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cogent
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convincing, reasonable
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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discourse
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conversation
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implication
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the act of suggesting or hinting
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lucid
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easily understood
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pundit
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an authority who expresses opinions
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arbiter
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a judge who decides a disputed issue
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exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame
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impartial
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unbiased
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integrity
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trustworthiness; completeness
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jurisprudence
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philosophy or science of law
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penitent
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expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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substantiated
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supported with proof
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condescending
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treating people as weak or inferior
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contemptuous
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feeling hatred; scornful
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despotic
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exercising absolute power
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disdain
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contempt
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imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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patronizing
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treating condescendingly
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convoluted
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intricate; complex
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cryptic
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difficult to comprehend
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quandary
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state of uncertainty
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dilatory
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habitually late
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insipid
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uninteresting
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torpor
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laziness
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servile
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submissive
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florid
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flowery or elaborate speech
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opulent
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exhibiting a display of great wealth
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poignant
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profoundly moving; touching
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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effusive
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emotionally unrestrained; gushy
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egregious
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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flagrant
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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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frenetic
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wildly excited or active
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gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unwarranted
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superfluous
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extra; unnecessary
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copious
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plentiful; having large quantity
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permeated
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spread or flowing throughout
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prodigious
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enormous
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replete
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abundantly supplied; filled to capacity
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asylum
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a place of retreat or security
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auspicious
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favorable; promising
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benign
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kind and gentle
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emollient
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softening and smoothing
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ambivalent
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simultaneously having opposed feelings; uncertainty
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arbitrary
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determined by impulse rather than reason
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capricious
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impulsive and unpredictable
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inconsequential
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unimportant
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength
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diligent
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marked by painstaking effort
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dogged
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stubbornly persevering
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intrepid
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courageous; fearless
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maverick
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one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
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tenacity
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persistence
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consensus
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general agreement
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incumbent
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imposed as a duty
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malleable
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easily shaped or formed
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brusque
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rudely abrupt
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caustic
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bitingly sarcastic or witty
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fractious
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quarrelsome; unruly
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incorrigible
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unable to be reformed; inveterate; habitual
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ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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pugnacious
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combative; belligerent
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reprehensible
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worthy of blame
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heinous
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hatefully evil
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malfeasance
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misconduct or wrong doing esp by public official
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putrid
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rotten
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rancorous
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hateful, marked by deep-seated ill will
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archaic
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old fashion
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mediocrity
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the state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
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ponderous
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extremely dull
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prosaic
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unimaginative; dull
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sedentary
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not migratory; settled
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apprehension
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anxiety or fear about the future
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harbinger
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something that indicates what is to come
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premonition
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a feeling about the future
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timorous
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timid; fearful about the future
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nascent
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coming into existence; emerging
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candor
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sincerity; openness
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frank
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open and sincere in expression
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conflagration
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a widespread fire
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nocturnal
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of or occurring in the night
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sonorous
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producing a deep or full sound
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conception
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the ability to form or understand an idea
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conviction
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a fixed or strong belief
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dogmatic
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stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proved beliefs
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profound
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having great depth or seriousness
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inherent
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built in
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innate
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possessed at birth
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inveterate
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long established; deep-rooted; habitual
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emigrate
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to leave a country
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transient
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passing away with time
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affable
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easy going, friendly
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camaraderie
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goodwill between friends
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cordial
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friendly; sincere
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facetious
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playfully humorous
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impinge
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hinder; interfere with
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melancholy
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sadness; depression
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sanction
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an economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
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dilettante
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one with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
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medley
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an assortment or mixture (music)
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realism
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artistic representation that aims for accuracy
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virtuous
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an tremendously skilled artist
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prudent
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exercising good judgement or common sense
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disparage
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to speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
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pejorative
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describing words or phrases that belittles or speaks negatively of someone
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vilify
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to make vicious statements about
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facile
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done or achieved with little effort; easy
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fastidious
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possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
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laudatory
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giving praise
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paramount
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of chief concern or importance
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abstract
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not applied to actual objects
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paradigm
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an example or model; a set of assumptions
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cartographer
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one who designs or makes maps
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vocation
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an occupation or profession
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spurious
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not genuine; false; counterfeit
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clandestine
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secretive
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coup
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a brilliantly executed plan
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ruse
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a crafty trice
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stratagem
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a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
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surreptitious
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due by secretive means
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wary
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on guard, watchful
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abjure
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to recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate
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recant
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say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief
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repudiate
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refuse to accept or be associated with
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abrogate
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to abolish, do away with or annul, especially by authority
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acumen
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quickness of judgement or insight
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antebellum
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belonging to the period before the war
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propitious
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giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable
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belie
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to give false representation to; to misrepresent; to show to be false; contradiction
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adulation
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obsequious flattery; excessive admiration
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obsequious
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full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning
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bellicose
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warlike or hostile in manner or temperament
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bowdlerize
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to remove material that is considered objectionable or offensive from; expurgate
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chicanery
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deception by trickery or sophistry
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sophistry
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the use of fallacious arguments especially with the intention of deceiving
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fallacy
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a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments
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churlish
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of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar. having a bad disposition; surly
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surly
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bad tempered and unfriendly
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circumlocution
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the use of unnecessary wordy and indirect language. evasive in speech or writing. a round about expression
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circumnavigate
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to proceed completely around
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deciduous
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shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season. falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth. not lasting; ephemeral
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ephemeral
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lasting for a very short time
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect; injurious
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diffident
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lacking or marked by lack of self confidence; shy and timid
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enervate
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to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of
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quintessence
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the fifth or highest essence of a natural body; the purest or most essential part of a thing
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enfranchise
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to endow with the right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. to free from slavery.
