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Exploit
- –noun
- a
striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act
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Feasible
- –adjective
- capable
of being done, effected, or accomplished
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Finesse
- -noun
- extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill
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Futile
- –adjective incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successfu
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Gregarious
- –adjective
- fond of the company of others; sociable.
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Haughty
- –adjective disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant
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Impervious
- –adjectivenot permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable
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Innovation
- –noun something new or different introduced
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Judicious
- –adjective using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic
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Liability
- –noun,moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations ( opposed to assets)
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Mundane
- –adjective
- 1.
of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly: mundane affairs. - 2. common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
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Nostalgia
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Ominous
- -adjective portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening
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Fabricate
- -Verb
- to make by assembling parts or sections, to fake; forge
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Feign
- –verb
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
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Flaunt
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Gloat
- -Verb
- to
look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction
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Gullible
–adjective easily deceived or cheated.
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Implicit
- adjective
implied, rather than expressly stated
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Intrepid
- –adjective
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resolutely fearless; dauntless
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Kudos
–nounhonor; glory; acclaim
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Lucid
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narcissistic
- –noun
inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity.
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Nuance
-noun
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
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Ostensible
- -Adjective
- apparent,
evident, or conspicuous
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Facetious
- –adjective
not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
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Fickle
- –adjective likely to change
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foible
- –noun a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect
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gratuitous
- –adjectivegiven, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free
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Harbinger
- -Noun
- anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign
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Immutable
- –adjectivenot mutable; unchangeable; changeless.
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inherent
- adjective
existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute
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Irony
- –noun
- an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected
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Legacy
- -Noun
- anything
handed down from the past
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Malice
- –noundesire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another
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negligible
- –adjective so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded
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Obsequious
- –adjective characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning
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Paradox
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Parody
- –nouna humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing
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Poignant
- -Adj
- affecting
or moving the emotions
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Prerogative
- –nounan exclusive right, privilege
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Prowess
- –noun
exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, esp. in combat or battle.
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Resilient
- –adjective
springing back; rebounding.
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Sabotage
- noun
any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory
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Schism
- –noundivision or disunion
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Stigmatize
- verb
to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon
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Tangible
- adjective
real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary
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Ubiquitous
- –adjective
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existing or being everywhere, esp. at the same time
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Volatile
- -Adjective
- tending
or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive
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Preserve
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precarious
- –adjective dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain
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Prolific
- –adjective producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful
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Pusillanimous
- –adjective
lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
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Remorse
- –noundeep and painful regret for wrongdoing
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Retribution
- –noun
- Getting back at, eye for an eye.
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salient
- -Adjective
- projecting
or pointing outward
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Scrutinize
- verb
to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
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Strident
- –adjectivemaking or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking
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tetative
–adjective of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt
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venerable
- –adjective commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character
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WRATH
- –noun strong, stern, or fierce anger
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Plaintive
- –adjective expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful
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precocious
- –adjective
unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development: a precocious child.
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propensity
–noun
a natural inclination or tendency: "a propensity to drink too much."
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reciprocate
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revere
–verb - to
regard with respect tinged with awe
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sanctimonious
- –adjective making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness
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sordid
- –adjective
1. morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods.
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tacit
- –adjectiveunderstood without being openly expressed; implied
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turbulent
- –adjectivebeing in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed
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vindictive
- –adjectivedisposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful
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ZEAL
- –noun fervor for a person, cause, or object
- DAS OPERATION ZEAL
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facetious
–adjective
not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
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