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341 Cards in this Set
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Placid
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calm
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Chromatic
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pertaining to color
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Amok
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murderous frenzy
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forlorn
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unhappy
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empirical
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experimental
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portly
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fat
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sublimity
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loftiness
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conundrum
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riddle
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insouciant
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care free
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cache
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hiding place
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lucidity
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clear
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poignancy
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profound movement
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bated
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restrained
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lithesome
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flexible
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ponderous
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heavy
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precarious
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uncertain
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furtive
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sneaky
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inexplicable
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unexplainable
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abscond
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depart suddenly
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amenable
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submissive
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phallic
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resembling the penis
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lethargy
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drowziness
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usurper
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one who seizes power by force
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avatar
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incarnation
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unremitting
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incessant
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hovel
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small shed
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secular
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non religious
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askance
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with suspicion
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piety
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reverance for god
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apoplectic (adj)
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mentally confused
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depravity
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corruption
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plausible
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believable
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ensconced
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snug
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incredulous
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skeptical
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catholicity
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universality
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indiscriminate
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lacking judgement
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remonstration
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protest
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purveyor
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provider
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exemplary
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worthy of imitation
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in situ
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in the original place
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indolence
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laziness
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acuity
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sharpness
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thrall
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slave
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elicit
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evoke
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credible
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believable
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profusion
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abundance
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lascivious
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lustful
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menagerie
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collection of animals
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lecherous
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lustful
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discernment
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discrimination
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waft
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carry lightly through the air
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mnemonic
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pertaining to memory
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pendant
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hanging ornament
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ire
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anger
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anthropomorphize
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to personify
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contrite
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remorseful
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dugs
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breast
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withers
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back of the neck
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rampion
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european edible bellflower
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mollify
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to calm
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thrall
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slave
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intervene
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intercede
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delectable
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delicious
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carnality
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flesh
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dispel
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disperse
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mauve
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purplish
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blithe
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glad
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air
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melody
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wary
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watchful
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haughty
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snobbish
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conceivable
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imaginable
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cheesecloth
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lightweight fabric
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manticore
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legendary monster (man's head, horns, lion's body, tail of scorpion
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griffin
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lion body, eagles head, eagles wings
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bier
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coffin frame before burial
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sinuous
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wavy
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rill
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small brook
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wane
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to lessen
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tumult
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nosiy commotion
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impediment
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anything that obstructs
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ravish
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to rape
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sylvan
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wooded
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loath
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unwilling
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ditty
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short song
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cloy
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make weary
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parched
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very thirsty
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pious
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sacred
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desolate
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lonely
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brede
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embroidery
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overwrought
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ornate
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indignant
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feeling anger
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tranquil
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calm
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blanch
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make white
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tremulous
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fearful
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furl
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roll up tightly
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musette
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small bag
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adjutant
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assistant
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blowsy
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fat
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succulent
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juicy
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seine
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large fishing net
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pavilion
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large tent with a peaked top
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undulate
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to cause to move in waves
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chafe
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to irritate
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porous
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full of tiny openings
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tangent
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part of a line that touches but doesnt intersect a surface
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mottled
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marked with blotches
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marly
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earthy
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offal
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waste parts of a butchered animal
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hoist
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raise aloft
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ventral
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near the belly
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irrevocable
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cannot be undone
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asceticism
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one of believes in self denial
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notorious
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famous
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heinous
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evil
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renegade
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traitor
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anesthetic
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used to lessen pain
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exhilaraion
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liveliness
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mossback
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conservative person
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repose
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peace of mind
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hospitable
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firendly
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vaudeville
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a show consisting of songs, dances, and skits
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annex
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an added wing of a building
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paregoric
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any medicine that relieves pain
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turbulent
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full of commotion
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morbid
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gruesome
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taut
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tightly stretched
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iniquity
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wickedness
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surfeit
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feed to excess
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cache (v)
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to hide in a safe place
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chamois
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yellow brown leather
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bayou
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marshy inlet of a river
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gunwale
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upper edge of the side of a ship
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tessera
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small pieces of a mosaic
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fedora
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soft felt hat
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plait
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braid of hair
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transient
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one who is homless
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phlebotomist
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one of practices blood letting
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apopletic
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mental confusion
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pleated
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folded
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foist
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palm off
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sarong
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skirt
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borscht
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russian beet soup
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picayune
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small or small minded
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hypochondriac
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one who suffers from imaginary illnesses
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yurt
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circular nomadic tent
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gusset
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brace that reinforces the corner of a structure
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dormant
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sleeping or as if asleep
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pungent
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acrid
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corrugated
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furrowed
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quetzal
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central american green bird with a long tail
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dervish
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Muslim groups dedicated to poverty
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dither
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to be indecisive
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catharsis
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purification of emotions through art
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horticulture
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art of growing flowers
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manse
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mansion
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capacious
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roomy
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cupola
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dome
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stealthy
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sneaky
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stupefaction
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overwhelming amazement
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derision
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ridicule
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impinge
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have an impact on
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glower
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to stare with anger
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contretemps
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embarrasing occurrence
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implausible
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unlikly
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novelty
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newness
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burlesque
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ludicrous parody
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dexterity
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skill
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infinitesimal
