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Adage

A wise old saying

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Ambiguous

Unclear; an open to more than one interpretation

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Annex

To add on

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Apt

Suitable; appropriate

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Arcane

Known by only a select few; mysterious, because of secrecy

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Aspire

To work hard toward a dream or a goal

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Benefactor

One who supports a cause, often financially

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Caustic

Biting and sarcastic

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Cavil

To raise trivial objections to; to nitpick

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Cognet

Logical and convincing

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Complaisant

Willing to please others

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Disdain

Contempt; disrespect

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Disparage

To speak of in a negative way; to belittle

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Duplicitous

Habitually deceptive; lying

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Exonerate

To free from blame or obligation

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Extol

To praise of speak highly of

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Facetious

Playfully humorous

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Fervor

Intense enthusiasm

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Fickle

Changing one's feelings for no apparent reason

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Flippant

Overly casual, to the point of disrespect

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Forge

To advance, usually with some difficulty

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Fortify

To enrich or make stronger

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Frank

Open and sincere in expression; straightforward

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Glutton

One who eats too much

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Gregarious

Sociable and outgoing; enjoying the company of others

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Ingrate

An ungrateful person

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Insipid

Uninteresting; unchallenging; dull and tasteless

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Inundate

To flood

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Milk

To extract money or other benefits from

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Nostaligia

Feeling of longing for the past

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Oblique

Not clearly stated; indirect

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Panegyric

Detailed or elaborate praise

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Penitent

Expressing remorse or regret for one's misdeeds

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Prattle

To talk a lot without saying much

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Promiscuous

Tending to engage in casual romantic relationships

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Quell

To suppress; to quiet

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Queue

A line, usually of people

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Rancorous

Hateful; marked by a deep seated ill will

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Repartee

A swift and witty reply; a conversation characterized by swift and witty replies

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Reticent

Reluctant to speak; shy

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Revamp

To improve or renovate

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Slake

To satisfy or lessen

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Staid

Characterized by a straight-laced sense of correct behavior; unusually preoccupied with one's own dignity

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Tantamount

Having the same effect; equivalent

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Throng

A large crowd

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Torpor

Laziness; inactivity; dullness

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Trepidation

Uncertainty; fear

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Troupe

Company of actors or dancers

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Unscathed

Unharmed

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Wry

Dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony