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  1. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  2. prophetic
    foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
  3. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  4. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  5. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  6. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  7. ascribe
    attribute or credit to
  8. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  9. sham
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  10. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  11. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  12. debunking
    the exposure of falseness or pretensions
  13. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  14. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  15. exacting
    severe and unremitting in making demands
  16. copious
    large in number or quantity
  17. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  18. stinginess
    a lack of generosity
  19. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  20. frugality
    prudence in avoiding waste
  21. illiberality
    a lack of generosity with money
  22. thrift
    extreme care in spending money
  23. egalitarian
    favoring social equality
  24. plutocracy
    a political system governed by the wealthy people
  25. inordinate
    beyond normal limits
Created on Tue Jun 11 12:57:30 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Jul 09 04:31:23 EDT 2013)

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