sway

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