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acronym
a word formed from the fisrt letter of each word in a series
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coinage
a newly invented word or phrase
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colloquial
conversational
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metonymy
a figurative word substitution
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spoonerism
a phrase with comically switched word sounds
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apprehensive
anxious or uneasy
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precarious
dangerous; unstable
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qualm
a sense of uneasiness
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vacillate
to swing indecisively between opinions or actions
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benevolent
with kind intentions
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mores
accepted standards of a group
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wily
cunning; full of trickery
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aggrandize
to make greater in power
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gratutitous
unnecessary, unjustified
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mulitfarious
diverse, having great variety
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satiate
to fully satisfy an appetite
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brazen
bold, rude or defiant
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strident
loud, harsh, grading or shrill
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unabashed
not embarrassed, composed
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deprivation
a lack of necessary items
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proceed
to go forward or onward
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didactic
intended to teach
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edify
to instruct in order to improve
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erudite
possessing great knowledge and scholarship
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esoteric
understood only be an elite group
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imbue
to inspire or influence thoroughly
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pedagogy
the art of teaching
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pedantic
overly concerned with book learning or formal rules
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extricate
to free from entanglement
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importune
to annoy with repeated requests
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mitigate
to make less severe
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patronize
to treat as inferior
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depreciate
to decrease in value
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equity
net value, fairness
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indigent
impoverished, extremely poor
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pecuniary
having to do with money
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debunk
to expose or make fun of a false claim
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acrimonious
bitter or sharp in language or tone
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innuendo
an indirect or subtle expression of something
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harass
to irritate constantly
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impugn
to attack or challenge as false
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facetious
playfully joking
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banter
to convers in a playful or teasing way
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caricature
a comic exaggeration
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commensurate
corresponding in size or degree
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antithesis
the direct or exact opposite
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nuance
a slight degree of difference
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despot
a ruler with absolute power
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hegemony
dominance of one group over another
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oligarchy
a state governed by a small group of people
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sovereign
self-governed, independent
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usurp
to take the place of or occupy without right
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diligence
attentive care, carefulness
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fastidious
picky; difficult to please
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judicious
having or exhibiting good, sound judgement
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meticulous
extremely careful and precise
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minutia
a small, minor, or trivial detail
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trepidation
anxiety; a state of alarm, dread or fear
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culpable
deserving of punishment for being wrong, evil or harmful
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exonerate
to free from blame
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incorrigible
difficult or impossible to control
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malfeasance
wrong doing or misconduct
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unscrupulous
lacking moral restraint
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condescend
to treat others as inferior
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supercilious
proudly scornful
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sycophant
a person attempting to win favor through flattery
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latent
present but hidden
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salient
prominent or significant
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sequester
to isolate someone
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surreptitous
obtained, done or made in secret
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adroit
skillful and quick
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acliche
an overused expression
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naive
overly trusting; innocent
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