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latent
hidden, but capable of being exposed
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laudatory
expressing admiration or praise
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legerdemain
deception, slight-of-hand
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libertarian
advocating principles of liberty and free will
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licentious
displaying a lack of moral or legal restrains
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limpid
clear, transparent
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lithe
graceful, flexible, supple
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litigant
someone engaged in a lawsuit
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lurid
ghastly, sensational, gruesome. wan, ghastly, pale. glowing with the red of a fire seen through a smoke or cloud
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maelstrom
a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects
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malevolent
wanting harm to befall others
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maudlin
drunk to the point of emotional silliness. weakly and effusively sentimental.
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mawkish
characterized by sick sentimentality
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maxim
a common saying expressing a principle of conduct
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mendacious
having a lying, fals-e character
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mercurial
1. having characteristics of the god Mercury such as eloquence, ingenuity or thievishness 2. characterized by rapid changes of mood
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meritorious
worthy of esteem or reward
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modicum
a small amount of something
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mollify
to soften in temper
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mores
the moral attitudes and fixed customs of a group of people
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munificence
generosity in giving
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myriad
consisting of a very great number
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nadir
the lowest point of something
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nascent
in the process of being born or coming into existence
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nebulous
vaguely defined, cloudy
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neophyte
someone who is young or inexperienced
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noisome
unpleasant, offensive, especially to the sense of smell
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nomadic
wandering from place to place
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nominal
trifling, insignificant
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noxious
harmful, unwholesome
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obdurate
unyielding to persuasion or moral influence
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obfuscate
to render incomprehensible
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oblique
divergin from a straight line or course, not straightforward
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obsequious
excessively compliant or submissive
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obstreperous
noisy, unruly
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obtuse
lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect
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officious
offering one's services when they are neither wanted nor needed
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oration
a speech delivered in a formal or ceremonious manner
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oscillate
to sway from one side to the other
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ostensible
appearing as such, seemingly
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ostentatious
excessively showy, glitzy
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ostracism
exclusion from a group
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palatable
agreeable to the taste of sensibilities
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palette
a range of colors or qualities
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palliate
to reduce the severity of
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panacea
a remedy for all ills or difficulties
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paradigm
(n.) an example that is a perfect apttern or model
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paragon
a model of excellence or perfection
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paramount
greatest in importance, rank or character
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parsimony
frugality, stinginess
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partisan
a follower, adherent
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patent
readily seen or understood, clear
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pathology
1. the study of the essential nature of diseases 2. a deviation from the normal
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pathos
an emotion of sympathy
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