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acumen
keen, accurate judgement or insight
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adulterate
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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amalgamate
to combine several elements into a whole
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aver
to state as a fact, to declare or assert
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bombastic
pompous; grandiloquent
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diatribe
a harsh denunciation
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dissemble
to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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endemic
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
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evanescent
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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germane
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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grandiloquence
pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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halcyon
calm and peaceful
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hedonism
devotion to pleasurable pursuits. esp. to the pleasures of the senses
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hegemony
the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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iconoclast
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions
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idolatrous
given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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impassive
revealing no emotion
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implacable
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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inchoate
in an initial stage; not fully formed
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infelicitous
unfortunate; inappropriate
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insipid
without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
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loquacious
extremely talkative
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mendacity
the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
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misanthrope
one who hates all other humans
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obdurate
unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
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obsequious
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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occlude
to obstruct or block
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opprobrium
disgrace; contempt; scorn
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pedagogy
the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing
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pedantic
overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge
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penury
poverty; destitution
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pith
the essential or central part
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placate
to appease; to calm by making concessions
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platitude
a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful
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polemical
controversial; argumentative
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prodigal
recklessly wasteful; extravagant; lavish
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querulous
prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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rancorous
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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repudiate
to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown
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reverent
marked by, feeling or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
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rhetoric
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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salubrious
promoting health or well-being
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solvent
able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
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specious
seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
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spurious
lacking authenticity ot validity; false; counterfeit
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surfeit
an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess
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transient
fleeting; passing quickly; brief
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