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aggrandize
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to increase in intensity of power
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anachronism
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something out of place or context
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astringent
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having a tightening effect on tissue; severe
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contiguous
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sharing a border
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derision
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scorn or ridicule
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desiccate
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to dry out
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dilettante
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someone with a superficial interest in something
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disparage
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to belittle
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inimical
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harmful
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neophyte
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a beginner
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pristine
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pure; clean
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proclivity
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inclination
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profligate
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excessively wasteful
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propensity
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inclination or tendancy
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prosaic
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dull; unimaginative
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quotidian
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commonplace
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rarefy
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to make thin
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recondite
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hidden
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refulgent
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radiant
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renege
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to go back on a promise
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tacit
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implied
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terse
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brief and concise in wording
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tout
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to publicly praise
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trenchant
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sharpely perceptive
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unfeigned
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genuine
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untenable
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not viable; uninhabitable
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vacillate
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to waver
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vexation
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annoyance
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vigilant
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alertly watchful
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vituperate
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to condemn
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pellucid
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transparent
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penchant
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strong inclination
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peregrination
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wandering
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peremptory
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ending all debate
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perigee
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closest or lowest point
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peripatetic
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traveling; nomadic
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peroration
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the concluding part of a speech
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personable
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attractive
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petrous
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like a rock
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petulant
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impatient
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picaresque
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involving adventures
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pillory
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to punish
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piquant
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agreeably pungent; stimulating
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plangent
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pounding
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plumb
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to measure depth; to examine
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poignant
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distressing
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precarious
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dangerous
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precept
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rule establishing standards of conduct
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precis
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consise summary
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profligate
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wildly extravagant
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