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114 Cards in this Set
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abducted
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kidnapped
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admissible
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that can be allowed or considered
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admission
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the cost of entrance
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admittance
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right of entrance
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admittedly
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it must be admitted that
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appreciably
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considerably
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appreciation
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understanding of the worth
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appreciative
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feeling or showing understanding
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assure
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to cause to believe
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assured
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certain
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comfortable
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giving comfort, esp. to the body
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comforter
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a person or thing that puts you at ease
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comprehendible
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easily understood
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comprehensive
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thorough, broad
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conductive
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able to act effectively as a path to electricity, etc.
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confidant
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a person with whom one discusses one's personal affairs
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confidence
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faith, full trust
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confident
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showing assurance
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confidential
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showing full trust
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conscience
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an inner sense of right and wrong
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conscientious
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scrupulous
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conscious
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awake
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consciously
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on purpose, intentionally
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consciousness
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awareness
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correction
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a change that corrects smth
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corrective
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intended to correct
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correspondent
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smb employed to report news from a distant area
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credence
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trust
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credentials
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written proof of a person's trustworthiness, etc.
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creditable
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deserving praise, approval
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credulity
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willingness to believe
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decided
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sure of oneself
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decidedly
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unquestionably
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decisive
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marked by determination and firmness
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deduce
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to determine smth from general in relation to particular
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deduct
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to take away from a total
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discomfort
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She turned red with (slight anxiety or shame)
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discredit
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to refuse to believe in
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economic
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connected with trade, industry, etc.
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economical
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an (not wasteful) housekeeper
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economics
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the science of the way in which industry and trade produce and use wealth
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economize
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save money
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economy
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the economic life of the country
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ensure
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to make certain
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err
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make a mistake
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errata
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list of mistakes and printing errors at the beginning of the book
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erratic
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(irregular in movement) walk
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erroneous
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incorrect
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exhausted
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He felt (tired) after a month of working overtime
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exhaustion
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She was pale with (the state of being tired out)
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exhaustive
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an (thorough) study
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for sure
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of course
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habitable
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a (which can lived in) house
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habitat
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the natural home of a plant or animal
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habitation
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the act of living in
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habitual
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customary
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imaginary
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not real
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imaginative
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good at inventing things
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impractical
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not sensible or reasonable
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impress
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a mark left by pressure
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impressionable
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easy to influence
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impressive
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causing admiration
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inadmissible
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which cannot be allowed
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incomprehensible
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which cannot be understood
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incomprehension
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the state of not understanding
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incorrect
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not correct
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incorrigible
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unable to be changed for the better
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incredible
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unbelievable
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incredulity
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disbelief
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incredulous
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showing disbelief
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indecision
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hesitation
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induce
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to persuade smb to do smth
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inexhaustible
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His supply of jokes was (endless)
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inhabitants
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people living there
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insure
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to protect against loss
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irresponsible
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showing lack of ability to think of the effect of one's actions
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policies
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a plan or course of action in directing affairs
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policy
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a written statement of the details of an agreement with an insurance company
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politic
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well judged with regard to one's advantage
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political
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concerning public affairs and/or the government
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politician
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a person whose business is politics
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politicize
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to give a political charachter to
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politics
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political opinions
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practicable
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that can be successfully used
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practical
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suited to actual conditions
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practiced
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gained by practice
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practitioner
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a person who works in a profession
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productive
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likely to produce
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reassure
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to comfort
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reduce
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to make smaller
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respondent
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a person answering a charge in a divorce suit
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response
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answer
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responsible
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trustworthy
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responsive
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answering readily
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self-assurance
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strong belief in one's ability
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self-assured
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sure of one's own ability
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senseless
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unconscious, foolish
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sensible
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reasonable
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sensitive
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quick to feel the affect of
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sensitivity
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ability to indicate slight changes
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subconscious
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present at a hidden level of the mind
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tired
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annoyed
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tireless/untiring
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nevere getting tired
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tirelessly
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not showing or feeling tiredness
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tiresome
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annoying
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tiring
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causing fatigue
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uncomfortable
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embrassed
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unconscious
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passed out
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undecided
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in doubt
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unimaginable
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inconceivable
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unimaginative
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lacking the power of imagination
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unimpressive
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producing little impression
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uninhabited
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without people living there
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unpractised
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not skillful |
