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5892157644ersatz(adj.) made in imitation of some natural or genuine product0
5892157646inculcate(v.) to implant by repeated statement or admonition1
5892157648compendium(n.) a summary, epitome, or abridgment2
5892157650nihilism(n.) anarchy; total rejection of established laws and institutions3
5892157652recension(n.) a critical or editorial revision of a literary work4
5892157654ambivalent(adj.) having conflicted feelings or opinions about something; unsure5
5892157656aesthetic(adj.) having to do with artistic beauty6
5892157659pithy(adj.) brief, but full of meaning and substance7
5892157661complacency(n.) self-satisfaction; smugness8
5892157663altruistic(adj.) showing an unselfish concern for others9
5892157665conflagration(n.) a huge fire; inferno10
5892157667iniquitous(adj.) wicked, vicious, showing a lack of fairness11
5892157669obsequious(adj.) obeying or performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manner12
5892157671dogmatic(adj.) strongly opinionated; rigid; dictatorial13
5892157674insuperable(adj.) unable to be overcome14
5892157676capricious(adj.) changeable; mercurial; fickle15
5892157678heretic(n.) one who challenges societal and religious tradition; an iconoclast16
5892157680spurious(adj.) false; lacking logic; not genuine, authentic, or sincere17
5892157682chary(adj.) cautious; wary18
5892157684charlatan(n.) a fraud; an imposter19
5892157686raconteur(n.) a skilled storyteller20
5892157689colloquial(adj.) pertaining to common, everyday speech21
5892157691supercilious(adj.) looking down on others, proud and scornful22
5892157693pernicious(adj.) very destructive or harmful, usually in an inconspicuous and relentless way23
5892157695intractable(adj.) stubborn; hard to manage24
5892157697iconoclast(n.) someone who challenges traditional beliefs, customs, and values; a heretic; a dissident25
5892157699inexorable(adj.) unyielding; unalterable; unstoppable26
5892157701disingenuous(adj.) giving a false impression of sincerity27
5892157704aegis(n.) a shield; protection; sponsorship28
5892157706obloquy(n.) strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism29
5892157708dolorous(adj.) grievous; mournful30
5892157710neologism(n.) a new word or expression31
5892157712caveat(n.) a warning; an explanation that should be remembered32
5892157714officious(adj.) excessively eager to deliver unasked for or unwanted help; interfering33
5892157716pastiche(n.) an incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc. taken from different sources34
5892157719prodigal(adj.) reckless, wasteful, extravagant35
5892157721secular(adj.) not spiritual or religious; worldly36
5892157723insouciant(adj.) nonchalant; unconcerned37
5892157725ancillary(n.) a subsidiary; someone or something providing assistance38
5892157730expiate(v.) to atone; to make amends for39
5892157732antipathy(n.) an intense dislike, an aversion40
5892157728fatuous(adj.) foolish; inane41

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