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Abate
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Subside or moderate
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Aberrant
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Abnormal deviant
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abeyance
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suspended action
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Abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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Abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking
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Admonish
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warn, reprove
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Aesthetic
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artistic
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adulterate
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make impure
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aggregate
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gather accumulate
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness, eagerness
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alleviate
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relieve
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amalgamate
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combine, unite in one body
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ambiguous
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unclear
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ambivalence
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state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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ameliorate
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improve
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anachronism
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someone or something misplaced in time
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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absence of governing body
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anomalous
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antipathy
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apathy
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lack of caring
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appease
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pacify or soothe
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
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acquire
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arduous
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hard
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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 thinner
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audacious
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daring; bold
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austere
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forbiddingly stern
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aver
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assert confidently
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banal
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hackneyed
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belie
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contradict
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beneficent
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kindly; doing good
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bolster
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support
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bombastic
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pompous
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boorish
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rude
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burgeon
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grow forth; send out buds
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burnish
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make shiny
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buttress
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support
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cacophonous
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discordant
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capricious
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unpredictable
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castigation
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punishment
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caustic
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burning, sarcastically biting
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chicanery
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trickery
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coagulate
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ticken
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coda
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concluding section of a musical or literary composition
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cogent
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convincing
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commensurate
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corresponding in extent, degree; proportionate
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compendium
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brief, comprehensive summary
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complaisant
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trying to please
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compliant
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yielding; comforming to requirements
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conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing
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condone
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Overlook, forgive
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confound
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confuse; puzzle
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conoisseur
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person competent to act as a judge of art
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contention
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claim; thesis
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contrite
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penitent
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conundrum
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riddle
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converge
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aproach
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convoluted
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coiled around
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craven
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cowardly
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daunt
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intimidate
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decorum
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propriety
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default
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failure to act
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deference
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courteous regard to another´s wish
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delineate
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portray, sketch
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denigrate
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blacken
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deride
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make fun of
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derivative
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unoriginal
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desiccate
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dry up
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desultory
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aimless
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deterrent
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something that discourages
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diatribe
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bitter scolding; invective
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dichotomy
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split
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diffidence
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shyness
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diffuse
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wordy
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digression
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wandering away from the subject
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dirge
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lament with music
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disabuse
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correct a false impression
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discerning
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mentally quick and observant
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discordant
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not harmonious
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discredit
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defam
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discrepancy
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lack of consistency
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discrete
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separate
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disingenuous
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lacking genuine candor; insincere
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disinterested
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unprejudiced
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disjointed
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lacking coherence
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dismiss
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eliminate from consideration
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disparage
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belittle; pick at
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disparate
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basically different
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dissemble
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disguise; pretend
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disseminate
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distribute; spread; scatter
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dissolution
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loosness in morals; disintegration
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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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distill
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purify
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diverge
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vary
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divest
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strip; deprive
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document
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provide written evidence
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dogmatic
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opinionated
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dormant
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sleeping
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dupe
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someone easily fooled
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ebillient
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showing excitement
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eclectic
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selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
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efficacy
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power to produce desired effect
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effrontery
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impudence; shamless boldness
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elegy
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poem or song expressing lamentation
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elicit
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draw out by discussion
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embellish
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adorn
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empirical
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based on experience
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emulate
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imitate
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endemic
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
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enervate
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weaken
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engender
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cause produce
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enhance
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increase
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ephemeral
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short lived
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equanimity
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calmness
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equivocate
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mislead
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erudite
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lerned
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esoteric
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hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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eulogy
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expression of praise
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euphemism
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mild expression in place of an unpleasent one
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exacerbate
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worsen
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exculpate
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clear from blame
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exigency
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urgent
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extrapolation
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projection; conjecture
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facetious
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joking
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facilitate
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help bring about
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fallacious
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false; misleading
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fatuous
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brainless; inane
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fawning
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trying to please by behaving obsequiously
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felicitous
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apt; suitably expressed
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fervor
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glowing ardor
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flag
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droop
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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flout
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reject; mock
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foment
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stir up; instigate
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forestall
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prevent by taking action in advance
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frugality
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thrift; economy
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futile
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useless
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gainsay
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deny
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garrulous
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loquacious; wordy; talkative
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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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grandiloquent
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pompous; bombastic
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gregarious
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sociable
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quileless
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without deceit
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guillible
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easily deceived
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harangue
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long, passionate and vehement speech
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homogeneous
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of the same kind
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hyperbole
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exaggeration, overstatement
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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idolatry
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worship of idols
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impair
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injure; hurt
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impassive
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without feeling
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impede
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hinder; block
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impermeable
