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acerbic
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having a sour, bitter taste
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amalgamate
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to combine
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amenable
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agreeable
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bolster
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provide support
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credulous
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gullible
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diatribe
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harsh denunciation
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fervent
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very emotional
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flout
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to show contempt for
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foruitous
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happening by chance
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garrulous
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talking too much
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germane
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relevant
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glib
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nonchalant; superficial
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halcyon
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calm; peaceful
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hubris
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arrogant pride
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idolatrous
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intense devotion
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imperturbable
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extremely calm
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implacable
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not capable of changing
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intrepid
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couragous
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laconic
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using few words
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maverick
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an independent person
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mendacity
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dishonesty
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mercurial
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rapidly changing (especially mood)
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obdurate
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unyielding
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obfuscate
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to make confusing
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obsequious
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showing a fawning attentiveness
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obstinate
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stubborn
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opprobrium
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disgrace
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ostentatious
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pretentious
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pedantic
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excessive attention to formal rules
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phlegmatic
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calm
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polemical
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controversial; argumentative
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rancorous
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bitter resentment
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rhetoric
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effective use of language for persuasion
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salubrious
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promoting good health
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sedulous
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hard working
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solvent
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1. able to meet financial obligations
2. able to dissolve a substance
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soporific
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causing drowsiness
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inimitable
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one of a kind
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iniquity
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wickedness
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inscrutable
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incapable of being discovered or understood
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insouciant
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carefree
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insular
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narrow-minded
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interdict
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to forbid
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inveigh
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to attack verbally
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inveterate
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deep-rooted
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involute
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complex
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jejune
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uninteresting
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jibe
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to agree
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jocose
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humorous
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labile
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readily open to change
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