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pander
def: to exploit weaknesses of others; to cater to the vices of other
syn: cajole; indulge
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otiose
def: useless; futile
syn: unimportant; worthless
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puerile
def: childish; juvenile
syn: immature; infantile
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aleatory
def: dependent on luck or chance
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asperity
def: roughness or harshness; severity
syn: acerbity; irascibility
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renunciation
def: rejection; refusal to acknowledge
syn: denial; refusal
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unimpeachable
def: unquestionable; beyond doubt
syn: trustworthy; infallible
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inveigh
def: to disapprove angrily; to protest
syn: berate; condemn; remonstrate
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lionize
def: to assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity
syn: acclaim; exalt; honor
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allay
def: to relieve; to alleviate
syn: calm; ease; pacify
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vitiate
def: to corrupt morally; to contaminate
syn: defile; devalue; spoil
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recalcitrant
def: stubbornly resistant; showing opposition
syn: defiant; insubordinate; unwilling
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exegesis
def: an explanation of a text; a critical interpretation
syn: analysis; exposition; commentary
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ameliorate
def: to make better; to improve
syn: enhance; upgrade
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profligate
def: wasteful and immoral
syn: licentious; decadent
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