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Feign
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To pretend to have a particular feeling, problem, etc
Extol
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To praise something or someone very much
Hone
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To make something perfect or completely suitable for its purpose
Assuage
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Paucity
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Shortage
Exacerbate
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Make something worse
To dupe
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To deceive someone, usually by making that person do something that they did not intend to do (to fool)
Dolt
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A stupid person
Culpable
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Deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad
Nefarious
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(especially of activities) morally bad
Euphemistically
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By means of a mild or indirect word or expression instead of one considered too harsh or blunt
To condone
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Accept (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive)
To tarnish
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To make people think that someone or something is less good
Ostentatious
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Characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress
Impetuous
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Acting or done quickly and without thought or care
Truncated
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Shortened in duration or extent
To kindle
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Light or set on fire
Slovenly
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(especially of a person or their appearance) messy and dirty
Tangible
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Perceptible by touch
Quandary
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A state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved
Predilection
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If someone has a predilection for something, they like it a lot
Reticent
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Unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings
Alacrity
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Brisk and cheerful readiness, zeal;
To construe
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Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way
Unheralded
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Not previously announced, expected, or acclaimed
Voluble
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A person who is talking a lot
To aspire
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(to seek) have a strong desire to achieve or to become something to
To countervail
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Compensate, make something equal
Resplendent
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Like brilliant, adj
Legerdemain
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Skillful hiding of the truth in order to trick people
To melinger
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One who is generally acceptable in any social environment yet decides to sit lonely at home on Friday nights accompanied by cats and loneliness
To avenge
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Inflict harm in return for
To dither
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To be indecisive
To ingratiate
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To gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
Lackadaisical
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Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy
To quell
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Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force
Dearth
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A scarcity or lack of something

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