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| gratuitous |
unnecessary or unwarranted |
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| viable |
capable of developing under normal circumstances |
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| depredation |
the act of preying upon or plundering |
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| de facto |
actually in effect (but not legally required) |
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| constrain |
to compel by force; to confine forcibly |
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| casuistry |
false application of ethical principles |
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| rapport |
harmonious relationship |
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| bane |
cause of fatal injury or ruin |
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| ad hoc |
for this specific purpose; with respect to this |
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| aberration |
deviation; departure from what is proper or normal |
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| utilitarian |
stressing practicality over other considerations |
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| refractory |
stubborn; hard to manage |
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| queasy |
nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea |
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| picaresque |
characteristic of clever adventurers |
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| irresolute |
uncertain how to act; weak |
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| disquisition |
formal discourse or hearing |
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| intractable |
unruly; refractory |
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| malleable |
easily altered or influenced |
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| comport |
to behave in a particular way |
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| inchoate |
just beginning; not fully formed or organized |
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| imbue |
to soak thoroughly; to fill the mind |
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| jaded |
wearied, especially by too much of the good life |
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| zealot |
fanatical partisan; ardent follower |
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| indolent |
lazy |
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| debauch |
to corrupt; to indulge in sensual pleasure |
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| disingenuous |
not straightforward |
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| stigmatize |
to brand in some way discreditable or disgraceful |
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| resplendent |
shining brilliantly; magnificent |
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| incongruous |
not fitting |
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| choleric |
hot-tempered |
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| waggish |
fond of making jokes; playfully humorous |
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| vitiate |
to weaken, debase, or corrupt |
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| traumatic |
psychologically damaging |
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| touchstone |
means of testing worth or authenticity |
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| saturnalian |
characterized by riotous revelry |
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| protocol |
customs dealing with official behavior and etiquette |
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| quid pro quo |
something given in exchange for something else |
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| prescience |
foresight |
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| portentous |
warning of evil by an omen; causing wonder |
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| modulate |
to regulate the intensity of sound; to temper |
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| cerebration |
thought |
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| maladroit |
lacking skill or judgment |
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| internecine |
mutually destructive |
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| palliate |
to make less serious by glossing over |
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| ineluctable |
not able to be avoided, changed, or overcome |
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| flippancy |
trifling gaiety |
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| dictum |
short saying; authoritative statement |
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| contumelious |
rude in speech or behavior; insultingly abusive |
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| bruit |
to spread news, reports, or unsubstantiated rumors |
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| kismet |
fate |
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