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acumen - N
keen, accurate judgement or insight
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adulterate - V
to reduce purity by combing with inferior ingredients
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amalgamate - V, amalgamation - N
to combine several elements into a whole
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archaic - A
outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time
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aver - V
to state as a fact, to declare or assert
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bolster - V
to provide support or reinforce
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bombastic - A bombast -N
pompous, grandiloquent
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diatribe - N
a harsh denunciation
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dissemble - V
to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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eccentric - A
departing from norms or conventions
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endemic - A
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
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evanescent - A
to make worse or more severe
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fervent -A, fevor - N
greatly emotional or zealous
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fortuitous - A
happening by accident or chance
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germane - A
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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grandiloquence - N, grandiloquent - A
pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed - A
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usuage
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halcyon - A
calm and peaceful
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hedonism - N
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses (a hedonist is someone who pursues pleasure)
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hegemony - N
the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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iconoclast - N
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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idolatrous - A, idolatry - N
given to intense or excesssive devotion to something
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impassive - A
revealing no emotion
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imperturable - A
marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness
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implacable - A
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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impunity - N
immunity from punishment or penalty
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inchoate - Ain an initial stage; not fully formed
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infelicitous - A
unfortunate, inappropriate
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insipid - A
without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, bland
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loquacious - A
extremely talkative
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luminous - A
characterized by brightness and the emission of light
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malevolent - A malevolence - N
having or showing often vicious ill will, spite or hatred
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malleable - A
capable of being shaped or formed, tractable, pliable
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mendacity - N mendacious - A
the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
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meticulous - A
characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
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misanthrope - N, misanthropic - A
one who hates all other humans
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mitigate - V
to make or become less severe or intense, to moderate
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obdurate - A
unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
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obsequious - A
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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occlude - V
to obstruct or block
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opprobrium - N
disagree, contempt, scorn
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pedagogy - N
the profession or principles of teaching or instructing
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pedantic - A
overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge penury
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pervasive - A
having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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pine - V
to yearn intensively; to languish; to lose vigor
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pirate - V
to illegally use or reproduce
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pith - N
the essential or central part
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pithy - A
precise and brief
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placate - V
to appease, to clam by making concessions
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platitude - N
a superficial remark esp. one offered as meaningful
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plummet - V
to plunge or drop straight down
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polemical - A
controversial; argumentative
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prodigal - A
recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
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profuse - A
given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
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proliferate - V
to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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queries - N
questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations
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querulous - A
prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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rancorous - A
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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recalcitrant - A
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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repudiate - V
to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
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rescind - V
to invalidate, to repeal, to retract
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reverent - A, reverence - N
marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
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rhetoric - N
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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salubrious - A
promoting health or well-being
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solvent - A
able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
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specious - A
seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleading attractive; plausible but false
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spurious - A
lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
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subpoena - N
a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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succinct - A
brief; concise
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superfluous - A
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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surfeit -N/V
an overabundant supply; excess, to feed or supply to excess
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tenuous - A
having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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tirade - N
a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
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transient - A
fleeting, passing quickly, brief
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tenacity - N
the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination
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zealous - A, zealot
fervent, ardent, impassioned, devoted to a cause
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