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mitigate
to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
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obdurate
unyielding; hardhearted
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obsequious
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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occlude
to obstruct or block
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opprobrium
disgrace; contempt; scorn
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pedagogy
the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing
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pedantic
overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge
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penury
poverty; destitution
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pervasive
having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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pine
to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
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pirate
to illegally use or reproduce
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pith
the essential or central
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placate
to appease; to calm by making concessions
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platitude
a superficial remark esp one offered as meaningful
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plummet
to plunge or drop straight down
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polemical
controversial; argumentative
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prodigal
recklessly wasteful; extravagant
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profuse
given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
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proliferate
to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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queries
questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations
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querulous
prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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rancorous
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
obstinately defiant and authority; difficult to manage
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repudiate
to refuse to have anything to do with
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rescind
to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
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reverent
marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
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rhetoric
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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salubrious
promoting health or well-being
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solvent
able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolved another substance
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specious
seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive
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spurious
lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
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subpoena
a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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superfluous
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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surfeit
an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess
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tenacity
the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination
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tenuous
having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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tirade
a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
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transient
fleeting; passing quickly; brief
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zealous
fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause
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