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1. astute
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(adj.) very clever, crafty
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2. Coup
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(n.) a brilliant, unexpected act
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3. dour
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(adj.)stern, joyless
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4. incisive
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(adj.) clear, sharp, direct
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5. indolent
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(adj.) lazy
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6. iniquity
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(n.) wickedness or sin
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7. innuendo
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(n.) an insinuation
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8. invective
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(n.) an angry verbal attack
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9. largess
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(n.) the generous giving of lavish gifts
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10. laudatory
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(adj.) expressing admiration or praise
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11. multifarious
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(adj.) having great diversity or variety
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12. nadir
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(n.) the lowest point of something
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13. nefarious
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(adj.) heinously villainous
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14. quandary
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(n.) a perplexed, unresolvable state
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15. recalcitrant
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(adj.) defiant, unapologetic
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1. Rectitude
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(n.) uprightness, extreme morality
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2. Reprehensible
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(adj.) deserving rebuke
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3. Respite
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(n.) a break, rest
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4. Sacrosanct
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(adj.) holy, something that should not be criticized
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5. Sanctimonious
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(adj.) giving a hypocritical appearance of piety
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6. Sophomoric
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(adj.) immature, uninformed
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7. Tantamount
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(adj.) equivalent in value or significance
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8. Tenable
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(adj.) able to be defended or maintained
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9. Tenuous
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(adj.) having little substance or strength
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10. Umbrage
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(n.) resentment, offense
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11. Vacuous
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(adj.) lack of content or ideas, stupid
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12. Vapid
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(adj.) lacking liveliness, dull
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13. Vilify
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(v.) to lower in importance, defame
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14. Wanton
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(adj.) undisciplined, lewd, lustful
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15. Zenith
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(n.) the highest point, culminating point
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