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Innocuous

Harmless or insignificant

<p>Harmless or insignificant</p>
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Banal

Commonplace, ordinary, prosaic

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Ameliorate

To improve

<p>To improve</p>
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Atrophy

To waste away from lack of use

<p>To waste away from lack of use</p>
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Servile

Overly submissive

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Flagrant

Glaringly wrong, faulty

<p>Glaringly wrong, faulty</p>
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Indolence

Laziness

<p>Laziness</p>
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Acquiesce

Accept reluctantly

<p>Accept reluctantly</p>
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Complacent

Smug, self-satisfied

<p>Smug, self-satisfied</p>
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Fastidious

Finicky, overly critical

<p>Finicky, overly critical</p>
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Parsimony

Stinginess

<p>Stinginess</p>
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Provincial

Narrow-minded, unsophisticated

<p>Narrow-minded, unsophisticated</p>
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Depravity

Corruption, wickedness

<p>Corruption, wickedness</p>
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Euphonious

Melodious, pleasant-sounding

<p>Melodious, pleasant-sounding</p>
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Cacophonous

Harsh-sounding

<p>Harsh-sounding</p>
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Guile

Cunning, deceitful

<p>Cunning, deceitful</p>
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Immutable

Not changing, permanent

<p>Not changing, permanent</p>
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Bastion

Stronghold, fort

<p>Stronghold, fort</p>
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Benign

Kindly, good natured

<p>Kindly, good natured</p>
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Disparage

To speak poorly of

<p>To speak poorly of</p>
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Acuity

Sharpness/perceptive mind

<p>Sharpness/perceptive mind</p>
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Assuage

Reduce pain, alleviate, soothe

<p>Reduce pain, alleviate, soothe</p>
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Avarice

Greed

<p>Greed</p>
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Philistine

Lacks culture/taste

<p>Lacks culture/taste</p>
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Scrupulous

Concerned, proper, conscientious, diligent

<p>Concerned, proper, conscientious, diligent</p>
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Languid

Slow and listless

<p>Slow and listless</p>
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Protracted

Drawn out, lengthy

<p>Drawn out, lengthy</p>
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Paucity

Scarcity, insufficient amounts

<p>Scarcity, insufficient amounts</p>
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Didactic

Intending to teach

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Elucidate

Explain, make clear

<p>Explain, make clear</p>
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Capricious

Whimsical, fickle

<p>Whimsical, fickle</p>
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Pretentious

Pompous, self-important

<p>Pompous, self-important</p>
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Suppress

To end an activity

<p>To end an activity</p>
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Accolade

Praise

<p>Praise</p>
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Ambivalence

Uncertainty, having mixed feelings

<p>Uncertainty, having mixed feelings</p>
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Anomalous

Odd, not fitting the pattern

<p>Odd, not fitting the pattern</p>
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Aspersion

Negative feeling, damaging remark

<p>Negative feeling, damaging remark</p>
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Belligerence

Aggression

<p>Aggression</p>
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Bombastic

Too elaborate, exaggerated

<p>Too elaborate, exaggerated</p>
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Convoluted

Complicated, long-winded

<p>Complicated, long-winded</p>
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Credence

Belief

<p>Belief</p>
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Decorous

Good and correct behavior

<p>Good and correct behavior</p>
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Denunciation

Speaking out against

<p>Speaking out against</p>
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Despotic

Acting like a tyrant

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Detritus

Rubbish

<p>Rubbish</p>
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Diaphanous

Very thin and transparent

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Egalitarian

Believer in equality

<p>Believer in equality</p>
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Epitomizes

Typical example of

<p>Typical example of</p>
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Iconoclast

Goes against authority

<p>Goes against authority</p>
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Loquacious

Talkative, using too many words

<p>Talkative, using too many words</p>
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Mendicancy

Begging

<p>Begging</p>
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Milieu

Environment, surroundings

<p>Environment, surroundings</p>
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Nascent

Just begun, early stage of development

<p>Just begun, early stage of development</p>
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Ossified

Fixed and rigid

<p>Fixed and rigid</p>
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Palpable

Can be felt

<p>Can be felt</p>
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Supercilious

Arrogant

<p>Arrogant</p>
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Visceral

Habitual, automatic

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Ascetic

No induldgence or luxuries

<p>No induldgence or luxuries</p>
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Variegated

Multicolored

<p>Multicolored</p>
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Purveyor

Brings supplies, sells/spreads something

<p>Brings supplies, sells/spreads something</p>
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Profligacy

Reckless extravagance, wasteful and immoral behavior

<p>Reckless extravagance, wasteful and immoral behavior</p>
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Enfranchise

Give voting rights

<p>Give voting rights</p>
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Remuneration

Payment for work done

<p>Payment for work done</p>
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Talisman

Lucky charm

<p>Lucky charm</p>
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Bilk

To cheat, defraud

<p>To cheat, defraud</p>
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Engender

To cause/ give rise to

<p>To cause/ give rise to</p>
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Abasement

Humiliation, degradation

<p>Humiliation, degradation</p>
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Plantiff

Petitioner in a court of law

<p>Petitioner in a court of law</p>
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Replete

Full/ well-supplied

<p>Full/ well-supplied</p>
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Abrogate

Cancel, deny, repeal, to abolish by authority

<p>Cancel, deny, repeal, to abolish by authority</p>
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Harbingers

Indicators, bringers of warnings

<p>Indicators, bringers of warnings</p>
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Plaudit

Statement of strong praise

<p>Statement of strong praise</p>
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Ensconce

Establish firmly in a position

<p>Establish firmly in a position</p>
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Obdurate

Stubborn

<p>Stubborn</p>
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Reprieve

Respite, postponement of sentence

<p>Respite, postponement of sentence</p>
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Tawdry

Little value, gaudy

<p>Little value, gaudy</p>
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Blighted

Damaged, destroyed, ruined

<p>Damaged, destroyed, ruined</p>
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Lachrymose

Tearful, sad

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Obfuscate

To make something unclear

<p>To make something unclear</p>
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Repudiate

Shun

<p>Shun</p>
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Abstemious

Self-denial

<p>Self-denial</p>
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Crepuscular

Active at dawn or dusk

<p>Active at dawn or dusk</p>
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Rescind

Retract, repeal

<p>Retract, repeal</p>
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Blunderbuss

Ancient weapon/ clumsy person

<p>Ancient weapon/ clumsy person</p>
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Envenom

to cause bitterness/ poison

<p>to cause bitterness/ poison</p>
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Laconic

Using few words, brief, terse

<p>Using few words, brief, terse</p>
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Lampoon

Ridicule

<p>Ridicule</p>
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Tenuous

Weak/flimsy, little strength or substance

<p>Weak/flimsy, little strength or substance</p>
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Resonant

Deep, clear, echoing noise

<p>Deep, clear, echoing noise</p>
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Boorish

Ill-mannered, rough

<p>Ill-mannered, rough</p>
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Acrid

Sharp/pungent

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Euphemism

Polite phrase to cover something unpleasant

<p>Polite phrase to cover something unpleasant</p>
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Burgeon

To grow/flourish

<p>To grow/flourish</p>
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Saccharin

Falsely sweet

<p>Falsely sweet</p>
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Onerous

Burdensome, hard to undertake

<p>Burdensome, hard to undertake</p>
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Adulation

High praise

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Amicable

Friendly, agreeable

<p>Friendly, agreeable</p>
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Anachronistic

Out of chronological order

<p>Out of chronological order</p>
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Assiduous

Hard-working, persistent

<p>Hard-working, persistent</p>
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Benevolent

Friendly and helpful

<p>Friendly and helpful</p>