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epiphany
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a revelation, manifestation of a divine being. a sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something, revelation.
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evanescent
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vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
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expurgate
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to remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from before publication.
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factious
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playfully jocular, humorous
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jocular
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giving to jesting, jocular, humorous.
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feckless
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lacking purpose or vitality. careless and irresponsible.
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fiduciary
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of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another. of or being a trustee or trusteeship. held in trust. of or consisting of legal tender, especially paper currency, authorized by a government but not based on or convertible into gold.
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filibuster
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the use of obstruction of tactics especially prolonged speech making for the purpose of delaying legislature actions. an instance of the use of such tactics. an adventurer who engages in a private military action in a foreign country.
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gauche
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lacking grace or socially awkward or tactless.
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hegemony
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the predominant influence of a state, region, or group, over people
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hubris
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overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance
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impeach
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to make an accusation against.
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incognito
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with one's identity disguised or concealed
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incontrovertible
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impossible to dispute; unquestionable
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interpolate
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to insert or introduce between other elements. to insert into text to insert into a conversation. to change to falsify a text with new or incorrect material.
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irony
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the use of words to express something different from and often opposite of their meaning. an expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
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ambivalence
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having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
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supplant
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supersede and replicate
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finagle
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act in a devious or dishonest manner
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winnow
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reduce the number in a set of (people or things) gradually until only the best ones are left.
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rhetoric
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the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
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abuts
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(of an area of land or a building) be next to or have a common boundary with
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collude
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come to a secret understanding for a harmful purpose; conspire
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wry
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using or expressing dry, especially mocking
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic
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ebullient
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cheerful and full of energy
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extolled
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praise enthusiastically
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rebuff
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reject in an abrupt or ungracious manner
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humility
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a modest or low view of one's own importance, humbleness
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jejune
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not interesting, dull; immature; lacking nutrition
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kinetic
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motion
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kowtow
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to show servile deference. an obsequious act.
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laissez faire
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capitalism
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lexicon
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a dictionary. a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style, a vocabulary
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loquacious
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very talkative; garrulous
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lugubrious
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
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moiety
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a half.
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nihilism
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philosophy that denies existence is real.
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nomenclature
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a system of names used in a art or science. the procedure of assigning names to organisms listed in a taxonomic classification
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nonsectarian
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not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination
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notarize
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to certify or attest to as a notary public
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oligarchy
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government by a few, especially by a small fraction of persons or families.
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omnipotent
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having unlimited or universal power, authority, enforce, all powerful
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orthography
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the art and study of spelling
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exonerate
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to exculpate; to acquit; to justify
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obstinacy
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the state or quality of being obstinate; inflexibility
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temporize
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avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
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abandon
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total lack of inhibition
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abate
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to decrease, to reduce
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abnegate
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to give up; to deny oneself
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abortive
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ending without results
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abstemious
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done sparingly
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acrimony
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bitterness or ill feeling
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cessation
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an end
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embroil
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involved deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.
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immutable
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not being changed
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reiterate
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repeat to make clear
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megalomania
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obsessed with power; delusion of own power
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commensurate
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proportional in size
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mollify
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appease the anger of someone
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neophyte
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beginner; novice
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internecine
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destroying both sides
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onerous
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burdensome
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palpable
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being able to be felt
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ramification
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consequence of an an action, especially when complex
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perspicacious
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having a ready insight into and understanding of things
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tacit
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understood without being said
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emasculate
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make less important
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pertinacious
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holding firmly to an opinion
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contentious
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likely to start an argument
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acquiesce
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accept without argument
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disparity
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inequality in age, rank or degree
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pinnacle
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highest point
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eclectic
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made up of a variety of sources or styles
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lament
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express grief for
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indolent
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lazy
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trepidation
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uncertainty; apprehension
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pragmatic
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practical
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staid
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serious; unemotional
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abet
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aid
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idealize
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to consider perfect
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inculcate
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to impress something upon the mind by repetition
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propriety
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appropriateness of behavior
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altruism
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the belief of selfless concern for others
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hackneyed
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worn out through over use
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antiquated
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old fashion
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austere
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without decoration
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supplicate
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to beg
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equivocate
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avoid making a definite statement
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intrinsic
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belonging naturally
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fastidious
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possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to blame
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amenable
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responsible; agreeable
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solvent
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able to pay one's debts
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fatuous
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foolish; silly. esp in smug or self satisfied way
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perambulator
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pedestrian
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exemplary
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commendable; worthy of imitation
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decorous
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proper, marked by good taste
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transitory
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short lived
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ostensible
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put forth as having a certain character. apparent and not real. prentend; professed
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assiduous
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hard working
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enmity
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mutual hatred
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trepidation
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uncertainty
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staid
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serious; unemotional
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banal
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redundant
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flippant
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lacking proper seriousness
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farce
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mockery
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espouse
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adopt; support
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elicit
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draw out; call forth
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frivolous
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lacking in seriousness; self indulgently carefree; unimportant
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acquit
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free someone from a charge
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forthright
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outspoken
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esoteric
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only known to a few
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enigma
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puzzle; mystery
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exploit
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deed; to use
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gluttonous
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greedy for food
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esteem
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respect
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castigate
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criticize
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admonish
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advise; scold; remind
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ostentatious
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show off
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suppress
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do away with
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jubilation
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feeling or expressing joy
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circuitous
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roundabout
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nonchalant
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cooly unconcerned
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placate
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to appease or pacify
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dupe
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gullible, stupidly submissive
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eulogize
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to praise
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obdurate
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stubborn
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censure
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strong expression of disapproval
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vehement
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passionate
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precocious
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advanced for one's age
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plaudits
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praise
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extol
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praise
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sycophant
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brown-noser
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toady
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brown-noser
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rebuke
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reprimand
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reproach
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reprimand
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mitigate
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alleviate
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terse
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brief
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adversary
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opponent
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succinct
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concise
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largess
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giving gifts to others
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vociferous
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outspoken
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boisterous
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lively
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denigrate
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disparage
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inane
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silly
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ingenious
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inventive
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pusillanimous
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timid
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serendipity
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(happy) chance
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intractable
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unmanageable
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astute
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shrewd
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fervor
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passion
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grandiose
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magnificent
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deplore
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detest
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exalt
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praise
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divulge
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reveal
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ardor
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enthusiasm
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pontificate
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hold forth; preach
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equanimity
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calmness
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vindicate
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acquit; discharge
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reticent
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reserve
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adept
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skillful
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enumerate
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list
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levity
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humor
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insolent
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insulting in manner or speech
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pithy
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succinct; terse
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sumptuous
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lavish
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palatial
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luxurious
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affectation
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pretend to have something you don't
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amicable
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friendly
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berate
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scold
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obstreperous
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unruly
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provident
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prepare at a good time
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deft
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skillful
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suppress
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do away with
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phlegmatic
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calm
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clamorous
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noisy
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glib
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talkative
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perfidious
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treacherous
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wily
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cunning
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ersatz
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artificial
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halting
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hesitant
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laconic
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concise
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taciturn
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untalkative
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craven
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cowardly
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voluble
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talkative
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strident
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harsh
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apocryphal
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fictional
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tractable
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malleable
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recalcitrant
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uncooperative
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sagacious
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good judgement
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curt
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terse
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stoic
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long-suffering; uncomplaining
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amalgamate
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combine
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abscond
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leave quickly in secret
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abhor
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detest
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callow
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immature; inexperience
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ingenuous
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naive
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disingenuous
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insincere
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anachronistic
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not appropriate at this day of age
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largesse
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generosity
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