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to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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Enervate
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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Ennui
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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Equivocate
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very learned; scholarly
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Erudite
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exonerate; to clear of blame
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Exculpate
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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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Exigent
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improvised; done without preparation
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Extemporaneous
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to loudly attack or denounce
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Fulminate
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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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Ingenuous
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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Inured
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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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Irascible
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to praise highly
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Laud
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clear, easily understood
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Pellucid
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. forgiving
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Magnanimity
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associated with war and the armed forces
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Martial
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coming into being; in early developmental stages
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Nascent
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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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Nebulous
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Seemingly logistically true or plausible but actually wrong
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Specious
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agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, harmony
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Euphony
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childish; immature
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Puertile
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scarcity; lack
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Paucity
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Talkative, fond of talking
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Loquacious
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Disliking humankind and avoiding human society
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Misanthropic
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Stubborn, refusing to change one's opinion
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Obdurate
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the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
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Propriety
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indecisive, to waver between options
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Vacillate
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Short-lived, fleeting
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Ephemeral
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Procreate, to cause to exist or develop, produce- to make happen
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Engenderment
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Fabrication
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Prevarication
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Regard with great respect, to look up to
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Venerate
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express contempt for; ridicule- to laugh at someone in a way that shows they think you are stupid
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Deride
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(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic
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Prosaic
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everyday; commonplace, repetitive
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Quotidian
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impatient, uneasy, or restless, stubborn
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Restive
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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
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Pernicious
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shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
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Diffident
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wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent
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Prodigal
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uncertainty; having 'mixed' feelings, often due to the desire to do conflicting things
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Ambivalence
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Very excited, eager, curious, anticipating
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Agog
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a very light or delicate material-like a veil
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Gossamer
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Lacking interest or vigor, vapid, boring or dull
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Insipid
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Long, Aggressive or vehement speech; tirade or rant
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Harrangue
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excessively sentimental; emotional and tearful
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Maudlin
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perplexed/ surprised/ confused in a way that that makes you unsure how to react.
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Nonplussed
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courteous and refined in manner
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Urbane
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Substitute Product, inferior quality, Walmart version
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Ersatz
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something that calms or soothes pain, or weakened or bland
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not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so. |
Anodyne
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still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
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Extant
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Lowest point, often used to refer to point of great despair or adversity
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Nadir
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Person lacking culture or hostile towards the arts
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Philistine
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a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
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Polemic
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exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
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Quixotic
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beginner; novice
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Tyro
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sleep-inducing
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Soporific
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accuse or blame, to incriminate or charge with crime
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Inculpate
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lacking originality, clichéd or boring
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Banal
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(adj.) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant
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Innocuous
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