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Concise
Brief and straightforward
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Adverse
not helpful; harmful
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epiphany
a moment of great insight; revelation
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epitome
the best or most typical example
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clamorous
characterized by a loud noise or outcry
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colloquial
of or relating to informal speech; conversational
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complacent
satisfied with a situation
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comportment
manner in which one acts or behaves
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compuction
feeling or regret or remorse
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aesthetic
having to do with beauty or order
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confer
to discuss something with someone else
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evince
to establish; to reflect the truth of
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espouse
to support; pledge support to
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credence
a trust or belief in
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destitute
having no money; poor
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deviate
to depart; especially from a path or plan
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aberrant
deviating from a pattern or rule
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conscientious
diligent and careful
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construe
to interpret or analyze something in a particular way
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abject
lowly, miserable and wretched
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virtue
right action; moral goodness
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deflect
to cause to turn aside or away
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visage
face; facial expression
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acerbic
harsh and biting in tone
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acrimonious
exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
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tortuous
not direct or straightforward
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convoluted
having too many twists and turns; overly complicated
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cosmopolitan
worldly or sophisticated
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temper
act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to
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derogatory
insulting; degrading
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diaphanous
lightweight and transparent
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tome
a large and serious book
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admonition
gentle scolding
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intractable
stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward
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locution
style or action of speaking
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antipathy
hostility or hatred
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apathetic
not interested; having no strong emotion toward
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avarice
desire for wealth; greed
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dubious
uncertain; doubtful
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effusive
Overflowing with words or feelings; gushing
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avid
enthusiastic; eager
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circumvent
to avoid by going around; bypass
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crux
The most important or decisive point
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cursory
hasty and sueprficial
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deduce
To draw a conclusion from fact; to infer
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envisage
to imagine; to conceive of
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dicotomy
two opposite parts of one whole
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diligent
hard-working and careful
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impetus
that which drives one; momentum
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impute
to assume blame or responsibility for
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docile
easily taught; submissive to instruction
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doctrine
that which is taught; body of beliefs or ideas
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dolorous
mournful; gloomy
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eloquent
powerful and expressive
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indoctrinate
to teach a certain point of view to
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emote
to dramatically express emotions
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equivocate
to use misleading or confusing language
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motif
a recurring theme, subject, or idea
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novel
new and different
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erroneous
wrong or inaccurate
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mea culpa
statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong
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exacerbate
to make worse or more severe
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expound
to explain or discuss in detail
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fallacious
misleading or deceptive
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fervor
emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm
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fractious
tending to argue or cause discord
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glutton
one who wnats or takes too much
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obviate
to make unnecessary; to avoid
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gratuitous
unnecessary or unwanted
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impervious
unable to be affected
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incisive
sharply cutting; direct and powerfuk
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indubitable
certain beyond doubt or question
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infinitesimal
extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small
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inflection
Change in pitch or tone of the voice
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palatable
acceptable; satisfactory
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penultimate
just before the final; next to last
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infrastructure
the basic framework of a building or a system
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ingrate
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one who is not properly thankful
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ingratiate
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to gain another's favor by flattery or false friendliness
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reconcile
to bring back into agreement
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inherent
existing as a natural part
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insipid
dull, uniteresting
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olfactory
having to do with the sense of smell
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subvert
to undermine; to corrupt
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onerous
unpleasant and burdensome
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placid
calm; undisturbed
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rationale
a reason for doing something; explanation
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primacy
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condition of being first in time or importance
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proliferate
To increase greatly in number; multiply
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protracted
extended in time; prolonged
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purported
claimed as true, but probably false
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rancor
bitterness; hostility
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sapient
having knowledge; wise
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recourse
help for a problem; solution
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remiss
failing to fulfill one’s duty; negligent
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compel
to force or strongly persuade; coerce
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precursor
that which comes before; forerunner
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restitution
payment for an injury; compensation
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prescient
showing knowledge of events before they happen
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retrospective
looking backward over a period of time