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gauche
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lacking social polish
ostracize
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exclude from a community or group
reverent
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feeling or showing profound respect
accolade
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an award or praise granted as a special honor
arbitrary
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based on randomness
taciturn
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habitually reserved or uncommunicative
pedestrian
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lacking wit or imagination
rescind
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revoke or cancel officially
prolific
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1. highly productive; 2. fertile
foment
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instigate or stir up violent emotions; the opposite of ferment
munificent
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very generous
garrulous
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full of trivial conversation
subversive
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in opposition to an established system or institution (in a sneaky way)
antithetical
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sharply contrasted in character or purpose
dilettante
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an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
constituent
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1. a citizen represented in the government by officials for whom he or she has voted 2. an abstract part of something
trite
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repeated too often
sporadic
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reoccurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
inimical
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not friendly
propitious
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presenting favorable circumstances
hegemony
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the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
insolent
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rude and arrogant
repudiate
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refuse to accept; deny the truth or validity of
prodigious
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so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
lionize
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assign great social importance to

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