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boor
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rough and bad tempered person; rude
lax
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not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful
lax security arrangements at the airport
cantankerous
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bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
lascivious
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feeling or revealing an overt sexual desire or interest; lecherous; lewd
clandestine
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keep secret or done secretly, specially because illicit
she deserved better than these clandestine meetings
cogitate
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think deeply about something; meditate or reflect
he stroked his beard and retired to cogitate
abdicate
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renounce; disown
Grovel
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act obsequiously in order to obtain forgiveness or favour
Nobody grovels like a Boyle
ambulatory
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relating to or adapted for walking
ambulatory friends
inflammatory
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arousing angry or violent feelings
inflammatory remarks
emancipate
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set free, liberated
impertinent
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rude, irrelevant
parlous
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precarious, full of danger or uncertainity
deific
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resembling god in qualities such as power or beauty; divine
he achieved deific status
abomination
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a thing that causes disgust or loathing
what an abominable mess, supressed by abominable cruelty
execrate
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feel or express great loathing for; REVILE, DENOUNCE
they were execrated as dangerous and corrupt
tremulous
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timid, nervous; trembling
he gave her a tremulous smile
nescient
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ignorant, lacking knowledge
I ventured into the new Korean restaurant with some equally nescient companions
rebuff
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reject
unbeknown
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without the knowledge of (someone)
unbeknown to me, she made some enquiries
unfeigned
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sincere, genuine
trundle
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move heavily and slowly
10 vintage cars trundled past
gauche
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awkward
s shy and gauche teen
parry
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avoid
parry getting married
status quo
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as things were before
immutable
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unchangeable
menial
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not requiring much skill and lacking prestige
menial factory jobs
sparingly
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in small quantities
epitomize
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be perfect example of, embody
the company epitomized the problems faced by British Industry
discomfit
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feel uneasy or embarrassed
he was noticeably discomfited by her tone
intone
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say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice.
the bishop intoned
emanate
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(of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source), emerge, flow, exude
"warmth emanated from the fireplace"
acquiescence
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the reluctant acceptance of something without protest.
"in silent acquiescence, she rose to her feet"
meek
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quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive
she brought her meek little husband along"
sycophant
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a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.
he was surrounded by flatterers and sycophants"
besotted
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strongly infatuated.
"he became besotted with a local barmaid"
eponymous
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(of a person) giving their name to something. (of a thing) named after a particular person or group.
"the eponymous hero of the novel" "their eponymous debut LP"
coherent
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(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent. 2. forming a unified whole.
"they failed to develop a coherent economic strategy" 2. "the arts could be systematized into one coherent body of knowledge"
recrudesce
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break out again; recur.
"syphilis, until recently thought to be almost under control, is now recrudescing"
prospective
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likely to happen at a future date.
"a meeting to discuss prospective changes in government legislation"
inebriate
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make (someone) drunk; intoxicate.
"I got mildly inebriated"
perforate
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pierce and make a hole or holes in. "a perforated appendix"
paraphernalia
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miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.
"drills, saws, and other paraphernalia necessary for home improvements"
beholden (adj.)
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owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service. synonyms: indebted, obligated, under an obligation, oblig
"I don't like to be beholden to anybody"
self-reproach
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reproach or blame directed at oneself.
rumination
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a deep or considered thought about something
affectation
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behaviour, speech, or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress. synonyms: pretension
"the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect"
convoluted
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(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.
"the film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens"
intransigent
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unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something, stubborn
unconscionable
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not right or reasonable. unacceptable
"the unconscionable conduct of his son"
altercation
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a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.
"I had an altercation with the ticket collector"
irreparable
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impossible to rectify or repair
irreparable harm
murky
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dark and gloomy; questionable
the sky was murky; a government minister with a murky past
virulent
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harmful, toxic, hostile
chary
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wary, cautious
she has been chary of telling the whole truth
leery
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cautious or wary
the city leery of gang violence
folly
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foolishness
an act of sheer folly
captious
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tending to find fault or raise petty objections
a captious teacher
carping
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difficult to please
grouse
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complain, grumble
she heard him grousing about his aasistant
querulous
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complaining
petulant
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childishly sulky or bad tempered
he was moody and petulant
assail
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criticize strongly
he assailed a group of editors for their alleged excesses
decry
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publicly denounce, condemn, criticise
they decried human rights abuses
epithet
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abusive or criticizing word
the woman began to hurl racial epithets at them
fulminate
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express vehement protest
all fulminated against the new curriculum
revile
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criticise in an abusive manner
he was now reviled by the party he hoped to lead
vituperative
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bitter and abusive
a vituperative outburst
odious
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repulsive, extremely unpleasant
a pretty odious character
reprove
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reprimand
he was reproved for obscenity
reproach
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rebuke, reprove
her friends reproached her for not thinking enough about her family
exalt
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glorify, extol, praise
plaudit
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praise
the network has received plaudits for its sports coverage
subversive
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disruptive, troublemaking
the government claimed we were subversives or terrorists
beset
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trouble continuously
pollution is the greatest problem besetting the city today
beleaguered
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put in a very difficult situation
the board is supporting the beleaguered director
scuffle
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a short, confused fight or struggle
there were minor scuffles with the police
squabble
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a noisy quarrel about something trivial
family squabbles
partisan
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prejudiced, biased, discriminatory
the government had adopted a blatantly partisan attitude
bigotry
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intolerance towards those who hold different opinions from oneself
he was labelled a bigot after making some offensive comments
aplomb
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self-assurance, specially when in a demanding situation
I will pass the test with aplomb
equanimity
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composure and calmness, specially in a difficult situation
she accepted both the good and the bad with equanimity
impassive
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not feeling or showing emotion
antynom- expressive
imperturbable
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calm
an imperturbable tranquility
placid
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not easily upset or excited, calm and peaceful
the placid waters of a small lake
staid
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respectable, unadventurous, sedate
antynoms- frivolous, daring, informal
stolid
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impassive, phlegmatic, calm, unemotional
overwrought
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nervous excitement or anxiety, tense, agitated
she is too overwrought to listen to reason
foment
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instigate or stir up
they accused him of fomenting political unrest
consternation
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anxiety or dismay
to her consternation her car wouldn’t start
trepidation
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a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen
the men set off in fear and trepidation
fluster
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agitated or confused, unnerve, unsettle
The main thing is not to get all in a fluster
disconcert
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unsettle, disturb the composure of
the abrupt change of subject disconcerted her
imperious
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arrogant and domineering
his imperious demands
fulsome
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too generous in thanking or praising somebody
he was fulsome in his praise of the prime minister
fawn
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servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, OBSEQUIOUS, SYCHOPHANTIC
congressmen fawn over the president
evenhanded
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unbiased
it was an even handed assessment of her performance
stoic
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endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
antagonize
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cause someone to become hostile
the aim was to antagonise visiting supporters
insular
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narrow-minded, PAROCHIAL, BLINKERED, PROVINCIAL
levity
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the treatment of a serious matter with humour or lack of due respect, FLIPPANT
disprove any display of levity
insouciant
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NONCHALANT, a casual lack of concern
an insouciant shrug

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