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6630314932aegisthe protection, backing or support of a particular person or organization0
6630318071ambivalenthaving mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something1
6630331978amorphouslacking definite form, unorganized2
6630335532antipathyhatred, intense dislike3
6630337417ardora strong feeling of eagerness or love4
6630339227auralof or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing5
6630341179autonomythe state of existing or acting separately from others; the right or power of a country to govern itself6
6630344717banalunoriginal, trite, overused7
6630346429cadenceregular beat or pattern (in poetic meter) the way a person's voice rises and falls when speaking8
6630352521cajoleto persuade someone to do something or to give you something by making promises or saying nice things9
6630355945capriciousgiven to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior10
6630358853cynicaldistrustful of others' motives, showing contempt for standard morality by taking advantage or others' scruples11
6630363616denounceto criticize harshly and publicly12
6630366430dichotomydivision into two parts, mutually exclusive parts13
6630369301dissipationan excessive way of living, foolishly spending money on only pleasure14
6630388080duplicitousdeceitful, two-faced15
6630391152effusiveshowing great emotion16
6630392743epigramshort, witty, clever saying or poem17
6630394398euphoricintensely happy or confident18
6630394399exhortto strongly urge, to earnestly advise19
6630396956farcea humorous work about ridiculous situations or events20
6630399742forebodinga feeling that something bad will happen21
6630403609impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of22
6630405357impingeto move into an area beyond acceptable limits, to gradually take or take over what is not yours23
6630408813indolencelaziness24
6630410890integralnecessary to make a whole complete, essential, fundamental25
6630418035introspectiveinward-looking, self-examining26
6630419565labyrinthineof, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth27
6630423820laconicusing very few words28
6630425805marginalizeto push to the side29
6630427812obliquenot direct, not stated directly30
6638805788palpableeasily seen, heard, perceived31
6638807324pastoralhaving to do with the country, set in the country32
6638810726pathosthe quality of an event or especially a work of literature to evoke pity or sorrow33
6638815929paucitysmall in number, not enough34
6638817758pietyreverence for God, (religious undertones)35
6638819918polemica strong verbal or written attack on someone or something36
6638822643rapscallionrascal37
6638829794reconditedealing with intellectual subjects, little known, obscure38
6638831556reproofan expression of blame or disapproval39
6638833000repudiateto refuse or accept, or to refuse to associate with40
6638834905sanguineoptimistic, always cheerful41
6638835966sinisterevil, or giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen42
6638860739superciliousbehaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others43
6638863322terseusing few words, to the point44
6638865523timorousnervousness, fear, lack of confidence45
6638867475transcendentgoing beyond ordinary limits, extraordinary, supreme46
6638869506tropea word or expression used in the figurative sense, a figure of speech47
6638872885verboseusing too many words, overly wordy48
6638874767verisimilitudethe appearance of being too true or real49

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