aberration
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something that differs from the norm
abhor
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
acquiesce
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assent; agree without protesting
alacrity
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
amiable
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good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
appease
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bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
arcane
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
avarice
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greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
brazen
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having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
brusque
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abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
cajole
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
callous
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emotionally hardened; unfeeling
candor
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frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
chide
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scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
circumspect
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carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious
clandestine
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secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
coerce
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restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
coherent
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adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
complacency
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feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
confidant
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a person entrusted with secrets
connive
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to plot, scheme
cumulative
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increasing by successive addition
debase
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reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
decry
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express strong disapproval of; disparage
deferential
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showing deference; respectful and considerate
demure
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modest and reserved in manner or behavior
deride
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ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
despot
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tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
diligent
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assiduous; industrious; hard-working
elated
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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
eloquent
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vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
embezzle
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appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property entrusted to one's care; apply to one's private uses by a breach of trust
empathy
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understanding and entering into another's feelings
enmity
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ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
erudite
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learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
extol
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praise highly; glorify; celebrate
fabricate
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build; put together out of components or parts
feral
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not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state
flabbergasted
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astonished; appalled, amazed, or stunned
forsake
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leave someone who needs or counts on you
fractious
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inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
furtive
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
gluttony
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excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
gratuitous
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given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
haughty
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high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
hypocrisy
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act or practice of a hypocrite
impeccable
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faultless; incapable of sin or wrongdoing
impertinent
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improperly forward or bold; rude
implacable
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incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved;
impudent
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casually rude, insolent, impertinent
incisive
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penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
indolent
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lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
inept
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lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
infamy
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notoriety, extreme ill repute
inhibit
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restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
innate
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possessed at birth; inborn
insatiable
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not easily satisfied; impossible to satiate or satisfy; greedy
insular
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of isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint
intrepid
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fearless; indicating or springing from courage
inveterate
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deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual
jubilant
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happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
knell
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the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death
lithe
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flexible; moving and bending with ease
lurid
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causing shock or horror; gruesome
maverick
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one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
maxim
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proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
meticulous
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excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
modicum
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limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
morose
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ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
myriad
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of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
nadir
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lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
nominal
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in name only; insignificantly small
novice
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beginner; person new to a field or activity
nuance
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subtle or slight degree of difference
oblivious
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inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
obsequious
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slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
obtuse
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lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
panacea
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remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
parody
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work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
penchant
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strong inclination; definite liking
perusal
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a careful examination, review
plethora
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excess; overfullness in any respect; superabundance
predilection
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condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
quaint
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odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
rash
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hasty, incautious
repudiate
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disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
rife
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excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
salient
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prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
serendipity
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gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
staid
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sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
superfluous
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being beyond what is required or sufficient
sycophant
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one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man
taciturn
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silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
tefurbish
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to restore, clean up
truculent
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disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile
umbrage
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resentment, offence
venerable
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deserving high respect; impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored
vex
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annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
vociferous
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offensively loud; noisy; making outcry
wanton
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
zenith
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point directly overhead in sky; summit