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satiate
to satisfy fully or overindulge
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soporific
causing sleep or lethargy
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specious
deceptively attractive
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stigma
a mark of shame or discredit
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tacit
done without using words
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taciturn
silent, not talkative
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tirade
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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torpor
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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transitory
temporary, lasting a brief time
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vacillate
to sway physically
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venerate
to respect deeply
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veracity
filled with truth and accuracy
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volatile
easily aroused or changeable
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waver
to fluctuate between choices
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whimsical
acting in a fanciful or capricious manner
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lavish
to give unsparingly (V)
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lethargic
acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
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lucid
clear and easily understood
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luminous
bright, brilliant, glowing
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malinger
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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malleable
capable of being shaped
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metaphor
a figure of speech comparing two different things
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meticulous
extremely careful about details
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misanthrope
a person who dislikes others
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mollify
to calm or make less severe
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monotony
lack of variation
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naive
lacking sophistication or experience
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obdurate
hardened in feeling
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obsequious
overly submissive and eager to please
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obstinate
stubborn, unyielding
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onerous
troublesome and oppressive
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opaque
impossible to see through
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opprobrium
public disgrace
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ostentation
excessive showiness
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fanatical
acting excessively enthusiastic
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fawn
to court favor by a flattering manner
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fervid
intensely emotional
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florid
excessively decorated or embellished
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foment
to arouse or incite
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frugality
a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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garrulous
tending to talk a lot
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gregarious
outgoing, sociable
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homogenous
of a similar kind
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iconoclast
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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imperturbable
not capable of being disturbed
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impervious
impossible to penetrate
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impetuous
quick to act without thinking
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implacable
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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inchoate
not fully formed
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ingenuous
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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inimical
hostile, unfriendly
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insipid
lacking interest or flavor
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intransigent
uncompromising
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irascible
easily made angry
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eclectic
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
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elegy
a sorrowful poem or speech
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eloquent
persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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enervate
to reduce in strength
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engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
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enumerate
to count, list, or itemize
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ephemeral
lasting a short time
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equivocate
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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erratic
wandering and unpredictable
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erudite
learned, scholarly, bookish
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esoteric
known or understood by only a few
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eulogy
speech in praise of someone
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euphemism
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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exculpate
to clear from blame
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exonerate
to clear of blame
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explicit
clearly stated or shown
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decorum
appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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deference
respect, courtesy
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deride
to speak of or treat with contempt
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desiccate
to dry out thoroughly
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desultory
jumping from one thing to another
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diatribe
an abusive, condemnatory speech
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diffident
lacking self-confidence
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dilatory
intended to delay
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dilettante
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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dirge
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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disparate
fundamentally different
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dissemble
to present a false appearance
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dissonance
a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
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dogma
a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief
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dogmatic
dictatorial in one's opinions
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banal
predictable, cliched, boring
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bombastic
pompous in speech and manner
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cacaphony
harsh, jarring noise
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candid
impartial and honest in speech
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capricious
changing one's mind quickly and often
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castigate
to punish or criticize harshly
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catalyst
something that brings about a change in something else
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chaos
great disorder or confusion
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chauvinist
someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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chicanery
deception by means of craft or guile
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cogent
convincing and well reasoned
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condone
to overlook, pardon, or disregard
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convoluted
intricate and complicated
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corroborate
to provide supporting evidence
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crescendo
steadily increasing volume or force
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abate
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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abscond
to leave secretly
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abstain
to choose not to do something
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abyss
an extremely deep hole
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adulterate
to make impure
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advocate
to speak in favor of
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aesthetic
concerning the appreciation of beauty
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aggrandize
to increase in power, influence, and reputation
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alleviate
to make more bearable
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amalgamate
to combine, to mix together
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ambiguous
doubtful or uncertain
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ameliorate
to make better
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anachronism
something out of place in time
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analogous
similar or alike in some way
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anomaly
deviation form what is normal
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antagonize
to annoy or provoke to anger
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antipathy
extreme dislike
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apathy
lack of interest or emotion
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arbitrate
to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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archaic
ancient, old-fashioned
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ardor
intense and passionate feeling
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articulate
able to speak clearly and expressively
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assuage
to make something unpleasant less sever
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attenuate
to reduce in force or degree
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audacious
fearless and daring
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austere
severe or stern in appearance
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