sway from one side to the other
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flag (v.)
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to decline in vigor, to tire
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clandestine
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done secretively, especially to deceive
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subterfuge
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a deceptive stratagem or device
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surreptitious
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secretive, sneaky
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dearth
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scarce supply, lack
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paucity
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smallness in number
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temperate
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moderate, restrained
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength
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diligent
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hardworking
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obstinate
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stubbornly attached to an opinion
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proliferate
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to grow or increase rapidly
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tenacity
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persistence
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extraneous
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irrelevant, inessential
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novel (adj.)
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fresh, original
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superfluous
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extra, unnecessary
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tangential
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merely touching or slightly connected
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aural
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related to hearing
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cacophony
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discordant, unpleasant noise
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dirge
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funeral hymn or lament
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incongruous
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lacking in harmony, incompatible
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sonorous
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producing a deep or full sound
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strident
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loud, harsh, grating
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debacle
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ludicrous defeat or failure
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anachronistic
 Definition
something happening in the wrong time period
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archaic
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old
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dilatory
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habitually layte
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ephemeral
 Definition
lasting only for a brief time
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redolent
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fragrant
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temporal
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related to being limited by time
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onerous
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troublesome or oppressive
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portent
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indication of something important or calamitous about to occur. omen
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prescience
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foresight
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austere
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strict
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banal
 Definition
predictable, drearily commonplace
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hackneyed
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worn out through overuse
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insipid
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uninteresting, unchallenging
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prosaic
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unimaginative, dull
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soporific
 Definition
inducing sleep
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vapid
 Definition
lacking liveliness, dull
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brevity
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the quality or state of being brief in duration
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expedient
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convenient, speedy
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transient
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passing quickly
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burgeon
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to grow or flourish
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distend
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to expand from internal pressure
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prodigious
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enormous
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profundity
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great depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning
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redouble
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to make twice as great.
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scintillating
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brilliant
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averse
 Definition
strongly disinclined
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demure
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modest and reserved
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diffidence
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timidity or shyness
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docile
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willing to be taught, submissive
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innocuous
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harmless
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placid
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undisturbed
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quiescent
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quiet, still, at rest
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concord
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agreement
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dogmatic
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stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs
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fastidious
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carefully attentive to detail
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intransigence
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refusal to moderate a position or to compromise
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jocular
 Definition
characterized by joking
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affable
 Definition
easy-going, friendly
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alacrity
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promptness in response, cheerful readiness
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amiable
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friendly, agreeable
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sanguine
 Definition
optimistic, cheerfully confident
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cantankerous
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ill-tempered and quarrelsome
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deleterious
 Definition
having a harmful effect
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flippant
 Definition
disrespectfully humorous or casual
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insolent
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insulting
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nefarious
 Definition
flagrantly wicked
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pernicious
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extremely or irrevocably harmful
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rancorous
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marked by bitter, deep-seated ill-will
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repugnant
 Definition
arousing disgust or aversion
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supercilious
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disdainful, arrogant
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arboreal
 Definition
relating to trees
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invocation
 Definition
a call for assistance by higher power
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stratify
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to layer or separate into layers
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variegated
 Definition
having streaks or patches of a different color
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verdant
 Definition
green with vegetation
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surly
 Definition
rude or bad-tempered
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urbane
 Definition
having the polish and suavity of someone in a city
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elan
 Definition
with passion and fervor
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ditty
 Definition
short, simple song
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factitious
 Definition
not natural or spontaneous, artificial
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ineffable
 Definition
incapable of being expressed with words
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discursive
 Definition
rambling
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pithiness
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being brief, forceful, and meaningful
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prattle
 Definition
to talk foolishly
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impiety
 Definition
lack of reverence to God or sacred things
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