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the expression of approbal or favorable opinion; praise; official approval
approbation
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to attempt to dissuade someone from course or decision by earnest reasoning
expostulate
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used so often as to lack freshness or originality
hackneyed
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a gap, opening, break
hiatus
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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
innuendo
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wearied, worn out, dulled
jaded
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
lurid
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peevis, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
petulant
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to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
simulate
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to rise above or beyond, exceed
transcend
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shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence of power;offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
umbrage
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a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
epitome
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly
exhort
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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
infringe
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belonging to someone or something by its nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
lassitude
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mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; to hide, conceal; eclipse; matters involving the super natural (can be adj, v or n)
occult
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to spread through, penetrate, soak through
permeate
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strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
stringent
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to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative wat; to prohibit
enjoin
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to make amends, make up for; to avert
expiate
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resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental
inadvertent
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thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported
tenuous
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to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
wheedle
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courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
affable
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shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
amorphous
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to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
infer
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incapable or being changed or called back
irrevocable
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a natural invlinsyion ot predilection toward
propensity
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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
repudiate
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coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
scurrilous
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to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
blazon
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to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
filch
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beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
salutary
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bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
scathing
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extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
straitlaced
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dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
vapid
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to punish severely; to criticize severely
castigate
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to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
disabuse
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very wicked, offensive, hateful
heinous
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not subject to change, constant
immutable
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one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
insurgent
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a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc, far in excess of reality
megalomania
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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
surreptitious
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to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
transmute
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pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
cadaverous
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coarse, unfeeling; stupid
crass
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to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
desecrate
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to confuse; to disturb the composure of
disconcert
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a breaking of a law or obligation
infraction
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open to attack; capable or being wounded or damaged; unprotected
vulnerable
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impartial; calm, free from emotion
dispassionate
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to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagent in pursuit of pleasure
dissipate
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an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them (CANDIDE); an ordeal
gauntlet
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faithlessness, treachery
perfidy
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open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
susceptible
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praise or flattery that is excessive
adulation
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shrewed, crafty, showing practical wisdom
astute
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a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
avarice
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vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
evanescent
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unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
irresolute
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couldlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
nebulous
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done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious
pretentious
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untidy, dirty, careless
slovenly
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something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
supposition
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hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; a sheltered place, a hiding place
covert
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pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance
debonair
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accidental, occuring by a happy chance
fortuitous
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the essential part, main point, or essence
gist
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showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colorsl a jester's costume; a jester
motley
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to delay, put off until later
procrastinate
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tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying
provocative
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exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
recondite
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moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
abstemious
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an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
denizen
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passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
discursive
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to impose by fraudl to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
foist
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awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
gauche
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capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
palpable
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having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
perceptive
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extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
pernicious
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a loud ringing sound; to make a loud ringing noise
clangor
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side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
contiguous
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harmful, injurious
deleterious
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implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
implicit
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marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
ostentatious
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dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic
prosaic
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sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant
scintillating
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charming, attractive, pleasing
winsome
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noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense
blatant
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noisy revelry or merrymaking
carousal
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an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgements, especially in one of the fine arts
connoisseur
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to weigh down or burdern; to fill up, block up, hinder
encumber
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to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm
foment
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relating to hercules, characterized by great strength, very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength
herculean
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puzzled, now knowing what to do, at a loss
nonplussed
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abundantly productive; abundant, profuse
prolific
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a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent
potpourri
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showing unusually early developmeny
precocious
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delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel
sadistic
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to beg earnestly and humbly
supplicate
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a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub
brouhaha
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easily made angry, bad-tempered
choleric
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conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done
definitive
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excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a midly sickening flavor
mawkish
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to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay
mollify
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something that is heavy or burdensome
onus
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