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dilettante
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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dirge
a feneral hynm or mournful speech
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diabuse
to set right; to free from error
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disparate
fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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dissemble
to present a false appearance; to disguise ones real intentions or character
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dissonance
a harsh and disagreeable combination, often sounds
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dogma
a firmly held opintion, often religious belief
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dogmatic
dictatorial in ones opinions
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eclectic
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
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elegy
a sorrowful poem or speech
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enervate
to reduce in strength
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engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
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enumerate
to count, list, or itemize
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ephemeral
lasting a short time
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equivocate
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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erudite
learned, scholarly, bookish
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esoteric
known or understood by only a few
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eulogy
speech in praise of someone
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euphemism
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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exculpate
to clear from blame, prove innocent
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exigent
urgent, requiring immediate action
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exonerate
to clear of blame
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fervid
intensely emotional, feverish
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florid
excessively decorated or embellished
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foment
to arouse or incite
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garrulous
tending to talk a lot
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gregarious
outgoing, sociable
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iconoclast
one who opposes estrablished beliefs, customs, and institutions
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imperturbable
not capable of being disturbed
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impervious
impossible to penetrate, incapable of being affected
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impetuous
quick to act without thinking
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inchoate
not fully formed, disorganized
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ingenuous
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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inimical
hostile, unfriendly
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insipid
lacking interet or flavor
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intransigent
uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled
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irascible
easily made angry
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lament
to express sorrow, to grieve
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laud
to give praise, to glorify
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malinger
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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misanthrope
a person who dislikes others
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mitigate
to soften, to lessen
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mollify
to calm or make less severe
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obdurate
hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion
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obsequious
overly submissive and eager to please
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obstinate
stubborn, unyielding
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obviate
to prevent, to make unnecessary
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onerous
troublesome and oppressive, burdensome
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opprobrium
public disgrace
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ostentation
excessive showiness
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paragon
model of excellence or perfection
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pedant
someone who shows off learning
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perfidious
willing to betray ones trust
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perfunctory
done in a routine way, indifferent
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pragmatic
practical as opposed to idealistic
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precipitate
to throw violently or bring about abruptly, lacking deliberation
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prevaricate
to lie or deviate from the truth
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prodigal
lavish, wasteful
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proliferate
to increase in number quickly
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propitiate
to conciliate, to appease
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rarefy
to make thinner or sparser
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repudiate
to reject the validity of
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reticent
silent, reserved
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rhetoric
effective writing or speaking
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soporific
causing sleep or lethargy
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specious
deceptively attractive, seemingly plausible but fallacious
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stolid
unemotional, lacking sensitivity
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tacit
done without using words
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taciturn
silent, not talkative
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tirade
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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torpor
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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transitory
temporary, lasting a breif time
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vacillate
to sway phyiscally, to be indecisive
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venerate
to respect deeply
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veracity
filled with truth and accuracy
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