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190 Cards in this Set
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diffidence
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shyness
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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amalgamate
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combine; unite in one body
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ambivalence
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state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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anachronism
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something or someone misplaced in time
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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artless
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without guile; open and honest
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial
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assiduous
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diligent
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assuage
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ease or lessen
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attenuate
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make thin; weaken
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audacious
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daring; bold
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banal
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hackneyed; commonplace; trite
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belie
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contradict; give a false impression
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beneficent
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kindly; doing good
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boorish
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rude; insensitive
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burnish
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
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cacophonous
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discordant; inharmonious
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capricious
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unpredictable; fickle
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castigation
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severe criticism; punishment
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coagulate
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thicken; congeal; clot
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cogent
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convincing
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commensurate
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equal in extent
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compendium
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brief, comprehensive summary
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compliant
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yielding; conforming to requirements
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conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing
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confound
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confuse; puzzle
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contention
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a struggle between or among people or ideas; strife; argument
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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craven
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cowardly
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daunt
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intimidate; frighten
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default
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failure to act
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
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delineate
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portray; depict; sketch
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denigrate
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to deny the worth of;
sneer at; belittle |
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deride
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ridicule; make fun of
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desultory
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aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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dirge
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lament with music
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discerning
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mentally quick and observant; having insight
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dichotomy
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split; branching into two parts
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disingenuous
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not naive; sophisticated
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disinterested
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unprejudiced
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disparage
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belittle
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dissonance
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discord; opposite of harmony
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distend
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expand; swell out
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divest
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strip; deprive
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eclectic
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selective
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efficacy
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power to produce desired effect
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elicit
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draw out by discussion
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empirical
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based on experience
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equanimity
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calmness of temperament; composure
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equivocate
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lie; mislead; attempt to conceal truth
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erudite
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learned; scholarly
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esoteric
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hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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euphemism
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a mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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exacerbate
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worsen; embitter
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exingency
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urgent situation
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extrapolation
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projection; conjecture
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facetious
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joking(often inappropriately)
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fatuous
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foolish; inane
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felicitous
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apt; suitable expressed; well chosen
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fervor
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glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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foment
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stir up; instigate
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futile
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useless; hopeless; ineffectual
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gainsay
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deny
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goad
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urge on
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gouge
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overcharge
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gregarious
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sociable
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guileless
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without deceit
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hyperbole
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exaggeration; overstatement
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impede
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hinder; block
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imperturbable
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calm; placid
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impervious
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impenetrable, incapable of being damaged or distressed
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inchoate
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recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
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incongruity
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lack of harmony; absurdity
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indigence
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poverty
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indolent
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lazy
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ingenuous
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naive and trusting; unsophisticated
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innocuous
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harmless
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insipid
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lacking in flavor
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insularity
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narrow-mindedness; isolation
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intractable
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unruly; stubborn; hard to manage
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intransigence
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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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inundate
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overwhelm; flood
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inured
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accustomed; hardened
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invective
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abuse
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irascible
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irritable; easily angered
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laconic
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brief and to the point
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lassitude
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languor; weariness
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latent
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potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
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laud
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praise
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levity
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lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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lucid
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easily understood; clear; intelligible
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magnanimity
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generosity
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malingerer
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one who feigns illness to escape duty
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mendacious
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lying; habitually dishonest
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misanthrope
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one who hates mankind
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mitigate
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appease; moderate
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mollify
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soothe
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morose
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ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
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mundane
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worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
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neophyte
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recent convert; beginner
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obdurate
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stubborn, unyielding
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obsequious
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slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
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obviate
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anticipate and make unnecessary; get rid of
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occlude
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shut; close; block
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officious
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meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
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onerous
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burdensome
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opprobrium
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infamy; vilification
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ostentatious
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showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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paragon
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model of perfection
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partisan
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one-sided
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pathological
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pertaining to disease
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paucity
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scarcity
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pendantic
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showing off learning; bookish
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penchant
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strong inclination; liking
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penury
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severe poverty; stinginess
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perennial
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long-lasting
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perfidious
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treacherous; disloyal
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perfunctory
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superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
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pervasive
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spread throughout
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phlegmatic
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calm; not easily disturbed
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piety
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devoutness; reverence for God
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placate
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pacify; conciliate
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platitude
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trite remark; commonplace statement
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pragmatic
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practical (as opposed to idealistic)
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precarious
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uncertain; risky
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precipitate
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rash; premature; hasty; sudden
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prevaricate
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lie
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pristine
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characteristic of earlier times; primitive, unspoiled
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probity
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uprightness; incorruptibility
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prodigal
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wasteful; reckless with money
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proliferate
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grow rapidly; spread; multiply
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propitiate
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appease
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propriety
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fitness; correct conduct
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proscribe
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ostracize; banish; outlaw
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pungent
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stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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qualified
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limited; restricted
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quiescent
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at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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rarefied
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made less dense (of a gas)
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recalcitrant
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obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
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recant
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disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement
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recondite
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abstruse; profound; secret
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refractory
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stubborn; unmanageable
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refute
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disprove
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relegate
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banish to an inferior position; delegate
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reproach
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express disapproval or disappointment
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reprobate
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person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
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repudiate
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disown; disavow
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rescind
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cancel
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resolution
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determination
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resolve
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determination; firmness of purpose
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reticent
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reserved; uncommunicative
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reverent
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respectful; worshipful
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sage
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person celebrated for wisdom
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salubrious
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healthful
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sanction
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approve; ratify
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secrete
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hidden away or cache
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shard
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fragment
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solicitous
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worried, concerned
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soporific
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sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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specious
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading
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stigma
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token of disgrace; brand
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stint
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be thrifty; set limits
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stipulate
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express conditions; specify
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stolid
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dull, impassive
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supposition
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hypothesis; surmise
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tacit
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understood; not put into words
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tenuous
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thin; rare; slim
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torpor
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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
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tortuous
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winding; full of curves
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tractable
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docile; easily managed
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transgression
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violation of a law; sin
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truculence
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aggressiveness; ferocity
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vacillate
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waver; fluctuate
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venerate
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revere
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veracious
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truthful
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verbose
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wordy
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viable
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practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
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viscous
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sticky; gluey
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vituperative
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abusive; scolding
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warranted
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justified; authorized
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wary
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very cautious
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welter
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turmoil; bewildering jumble
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zealot
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fanatic; excessive zeal
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