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tirade
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an angry speech
pine
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to yearn for
profuse
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plentiful, pouring out in abundance; If you're bleeding profusely, you're bleeding a lot
retiring
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to be shy and to be inclined to retract from company
hound
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to pursue relentlessly
affluent
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You know you're driving through an affluent neighborhood when you see large houses, perfect landscaping, and expensive cars. Use affluent to describe wealthy people or areas.
tender
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offer up something formally
err
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to make an error
diabolical
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to be extremely wicked like the devil, stronger word than despicable
bleak
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Something that is bleak is gloomy and depressing. If it's raining and dark, you might describe the night as bleak. If you have looked for work and no one will hire you, you could describe your prospects as bleak
vindicative
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to have a very strong desire for revenge
spendthrift
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one who spends money extravagantly
inflammatory
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extremely controversial, incendiary
indigenous
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originating in a certain area
voracious
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Voracious is an adjective used to describe a wolflike appetite. It might be a craving for food or for something else, such as power, but the word usually denotes an unflattering greediness.
screed
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an abusive rant
underwrite
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To underwrite is to insure or promise to be financially responsible in case of loss or damage. An insurance agent can underwrite your renter's insurance policy, which protects you if there's a fire or robbery
reprobate
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a reprobate is a bad egg. The black sheep of the family, missing a moral compass — a reprobate's been called everything from a deviant to an evildoer to a scoundrel.
miser
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a person who doesn't like to spend money because ther are greedy
badger
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to pester
errant
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Although errant is commonly used as a synonym for "misbehaving" or "naughty," it also refers to things that are just out of place. "the errant boys skipped school to go to the movies," or "an errant snowball hit your neighbor instead of your arch enemy."
corroborate
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to confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim)
apex
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the highest point
replete
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Replete shares a root with the word plenty. When you have plenty of cookies and cake, you can say your table is replete with goodies
hodgepodge
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a confused mixture; a hotchpotch. "Rob's living room was a hodgepodge ofmodern furniture and antiques"

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