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amorphous
vague, without a defined shape
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milieu
a person's social environment
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pernicious
having a subtle, harmful effect
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piquant
stimulating or exciting to the mind
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permeate
spread throughout, pervade
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pejorative
expressing contempt or disapproval
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insipid
lacking vigor or interest, boring
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epiphany
a moment of sudden revelation or insight
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chimera
a thing that is wished for but is impossible to achieve
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querelous
complaining in a whining manner
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taciturn
speaking very little
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apprise
to inform or tell
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arcane
understood by few, esoteric
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promulgate
promote or make widely known
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quotidian
ordinary or everyday
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epitome
a perfect example
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fulsome
complimentary, flatter; abundant
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propriety
conforming to accepted standards of behavior
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romantic
characterized by an idealized view of reality
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vanquish
to defeat thoroughly
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heretic
a person holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted
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harbinger
a person or thing that foreshadows
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curb
to restrain or keep in check
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collegial
involving shared responsibility
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galvanize
to shock or excited into action
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tendentious
promoting a point of view, often controversial
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urbane
suave and refined in manner
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extemporaneous
spontaneous, without preparation
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vernacular
the language used by ordinary people
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