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What does facetious means?
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Humorous; Playfully joking
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Ostentatious means
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Meant to impress others; flashy
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Optimum means
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Best possible; most favorable; most desirable
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Detriment means
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Something that causes damage, harm, or loss
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Vicarious means
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Experienced through the imagination; not experienced in directly
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Dexterious means
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Skillful in using the hands or body
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Scrupulous means
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Careful about moral standards; conscientious
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Gregarious means
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Sociable; enjouing and seeking the company of others
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squelch means
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To silence or suppress; crush
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Venerate means
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To respect deeply; revere
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despondent means
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Downhearted; hopeless; overwhelmed with sadness
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retrospect means
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Reviewing the past; considering past events
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Collaborate means
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To work together on a project; cooperate in an effort
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Discretion means
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Good judgment or tact in actions or speaking
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Instigate means
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To bring about by moving others to action; stir up
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Resilient means
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Able to recover quickly from harm, illness, or misfortune
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Rudimentary means
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Fundamental; necessary to learn first
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Sensory means
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Having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling
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Zealot means
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A person totally devoted to a purpose or cause
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scoff means
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To make fun of; mock;refuse to take seriously
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