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control or influence (a person or course of action)

badger

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to annoy someone by repeatedly asking questions

propitious

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giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable

prosaic

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commonplace or dull

conclusive

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serving to settle or decide a question;

ominous

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giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen

extraneous

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irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with

flair

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stylishness and originality

incidental

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happening as a minor accompaniment to something else

incongruous

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not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

happenstance

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coincidence

debilitating

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tending to weaken something

inevitable

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certain to happen; unavoidable

benign

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having a kindly disposition; gracious:
not dangerous or serious

disguise

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give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one’s identity

predator

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an animal that naturally preys on others

fecund

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“fruitful” and “fertile”

marginal

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minor and not important; not central

expeditious

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done with speed and efficiency

subversive

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tending to weaken or destroy an established political system, organization, or authority

decipher

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succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something)

attenuate

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reduce the force, effect, or value of

oscillate

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move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm

facile

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easily achieved; effortless

degenerative

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of or tending to decline and deterioration

circuitous

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not straight or direct:

fizzle

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make a feeble hissing or spluttering sound

misconstrued

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interpret (a person’s words or actions) wrongly

perilous

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full of danger or risk

dogma

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a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true

inconsequential

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not important or significant

long-standing

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having existed or continued for a long time

ingenuous

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(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting

derisive

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expressing contempt or ridicule

polemical

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of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech

contemptuous

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showing contempt; scornful

guileless

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innocent and without deception

burgeon

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begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

profligate

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recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

expansive

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covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive

cunning

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having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion

erudite

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having or showing great knowledge or learning

cordial

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warm and friendly

collusion

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secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others

dispassionate

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not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial

nonchalance

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behaving in a calm manner, showing that you are not worried or frightened:

Naivete

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lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment

acumen

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the ability to make good judgments and take quick decisions

underrate

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underestimate the extent, value, or importance of (someone or something)

insularity

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control or influence (a person or course of action)

to annoy someone by repeatedly asking questions

giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable

commonplace or dull

serving to settle or decide a question;

giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with

stylishness and originality

happening as a minor accompaniment to something else

not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

coincidence

tending to weaken something

certain to happen; unavoidable

having a kindly disposition; gracious: not dangerous or serious

give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one’s identity

an animal that naturally preys on others

“fruitful” and “fertile”

minor and not important; not central

done with speed and efficiency

tending to weaken or destroy an established political system, organization, or authority

succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something)

reduce the force, effect, or value of

move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm

easily achieved; effortless

of or tending to decline and deterioration

not straight or direct:

make a feeble hissing or spluttering sound

interpret (a person’s words or actions) wrongly

full of danger or risk

a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true

not important or significant

having existed or continued for a long time

(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting

expressing contempt or ridicule

of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech

showing contempt; scornful

innocent and without deception

begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive

having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion

having or showing great knowledge or learning

warm and friendly

secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others

not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial

behaving in a calm manner, showing that you are not worried or frightened:

lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment

the ability to make good judgments and take quick decisions

underestimate the extent, value, or importance of (someone or something)

ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience

having a kindly disposition; gracious:
not dangerous or serious