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Lavish
Extremely generous or extravagant; to give unsparingly
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Laud
to give praise; to glorify
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Latent
Potential that is not readily apparent
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Lassitude
a state of diminished energy
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Lament
To express sorrow, to grieve
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Irascible
easily made angry
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Inundate
To overwhelm, to cover with water
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Intransigent
Uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled
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Insipid
Lacking interest or flavor
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Inimical
Hostile, unfriendly
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Ingenuous
Showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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Inchoate
Not fully formed, disorganized
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Implacable
Unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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Impetuous
Quick to act without thinking
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Impervious
Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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Imperturable
Not capable of being disturbed
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Iconoclast
One who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions
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Homogenous
Of a similar kind
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Gregarious
Outgoing, sociable
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Garrulous
Tending to talk a lot
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Frugality
Tending to be thrifty or cheap
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Fortuitous
Happening by chance, fortunate
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Foment
To arouse or incite
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Florid
Excessively decoratred or embellished
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Fervid
Intensely emotional, feverish
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Fanatical
Acting excessively enthusiastic, filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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Explicit
Clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
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Exonerate
To clear of blame
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Exigent
Urgent; requiring immediate action
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Exculpate
To clear from blame, prove innocent
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Euphemism
Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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Eulogy
Speech in praise of someone
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Esoteric
Known or understood only by a few
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Erudite
Learned, scholarly, bookish
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Erratic
Wandering and unpredictable
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Equivocate
To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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Ephemeral
Lasting a short time
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Enumerate
To count, list, itemize
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Enigma
A puzzle, a mystery
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Engender
TO produce, cause, or bring about
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Enervate
To reduce in strength
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Emulate
To copy; to try to equal or excel
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Embellish
To add ornamental or fictitious details
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Eloquent
Persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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Elegy
A sorrowful poem or speech
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Eclectic
Selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
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Dupe
To deceive or a person who is easily deceived
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Dogmatic
Dictatorial in one's opinions
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Dogma
A firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief
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Dissonance
A harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds
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Dissemble
To present a false appearance, to disguise one's real intentions or character
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Disparate
Fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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Discern
To perceive or recognize
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Disabuse
Set right, free from error
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Dirge
A funeral hymn or mournful speech
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Dilettante
Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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Dilatory
Intended to delay
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Dilate
To make larger, expand
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Diffident
Lacking self-confidence
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Diatribe
An abusive, condemnatory speech
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Desultory
Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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Desiccate
To dry out thoroughly
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Deride
To speak of or treat with contempt, to mock
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Deference
Respect, courtesy
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Decorum
Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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Crescendo
Steadily increasing in volume or force
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Credulous
Too trusting; gullible
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Corroborate
Supporting evidence
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Convoluted
Intricate and complicated
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Connoisseur
A person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes
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Condone
To overlook, pardon or disregard
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Cogent
Convincing and well-reasoned
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Coalesce
To grow together to form a single whole
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Circumspect
Cautious, aware of potential consequences
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Chicanery
Deception by means of craft or guile
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Chauvinist
Someone prejudiced in favor of a group that he or she belongs to
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Chaos
Great disorder or confused situation
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Catalyst
Something that brings about a change in something else
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Castigate
To punish or criticize harshly
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Capricious
Changing one's mind quickly and often
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Candid
Impartial and honest in speech
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Cacophony
Harsh, jarring noise
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Burgeon
To grow and flourish
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Bombastic
Pompous in speech and manner
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Banal
Predictable, cliched, boring
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Austere
Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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Audacious
Fearless and daring
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Attenuate
Reduce in force or degree; weaken
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Assuage
To make something unpleasant less severe
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Articulate
Able to speak clearly and expressively
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Ardor
Intense and passionate feeling
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Archaic
Ancient, old-fashioned
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Arbitrate
To judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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Arbitrary
Determined by chance or impulse
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Approbation
Approval and praise
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Apocryphal
Of questionable authority or authenticity
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Apathy
Lack of interest or emotion
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Antipathy
Extreme dislike
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Antagonize
To annoy or provoke to anger
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Anomaly
Deviation from what is normal
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Analogous
Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
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Anachronism
Something out of place in time
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Ambiguous
Doubtful or uncertain, can be interpreted several ways
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Ameliorate
To make better; to improve
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Amalgamate
To combine, to mix together
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Alleviate
To make more bearable
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Alacrity
Speed or quickness
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Aggrandize
To increase in power, influence and reputation
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Aesthetic
Concerning the appreciation of beauty
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Advocate
To speak in favor of
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Adulterate
To make impure
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Abyss
An extremely deep hole
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Abstain
To choose not to do something
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Abscond
To leave secretly
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Aberrant
Deviating from what is normal or expected
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Abate
To reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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Paradox
A contradiction or dliemma
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Metaphor
A figure of speech comparing two different things, a symbol
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Rarefy
To make thinner or sparser
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Pungent
Sharp and irritating to the senses
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Propriety
Acting in a proper manner, obeying rules and customs
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Proliferate
To increase in number quickly
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Malleable
Capable of being shaped
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Placate
To soothe or pacify
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Opprobrium
Public disgrace
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Phlegmatic
Calm and unemotional in temperament
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Rhetoric
Effective writing or speaking
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Reticent
Silent, reserved
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Stolid
Unemotional, lacking sensitivity
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Propitiate
To conciliate, to appease
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Specious
Deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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Malinger
To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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Stigma
A mark of shame or discredit
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Onerous
Troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
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Lethargic
Acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
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Lucid
Clear and easily understood
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Obsequious
Overly-submissive and eager to please
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Proclivity
A natural inclination or predisposition
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Repudiate
To reject the validity of
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Prudence
Wisdom, caution or restraint
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Prodigal
Lavish, wasteful
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Misanthrope
A person who dislikes others
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Venerate
To respect deeply
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Mitigate
To soften, to lessen
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Pristine
Fresh and clean, uncorrupted
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Obstinate
Stubborn, unyielding
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Luminous
Bright, brilliant, glowing
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Obviate
To prevent; to make necessary
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Ostentation
Excessive showiness
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Occlude
To stop up, prevent the passage of
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Transitory
Temporary, lasting a brief time
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Opaque
Impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light
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Paragon
Model of excellence or perfection
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Tacit
Done without using words
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Philanthropy
Charity, a desire or effort to promote goodness
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Probity
Complete honesty and integrity
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Torpor
Extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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Pedant
Someone who shows off learning
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Precipitate
To throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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Meticulous
Extremely careful about details
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Satiate
To satisfy fully or overindulge
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Vacillate
To physically sway or be indecisive
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Taciturn
Silent, not talkative
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Tirade
Long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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Pervade
To be present throughout, to permeate
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Soporific
Causing sleep or lethargy
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Perfunctory
Done in a routine way; indifferent
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Perfidious
Willing to betray one's trust
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Mollify
To calm or make less severe
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Naive
Lacking sophistication or experience
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Prevaricate
To lie or deviate from the truth
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Veracity
Filled with truth and accuracy
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Pragmatic
Practical as opposed to idealistic
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Volatile
Easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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Whimsical
Lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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Plastic
Able ot be molded, altered or bent
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Waver
To fluctuate between choices
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Monotony
No variation, tediously the same
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Viscous
Thick and adhesive, like a slow flowing fluid
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Obdurate
Hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion
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