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accumen
(n) quickness or judgement; keenness of insight
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adamant
(adj) firm; unyielding; inflexible
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assiduous
(adj) perfomed with constant diligence or attention; persistent, devoted; attentive
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bumptious
(adj) crudely forward; pushy
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compunction
(n) uneasiness coming from a sense of guilt; remorse or contrition
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emasculate
(v) to deprive of manly strength of vigor, make weak or effeminate
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empirical
(adj) depending on experience or observation alone, regardless of science or theory; pertaining to experience or experiment
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execrable
(adj) extremely inferior; very bad; abhorrent
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fatuous
(adj) foolish, silly; inane
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itinerant
(adj) not staying in one place; going or traveling from place to place
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mundane
(adj) pertaining to the world; earthly
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poignant
(adj) keen, piercing; painfully moving; touching
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sophistry
(n) a plausible but fallacious argument; a deceptive or faulty argument
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supercilious
(adj) haughty; overly proud; contemptuous
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verbatim
(adj) word for word; in the same words
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abstemious
(adj) sparing in food and drink
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commiserate
(v) to feel or express sorrow or compassion; condole, sympathize
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dour
(adj) sour or sullen in aspect
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ennui
(n) listlessness; boredom
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insidious
(adj) sly; treacherous; wily; intending to entrap
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jubilation
(n) rejoicing; triumphant shouting
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mirage
(n) an unreal reflection; an illusion
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obloquy
(n) abusive language; lies or slanders
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panacea
(n) a remedy for all diseases or evils; cure-all
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plaintive
(adj) expressive of sorrow or melancholy
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rotund
(adj) round; full and flowing
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sadism
(n) delight in cruelty
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sonorous
(adj) rich, deep sound; impressive
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strident
(adj) harsh-sounding; grating; shrill
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turgid
(adj) inflated; swollen; bloated; swelling in style or language; pompous
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