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240 Cards in this Set
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perplex
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confuse
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copious
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abundant
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traverse
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cross
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bibliophile
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book lover
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demography
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study of populations
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sanguine
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cheerful
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ostentatious
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showy
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microcosm
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small universe
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defenestrate
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toss out the window
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animus
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intent or hatred
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nonplussed
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perplexed
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interdiction
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prohibition
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commensurate
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of like measure
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neophyte
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beginner
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incredulous
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not believing
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demur
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to object
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poignant
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sharp
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lassitude
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weariness
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apprehend
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to understand
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prodigious
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amazing
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indolent
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lazy
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persiflage
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flippant style
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ambiguous
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indefinite
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ambivalence
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conflicting feelings
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declasse
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low class
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putative
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thought to be
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mollify
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make soft
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gregarious
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sociable
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altercation
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heated dispute
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alter ego
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second self
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philander
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to engage in love affairs
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apocrypha
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unauthentic works
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tendentious
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slanted
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importune
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to trouble with requests
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apothegm
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a pithy saying
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cacoethes
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a mania
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precept
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a maxim
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veridical
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truthful
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pulchritude
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physical beauty
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expunge
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completely remove
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acerbity
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sharpness of temper
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perfidy
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breach of faith
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translucent
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semitransparent
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cacophony
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bad noise
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tangible
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touchable
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altruism
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concern for others
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obsequies
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funeral ceremonies
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exodus
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a departure
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pensive
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sadly thoughtful
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salubrious
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healthful
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demure
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modest
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undulate
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wave
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amiable
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friendly
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abate
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to lessen
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serene
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clear and calm
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sedate
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calm
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obsequious
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servile
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condescend
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lower oneself
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nihilism
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belief in nothing
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interstice
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a small space
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* cupidity
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greed
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euphoria
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feeling of wellbeing
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protocol
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rules of ceremony
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*odious
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disgusting
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*visage
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face
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pontificate
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speak dogmatically (following a strict set of rules- used with religion)
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*mendacious
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untruthful
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uxorious
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wife doting (obcessed with wives)
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apophsis
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mention by denial
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rebuke
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sharp reprimand
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objurgation
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rebuke
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soporific
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sleep inducin
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internecine
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mutually destructive
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dichotomy
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2 part division
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ephiphany
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revelation
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eclectic
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from various sources
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numinous
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supernatural
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mendicant
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a beggar
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fatuous
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compacently stupid
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oblivion
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being forgotten
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propitious
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providing a good fortune
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requite
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repay
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aphasia
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loss of speech
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nullifidian
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faithless person
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risible
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laughable
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assiduous
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perserving
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saturnine
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gloomy and remote
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vacuous
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stupidly empty of ideas
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ex cathedra
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from the throne
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pusillanimous
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small minded
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sublime
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noble
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auto da fe
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burning a heretic
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ebullient
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enthusiastic
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impunity
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exemption from punishment
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illuminati
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enlightened intellects
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hegemony
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state dominance
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psychosis
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major mental illness
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neurosis
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mental disorder
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oleaginous
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oily
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peregrinate
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to travel
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reiterate
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repeat
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desultory
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rambling
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idee fixe
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obsession
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precursor
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forerunner
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euphony
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beautiful sound
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dialectic
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logical argument
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temerarious
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reckless
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sophist
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a showy/specious reasoner
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erudite
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scholarly
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denouement
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unraveling of the plot
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conscupiscence
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intense desire or lust
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esculent
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edible
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pertinacious
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holding stubbornly
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interlocuter
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person in coneversation
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aphorism
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a concise wisdom
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autodidact
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self-taught person
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reify
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treat as real
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in medias res
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in the middle of things
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circumvent
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get around
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exculpate
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free from blame
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attenuated
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thinned
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extraneous
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from outside
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profound
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deep
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sedulous
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diligent
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incunabula
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infancy
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parvenu
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upstart
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sycophant
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an obsequious parasite
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adagio
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a slow movement
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desuetude
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disuse
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prolegomenon
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preliminary statement
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hedonism
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devotion to pleasure
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narcissism
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self-adoration aka- Collin
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patrician
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aristocratic
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miscreant
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evil unbeliever
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terra firma
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firm land
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inchoate
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just begun
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peripatetic
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walking
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ambient
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surrounding
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tenuous
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thin
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ductile
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malleable
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fortuitous
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by chance
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surrogate
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substitute
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allude
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indirectly refer
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dishabille
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partially dressed
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Sybarite
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a devotee of luxury
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stoicism
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indifference to sensation
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valediction
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farewell speech
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supercilious
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scornful
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moribund
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dying
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expository
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explanatory
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riposte
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swift retort
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truncate
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cut short
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transcend
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go beyond
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prostrate
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lying face down
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adventitious
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accidental
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vituperate
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to violently revile
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amanuensis
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secretary
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ambulatory
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able to walk
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nocturne
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painting of a night scene
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dictum
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pronouncement
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ineffable
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inexpressible
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euthanasia
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mercy killing
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expatiate
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to elaborate
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specious
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false
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xenophobia
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fear of foreigners
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unctuous
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oily
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cloister
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to seclude
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recherche
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rarely choice
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asseverate
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to state severely
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sagacity
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discerning wisdom
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affable
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friendly and kind
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anodyne
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a pain reliever
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iconoclasm
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ridiculing institutions
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mordacious
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biting
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equipoise
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balance
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superannuated
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obsolete
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nonpareil
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something unequaled
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contiguous
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touching
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intractable
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stubborn
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egregious
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blatant
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puerilism
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childishness
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nefarious
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villanious
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congruity
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harmonious agreement
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ruminate
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to mentally chew
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edify
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to enlighten
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symbiosis
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mutual interdependence
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necrophobia
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fear of death
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pedantry
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trivial teaching
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retrospective
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backward looking
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fin de siecle
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decadent
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truculent
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fiercely savage
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remonstrate
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plead in protest
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rencondite
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abstruse
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incisive
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sharp
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diatribe
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abusive speech
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modus vivendi
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manner of living
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homeostasis
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equilibrium
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clamor
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loud outcry
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recidivism
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chronic relapse
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inveigh
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to violently criticize
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vitiate
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to corrupt
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profligate
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wastefully extravagant
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multifarious
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very diverse
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rapprochement
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restoration of friendship
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in vacuo
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in a vacuum
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apocryphal
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not authentic
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opprobrium
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disgrace
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diffident
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shy
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stringent
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binding
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misogynist
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hater of women
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propinquity
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nearness
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tremulous
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trembling
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haute couture
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high fashion
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pyromania
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compulsive arson
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stereotype
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a fixed prejudice
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disquisition
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formal discussion
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myriad
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innumerable
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egotism
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chronic self-refernce
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fastidious
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overly discriminating (picky)
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transient
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temporary
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expostulate
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earnestly object
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pungent
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sharp
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lacustrine
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of lakes
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megalomania
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delusions of greatness
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dissonant
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inharmonious
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myopia
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nearsightedness
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purlieu
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a haunt
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chiaroscuro
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artistic shading
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choreography
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dancing
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topiary
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art of trimming shrubs
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ontogeny
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development of the individual
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ontology
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metaphysics of being
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oncology
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medicine of tumors
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viva voce
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word of mouth
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ululate
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to howl
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insidious
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sly
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paragon
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excellent model
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impecunious
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poor
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dissemble
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conceal through pretense
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sanctimonious
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affectedly holy
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