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allay
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to calm or pacify, to set to rest
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bestial
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beastlike, beastly superhuman
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tana- this is "beast"(the best)
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convivial
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festive, sociable
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carnival
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counterpart
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something closely resembling or corresponding to something
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demur
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v. to object or take objection to n. an objection
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effrontery
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n. shameless boldness, impudence
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a ffront
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embellish
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to decorate/adorn
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ephemeral
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lasting only a short time
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eph-f eph will eventually die out cuz f is more efficient
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felicitous
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appropriate, well chosen
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Farrel favored Felicity
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furtive
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adj. done slyly
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furtive glance
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garish
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glaring, tastlessly showy or overdecorated
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illusory
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adj. misleading, deceptive, not based on reality
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illusion
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coterie
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close group of friends, exclusive group, set
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coterie-coach girls
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indigent
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needy
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in DIG
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inordinate
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excessive
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in ordinant(not in ordinant)
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jettison
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to cast overboard
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jetti water
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misanthrope
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person who hates or dispises other people
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mis a throat
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pertinacious
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very persistent
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pertinet stuff to a case-has to do with case and does not change so... it is pertinet and
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picayune
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little value or importance
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its been PICked over so it has
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Railment
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clothing or garmets
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