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deliniate

To describe accurately

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nafarious

extremely wicked

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vernacular

everyday speech, slang, the language spoken in a particular region or by a specific group

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brawn

muscular strength

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tout

to publically brag, to attempt to sell something aggressively

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enhance

intensify; improve

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hindrance

obstacle in the way of something, slow progress

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efface

to erase, to rub out

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glutton

someone who eats/consumes to much

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hiatus

break, vacation

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querulous

grumbling, grumpy

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engender

to create, cause

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obliterate

to destroy completely

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copious

abundant; plentiful

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obscure

dark; unknown; hard to understand to cover to make unclear

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extol

to praise highly

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pugnacious

eager to fight

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quell

to calm, to pacify, to put an end or suppress

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artisan

a person skilled with their hands

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kindle

to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire

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corroborate

to confirm, back up with evidence

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amorous

Expressing love or the state of being in love

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decorous

proper; in good taste

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expediate

to speed up the progress of something

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idyllic

naturally peaceful

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juxtapose

to place side by side for comparison

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incandescent

brilliant; giving off heat or light

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exasperate

to annoy thoroughly

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discordant

lacking harmony or agreement

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volatile

highly unstable; explosive

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distend

to swell; to expand

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fecund

fertile; productive

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sage

a wise man; to be wise through experience and reflection

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vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

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deride

to ridicule; to criticize or insult; critical or insulting

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assail

to attack with words or force

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benevolent

generous; kind; good

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scrutinize

to examine closely

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histrionic

overly dramatic

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didactic

intended to teach; morally instructive

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bucolic

charmingly rural

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pretentious

making false claims about oneself, attempting to impress by pretending to be important or more talented

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gullible

easily deceived

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convivial

fond of partying; festive

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discreet

sneaky, unnoticeable

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discrete

unconnected; separate; distinct

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fabricate

to construct a lie

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getisculate

to make gestures, especially when speaking

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laud

to praise, to applaud

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belabor

to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent

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reiterate

to say again; to repeat

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conflagration

a huge fire; inferno

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induce

to cause something to happen

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soporific

tending to cause sleep; very boring

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anarchy

lawlessness; an absence of government or control

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strident

shrill; high-pitched

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nonchalant

not showing any concern or worry

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malieable

easy to shape or bend

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ludicrous

absurd; ridiculous

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abridge

to shorten or condense

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lethargy

sluggishness;laziness

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recondite

hard to understand; over one's head

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conspicuous

standing out; obvious

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archaic

ancient; outdated

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imminent

just about to happen

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predator

one that preys or destroys

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coalesce

to fuse or unite

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exalt

to glorify; to bring something to the status of a God

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exult

to celebrate

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extraneous

irrelevant; unnecessary

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incantation

a chant, often as part of a song or the casting of a spell

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assuage

to soothe; to relieve

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insuperable

incapable to being overcome or solved

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penurious

hardworking; busy

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indulgent

lenient; yielding to desire

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avarice

greed; excessive desire for riches

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squander

to waste

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assiduous

stingy; wanting to hold onto one's money; relating to great poverty

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debunk

to prove a fact or experiment wrong

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eccentric

unconventional; a little kooky

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desiccate

to dry out

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diverse

different, various

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loquacious

talking too much or a lot

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maudlin

wallowing in self-pity

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farcical

absurd, ridiculous

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vibrant

lively, full of life

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virulent

extremely poisonous, full of hate

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contemptuous

expressing disdain, showing lack of respect

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enigma

a mystery

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labrynth

a maze or something similar to a maze

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lucid

clear, easy to understand

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repudiate

to reject, to disown, to renounce

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superficial

relating to the surface, shallow

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primordial

formed a long time ago, primitive

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mellifluous

sweetly flowing, musical, pleasant to hear

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provincial

limited in outlook, narrow-minded, unsophisticated

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contrite

admitting felling guilt

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incessant

unceasing, never stopping

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prevericate

to deviate from the truth

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imperceptible

difficult to perceive by the senses, barely noticeable