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Chimera
Any mythical animal with parts taken from various
animals;
Sage
An aromatic plant of the mint family. A profoundly
wise man; (wise - sapient - sagacious - prudent)
Contumacious
Stubbornly or willfully
disobedient to authority; (recalcitrant - refractory - obstinate)
Venal
Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; (corrupt - corruptible - bribable - mercenary)
Kowtow
Act in an excessively subservient manner; (Kneel)
Minatory
(Minotaur) - Expressing or conveying a threat; (threatening - ominous - menacing - forbidding)
Mendacious
Not telling the truth;
(lying - false - untrue - untruthful - double-tongued)
Dissemble
Conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs;
(dissimulate - conceal - feign - simulate - hide)
Importunate
Persistent, esp. to the point of annoyance or intrusion; (obtrusive - insistent – pressing)
Importune
Ask (someone) pressingly and persistently for or to do something; (pester - bother - solicit)
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2012-09-22T18:51:30Z
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