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eminent
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standing above others in quality or position
circumvent
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find a way around
tenacious
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stubbornly unyielding
apathy
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an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
contrive
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to pull a plan or scheme, usually through trickery or skill
ephemeral
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lasting a very short
spurious
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plausible but false
forlorn
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marked by or showing hopelessness/sadness
staunch
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very loyal and commited in attitude
haughty
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arrogantly superior or disdainful
incongruous
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not in harmony or compatiblity or appropriateness
jingoism
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fanatical patriotism
belligerent
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hostile and aggressive
avaricious
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extremely greedy
languid
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having or showing a disinclination for physical effort or exertion
elucidate
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make clearer and easier to understand
insidious
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working in a subtle but destructive way
quotidian
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of or occuring everyday
mollify
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to make someone angry, less angry
ascetic
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practicing self denial; one who practices great self denial
fallacious
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of a belief that is based on faulty reasoning
juxtapose
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place side by side for contrast
magnanimous
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kind & Noble in gesture
treacherous
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tending to betray; dangerously unstable and unpredictable
immutable
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not able to be changed
itinerant
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traveling from place to place to work
travesty
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an absurd presentation of something, a mockery
eclectic
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compromised of a variety of styles
tantamount
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being essentially equal to something
frustrate
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hinder or prevent(the efforts, plans or desires)
abstain
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choose not to consume or take part in (particularly something enjoyable)
unequivocal
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admitting of No Doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation
jubilant
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full of high spirit and delight because of triumph or success
panache
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showmanship
precocious
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exceptionally early development or maturity
refractory
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resistant to authority or unmanageable
subsume
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to contain or include something in something else; consider as a part of general rule or principle
heretic
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a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field
delineate
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describe in detail
disaffected
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dissatisfied especially with authority or people in system control
derive
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come from, be conney by a relationship; establish by deduction
rudimentary
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being in the earliest stages of development; limited to basic principles
derivative
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not original but drawing on something already in existence
guileless
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free of deceit
ameliorate
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to make something bad, better
vilify
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spread negative information about
apocryphal
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being of questionable authenticity
petulant
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easily irritated or annoyed
aberrant
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different from an accepted norm
largess
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extreme generosity and giving

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