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minute
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jounce
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bounce
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Decalogue
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ten commandments
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perilous
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dnagerous
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resonant
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reverberant
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seigneur
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a lord
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matriarchal
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reassuring
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inebriating
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intoxicating
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spectral
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ghostly
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solace
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comfort in sorrow
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enmity
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hatred
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effulgence
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brilliance
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denuded
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naked
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undulation
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wavy form
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grandee
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man of high social status
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denounce
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to condemn
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amiable
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friendly
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delirious
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wild with excitement
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ludicrous
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ridiculous
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irresolute
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doubtful
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erratic
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hectic
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sultry
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sweltering
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idiosyncratic
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peculiar
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eccentric
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irregular
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sinecure
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position requiring little of no work
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automaton
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robot
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reverie
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daydream
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sedate
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calm
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tacit
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quiet
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nondescript
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of no recognized kind
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contentious
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tending to argument
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salient
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prominent
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droll
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amusing in an odd way
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prodigious
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extrordinary in size or amount
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inveigle
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entice by flattery
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consternation
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dismay
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galling
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irritating
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inanimate
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lifeless
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formidable
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causing fear or dread
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deign
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to condescend to give
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inane
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lacking sense
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tentative
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uncertain
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compliance
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act of yielding
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venerable
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respect because of old age
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fey
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unreal
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insidious
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deceitful
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incessant
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unending
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treachery
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treason
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attrition
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friction
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mantra
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prayer
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panorama
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wide view
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gunnel
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upper edge of side of ship
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oestrous
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pertaining to female in heat
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inflection
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change in pitch
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cryptic
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puzzling
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distill
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purify
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injunction
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an order
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tantamount
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equivalent
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disconsolate
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gloomy
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requisite
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essential
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mien
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bearing
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evanescent
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vanishing
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luminescence
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emission of light
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malevolent
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evil
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intimation
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hint
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blasphemous
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profane
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vindicative
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vengeful
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placid
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calm
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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carnal
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sensual
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malicious
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vicious
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abdicate
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renounce
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demure
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reserved
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shirk
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evade work
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conjugal
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of marriage
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talisman
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amulet
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scruple
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hesitate for moral standard
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penitence
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repentance
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petulant
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irritated
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stolid
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unemotional
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singular
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extraordinary
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genesis
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creation
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impetuous
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impulsive
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fastidious
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hard to please
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rueful
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regretful
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brazen
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shameless
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impudence
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shamelessness
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pensive
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thoughtful
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florid
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ornate
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ostentatious
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flashy
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vehement
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passionate
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divination
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prophecy
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espy
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to glimpse
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inducement
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incentive
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plucky
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brave
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jaunty
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dashing
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docile
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teachable
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prosaic
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dull
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sacrilege
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desecration
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enigmatic
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mysterious
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bumptious
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cocky
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diminution
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reduction
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ardor
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passion
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evade
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avoid
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cuddy
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small room
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metonymy
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"shooting hoops"
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risque
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off-color
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viscera
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intestines
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indulgent
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lenient
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atelier
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studio
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destitute
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lacking food, clothing, shelter
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digression
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deviation
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asphyxiate
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suffocate
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ascetic
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monk
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chaff
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refuse
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spasmodic
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sporadic
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forbearance
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patience
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gaunt
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skinny
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demur
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to object
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fortnight
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2 weeks
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conciliatory
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likely to pacify
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foreordained
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predetermined
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disreputable
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not respectable
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impasse
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deadlock
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tryst
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romantic meeting
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corroborate
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to confirm
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unabashed
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not embarrassed
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ardent
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passionate
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disdain
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contempt
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redolent
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fragrant
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diffidence
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shy
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raucous
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loud noise
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spurious
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not genuine
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austerity
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sternness
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ineffaceable
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unforgettable
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epithet
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phrase characterizing a person
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obsequious
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very obedient
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provender
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food
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timorous
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fearful
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malicious
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spiteful
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naught
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nothing
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prate
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talk excessively
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promulgate
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publish
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assay
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analysis
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facile
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easy
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mandate
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command
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potent
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powerful
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bade
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order
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insolent
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insulting
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pliant
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flexible
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equivocal
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questionable
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alacrity
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sternness
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visage
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appearance
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wanton
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careless
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corrigible
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correctable
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perdurable
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very durable
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stout
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bulky
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chide
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scold
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satiety
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fullness
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voluble
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talkative
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egregious
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offensive
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perdition
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hell
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fain
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gladly
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potation
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drink
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renown
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fame
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imperious
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urgent
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importune
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beg
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dilatory
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tardy
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ruminate
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ponder
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filch
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steal
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catechize
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instruct
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dissemble
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conceal
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venial
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forgivable
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traduce
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slander
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