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abscond

depart secretly and hide

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bombast

pompous or pretentious talk or writing

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adversity

a state of misfortune or affliction

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aggravate

make worse

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arduous

difficult to accomplish

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belie

to contradict, to give a false impression

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exculpate

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

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parody

humorous or satirical mimicry

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abrasive

sharply disagreeable

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salutary

tending to promote physical well-being

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renege

to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

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indolent

disinclined to work or exertion

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pious

devoutly religious

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castigation

punishment; severe criticism or disapproval

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censure

harsh criticism or disapproval

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coercive

serving or intended to compel by force or authority

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condemn

express strong disapproval of

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conspire

engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

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covert

secret or hidden

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cower

To crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

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denigrate

to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of

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denounce

to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

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derision

the act of deriding or treating with contempt

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diatribe

a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

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discomfit

cause to lose one's composure

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disingenuous

not straightforward; crafty

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dissemble

hide under a false appearance

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exacerbate

make worse

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fraud

something intended to deceive

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furtive

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

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impudent

marked by casual disrespect

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inopportune

coming at a bad time; not appropriate

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irascible

quickly aroused to anger

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malevolent

wishing or appearing to wish evil to others

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martial

suggesting war or military life

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misanthrope

someone who dislikes people in general

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morose

showing a brooding ill humor

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obsequious

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

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obstinate

persist stubbornly

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onerous

troubling; burdensome

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pedantic

marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

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perjury

criminal offense of making false statements under oath

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recalcitrant

stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

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secrete

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

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spurious

plausible but false

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tirade

a long, angry speech, usually very critical

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vexation

something or someone that causes anxiety

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amalgamate

to bring or combine together or with something else

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assuage

to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

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bolster

support and strengthen

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burgeon

grow and flourish

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buttress

(v.) to support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a supporting structure

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capricious

impulsive and unpredictable

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catalyst

something that causes an important event to happen

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caustic

harsh or corrosive in tone

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centrifuge

an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

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converge

move or draw together at a certain location

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conversion

the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another

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corrosion

a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action

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decibel

unit of measurement for the loudness of sounds

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distill

remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

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divest

reduce or dispose of

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enervate

weaken mentally or morally

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ephemeral

enduring a very short time

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eradicate

destroy completely, as if down to the roots

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expel

force to leave or move out

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extend

span an interval of distance, space or time

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facilitate

make easier

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incubation

maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development

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intransigent

not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course

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inundate

fill or cover completely, usually with water

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lackluster

lacking brilliance or vitality

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lethargic

deficient in alertness or activity

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luminous

softly bright or radiant

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obviate

prevent the occurrence of

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pervasive

spreading throughout

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placate

to appease, soothe, pacify

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plod

walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

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plummet

drop sharply

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precipitate

bring about abruptly

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propagate

transmit or cause to broaden or spread

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prune

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

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rarefy

to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

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rectify

make right or correct

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retard

cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate

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saturate

infuse or fill completely

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sever

cut off from a whole

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tentative

under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

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vigor

active strength of body or mind

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viscous

having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity

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vitality

an energetic style

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volatile

liable to lead to sudden change or violence

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waver

the act of pausing uncertainly

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aberrant

markedly different from an accepted norm

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ambiguous

having more than one possible meaning

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anomalous

deviating from the general or common order or type

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anomaly

deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

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archaic

so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

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commensurate

corresponding in size or degree or extent

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conspicuous

obvious to the eye or mind

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