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| keen' accurate judgment or insight |
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pompous; grandiloquent
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a harsh denunciation
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| to mislead; to disguise or conceal |
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| happening by accident or chance |
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| relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
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| pompous speech or expression |
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| rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage |
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| devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses |
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| one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions |
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| marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness |
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| not capable of being appeased or significantly changed |
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| immunity from punishment or penalty |
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| in an intial stage; not fully formed |
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| unfortunate; inappropriate |
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| having or showing often vicious ill will, spite or hatred |
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| capabel of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable |
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| one who hates all other humans |
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| to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate |
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| hardhearted; intractable; unyielding |
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| exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
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| disgrace; contempt; scorn |
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| the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing |
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| overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge |
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| to appease; to calm by making concessions |
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| a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful |
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| given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant |
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charactereized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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| difficult to manage; obstinately definat of authority |
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| feeling or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect |
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| promoting health or well-being |
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| exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
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| an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess |
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| the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination |
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| flimsy; weak; having little substance or strength |
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| fleeting; passing quickly; brief |
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