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1
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biased

A

influenced by someone’s opinion

2
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impartial

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not giving anyone special favor or support

3
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impotent

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unable to take effective action because you do not have enough power or strength

4
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inane

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extremely stupid or without much meaning

5
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incorrigible

A

someone who is bad in a way that can’t be changed or improved

6
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neutral

A

not supporting any of the people or groups involved in an argument or disagreement

7
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officious

A

too eager to tell people what to do

8
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partial

A

not complete; to like something very much; unfairly supporting one person or side against another

9
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potent

A

having a powerful effect or influence on your body or mind

10
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didactic

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something such as a move that is intended to teach people a moral lesson

11
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gullible

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too ready to believe what other people say, and therefore easy to trick

12
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insipid

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food or drink that does not have much taste

13
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auspicious

A

showing that someone is likely to be successful

14
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consent

A

permission to do something especially from someone in authority or from someone who is responsible for something

15
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inflate

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to fill with air or gas so that it becomes larger; to make something seem more important than it really is

16
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dissent

A

disagreement with an official rule or law, or with an opinion that most people accept

17
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inauspicious

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seeming to show that the future will be unlucky

18
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fickle

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someone who is always changing his opinions or feelings about what he likes or wants

19
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deflate

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gets smaller because the air or gas inside comes out; to make someone feel less important or confident

20
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petty

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a problem that is unimportant; not generous and caring too much about things that are not really important

21
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pompous

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trying to make people think you are important, especially by using formal words

22
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tedious

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boring, tiring, and continuing for a long time

23
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wanton

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cruelty, destruction that deliberately harms someone; an old-fashioned term for a slut

24
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willful

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continuing to do what you want, even after you have been told to stop

25
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famous

A

known about or recognized by a lot of people

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infamous

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well known for being bad or morally evil

27
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savory

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having a pleasant or attractive smell or taste, especially salty or spicy

28
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unsavory

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morally unacceptable, bad, or not nice

29
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tangible

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proof, results, etc. that are easy to see so that there is no doubt; able to be seen and touched

30
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intangible

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a quality or feeling that cannot be clearly felt or described, although you know it exists

31
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discriminate

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to treat a person or group differently from another in an unfair way; to recognize the difference between things

32
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indiscriminate

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violence, damage, etc is done without any thought about who is harmed or what is damaged; not thinking carefully before you make a choice