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elicit
to draw forth, bring out from some source
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intercede
To plead on behalf of someone else
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meritorious
worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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petulant
Peevish, annoyed by small things
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prerogative
A special right or privilege
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umbrage
an overshadowing influence or power
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innuendo
a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
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aplomb
poise, assurance, great self confidence
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bombastic
pompous or overblown in language
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epitome
A summary, condensed account
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infringe
to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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interloper
one who moves in where he or she is not wanted
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ameliorate
to improve, make better
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abominate
to have an intense dislike or hatred for
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expedite
to make easy, cause to progress faster
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inadvertent
resulting from or marked by lack of attention
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proclivity
a natural or habitual inclination or tendency
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sangfroid
composure or coolness
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tenuous
thin, slender, lacking clairty, poorly supported
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vitriolic
bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting
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affable
courteous and pleasant, easy to talk to
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erudite
schorarly, learned, bookish
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infer
to find out by reasoning
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repudiate
To disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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resilient
able to return to an originial shape or form
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scurrilous
coarsely abusive, vulgar, low, foul-mouthed
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sedulous
persistent, showing industry and determination
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caveat
a warning or caution
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extricate
to free from entanglements or difficulties
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scathing
bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm
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transient
lasting only a short time, fleeting
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unwieldy
not easily carried, handled, or managed
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soporific
tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness
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anomalous
abonormal, irregular, not usual
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brusque
abrupt, blunt, with no formalities or manners
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heinous
very wickd, offensive, hateful
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insurgent
one who rebels or rises against authority
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surreptitious
stealthy, secret
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vicarious
experienced by one person in place of another
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austere
severe or stern in manner, plain
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concoct
to prepare by combining ingredients, to devise
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inconsequential
unimportant, trifling
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mitigate
to make milder or softer
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prate
to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless manner
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stalwart
strong and sturdy, brave, resolute
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disconcert
to confuse, to disturb the composure of
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punctilious
very careful and exact
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