acolyte assistant helper a servile attendant
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adamant insistent unwavering
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approbation commendation official approval
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ascribe to refer to to attribute to
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austere severe or stern in manner or appearance rigorously self-disciplined or simple in lifestyle
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bastion a fortress or stronghold
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boorish rude unrefined ill-mannered 8. bumptious overly and offensively self-assertive
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burgeon thrive sprout bloom to begin to grow or develop, especially suddenly
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cajole entice taunt to persuade by flattery or by promises
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cant jargon slang any special language used by a particular group, class, or profession
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chauvinism unreasonable devotion to one's race, country, or sex
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chimerical imaginary wildly fanciful unreal or impossible
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coquettish alluring coy enticing 15.
corpulence excessive fatness obesity 16. deign to condescend to deem another worthy or fit in accordance with one's own sense of self-worth or dignity to grant or allow
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deleterious harmful or injurious to physical or mental health
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desultory rambling disjointed lacking order or consistency passing randomly from one thing to another
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diffidence lack of self confidence or faith in one's own ability timidity or shyness
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dint power force
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discursive digressive rambling from subject to subject
dupe a person who is easily fooled
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ebullient overflowing with excitement, enthusiasm or fever
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elysian blissful heavenly delightful 25. emendation improvement or correction of errors
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engender to bring about, cause, or produce
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ennui boredom a feeling of discontent or weariness
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fastidious difficult to please finicky 29.
fodder coarse food, especially for livestock
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fulminate to explode or erupt violently or noisily to denounce or condemn vehemently
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glib fluent in speech or writing, but without thought, restraint, or sincerity
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ignominious dishonorable contemptuous disgraceful 33. incorrigible unruly unmanageable uncontrollable incapable of being reformed
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incumbent pressed or emphatically urged currently in office
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ineffable inexpressible incapable of being expressed in words or spoken
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ingenuous acting or speaking in a candid manner innocent, naive, or unsophisticated
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invective vehement protest, attack, or abuse with words
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itinerant traveling from place to place, especially for work
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knavery deceit trickery dishonesty crafty dealing
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lachrymose tearful mournful given to shedding tears
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laconic brief and to the point expressing much in few words terse and concise
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livid extremely angry enraged 43.
lugubrious dismal, depressing, or mournful (usually exaggeratedly so)
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maverick a person who takes an independent stance a radical or non-conformist
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mendicant living by begging for money and food
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mercurial volatile given to changing moods suddenly
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mordant biting or stinging (as in a remark or expression)
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nugatory worthless futile of no real value
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obdurate stubborn unyielding unmoved by persuasion, especially with respect to moral influence
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odious despicable offensive detestable deserving or causing hatred or scorn
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ostentatious showy boastful pretentious 52. pastiche an assortment or variety
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paucity scarcity insufficiency
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pejorative negative in connotation belittling 55. penchant strong liking or taste for something tendency or inclination to favor something
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penitent regret for an offense, wrongful act, or sin committed
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penurious miserly extremely stingy
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perfidy deliberate breech of trust or faith
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perfunctory performed without care, interest, or enthusiasm
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pernicious injurious hurtful ruinous 61. perspicacious astute discerning insightful keen in mental
