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Sojourning
Temporarily staying in a place away from home.
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Consummate
Highly skilled or complete in every way; perfect.
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Confiscatory
Relating to or involving the act of taking something (especially property or money) by authority, often unfairly or excessively.
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Polity
An organized society or government; a political system or form of government.
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Bellicose
Aggressively hostile or warlike in nature.
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Blithe
Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be improper or careless.
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Spurious
False or fake; not what it appears or claims to be.
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Spurn
To reject with disdain or contempt.
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Eulogize
To praise someone highly, typically after their death.
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Apogee
The highest point or peak of something.
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Impasse
A situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock.
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Capitulate
To surrender or give in, often after negotiation or resistance.
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Impugn
To challenge or call into question the truth or integrity of something.
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Acrimony
Bitter or harsh feelings, speech, or behavior.
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Sinecure
A job or position that requires little or no work but provides financial benefit.
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Paltry
Very small or insignificant; meager.
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Desultory
Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; random.
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Parsimonious
Extremely frugal or stingy.
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Truculent
Aggressively defiant; eager to fight.
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Enmity
Deep-seated hostility or hatred.
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Approbation
Official approval or praise.
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Largess
Generosity in giving, often lavish.
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Galvanize
To stimulate into action; to spur.
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Repudiate
To reject or disown; to refuse to accept.
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Miscreant
A person who behaves badly or criminally.
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Duress
Threats, violence, or pressure used to force someone to act.
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Ebullience
Lively enthusiasm or excitement.
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Draconian
Excessively harsh or severe.
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Conciliatory
Intended to pacify or make peace.
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Cantankerous
Bad-tempered and argumentative.
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Phlegmatic
Calm and unemotional; sluggish.
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Inscrutable
Impossible to understand or interpret.
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Contentious
Causing or likely to cause an argument.
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Neophytes
People who are new to a subject or activity; beginners.
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Cognoscenti
People who are especially well-informed about a subject.
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Impetuous
Acting quickly and without thought or care.
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Inchoate
Just begun and not fully developed.
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Incipient
Beginning to happen or develop.
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Stalwart
Loyal, reliable, and hardworking.
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Irrefragable
Impossible to refute or dispute.
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Fecund
Fertile; capable of producing abundantly (ideas or offspring).
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Paean
A song or expression of praise or triumph.
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Panegyric
A formal speech or written work praising someone or something.
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Diatribe
A bitter and abusive verbal attack.
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Harangue
A lengthy and aggressive speech.
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Obstinate
Stubbornly refusing to change one’s mind or behavior.
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Repudiated
Rejected or denied the truth or validity of something.
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Enervated
Drained of energy or vitality; weakened.
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Diffident
Shy and lacking in self-confidence.
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Artless
Without deception; natural and innocent.
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Hapless
Unfortunate; unlucky.
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Listless
Lacking energy or enthusiasm.
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Duplicitous
Deceitful; deliberately deceptive.
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Mendacious
Lying; not telling the truth.
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