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candid
completely honest, straightforward
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conjecture
inference; guesswork
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effusive
showing excessive emotion; overflowing
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euphemism
showing excessive emotion, overflowing
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extrapolate
to infer or estimateby extending or projecting known information
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incoherent
lacking cohesion or connection
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insinuate
to imply or communicate stealthily
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loquacious
very talkative
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lucid
easily understood clear
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rhetoric
the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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acumen
quickness, acuracy, keeness of judgement or insight
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ascertain
to find out, as through investigation or experimentation
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circumspect
careful; prudent; discreet
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disseminate
to scatter widely as in sowing seed
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erudition
deep, extensive learning
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pedantic
excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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perspicacious
shrewd; clear sighted
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precocious
exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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prolific
very productive; producing great qualities
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prospectus
formal proposal
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rudimentary
- basic elementary
- in the earliest stages of development
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abstruse
difficult to understand
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callous
emotionally hardened; unfeeling
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convoluted
intricate; complex
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disaffected
having lost faith or loyalty; discontent
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enigma
a puzzle, mystery,or riddle
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inscrutable
difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
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reticent
inclined to keep silent; reserved
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staid
unemotional; serious
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arcane
known or understood by only a few
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assimilate
to absorb or become absrobed; to make or become similar
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autonomy
independence ; self determination
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cosmopolitan
wordly; widely sophiscated
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derivative
something that comes from another source
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esoteric
intended for or understood by only a small group
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gaffe
a clumsy social error; a faux pas
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idiosyncrasy
characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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insular
isolated; narrow or provincial
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orthodox
adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion
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potentate
one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch
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castigate
to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize
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censure
to issue official blame
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denounce
to condemn openly
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reclusive
seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation
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relinquish
to retire from; give up or abandon
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renounce
to give up by formal announcement
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vituperative
marked by harshly abusive condemnation
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circumscribe
to draw a circle around; to restrict
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continguous
sharing an edge or boundary; touching
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conciliatory
appeasingl; soothing showing willingness to reconcile
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credible
capable of being believed plausible
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exonerate
to free from blame
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incontrovertible
indisputable not open to question
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indict
to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime
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litigious
prone to engage in lawsuits
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partisan
devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
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parity
equality, as in amount, status or value
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rectitude
moral uprightness; righteousness
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remiss
lax in attending to duty, negligent
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repudiate
to reject the validity or authority of
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sanctimonious
feigning piety or righteousness
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scrupulous
principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting
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substantiate
to support with proof or evidence; verify
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veracityq
adherence to the truth; truthfulness
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vindicate
to free from blame
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cajole
to urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery
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altruism
unselfish, concern for the welfare of others; selflessnous
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eminent
distinguished; prominent
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empathy
identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
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magnanimous
courageously or generously noble in mind and heart
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philanthropic
humanitarian; benevolent; relating to monetary generousity
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reciprocate
to mutually take or give to respond in kind
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defunct
no longer existing or functioning
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eradicate
to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots abolish
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quell
to put down forcibly; suppress
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raze
to level to the ground; demolish
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squelch
to crush as if by trampling squash
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supplant
to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics
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stymie
to thwart or stump
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abase
to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
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deride
to mock contemptuosly
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derogatory
insulting or intended to insult
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disparage
to speak of negatively to belittle
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effrontery
brazen boldness; presumptuosness
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ignominy
great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct
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impugn
to attack as false or questionable
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mar
to damage especially in a disfiguring way
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perjorative
disparaging, belittling, insulting
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vex
to annoy or bother to perplex
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vindictive
disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful
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bombastic
given to pompous speech or writing
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ebullience
intense enthusiasm
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exorbitant
exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness
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exuberant
full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy
