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Impeccable taste
is perfect or faultless
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A peerless diamond
is without equal
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Ossified beliefs
are fixed and rigid
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A disheveled appearance
is messy and untidy
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An unfathomable problem
cannot be worked out
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Palliative measures
are designed to improve a situation without curing it
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Eloquent speech
is well expressed and persuasive
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Exuberant behavior
is full of life
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Obstreperous children
are noisy and boisterous
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Peripheral vision
is what is seen at the edges of the field of view
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A destitute person
is poor and without any means of support
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An indelible memory
cannot be erased from the mind
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A salvo of gunfire
is a burst of firing
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Furlough from the army
is official leave of absence
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A disingenuous person
is crafty
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Ostensible meaning
is what something claims to be, but might actually not be
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To debunk a myth
is to expose, or throw out a wrong idea
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Fabrication of results
is falsification of data
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Idiosyncratic behavior
is quirky and unique to an individual
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A despotic tyrant
is a very tyrannical tyrant!
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A tractable animal
is docile and easily lead
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Incontrovertible proof
cannot be denied
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Decorous behavior
is good and correct
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A pertinent remark
is very relevant
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Avant-garde films
are innovative and ahead of popular taste
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Untoward circumstances
are unforeseen
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To foment trouble
is to stir it up
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Unequivocal agreement
is unanimous and unhesitating
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Tacit approval
is implied but not spoken out loud
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An egregious blunder
is an outstandingly bad mistake
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Unprepossessing appearance
is not very attractive
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To whet the appetite
is to sharpen or intensify
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Turbid water
is murky and not at all clear
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Parochial outlook
is narrow and concerned with mainly local matters
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Potable water
is safe to drink
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Flagging enthusiasm
is getting less
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A tortuous route
is long and indirect
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A tenuous connection
is very slight
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Enervating weather
makes you feel tired
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To renege on a deal
is to back out of an agreement
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To suborn a witness
is to bribe
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Duplicitous dealings
are illegal or underhanded
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A flagrant breach of a rule
is a clear and undeniable violation
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To undermine authority
is to weaken or overthrow
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A voracious appetite
is ready to gobble everything up
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A vitriolic attack
is strong, aggressive criticism
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Verdant fields
are green and fertile
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To disbar a lawyer
is to throw out of the profession
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A debilitating disease
causes great weakness
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Consummate skill
is supremely good
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