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abnegate
to give up; to deny oneself
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affected
phony, artificial
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certitude
assurance, freedom from doubt
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diffuse
to spread out widely, to scatter freely, to disseminate
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epochal
momentous, highly significant
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feckless
ineffective, worthless
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grandiloquence
pompous talk; fancy but meaningless language
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impudent
marked by cocky boldness or disregard for others
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intimation
a subtle and indirect hint
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misanthrope
a person who hates or distrusts mankind
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obfuscate
to confuse, make obscure
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paradigm
an outstandingly clear or typical example
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plaintive
expressive of suffering or woe, melancholy
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promulgate
to make known by open declaration, proclaim
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recapitulate
to review by a brief summary
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sacrilegious
impious, irreverent toward what is held to be sacred or holy
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sportive
frolicsome, playful
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temerity
unreasonable or foolhardy disregard for danger, recklessness
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unconscionable
unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
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wanton
undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless
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