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1, acrimonious
stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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2. consternation
dismay, confusion
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3. dissension
disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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4. dissipate
to cause to disappear, to scatter, to dispel
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5. relegate
to place in a lower position, to assign, to banish
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6. susceptible
open to, easily influence, lacking in resistance
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7. adulation
excessive praise or flattery
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8. avarice
a greedy desire, especially for wealth
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9. egregious
conspicuous, standing out, glaringly obvious (usually not in a good way)
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10. equivocate
to be deliberately vague, to speak in a way that can mean two different things
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11. penury
extreme poverty
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12. pretentious
done for show, trying to make a big impression, overly ambitious
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13. accrue
to grow or accumulate over time
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14. annotation
a critical or explanatory note, especially in a literary work
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15. covert
hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret
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16. fortuitous
accidental, happening by a happy chance, lucky
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17. gist
the essential part, main point, or essence
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18. gratuitous
freely given, unwarranted, uncalled for
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19. procrastinate
to delay or put off until later
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20. sedentary
continually sitting, remaining in one place, inactive
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21. contingent
dependent on uncertain events or conditions
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22. corroborate
to confirm, make more certain, verify
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23. discursive
passing aimlessly from one thing to another, rambling
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24. disseminate
to scatter or spread widely
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25. palpable
apable of being touched, easily noticed or recognized
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26. satiate
to satisfy completely, to be full
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27. incisive
sharp, keen, penetrating
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28. ostentatious
showy, flashy, marked by conspicuous display
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29. paragon
a model of excellence or perfection
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30. prosaic
dull, lacking in originality, commonplace
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31. redundant
repetitive, wordy, extra, excess, unnecessary
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32. obdurate
stubborn, unyielding
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33. connoisseur
an expert, one who is qualified to pass critical judgments
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34. encumber
to weigh down or burden
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35. impassive
showing no feeling or emotion
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36. prolific
abundantly productive, fruitful
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37. amenable
willing to follow advice or authority, responsive, agreeable
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38. extraneous
irrelevant, not essential, foreign
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39. inception
the beginning, start, or earliest stage of process or development
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40. precocious
showing unusually early development (usually in talents or intelligence), gifted
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41. adamant
firm in purpose or opinion, inflexible
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42. bulwark
a strong defense or protection, a fortress or citadel
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43. enigmatic
puzzling, perplexing, mysterious, not easily understood
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44. impromptu
without preparation, suddenly done, spontaneous
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45. requisite
needed, necessary, regarded as essential, required
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46. choleric
easily made angry, bad-tempered
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47. onus
something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility)
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48. supplicate
to beg earnestly and humbly
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49. credulous
too ready to believe, easily deceived
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50. jejune
lacking in nutritive value, interest, or substance; immature and juvenile
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