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Affected
Influenced or touched by an external factor
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Assimilate
Take in and understand fully
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Augment
Make greater by adding to it
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Aver
State or assert to be the case
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Cosmopolitan
Familiar with and at ease in many dfifferent countries and cultures
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Extol
Praise enthusiastically
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Promenade
Noun: a paved public walk, typically one along a waterfront at a hotel
Verb: take a leisurely walk, ride, or drive in public, especially to be seen by others
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Rudiments
The first principles of a subject
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Simile
A figure of speech comparing one thing with another, using like or as
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Sinuous
Having many curves and turns
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Supercilious
Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
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Synthesis
Combination or composition
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Variegated
Exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks
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Vernacular
The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region
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Acumen
The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain
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Affiliate
Verb: officially attach or connect to an organization
Noun: a person or organization officially attached to a larger body
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Altruism
The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others
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Anomalous
Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected
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Antipathy
A deep-seated feeling of dislike
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Archaic
Very old or old-fashioned
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Behoove
It is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something
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Benignant
Kindly and benevolent
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Facetious
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
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Irrevocable
Not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered
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Propensity
An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way
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Vigilant
Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties
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Volatile
Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse
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Adroit
Celever of skillful in using the hands and mind
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Cynic
A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interestrather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasoms
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Indenture
A formal legal agreement, contract, or document
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Iota
An extremely small amount
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Juncture
A particular point in events or time
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Larval
The active immature form of an insect, especially one that differs greatly from the adult and forms the stage between egg and pupa
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Masochistic
Derives pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from one's own pan or humiliation
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Murky
Dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist
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Precocious
Having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual
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Sequel
A published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one
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Adversary
One's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute
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Commendable
Deserving praise
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Flaunt
Display ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance
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Guile
Sly or cunning intelligence
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Husbandry
The care, cultivaion or breeding of crops and animals
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Ingenious
Clever, original, and inventive
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Lugubrious
Looking or sounding sad and dismal
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Mercurial
Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
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Moiety
Each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided
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Myriads
A countless or extremely great number
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Nascent
Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential
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Orthodox
Conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true
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Portentous
A sign or warning
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Propitious
Giving or indicating a good chance of success
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Pungent
Having a sharply strong taste or smell
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Resilient
Able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed
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Advocate
A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause of policy
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Brazen
Bold and without shame
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Discomfit
Make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed
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Eradicate
Destroy completely; put an end to
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Iniquity
Immoral or grossly unfair behavior
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Ostensible
Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so
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Poignant
Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
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Recalcitrant
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
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Reconnoiter
Make a military observation of a region
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Ruminant
an even-toed ungulate mammal that chewscud regurgutated from it rumen
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Sanguine
Cheerfully optimistic
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Senescence
The condition or process of deterioration with age
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Serpentine
Of or like a serpent or snake
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Supplicate
Ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly
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Buffeted
Especially of wind or waves, strike repeatedly and violently
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Commodious
Roomy and comfortable
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Consonant
A basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable
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Discreet
Careful and circumspect in one's speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage
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Dotage
The period of life in which a person is old and weak
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Eccentricity
The quality of being eccentric
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Extrinsic
Not part of the essential nature of someone or something; coming or operating from outside
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Foible
A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character
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Franchise
An authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities
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Fulsome
Complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree
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Morbid
Characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and upleasant subjects, especially death or disease
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Perceptible
Able to be seen or noticed
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Recompense
Make amends for loss or harm suffered
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Tenacity
The quality of not giving up
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Wan
Pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion
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Affront
An action or remark that causes outrage or offense
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Buoyant
1.Able to apt or stay afloat
2.Cheerful
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Capricious
Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
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Cryptic
Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure
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Deference
Humble submission and respect
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Discrepancy
A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
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Dulcet
Sweet and soothing
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Effrontery
Rude and arrogant behavior
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Ethical
Of or relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these
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Intelligible
Able to be understood
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Motley
Incongruously varied inappearance or character
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Mottled
Marked with spots or smears of color
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Sinister
Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen
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Vanquish
Defeat thoroughly
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Burgeoned
Begin to grow or increase rapidly
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Equivocal
Open to more than one interpretation
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Erudition
Having or showing great knowledge or learning
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Evacuate
Remove from a place of danger
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Heinous
Utterly odious or wicked
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Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
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Improvident
Not having or showing foresight
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Iridescent
Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles
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Munificent
Larger or more generous than is usual or necessary
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Plaintive
Sounding sad and mournful
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Terse
Sparing in the use of words
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Vapid
Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
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