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adj. rambling from one subject to another |
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discursive |
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scintilla |
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epitaph |
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accede |
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adj. forceful |
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novice |
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truculent |
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rudimentary |
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dynamic |
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n. inequality; difference in image, quantity, character, or rank |
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meretricious |
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indomitable |
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disparity |
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capricious |
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v. to confuse; to embarrass |
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mettle |
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besmirch |
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disconcert |
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gibe |
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adj. entertaining |
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provisional |
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utilitarian |
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lavish |
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diverting |
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n. one who dabbles in the fine arts for amusement only and without concentrated study |
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emissary |
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allude |
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dilettante |
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extemporaneous |
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v. to cause, produce, or stir up |
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temporal |
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panacea |
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engender |
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reciprocal |
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adj. lacking in self-confidence |
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diffident |
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reverberate |
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engender |
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credible |
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adj. positive in expressing an opinion; asserting an opinion as though it were an undisputed fact |
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simper |
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dogmatic |
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crass |
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lethal |
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v. to draw out |
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incognito |
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elicit |
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autocratic |
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prevaricate |
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adj. pertaining to the clergy or the church |
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biased |
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precipitous |
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devious |
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ecclesiastic |
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adj. varied; different |
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delinquent |
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platitude |
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diverse |
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ambiguous |
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v. to make clear; to explain |
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stupendous |
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elucidate |
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ascetic |
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zenith |
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n. a public command or proclamation issued by an authority |
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edict |
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proletariat |
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microcosm |
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cumbrous |
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n. a situation calling for a choice between two equally difficult alternatives; hence, a difficult or perplexing situation |
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dilemma |
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engender |
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hyperbole |
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grimace |
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v. to follow or result |
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ensue |
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incisive |
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forbear |
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circumvent |
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v. to converse or talk; to discuss |
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discourse |
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cantankerous |
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plebiscite |
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latent |
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adj. living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals |
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mettle |
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tangible |
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dissolute |
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expatiate |
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v. to instruct or uplift, particularly in morals or religion |
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edify |
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dispel |
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compunction |
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chauvinist |
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v. to exclaim or utter suddenly |
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ejaculate |
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incontrovertible |
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garnish |
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abstemious |
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v. to beg earnestly |
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asseverate |
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delete |
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entreat |
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import |
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v. to disagree; to differ in opinion |
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apprehensive |
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inhibit |
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dissent |
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insatiable |
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n. a person sent on an errand or mission |
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emissary |
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rudimentary |
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deference |
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ghastly |
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adj. separate |
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discrete |
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dispassionate |
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civil |
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dispassionate |
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adj. conceited |
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articulate |
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jeopardy |
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veneer |
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egotistic |
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n. boredom; weariness of mind |
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machiavellian |
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ennui |
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prestige |
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instigate |
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v. to do speedily; to send off |
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bulwark |
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divulge |
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abet |
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dispatch |
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adj. often of mistakes, extremely and noticeably bad |
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err |
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irksome |
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antithesis |
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egregious |
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v. to drive away; to scatter |
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improvident |
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dilemma |
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fleeting |
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dispel |
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adj. mentally distressed; distracted |
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tranquil |
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antithesis |
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convivial |
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distraught |
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adj. sorrowful; mournful |
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blemish |
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dolorous |
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waive |
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devious |
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adj. no longer productive; hence, lacking in or, worn out |
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incognito |
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civil |
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effete |
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ephemeral |
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adj. free from feeling or partiality |
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nostalgia |
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discourse |
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procrastinate |
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dispassionate |
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adj. depressed; without hope or possibility of consolation |
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sagacious |
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disconsolate |
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expurgate |
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entreat |
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35.
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v. to make public or reveal |
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reverberate |
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incognito |
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divulge |
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resilient |
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