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complaisant
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willing to do favors for others
proscribe
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command against
panegyric
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a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something, syn: eulogy, paean
desiccated
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1. state of extreme dryness, having all moisture removed 2. lacking vitality or interest
internecine
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relating to conflict within a group
mendicant
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a pauper who lives by begging
impugn
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to question, attack as false or wrong
inequity
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lack of fairness or justice
unimpeachable
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not able to be doubted, questioned or criticized, entirely trustworthy
inviolable
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never to be broken infringed or dishonored
doughty
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brave, bold, courageous
abjure
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abjure means to swear off, and it applies to something you once believed in
dolorous
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showing sorrow
autocratic
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an autocratic is someone who behaves as a dictator syn: despotic
vaunted
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praised or boasted about, especially in an excessive way
proselytize
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1. convert someone from one religion, belief, philosophy to other 2. advocate or promote a belief or action
fecund
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high yielding, producing many new ideas, prolific
malingerer
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pretending to be sick to get rid of duties; a shirker
pellucid
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translucently clear, easily understandable
stultify
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cause to loose enthusiasm and energy especially as a result of tedious and restrictive routine
desideratum
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something desired as a necessity, eg: integrity was a desideratum
facile
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If someone does something easily, or shows ease, it is described as facile in a good way, but if someone takes the easy way out and shows a lack of thought or care, it is facile in a bad way
elegiac
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expressing sorrow
assiduous
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showing great care and perseverance
conflagration
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a very intense and uncontrollable fire

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