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acquiesce |
to agree to; give in to |
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vindicate |
to clear from blame |
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nullify |
to counter; make unimportant |
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plethora |
an excess |
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tawdry |
of little value; gaudy |
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temper |
to moderate; soften |
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incompatible |
unable to work together |
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creditable |
worthy of belief; praiseworthy |
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protean |
changeable; ability to assume different forms; variety |
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pellucid |
transparently clear; allows maximum passage of light; easy to understand |
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rend |
tear or be torn violently |
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lachrymose |
tearful; sad; tends to cry |
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archetype |
classic example of, a perfect example |
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plumage |
feathers of a bird |
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disinterested |
unbiased; not interested |
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objective |
unbiased; not subjective |
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resignation |
acceptance of fate |
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artifice |
deception; trickery |
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cogent |
lucid; well argued |
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cower |
shrink away from |
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cringe |
recoil; flinch; shy away |
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laceration |
a cut |
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oblique |
indirect; slanting |
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lampoon |
ridicule; spoof |
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enunciation |
clear pronunciation; accent; articulation |
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blithe |
free-spirited; carefree; lacking consideration |
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futile |
ineffectual; wasted effort |
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billowing |
swelling; fluttering; waving |
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hackneyed |
overused, cliched |
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pliable |
flexible; not stubborn |
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abstruse |
difficult to understand; obscure |
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hedonism |
self indulgence; pleasure-seeking |
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obfuscate |
deliberately make something difficult to understand |
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lackluster |
dull; monotonous; bland |
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plummet |
fall suddenly and steeply |
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replete |
full |
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blighted |
damaged; destroyed; ruined |
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merge |
come together; combine |
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inconsequential |
unimportant, of no consequence |
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coalesce |
come together; merge |