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| defects | a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection:
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| strangely | estranged, alienated, etc., as a result of being out of one's natural environment:
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| ensconce | to settle securely or snugly:to cover or shelter; hide securely
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| allege | to assert without proof.
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| haltingly | faltering or hesitating, especially in speech
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| rationality | the exercise of reason
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| unrequited | not returned or reciprocated
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| Euphemistic | the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
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| Prose | the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
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| Metaphoric | a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.” Compare mixed metaphor, simile
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| Ironic | Poignantly contrary to what was expected or intended
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| conversational | The spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions, and feelings;
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| patronizing | displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner
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| tentative | unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant
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| rebuke | to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand
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| satire | the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly,
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| evoke | to call up; cause to appear; summon
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| abate | grow less in intensity or degree
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| abridge | reduce (a text) in length
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| abstemious | sparing in eating and drinking
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| abstract | not concrete
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| abstruse | difficult to understand
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| accessible | able to be reached
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| acclaim | announce with great approval
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| accolade | expression of approval
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| acknowledge | recognize, possibly reluctantly, the status or rights of
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| acquiesce | agree without protesting
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| acrid | sharply bitter in taste or odor
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| acrimonious | bitter in words or manner
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| adherent | someone who follows a leader or supports a cause
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| adroit | having skill or resourcefulness in coping with situations
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| adulation | excessive admiration
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