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Nasty thru Revolution is in the Air

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Brusque   Describing a rudely abrupt manner  
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Cantankerous   Grumpy, disagreeable  
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Caustic   Bitingly sarcastic or witty  
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Contemptuous   Feeling hatred; scornful  
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Feral   Savage, fierce, or untamed  
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Fractious   Quarrelsome; unruly  
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Incorrigible   Unable to be reformed  
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Ingrate   An ungrateful person  
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Insolent   Insulting in manner or speech  
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Malevolent   Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; hateful  
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Notorious   Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous  
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Obdurate   Stubborn; inflexible  
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Repugnant   Causing disgust or hatred  
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Unpalatable   Not pleasing to the taste  
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Parsimonious   Excessively deep  
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Itinerant   Traveling from place to place  
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Remote   Located far away  
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Transitory   Short-lived or temporary  
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Unfettered   Set free from restrictions or bonds  
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Harbinger   One that indicates what is to come, a forerunner  
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Ominous   Menacing; threatening  
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Portend   To serve as an omen or a warning of  
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Prophetic   Foretelling or predicting future events  
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Impromptu   Not planned in advance; spur of the moment  
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Ambiguous   Open to more than one interpretation  
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Ambivalent   Simultaneously experiencing opposite feelings, such as love and hate  
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Arbiter   A judge who decides a disputed issue  
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Inconsequential   Unimportant  
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Ample   Describing a large amount of something  
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Burgeoning   Expanding or growing rapidly  
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Capacious   Roomy; spacious  
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Copious   Plentiful; having a large quantity  
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Permeated   Spread or flowing throughout  
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Prodigious   Enormous  
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Replete   Abundantly supplied; filled  
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Candor   Sincerity; openness  
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Frank   Open and sincere in expression; straightforward  
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pragmatic   Practical  
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Purist   One who is particularly concerned with maintaining traditional practices  
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Terse   Brief and to the point; concise  
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Insightful   Perceptive  
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Curtailed   Cut short; abbreviated  
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Arid   Exceedingly dry  
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Conflagration   A widespread fire  
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Nocturnal   Of or occurring in the night  
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Temperate   Moderate; mild  
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Clandestine   Secretive, especially in regards to concealing an illicit purpose  
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Coup   A brilliant and sudden overthrow of a government  
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Enmity   Mutual hatred or ill will  
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Heresy   An opinion that disagrees with established, dearly-held beliefs  
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Implacable   Impossible to appease (make content)  
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Maverick   One who is independent and resists adherence to a group  
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Mercurial   Quick and changeable in mood  
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Pugnacious   Combative; belligerent  
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Rancorous   Hateful; marked by deep seated ill-will  
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Stratagem   A clever trick used to deceive or outwit  
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Wary   On guard; watchful  
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Thwart   To prevent the occurrence of  
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Reclamation   A restoration or rehabilitation to productivity or usefulness  
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Furtive   Characterized by stealth; sneaky  
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Impetuous   Characterized by sudden energy or emotion  
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