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Definitions
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Empty compliments; nonsense.
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Flummery
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A person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude.
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Recalcitrant
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Softly glowing or radiant.
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Lambent
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Deviating from what is ordinary, customary, or expected.
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Aberrant
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Clear and simple in expression or presentation.
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Perspicious
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Without an equal; peerless.
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Nonpareil
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Just beginning to develop or exist; emerging.
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Incipient
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To enthusiastically praise, commend, or express admiration for someone or something.
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Extol
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A tapered widening of a road at an intersection to increase visibility.
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Splay
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Not operating on a refined or elevated level; mundane.
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Banausic
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A secret political clique or faction.
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Cabal
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Reduce the force, effect, or value of.
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Attenuate
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Vigorously or incisively.
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Trenchantly
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Diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).
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Allay
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Sickeningly sweet or sentimental.
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Saccharine
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A story or legend that is widely circulated, but unlikely to be true.
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Apocryphal
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Light-headed, muzzy, confused.
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Wifty
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Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account).
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Expurgate
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Relating to the study of history and origin of proper nouns.
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Onomastic
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A state of stagnation, low mood, or apathy.
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Doldrums
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Having equal power, force, or apathy.
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Equipollent
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Extremely and visibly enraged.
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Apoplectic
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Feeble, insipid, or bland.
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Milquetoast
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Conspicuously glitzy or sparkly.
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Clinquant
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Refuse to accept or be associate with.
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Repudiate
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Approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
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Accost
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Courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man).
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A pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'.
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Aphorism
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A person or organisation of relatively small size, power, or influence.
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Minnow
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To walk around an area, especially for pleasure.
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Perambulate
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