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imprevious; not permitting passage through its substance
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imperturbable
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calm; placid
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impervious
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impenetrable
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implacable
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incapable of being pacified
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implicit
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understood but not stated
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implode
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burst inward
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inadvertently
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unintentionally
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inchoate
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recently begun; rudimentary
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incongruity
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lack of harmony
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inconsequential
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insignificant, unimportant
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incorporate
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introduce somthing
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indeterminate
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uncertain
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indigence
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poverty
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indolent
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lazy
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inert
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inactive
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ingenuous
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naive
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inherent
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firmly established by nature of habit
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innocuous
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harmless
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insensible
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unconscious; unresponsive
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insinuate
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hint
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insipide
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lacking flavor
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insultarity
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narrow-mindness; isolation
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intractable
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unruly; stubborn
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intransigence
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refusal of any compromise
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inundate
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overwhelm; flood
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inured
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accustomed
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invective
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abuse
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iracible
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irritable
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irresolute
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uncertain how to act; weak
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itinerary
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plan of a trip
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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 underdeveloped
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laud
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praise
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lethargic
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drowsy; dull
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levee
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earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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levity
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lack of seriousness or steadiness
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log
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record of a voyage of flight
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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easily understood; clear; intelligible
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luminous
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shining
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magnanimity
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generosity
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malingerer
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one who feigns ilness to escape duty
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malleable
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capable of beeing shaped by pounding
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maverick
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rebel; nonconformist
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mendacious
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lying; habitually dishonest
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metamorphosis
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change of form
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meticulous
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excessively careful
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misanthrope
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one who hates mankind
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mitigate
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appease
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mollify
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soothe
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morose
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ill-humored
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mundane
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worldly as opposed to spiritual
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negate
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cancel out; deny
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neophyte
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recent convert; beginner
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obsequious
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slavishly attentive, servile
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obviate
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make unnecessary; get rid of
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occlude
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shot close
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officious
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meddelsome; excessively pushy in offering one´s servicies
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onerous
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burdensome
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opprobrium
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infamy
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oscillate
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ostentatious
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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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pedantic
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showing off learning
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penchant
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strong inclination; liking
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penury
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severe poverty
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perennial
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somthing long-lasting
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perfidious
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trecherous; disloyal
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perfunctory
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superficial
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permeable
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penetrable
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pervasive
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spread throghout
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phlegmatic
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calm; easily disturbed
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piety
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devoutness; reverence to God
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placate
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pacify
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plasticity
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ability to be molded
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platitude
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trite remark; obvious truth
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plethora
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excess
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plummet
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fall sharply
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porous
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full of pores
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pragmatic
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practical
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preamble
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introductory statement
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precarious
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uncertain; risky
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precipitate
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rash
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precursor
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forerunner
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presumptuous
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arrogant
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prevaricate
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lie
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pristine
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characteristic of earlier times
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probity
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uprightness; incorruptibility
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problematic
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doubtful
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prodigal
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wasteful; reckless with money
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profound
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deep
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prohibitive
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tending to prevent the purchase or use of something
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proliferate
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grow rapidly
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propensity
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natural inclination
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propitiate
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appease
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propriety
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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
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qualified
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limited; restricted
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quibble
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minor objection
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quiescent
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at rest
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rarefied
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made less dense
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recalcitrant
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obstinately stubborn
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recant
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openly confess error
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recluse
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hermit, loner
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recondite
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abstruse
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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
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reproach
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express disapproval
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reprobate
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person hardened
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repudiate
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disown
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resolution
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determinaton
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resolve
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detemination; firmness of purpose
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reticent
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reserved; uncommunicative
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reverent
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respectful
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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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satiate
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satisfy fully
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saturate
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soak thoroughly
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savor
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enjoy
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secrete
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hide away, produce or release a substance
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shard
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fragment, generally of pottery
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skeptic
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doubter
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solicitous
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worried, concerned
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soporific
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sleep causing
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specious
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect
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spectrum
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colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
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sporadic
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occuring irregularly
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stigma
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token of disgrace
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stint
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be thrifty; set limits
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stipulate
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make express conditions, specify
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stolid
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dull; impassive
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striated
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marked with parallel bands
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strut
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pompous walk / supporting bar
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subpoena
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writ summoning a witness to appear
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subside
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settle down; descend; grow quiet
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substantiate
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establish by evidence
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supersede
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cause to be set aside; replace
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supposition
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hypothesis
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tacit
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understood; not put into words
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tangential
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peripheral
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tenuous
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thin; rare; slim
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tirade
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denuntiation, harangue
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torpor
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lethargy
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tortuous
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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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agressiveness
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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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truthfulness
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verbose
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wordy
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viscous
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sticky
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vituperative
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abusive
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volatile
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changeable
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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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whimsical
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capricious
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zealot
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fanatic
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