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MAGNANIMITY (NOUN)
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
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MARTIAL (ADJ.)
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associated with war and the armed forces
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MUNDANE (ADJ.)
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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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NASCENT (ADJ.)
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coming into being; in early developmental stages
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NEBULOUS (ADJ.)
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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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NEOLOGISM (NOUN)
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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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NOXIOUS (ADJ.)
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harmful, injurous
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OBTUSE (ADJ.)
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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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OBVIATE (VERB)
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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ONEROUS (ADJ.)
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troubling; burdensome
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PAEAN (NOUN)
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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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PARODY (NOUN)
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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
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PERENNIAL (ADJ.)
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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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PEFIDY (NOUN)
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intentional breach of faith; treachery
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PERFUNCTORY (ADJ.)
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cursory; done without care or interest
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PERSPICACIOUS (ADJ.)
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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PRATTLE (VERB)
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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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PRECIPITATE (ADJ.)
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acting with excessive haste or impulse
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PRECIPITATE (VERB)
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to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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PREDILECTION (NOUN)
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
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PRESCIENCE (NOUN)
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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring
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PREVARICATE (VERB)
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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QUALMS (NOUN)
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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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RECANT (VERB)
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to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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REFUTE (VERB)
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to disprove; to successfully argue against
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RELEGATE (VERB)
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to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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RETICENT (ADJ.)
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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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SOLICITOUS (ADJ.)
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concerned and attentive; eager
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SORDID (ADJ.)
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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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SPORADIC (ADJ.)
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occuring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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SQUANDER (VERB)
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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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STATIC (ADJ.)
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not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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STUPEFY (VERB)
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to stun, baffle, or amaze
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STYMIE (VERB)
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to block; thwart
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SYNTHESIS (NOUN)
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the combination of parts to make a whole
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TORQUE (NOUN)
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a force that causes rotation
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TORTUOUS (ADJ.)
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winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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TRUCULENT (ADJ.)
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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VERACITY (NOUN)
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truthfulness, honesty
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