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a yellowish to greenish brown oily liquid obtained from coal tar and used as a wood preservative and disinfectant
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Creosote
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uninterested, nonchalant
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Blasé
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firmly and long established
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inveterate
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to deprive of individual character or a sense of personal identity
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depersonalized
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to walk from place to place; move about
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ambulate
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to dry up; wither or shrivel
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wizened
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holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view
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tenaciously
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a person trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing and therapy.
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Psychologist
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a person trained and educated to perform psychologist research. Testing and therapy and prescrive and administer medicine.
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Psychiatrist
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to grow or tend
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Cultivate
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a member of an aristocracy; an aristocrat
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Patrician
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a small packet of perfumed powder used to scent clothes, as in trunks or closets
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sachet
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excessive love or admiration of oneself
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narcissistic
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manifesting or characterized by unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude
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precocity
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of or relating to what which is known by a restricted number of people
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esoteric
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to obtain or receive from a source.
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derivation
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subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
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nuance
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the study of crime victims
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victimology
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a structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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idiosyncrasies
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tending to mislead; deceptive
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fallacious
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consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous
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voraciously
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a partial or mild comatose state; a coma from which a person may be roused by various stimuli
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semi comatose
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using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise
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laconically
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the act of plotting
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machinations
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to carry on illegal business activities that involve crimes
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racketeering
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to meet present needs or requirements; be sufficient
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suffice
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to make or become completely thin, especially as a result of starvation
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emaciated
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listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom
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ennui
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any of various tropical marine gastropod mollusk
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conch
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a contract binding to one party into the service of another for a specified term
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indentured
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a feeling of great happiness or well-being
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euphoric
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represented or appearing as such
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ostensibly
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to set upon; attack
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sicced
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the medieval system, principles, and customs of knighthood
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chivalry
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tending to violence; explosive, as of behavior
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volatile
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one that takes the place of another; a substitute
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surrogate
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impregnable to assault or trespass
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inviolable
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to turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray
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digressions
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devoid of or not subject to emotion
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impassively
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