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102 Cards in this Set
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abjure
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1 a : to renounce upon oath b : to reject solemnly
2 : to abstain from : AVOID |
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adumbrate
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1 : to foreshadow vaguely : INTIMATE
2 : to suggest, disclose, or outline partially *adumbrate a plan* 3 : OVERSHADOW, OBSCURE |
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anathema
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a : one that is cursed by ecclesiastical authority b : someone or something intensely disliked or loathed
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predicate
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to assert to be a quality, attribute, or property
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anodyne
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1 : serving to alleviate pain
2 : not likely to offend or arouse tensions : INNOCUOUS |
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apogee
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the farthest or highest point : CULMINATION. zenith
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apostate
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one who abandons long-held religious or policical conventions
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apotheosis
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1 : elevation to divine status : DEIFICATION
2 : the perfect example : QUINTESSENCE |
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deification
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the act or an instance of deifying
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asperity
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severity, rigor, roughness, harshness, acrimony, irritability
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asseverate
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to affirm or declare positively or earnestly
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assiduous
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diligent, hard-working, sedulous
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sedulous
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accomplished with careful perseverance. diligent in application or pursuit
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augury
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omen, portent
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portent
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something that foreshadows a coming event
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bellicose
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favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars. belligerent. pugnacious.
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pugnacious
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having a quarrelsome or combative nature
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truculent
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1 : feeling or displaying ferocity : CRUEL, SAVAGE
2 : DEADLY, DESTRUCTIVE |
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calumniate
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1 : to utter maliciously false statements, charges, or imputations about
2 : to injure the reputation of by *calumny* |
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captious
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1 : marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections *captious critics*
2 : calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument *a captious question* |
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cavil
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to find fault without good reason
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celerity
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think accelerate. rapidity of motion or action
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chimera
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an illusion or fabrication of the mind
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contumacious
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stubbornly disobedient : REBELLIOUS
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denouement
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1 : the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
2 : the outcome of a complex sequence of events |
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descry
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to catch sight of, discover, find out
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desuetude
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discontinuance from use or exercise : DISUSE
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desultory
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marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose. aimless
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diaphanous
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characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
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diffident
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hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence. reserved, shy
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dirge
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a song or hymn of grief or lamentation; especially : one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites
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encomium
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glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise. tribute. eulogy
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panegyric
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a eulogistic oration or writing
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eschew
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to shun or avoid.
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excoriate
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to censure scathingly. to upbraid
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upbraid
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1 : to criticize severely : find fault with
2 : to reproach severely : scold vehemently |
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execrate
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1 : to declare to be evil or detestable : DENOUNCE
2 : to detest utterly |
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exegesis
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EXPOSITION, EXPLANATION; especially an explanation or critical interpretation of a text
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expiate
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to make amends for
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extirpate
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1 a : to destroy completely : WIPE OUT b : to pull up by the root
2 : to cut out by surgery |
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fatuous
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complacently or inanely foolish : SILLY
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inanely
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1 : EMPTY, INSUBSTANTIAL
2 : lacking significance, meaning, or point : SILLY *inane comments* |
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fractious
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1 : tending to be troublesome : UNRULY *a fractious crowd*
2 : QUARRELSOME, IRRITABLE |
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gainsay
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1 : to declare to be untrue or invalid
2 : CONTRADICT, OPPOSE |
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heterodox
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1 : contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : UNORTHODOX
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iconoclastic
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2 : a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
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imbroglio
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difficult or embarassing situation
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indefatigable
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incapable of being fatigued : UNTIRING. tireless
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ineluctable
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not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : INEVITABLE. certain
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inimitable
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not capable of being imitated. one of a kind.
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insouciant
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lighthearted unconcern : NONCHALANCE. carefree
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inveterate
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firmly established by long persistence. confirmed in a habit : HABITUAL *an inveterate liar*
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jejune
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2 : devoid of significance or interest : DULL *jejune lectures*
3 : JUVENILE, PUERILE |
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vapid
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lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force : FLAT, DULL
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nugatory
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of little or no consequence : TRIFLING, INCONSEQUENTIAL
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puerile
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1 : JUVENILE
2 : CHILDISH, SILLY |
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lubricious
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1. lewd, wanton
2. greasy, slippery |
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wanton
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2 a : LEWD, BAWDY b : causing sexual excitement : LUSTFUL, SENSUAL
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lechery
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inordinate indulgence in sexual activity : LASCIVIOUSNESS
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lascivious
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LEWD, LUSTFUL
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mendicant
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beggar
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meretricious
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cheap, gaudy, flashy, showing; attracting by false show. pretentious.
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tawdry
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cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
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minatory
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having a menacing quality : THREATENING
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nadir
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the lowest point
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nonplussed
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to cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do : PERPLEX. baffled
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obstreperous
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1 : marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : CLAMOROUS
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ossified
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2 : to become hardened or conventional and opposed to change with age. Literally: turned into bone
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palliate
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to make something seem less serious, to gloss over, to make less severe or intense. to cover by excuses and apologies
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panegyric
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a eulogistic oration or writing; formal or elaborate praise
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parsimonious
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frugal to the point of stinginess
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pellucid
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transparent, easy to understand, limpid
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peroration
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the concluding part of a speech; flowery, rhetorical speech
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plangent
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having a loud reverberating sound. thundering, pounding, resounding
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prolix
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1 : unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
2 : marked by or using an excess of words |
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propitiate
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to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : APPEASE, CONCILIATE
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conciliate
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1 : to gain (as goodwill) by pleasing acts
2 : to make compatible : RECONCILE 3 : APPEASE |
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puerile
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1 : JUVENILE
2 : CHILDISH, SILLY |
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puissance
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STRENGTH, POWER
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pusillanimous
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cowardly, craven. lacking courage and resolution
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craven
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DEFEATED, VANQUISHED. lacking the least bit of courage
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remonstrate
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to protest, object
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sagacious
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having sound judgement; perceptive, wise.
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discerning
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showing insight and understanding : DISCRIMINATING
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salacious
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1 : arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination : LASCIVIOUS
2 : LECHEROUS, LUSTFUL |
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salutary
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remedial, wholesome, causing improvement
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remedial
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1 : intended as a remedy
2 : concerned with the correction of faulty study habits and the raising of a pupil's general competence |
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sanguine
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cheerful, confident, optimistic
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saturnine
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gloomy, dark, sullen, morose
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sententious
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moralistic, tending to moralize excessively
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aphoristic
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1 : a concise statement of a principle
2 : a terse formulation of a truth or sentiment : ADAGE |
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epigrammatic
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of an epigram. a terse, sage, or witty and often paradoxical saying
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stentorian
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extremely loud and powerful
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stygian
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extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding
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sycophant
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a servile self-seeking flatterer
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tendentious
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marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : BIASED
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timorous
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of a timid disposition : FEARFUL.
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diffident
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hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
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tyro
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beginner in learning : NOVICE
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greenhorn
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an inexperienced or naive person
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vitiate
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to corrupt, debase, spoil, make ineffective
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voluble
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fluent, verbal, having easy use of spoken language
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