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| acronym | A word formed from the initial letters of a name or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words
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| colloquial | 1. Used in or suitable to spoken language or to writing that imitates speech; conversational
2.Informal in style of expression
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| malapropism | The use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but humorously wrong in the context
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| onomatopoeia | The formation or use of a work that imitates or resembles what it stands for
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| portmanteau word | A word formed by merging the sounds and meaning of two different words; blend
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| palindrome | A word phrase, or sentance that reads the same forwards and backwards
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| simile | A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase induced by like or as
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| diligence | Constant and earnest effort to accomplish a task; careful attention
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| foresight | The ability to see what is likely to happen and to prepare for it accordingly; careful thought or concern
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| meticulous | 1. Extremely careful and precise 2. Exessively concerned with details
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| prudent | Exercising caution, good judgement, or common sense in handling practical matters; giving thought to one's actions and their consequences
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| systematic | 1. Having a system, method, or plan; carried out in a step-by-step procendure
2. Orderly in arranging things or getting things done; purposefully regular
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| civility | 1. Politeness; courtesy
2. An act or expression of courtesy
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| demeanor | The way in which one behaves or conducts oneself; deportment
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| foolhardy | Fooloishly bold or daring; rash
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| glib | 1. Proforming or peformed with careless, often thoughtless, ease 2. Marked by a quickness or fluency that suggests insincerity
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| ignoble | 1. Not having a noble characteror purpose; dishonorable 2. Not of nobility; common
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| mores | 1. The accepted customs of a social group
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| provincial | The charactaristic of people or things away form a country's capital; ill-informed; unsophisticated
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| abject | Lacking of all self respect; very miserable; wretched
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| conjecture | The act of forming an opinion from incomplete evidence; guesswork
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| dejected | Depressed; disheartened
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| injected | The act of forcing something something, generally a liquid or gas, into something else
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| jetty | A pier or other structure projecting into a body of water; a wharf
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| projectile | An obect that is thrown, fired, or launched through space
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| reject | to refuse to accept; discard; not give affection to
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| subjective | Taking place in an individuals mind; personal
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| trajectory | The path made by a moving object or body; especially the path of a missile
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| apprehensive | nervous, uneasy about a task or situation
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| dubious | doubtful
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| indeterminate | inability to make up ones mind
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| inevitable | unavoidable
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| unequivocal | unquestional, leaving no doubt
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| vacillate | hesitate, waver
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| assail | attack
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| bulwark | sold wall built for defense
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| citadel | fortress, stronghold
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| mettle | stamina, courage, strength
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| stalwart | strong
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| credence | accepted as true
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| credential | entitles a person to credit
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| credibility | deserving confidence
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| creditable | deserving recomendation, praiseworthy
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| credulous | tending to believe too readily
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| creed | a statement that guides a persons actions
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| alacrity | speed and willingness in responding
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| composure | control over one's emotions
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| ennui | listlessness resulting from activity; boredom
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| impetuous | tending towards suddenness of action
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| indolent | habitually lazy
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| inert | having no power to move; lifeless
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| pandemonium | wild uproar or noise
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| serenity | the quality of being untroubles or unruffled
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| complaisant | showing a willingness to please
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| docile | easily managed or taught; gentle
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| invincible | unable to be harmed
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| flamboyant | exaggerated in style or manner; showy
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| intrepid | couragous; fearless; bold
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| reserved | quite and restrained in manner
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| strident | having a shrill, harsh, and grating effect
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| unabashed | not embarassed or ashamed
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| avert | to turn away; prevent from happening
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| diversion | drawing attention from one thing to another; relaxing or entertaining
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| incontrovertable | unquestionable
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| invert | to turn inside out or upside down
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| irreversable | incapable of being reversed
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| revert | to return to a former condition, practice, or belief
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| versatile | capable of doing many things at once; having varied uses
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| vertigo | dizziness
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| flagrant | extremely noticeable; glaring
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| flaunt | to show off to impress others
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| furtive | done quickly with stealth
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| latent | present or capable of coming into existance but not active or visible
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| ostensible | represented in a certain way but often not actually so; seeming or professed
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| subterfuge | deception by means of a stratagy or device
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| sequester | to remove or withdraw from public view
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| surreptitious | done in secret
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| unobtrusive | inconspicuous; discreet
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| edify | instuct to bring about moral or spiritual improvement
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| elucidate | to make clear or plain
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| erudite | possesing deep and extensive learning
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| explicit | expressed clearly and precisely; unambiguous in expression
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| imbue | to dye or stain intensely
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| indoctrinate | to instruct in the beliefs and principles of a party or other group
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| pedagogy | the profession of teaching
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| pedantric | marked by a concern for unimportant details; making a show of scholarly learning
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| concurrent | occuring at the same time; simulaneous
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| cursory | hasty; not thorough
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| incur | to bring upon one's self
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| precursor | someone or something the precedes something else
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| recurrent | happening repeatedly
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| acrimonious | bitter or ill-natured in language or tone
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| disparage | to speak as unimportant or inferior; belittle
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| inpugn | to criticize by argumentation; to oppose as worthless
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| innuendo | a spiteful reference to someone or something un-named
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| reprove | to correct kindly; to express disaproval of
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| aegis | sponsorship; protection
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| conciliatory | tending to win over or soothe; attempting to overcomne distrust or anger
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| conductive | tending to cause; promote; favorable
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| extricate | to release from an entaglement
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| foster | to promote the developement or growth of
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| mediate | to settle a dispute or controversing by intervening
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| rectify | to set right
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