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putative
commonly accepted, supposed as truth
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obfuscate
darker; to confuse or make difficult to undersatnd
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desultory
with a plan or purpose, disconnected random
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opague
impossible to see through- to understand
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unctuous
oily, both literally and figuratively, excessively flattering
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mendacious
lying, untruthful
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disparage
to belittle, to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somwhat indirect way
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inexorable
relentless; inevitable; unavoidable, impossible to stop or prevent
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esoteric
hard to understand - understood only by a few
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tenuous
flimsy, extremely thin, very weak
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polemic
a powerful argument, often made to attack or refute a controversial issue
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obdurate
stubborn, insensitive
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discreet
exercising or showing prudence and wise self restraint in speech and behavior , free from ostentation or pretension-modest
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ardent
passionate, enthusiastic
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metamorphosis
a magical change in form, a striking or sudden change
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moribund
approaching death, about to die, on verge of becoming obselete
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contrite
admitting guilt, especially feeling remorseful
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whimsical
capricious, erratic, oddly out of the ordinary, subject to change
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petulant
rude, cranky, ill tempered
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tenacious
persistent, stubborn
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sacrosanct
sacred, held to be invoilable
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erudite
scholarly; deeply learned
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audacity
boldness, reckless, daring
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rogue
a criminal, dishonest person
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enervate
to reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually
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officious
annoyingly eager to help or advise
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itinerant
moving from place to place
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misanthropic
hating manking
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egalitarian
believing in the social and economic equality of all people
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recant
to publicly take back/deny
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stricture
restriction/limitation
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poised, sophisticated, refined
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rapacious
greedy, plundering, avaricious
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recalcitrant
stubbronly defiant of authority/ disobedient
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consummate
perfect, complete, supremely skillful
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dictum
an authotative saying, un addage, a maxim
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perquisite
a privelege that goes along with the job (perks)
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distend
to swell, to extend a great deal
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proletariat
the industrial working class
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circumlocution
the use of many workds where fewer would do, esp in a delibertae attempt to be vague or evasive
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reiterate
to say again, repeat
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obtuse
lacking quickness of perception, intellect, loack of intelligence, slow to understand, lack of sensitivity
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rudimentary
basic, crude, unformed
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ineffable
incapable of being expressed or described
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extol
to praise highly, to laud
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acquiesce
to comply passively, to accept, to assert
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hermetic
impervious to external influence
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