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Acquiesce

to accept something reluctantly but without protest.

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Arcane

understood by few; mysterious or secret.

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Candour

the quality of being open and honest; frankness.

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Clandestine

kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.

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Enmity

a state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.

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Fractious

(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome.

(of a group or organization) difficult to control; unruly.

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Inept

having or showing no skill; clumsy.

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Insatiable

(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.

  •     (of a person) having an insatiable appetite or desire for something, especially sex.
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Myraid

      a countless or extremely great number of people or things.

(chiefly in classical history) a unit of ten thousand. countless or extremely great in number.

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Nuance

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

give nuances to.

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Plethora

a large or excessive amount of something.

an excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood.

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Zenith

the time at which something is most powerful or successful.

the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer.

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Aberration

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.

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Abhor

regard with disgust and hatred.

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Alacrity

brisk and cheerful readiness.

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Amiable

having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

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Appease

pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.

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Avarice

extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

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Brazen

bold and without shame.

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Brusque

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.

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Cajole

persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

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Callous

showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

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Chide

scold or rebuke.

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Circumspect

wary and unwilling to take risks.

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Coerce

persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.

obtain (something) from someone by using force or threats.

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Coherent

(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.

forming a unified whole.

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Complacency

a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

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Confidant

a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.

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Connive

secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur. c onspire to do something immoral, illegal, or harmful.

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Cumulative

increasing or increased in quantity, degree, or force by successive additions.

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Cynical

believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

concerned only with one's own interests and typically disregarding accepted standards in order to achieve them.

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Debase

reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.

lower the value of (coinage) by reducing the content of precious metal.

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Decry

publicly denounce.

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Deferential

showing deference; respectful.

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Demure

(of a woman or her behaviour) reserved, modest, and shy.

(of clothing) suggesting that a woman is demure

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Deride

express contempt for; ridicule.

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Despot

a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.

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Diligent

having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.

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Elated

make (someone) ecstatically happy.

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Eloquent

fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

clearly expressing or indicating something.

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Embezzle

steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works).

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Empathy

the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

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Erudite

having or showing great knowledge or learning.

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Extol

praise enthusiastically.

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Fabricate

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invent (something) in order to deceive. construct or manufacture (an industrial product), especially from prepared components.

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Feral

resresembling or characteristic of a wild animal.

  • (of a young person) behaving in a wildly undisciplined and antisocial way.
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Forsake

abandon or leave.

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Furtive

attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

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Gluttony

habitual greed or excess in eating.

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Gratuitous

done without good reason; uncalled for.

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Haughty

arrogantly superior and disdainful.

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Hypocrisy

the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.

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Impeccable

in accordance with the highest standards; faultless.

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Impertinent

not showing proper respect; rude.

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Implacable

unable to be appeased or placated.

unable to be stopped; relentless.

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Implicit

suggested though not directly expressed.

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Impudent

not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.

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Incisive

(of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking. (of an action) quick and direct.

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Indolent

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

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Infamy

the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.

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Inhibit

hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process).

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Innate

inborn; natural.

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Insular

ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.

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Intrepid

fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).

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Inveterate

having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change.

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Jubilant

feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.

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Lithe

(especially of a person's body) thin, supple, and graceful.

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Lurid

unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect.

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Maverick

an unorthodox or independent-minded person.

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Maxim

a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.

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Meticulous

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

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Modicum

a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable.

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Morose

sullen and ill-tempered.

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Nadir

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the lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation.

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Nominal

(of a role or status) existing in name only. (of a price or charge) very small; far below the real value or cost.

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Novice

a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.

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Oblivious

not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one.

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Obsequious

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

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Obtuse

annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.

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Panacea

a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.

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Parody

an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

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Penchant

a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.

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Perusal

the action of reading or examining something.

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Predilection

a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something.

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Quiant

attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

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Rash

acting or done without careful consideration of the possible consequences; impetuous.

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Refurbish

renovate and redecorate (something, especially a building).

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Repudiate

refuse to accept; reject

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Rife

(especially of something undesirable) of common occurrence; widespread.

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Salient

most noticeable or important.

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Serendipity

the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

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Staid

sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.

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Superfluous

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

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Syncophant

a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.

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Taciturn

(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

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Truculent

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

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Umbrage

offence or annoyance

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Venerable

accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.

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Vociferous

expressing or characterized by vehement opinions.

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Wanton

(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked. (especially of a woman) sexually immodest or promiscuous.

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