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scrupulous
(adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest
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scrutinize
(v.) to examine closely; inspect, pore over
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skulk
(v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding: lurk, slink, prowl
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sojourn
(n.) a temporary stay; visit, stopover, brief stay
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solace
(n.) comfort, relief: soothe, reassure, cheer up: vex, aggravate, upset
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stately
(adj.) dignified, majestic: grand, magnificent, imposing: lowly, humble, servile, abject
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stolid
(adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive; impassive, phlegmatic
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supercilious
(adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing: humble, meek, deferential, servile
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supple
(adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile: flexible, limber, pliable, pliant: stiff, rigid, unbending, hidebound
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suppress
(v.) to stop by force, put down: subdue, crush, stifle, squelch, quash, silence: provoke, spur, arouse, incite, instigate
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temerity
(n.) rashness, boldness: recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery: timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility
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tentative
(adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant; provisional, inconclusive
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tepid
(adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest; insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy
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truculent
(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh: brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic: gentle, mild, meek, unthreatening
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uncanny
(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation: eerie, inexplicable, spooky
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unfeigned
(adj.) sincere, real, without pretense: genuine, heartfelt: insincere, simulated, phony
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unkempt
(adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude; sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough
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urbane
(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave; elegant
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venal
(adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption: dishonest, bribable, corruptible, mercenary: honest, incorruptible, scrupulous
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venial
(adj.) easily excused; pardonable: excusable, forgivable: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable
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verbatim
(adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken; (adj.) exact; (adv.) precisely
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virulent
(adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful: venomous, noxious, baneful, hateful: innocuous, harmless, benign
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warily
(adv.) cautiously, with great care; carefully, prudently, gingerly
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