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Audacious
Difficult to understand
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Capricious
Changing quickly
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Mercurial
Changing quickly
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Credulous
Innocent/inexperienced
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Ingenuous
Innocent/inexperienced
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Novitiate
Innocent/inexperienced
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Tyro
Innocent/inexperienced
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Abstruse
Difficult to understand
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Arcane
Difficult to understand
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Esoteric
Difficult to understand
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Inscrutable
Difficult to understand
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Paradoxical
Difficult to understand
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Recondite
Difficult to understand
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Turbid
Difficult to understand
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Cogent
Easy to understand
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Limpid
Easy to understand
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Pellucid
Easy to understand
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Perspicacious
Smart/learned
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Aspersion
Criticize/criticism
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Calumny
Criticize/criticism
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Castigate
Criticize/criticism
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Diatribe
Criticize/criticism
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Excoriate
Criticize/criticism
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Gainsay
Criticize/criticism
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Harangue
Criticize/criticism
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Impugn
Criticize/criticism
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Inveigh
Criticize/criticism
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Objurgate
Criticize/criticism
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Obloquy
Criticize/criticism
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Opprobrium
Criticize/criticism
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Pillory
Criticize/criticism
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Remonstrate
Criticize/criticism
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Reprehend
Criticize/criticism
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Vituperate
Criticize/criticism
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Mendacious/mendacity
Falsehood
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Acerbic
Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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Acidulous
Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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Acrimonious
Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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Asperity
Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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Mordacious
Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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Mordant
Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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Trenchant
Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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Venerate/veneration
Praise
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Pusillanimous
Timid/timidity
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Burgeoning
Beginning/young
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Incipient
Beginning/young
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Magnanimous
Generous/kind
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Munificent
Generous/kind (also, assist)
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Circumlocution
Overblown/wordy
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Garrulous
Overblown/wordy
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Grandiloquent
Overblown/wordy
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Loquacious
Overblown/wordy
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Periphrastic
Overblown/wordy
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Hegemonic/hegemony
Dictatorial
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Dilettante
Beginner/amateur
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Neophyte
Beginner/amateur
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Novitiate
Beginner/amateur (also, inexperienced/innocent)
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Proselyte
Beginner/amateur
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Tyro
Beginner/amateur (also, innocent/inexperienced)
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Ameliorate
Pacify/satisfy
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Propitiate
Pacify/satisfy
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Exculpate
Forgive/make amends
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Expiate
Forgive/make amends
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Palliate
Forgive/make amends
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Ardent/ardor
Favoring/not impartial
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Doctrinaire
Favoring/not impartial
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Fervid
Favoring/not impartial
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Tendentious
Favoring/not impartial
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Peripatetic
Walking about
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Dissemble
Insincere (also, falsehood)
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Discomfit
Prevent/obstruct
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Aberrant
Eccentric/dissimilar
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Esoteric
Eccentric/dissimilar (also, difficult to understand)
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Iconoclast
Eccentric/dissimilar
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Invidious
Disgusting/offensive
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Noisome
Disgusting/offensive
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Odious
Disgusting/offensive
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Rebarbative
Disgusting/offensive
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Abeyance
Withdrawal/retreat
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Abjure
Withdrawal/retreat
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Abnegation
Withdrawal/retreat
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Abrogate
Withdrawal/retreat
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Decamp
Withdrawal/retreat
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Recidivism
Withdrawal/retreat
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Sepulchral
Death/mourning
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Iconoclast
Unusual (also, eccentric/dissimilar)
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Peripatetic
Wandering (also, walking about)
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Interregnum
Gaps/openings
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Compendium
Abbreviated communication
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Askance
Not a straight line
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Carom
Not a straight line
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Oblique
Not a straight line
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Sidle
Not a straight line
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Sinuous
Not a straight line
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Antecede
Time/order/duration
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Antedate
Time/order/duration
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Diurnal
Time/order/duration
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Ephemeral
Time/order/duration
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Epoch
Time/order/duration
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Penultimate
Time/order/duration
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Irascible
Bad mood (also, hostile)
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Vituperation
Hard-hearted
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Euphonious
Pleasant-sounding
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Sonorous
Pleasant-sounding
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