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splenetic
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bad-tempered; spiteful
countermand
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a contrary command cancelling or reversing previous command
trenchant
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vigorous or incisive in expression or style; OPP- vague
incisive
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intelligently analytical and clear thinking, trenchant
incisive critic
intrepid
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intrepid Anglais
fearless, adventerous
our intrepid reporter
pillory
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ridicule publicly
Philauri
dissemble
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conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs
exiguity
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exiguous- very small in amount
lachrymose
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tearful or given to weeping
loath NOT loathe
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reluctant, unwilling
i was loath to leave
halcyon
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denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllicaly happy and peaceful
simulacrum
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1) a representation of a person (specially in the form of a sculpture) 2) a bad imitation
indurate
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harden
a bed of indurated clay
obdurate
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stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action
he was obdurate on his point
hitherto
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until now or until the point in time under discussion; previously, formerly
ossify
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indurate (harden); 2) stagnate, cease developing, become inflexible/rigid
ossified political institutions
delectable
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delicious
denunciation
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public condemnation
forswear
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agree to give up or do without, RENOUNCE, abjure
abjure
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solemnly renounce
relinquish
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give up, renounce
he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive
viable
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feasible, practicable
agnostic
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sceptic, a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of god
jejune
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immature, uninteresting
irreproachable
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faultless, beyond criticism
affirm
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declare, state, assert
stultify
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cause to loose enthusiasm and initiative OPP- excite
glean
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obtain (information) from various sources
the information is gleaned from press cuttings
allude
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hint at
elude
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evade, avoid
efface
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erase (a mark) from surface
trifling
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unimportant, trivial
a trifling sum
slipshod
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careless, lackadaisical (carelessly lazy)
salutary
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beneficial, producing good effects
forment
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instigate or stir up, incite
precipitous
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dangerously high or steep
the track skirted a precipitous drop
aphorism
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a pithy observation which contains a general truth
the old aphorism...
dastardly
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wicked and cruel
protean
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1) ever-changing, 2) versatile
basics 7
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indignation
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anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment; RESENTMENT
inept
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clumsy; having or showing no skill
dwindle
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diminish gradually in size, amount or strength
disconcert
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unsettle; disturb the composure of; nonplus, discomfit
herald
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signal, indicate, announce; be a sign that something is about to happen
the speech heralded a change in policy
unherald
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not previously annouced, expected or acclaimed
he was unwilling to make an unheralded enterance
indelible
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ineradicable
vagary
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quirk, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behaviour
risqué
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indecent
vapid
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bland, insipid, uninspiring, uninteresting

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