SET 02

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Clever or skilful.
Adroit
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Extremely bad, awful
Abysmal
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Understood by few; Mysterious or secret.
Arcane
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Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
Bucolic
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So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Banal
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Truthful and straightforward; Frank;
(of a photograph of a person) taken informally, especially without the subject's knowledge.
Candid
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Morally corrupt; wicked.
Depraved
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Slow to act; Intended to cause delay.
Dilatory
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Giving good value or return in relation to the money, time, or effort expended;
(of a person or lifestyle) careful not to waste money or resources.
Economical
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(Of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere; (of a positive quality) present to a notable degree.
Eminent
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Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
Futile
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Sparing or economical as regards money or food; simple and plain and costing little.
Frugal
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(Typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome; (of a group or organization) difficult to control; unruly.
Fractious
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Arrogantly superior and disdainful.
Haughty
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Disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death.
Macabre
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Lacking interest or excitement; dull; Of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.
Mundane
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Causing annoyance or difficulty.
Nettlesome
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Lifestyle characterized by constant travel/wandering, and the lack of a permanent home.
Nomadic
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Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
Ostensible
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Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
Obdurate
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Not discovered or known about; uncertain; Not clearly expressed or easily understood.
Obscure
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Tending or able to change frequently or easily; Able to do many different things; versatile.
Protean
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(Of organic matter) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.
Putrid
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Expressing contempt or disapproval; A word expressing contempt or disapproval.
Pejorative
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Capable of being done successfully with means at hand
Practicable
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Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring;
(of a plant) living for several years.
Perennial
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Expressing or feeling sincere regret and remorse; remorseful
Repentant
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Increasing or reviving after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence.
Resurgent
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Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.
Recalcitrant
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Speaking or representing the truth.
Veracious
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