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250 Cards in this Set
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admonish
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to caution, advise
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breach
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gap
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brigand
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bandit
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circumspect
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caution
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commandeer
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sieze for military
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cumbersome
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clumsy
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deadlock
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standstill
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debris
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wreckage
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diffuse
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scatter
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dilemma
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problem
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efface
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wipe out
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muddle
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mess
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opininonated
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stubborn
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perennial
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long lastin
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predispose
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incline before hand
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relinquish
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to let go
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salvage
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save
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spasmodic
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sudden and violent
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spurious
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not true
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unbridled
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uncontrolled
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adjourn
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stop, pause
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alien
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foreign
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comely
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pleasing apperance
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compensate
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to make up for
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dissolute
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loose in morals
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erratic
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not consistent
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expulsion
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driving out
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feint
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decieve
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fodder
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food
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fortify
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build up
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illegible
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hard to read
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jeer
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make fun of
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lucrative
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profitable
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mediocre
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average
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proliferate
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reproduce
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subjugate
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conquer
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sully
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spoil
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tantalize
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tease
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terse
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brief
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unflinching
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firm
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abridge
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shorten
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adherent
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supporter
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altercation
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angry argument
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cherubic
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angel
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condone
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pardon
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dissent
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disagree
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eminent
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famous
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exorcise
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drive out by magic
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fabricate
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make
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irate
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angry
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marauder
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raider
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obesity
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excess fat
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pauper
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poor
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pilfer
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steal small
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rift
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split
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semblance
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likeness
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surmount
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overcome
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terminate
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to bring to end
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trite
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stale
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usurp
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seize position without force
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abscond
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to run off and hide
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access
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approach, obtain
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anarchy
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lack of government
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ardurous
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hard
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auspious
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favorable
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biased
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prejudiced
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daunt
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overcome with fear
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disentangle
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free from tangles
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fated
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destined
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hoodwink
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decieve
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inanimate
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not have life
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incinerate
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burn
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intrepid
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fearless
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larceny
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theft
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pliant
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flexible
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pompous
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overly self important in speech
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precipice
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very steep cliff
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rectify
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to correct
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reprieve
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delay
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revile
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attack with words
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accomplice
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takes part in crime
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annihilate
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destroy
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arbitrary
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unreasonable
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brazen
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shameless made of brass
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catalyst
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spur
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exodus
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large departure
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facilitate
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make easier
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incorrigible
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beyond control
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latent
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hidden
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militant
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activist
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morose
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sullen manner
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opaque
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not clear
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paramount
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chief in importance
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prattle
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talk
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rebut
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disprove
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reprimand
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scold
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servitude
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slavery
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slapdash
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careless
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stangnant
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motionless
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succumb
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submit, die
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atone
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make up for
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bondage
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slavery
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credible
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believable
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defray
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pay for
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diligent
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hardworkin
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doleful
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sad
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ghastly
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horrible
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hamper
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hold back
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hew
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hold,shape
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impoverished
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poor
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incessant
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never stopping
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intricate
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complicated
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lucid
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clear
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posthumous
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after death
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prim
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proper
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sardonic
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bitterly sarcastic
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superfluous
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excess fat
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supplant
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take place of
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taunt
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jeer at
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tenacious
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holding fast
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ADIEU
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FAREWELL
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ADVENT
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ARRIVAL
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APEX
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HIGH POINT
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ASSIMILATE
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ABSORB
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BOGUS
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FALSE
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EXORBITANT
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EXCESSIVE
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INTERIM
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IN BETWEEN
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INUNDATE
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OVERFLOW
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MALIGN
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SPEAK OF EVIL
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MEANDER
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WANDER
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METROPOLIS
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LARGE CITY
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MOMENTOUS
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VERY IMPORTANT
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OBSTREPEROUS
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NOISY
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PENSIVE
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THOUGHTFUL
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PERILOUS
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DANGEROUS
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SHODDY
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POOR QUALITY
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SPRIGHTLY
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LIVELY
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SURLY
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ANGRY. RUDE
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TIRADE
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LONG ANGRY SPEECH
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VAGRANT
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WANDER, TRAMP
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ASSURANCE
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PLEDGE
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ASYLUM
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SANCTUARY
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CONSOLE
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COMFORT
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DILATE
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MAKE LARGER, BIGGER
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DROSS
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REFUSE, WASTE
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DWINDLE
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LESSEN
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FLIPPANT
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LACKIN IN SERIOUSNESS
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IMMUNITY
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RESISTANCE TO DEASE
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INSTITUTE
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SET UP
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LIABILTY
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DEBT
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PREPOSTEROUS
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SENSELESS
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PUGNACIOUS
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QUARELSOME
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RABID
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FURIOUS
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REALM
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KINGDOM
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REJUVENATE
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MAKE YOUNG AGAIN
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REMUNERATE
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REWARD
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SPARSE
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MEAGER
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STERLING
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GENUINE
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VENTURE
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RISKY JOURNY
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WARP
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TWIST OUT OF SHAPE
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auxillary
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helper
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candid
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sincere
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cubicle
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small room
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drudgery
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tiresome
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envoy
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messanger of gov.
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escalate
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elevate
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expedient
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useful, means to end
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feign
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pretend
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flair
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talent,skill
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grievous
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causin pain
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heterogeneous
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diverse
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horde
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vast #
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impel
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force
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incredulous
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skeptical
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inscribe
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engrave
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monologue
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speech by one actor
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prognosis
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forecast
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rasping
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harsh sound
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repugnat
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offensive
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scuttle
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sink, get rid of
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adept
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skilled
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aspire
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strive toward pllan
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bleak
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dreary
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chide
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blame
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despicable
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worthy of scorn
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diminutive
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small
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emancipate
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free from slavery
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erroneous
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incorrect
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exploit
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make use of, develop
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extempoaneous
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spontaneous
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impair
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damage, harm
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invincible
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unbeatable
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languid
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droopinh
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mire
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muddy
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obtrusive
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forward
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preamble
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inttoduction
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render
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perform
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rugged
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rough
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skeptical
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inclined to doubt
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slipshod
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untidy in dress
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brevity
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shortness
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comport
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behave
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concise
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expressing much in few words
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demure
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modest
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depreciation
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lessenin in value
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dereriorate
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worsen, lessing in value
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divulge
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tell, make public
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enlightenment
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free from false ideas
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forestall
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prevent by acting first
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garble
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distort to make unintelligable
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proponent
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supporter
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quaver
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shake
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recoil
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spring back
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recoup
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make up for
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reek
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smell
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relentless
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without pity
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rivulet
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small stream
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squander
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waste, spend foolishly
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staccato
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disjointed
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statute
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law
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appreciable
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suffcient to be notice
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autocratic
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absolute in power
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blanch
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remove from color
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blashemy
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act for somethin sacred
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brawny
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strong
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concerted
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planned
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content
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fight
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humane
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kind
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illustrious
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very famous
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intolerable
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unbearable
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irreverant
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disrespectful
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laborious
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not easy
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lithe
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bending easily
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maltreat
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abuse
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ponder
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consider carefully
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subversive
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overthrow
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synthetic
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made or put together by ppl
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temperate
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mild
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venomous
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poisonous
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wily
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sly, shrewed
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ad infinitum
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endlessly
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apportion
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divide and share
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bona fide
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GENUINE
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buoyant
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able to float easily
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clique
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small group
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concede
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submit,admit
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congenial
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getting on well with others
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lofty
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noble
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migration
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movement
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perceive
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notice
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