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embellish
to ornament or decorate; to exaggerate
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flagrant
extremely or delibrately shocking or noticeable
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gratuitous
given freely; unearned; unnecessary
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lugubrious
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerate or ludicrous degree
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opulent
displaying great wealth
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ornate
elaborately decorated
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penchant
a strong inclination or liking
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redundant
needlessly repetitive
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ubiquitous
being or seeming to be everywheree at the same; omnipresent
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vicarious
felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feeling of another
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vignette
a short scene or story
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amalgam
a combination of diverse elements a mixture
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inundate
to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp
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multifarious
diverse; various
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multiplicity
state of being various or manifold; a great number
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alleviate
to ease a pain or burden
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beneficial
producing or promoting a favorable result; helpful
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cathartic
relaxing after an emotional outburst
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curative
able to heal or cure
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palliative
relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure
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therapeutic
having or exhibiting healing powers
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complement
something that completes, goes with, or brings to perfection
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epitome
a representative or example of a type
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felicitous
admirably suited; apt
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belie
to misrepresent or disguise
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debunk
to expose untruths, shams or exaggerated claims
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dubious
doubtful; of unlikely authencity
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duplicitous
deliberately deceptive
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fabricate
to make up in order to deceive
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mendacious
lying; untruthful
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specious
having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually false
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ambiguous
open to more than one interpretation
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ambivalent
simultaneously feeling opposing feelings uncertain
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apathetic
feeling or showing little emotion
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capricious
impulsive and unpredictable
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equivocal
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous
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erratic
markedly inconsistent
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impetuous
suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional; impulsive and passionate
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impetus
an impelling force or stimulus
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vitriolic
having a caustic quality
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arrogate
to take without justification
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staid
- sedate
- serious
- self-restrained
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dissemble
to conceal or fake
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odious
instilling hatred or intense displeasure
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cogent
intellectually convincing
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pernicious
- extremely destructive
- harmful
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fractious
troublesome or irritable
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aspersion
a curse, expression of ill will
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pellucid
easily intelligble clear
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discursive
rambling, lacking order
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fastidious
meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards
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obstreperous
noisy, unruly
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rapport
mutual understanding and harmony
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seminal
- original, important
- creating a field
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abrogate
to abolish usually by authority
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maudlin
weakly sentimental
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recalcitrant
defiant, unapologetic
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rectitude
- uprightness
- extreme morality
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restive
- resistant
- stubborn
- impatient
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protean
- able to change shape
- multi-faceted
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impassive
stoic, not susceptible to suffering
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desiccated
dried up, dehydrated
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surfeit
an overabundant supply or indulgence
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capricious
subject to whim, fickle
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contrite
- penitent
- eager to be forgiven
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taciturn
not inclined to talk
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vacuous
lack of content or ideas, stupid
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serendipity
- luck
- finding good things without looking for them
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desecrate
to violate the sacredness of a thing or place
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invective
an angry verbal attack
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accolade
- high praise
- special distinction
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deprecate
to belittle, depreciate
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transgress
- to violate
- go over a limit
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ebullient
extremely lively enthusiastic
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reprieve
a temporary delay of punishment
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sagacity
- shrewdness
- soundness of perspective
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decry
to criticize openly
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vicarious
experiencing through another
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perspicacity
- shrewdness
- perceptiveness
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prurient
eliciting or possesing an extraordinary interest in sex
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rhapsodize
to engage in excessive enthusiasm
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turgid
- swollen
- excessively embellished in style or language
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semaphore
a visual signal
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blandish
to coax by using flattery
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puerile
juvenile, immature
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concomitant
accompanying in a subordinate fashion
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cursory
brief to the point of being superficial
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wistful
- full of yearning
- musingly sad
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calumny
an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies
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munificence
generosity in giving
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repudiate
- to reject
- refuse to accept
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unctuous
smooth or greasy in texture, appearance, or manner
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palliate
to reduce the severity of
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sanguine
optimistic cheery
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rancor
deep, bitter resentment
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pulchritude
physical beauty
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harangue
- a lengthy ranting speech
- to give a lengthy ranting speech
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obdurate
unyielding to persuasion or moral influence
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