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| equivocate | to hedge |
| superfluous | unnecessary |
| bilateral | two-sided |
| unilateral | one-sided |
| circumspect | cautious |
| commensurate | of like measure |
| malevolence | evil intent |
| neophyte | beginner |
| misanthropist | people-hater |
| bellicose | warlike |
| anthropomorphic | man-shaped |
| captious | fault-finding |
| neologism | new word |
| malediction | a curse |
| incredulous | not believing |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| monomania | obsession with one thing |
| specious | false |
| excoriate | verbally flog |
| prototype | first model |
| xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
| benediction | blessing |
| amorphous | shapeless |
| preponderance | bulk |
| magnanimous | great-minded |
| mollify | make soft |
| ichthyologist | fish scientist |
| polyglot | multi-linguist |
| diaphanous | semitransparent |
| somniferous | bringing sleep |
| sinecure | an easy, lucrative job |
| soliloquy | speech to oneself |
| adherent | supporter |
| abjure | renounce |
| caustic | burning |
| confluence | a flowing together |
| depose | topple from power |
| egomania | self-obsession |
| egregious | blatant |
| analgesic | painkiller |
| chiromancy | palm reading |
| oligarchy | government by a few |
| intractable | stubborn |
| intransigent | not compromising |
| perfidious | treacherous |
| perspicuous | brilliantly clear |
| ingenuous | innocent and naive |
| circumlocution | talking in circles |
| gregarious | sociable |
| discursive | rambling |
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