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180 Cards in this Set
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desecrate
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to profane a holy place
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fortuitous
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accidental; happening by chance or luck
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vehement
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urgent; passionate; forceful
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credulous
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gullible; overly trusting
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blasphemy
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heretical departure from accepted practice
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lax
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careless; not diligent; relaxed
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cryptic
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mysterious; puzzling; enigmatic
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hinder
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to obstruct
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esoteric
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understood only be a select few
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pretentious
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pompous; self-important
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incogruous
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not fitting in; out of place
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unprecedented
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occurring for the first time; novel; never seen before
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merger
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a joining; a uniting
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pedestrian
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common; ordinary; banal
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prudent
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careful; cautious
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exemplary
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outstanding; setting a great example
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sycophant
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a bootlicker; a brownnoser
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neutral
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unbiased; not taking sides; objective
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rescind
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to repeal; to take back, formally
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retract
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to take back
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting; transitory
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relegate
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to dismiss; to an inferior position
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futile
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hopeless; worthless; useless
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condone
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to forgive; to overlook
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tranquility
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calmness
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dissent
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disagreement
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conciliate
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to soothe; to end a dispute; to reconcile
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incessant
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unceasing; never ending
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disparity
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inequality; difference
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disparage
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to speak badly of; to belittle
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conventional
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ordinary; customary; normal; traditional
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rigor
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harshness or severity
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auspicious
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favorable; positive
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universal
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existing or present everywhere
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fickle
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unpredictable; capricious; whimsical
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furtive
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secretive
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remorse
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sadness; regret
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repress
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to hold down
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gullible
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overly trusting; willing to believe anything
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respite
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a rest; a pause; a break
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meander
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to wander randomly
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instigate
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to start trouble
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heed
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to obey
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virtuoso
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an accomplished musician
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predecessor
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the person who came before another
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deplete
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to use up; to reduce
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complaint
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submissive; obedient
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inadvertent
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accidental; unintentional
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acquiesce
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to agree finally; to go along with something
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levity
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humor
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belittle
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to put down; to disparage
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extraneous
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irrelevant; extra; unnecessary
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digress
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to stray from subject
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emulate
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to copy something admired; to imitate
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appease
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to make peace with; to satisfy
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sage (sagacious)
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a wise person
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nostalgic
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yearning for the good old days
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assuage
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to soothe
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saccharine
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overly sweet
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stanza
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a section of a poem
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jeopardy
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danger
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supercilious
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haughty; arrogant
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avarice
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greed
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pivotal
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important; critical; crucial
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blithe
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free-spirited; carefree
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scrupulous
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careful; diligent; moral
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volatlie
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changeable; unstable; explosive
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voluminous
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very large; spacious
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peripheral
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on the edge; surrounding; unimportant
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hedonistic
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pleasure-seeking; indulgent
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amity
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friendship
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benefactor
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a generous donor; someone who helps
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apocryphal
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a doubtful origin; mythical
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slander
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to defame; to speak maliciously of someone
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animosity
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hatred
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stringent
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strict; harsh; severe
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hacnkeyed
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banal; over-used
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amass
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to accumulate; to pile up
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verbose
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wordlry; overly talkative
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trepidation
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fear
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apathy
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lack of emotion or interest
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ambigous
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having more than one meaning; vague
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fervent
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passionate
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vagrant
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a wandering homeless person; a tramp
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undermine
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to weaken; to wear away the foundation of
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oblivious
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unaware; unconscious
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indifferent
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not caring one way or the other; lacking a preference; neutral
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obscure
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unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand
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objective
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without bias
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revere
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to worship; to honor
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discriminate
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to differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference
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embellish
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to add details; to exaggerate
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denounce
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to speak out against; to condemn
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innovate
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to be creative; to introduce somethinhg new
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stagnant
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not moving
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candid
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honest; frank
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impartial
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unbiased; neutral
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discern
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to distinguish one thing from another
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ostentatious
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showing off
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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reprove
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to scold; to find fault with
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pessimism
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gloominess; a belief that the bad guys always win
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cursory
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hasty; not through
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profligate
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extremely wasteful; wildly extravagant
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miser
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someone who hoards money
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jocular
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joking
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fracas
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uproar; brawl
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caricature
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a satiric portrait or representation
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corroborate
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to confirm
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precarious
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dangerously unstable
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expository
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explanatory
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bolster
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to support; to prop up
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daunt
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to intimidate; to discourage
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inclined
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tending toward one direction
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uniform
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constant; without variety
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perceptive
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having keen understanding; discerning
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superficial
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shallow; on the surface only
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lucid
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clear; easy to understand
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immune
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safe from harm; protected
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aesthetic
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concerned with art or beauty
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prodigal
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extravagant; wasteful
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asses
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to estimate the value of; to measure
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deter
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to prevent, especially by threatening
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complacent
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smug; self-satisfied; overly confident
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contempt
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disdain; hatred
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eloquent
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speaking well; articulate
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virtue
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moral excellence
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vital
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essentia; necessary
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guile
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cunning; deceitfulness
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biased
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prejudiced; not neutral
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censor
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to delete objectionable matters
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vulnerable
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capable of being harmed
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hypocritical
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insincere
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eccentric
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odd; unusual; quirky
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disdain
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contempt; intense dislike
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abstract
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theoretical; lacking substance
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valid
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founded on fact or evidence
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subtle
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not obvious; hard to spot
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enigma
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mystery
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inevitable
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unavoidable; bound to happen
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antagonism
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opposition; hostility; resistance
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arbitrary
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subject to individual judgment
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austere
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severe; without frills
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expedite
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to make faster or easier
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heresy
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an opinion violently opposed to establish beliefs
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compromise
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to settle by concession or surrender
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condescend
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to talk down
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fallacious
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false; untrue
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intangible
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abstract; not capable of being touched or felt
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arrogant
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acting superior to others; snooty
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compatible
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able to co-exist; harmonious
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dubious
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doubtful
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solicit
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to ask for; to seek
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elusive
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tough to catch; hard to pin down
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facilitate
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to make easier; to help
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static
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stationary; not moving
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ironic
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satiric unexpected
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irrational
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unreasonable; unpredictable
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dogmatic
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stubbornly opinionated
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flagrant
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shocking; outstandingly bad
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profound
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deep; insightful
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enhance
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to improve; to augment
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phenomenon
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an observable fact or occurrence
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enduring
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lasting
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advocate
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to speak in favor of; to support
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solitude
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the state of being alone
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tentative
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temporary; not final
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contemporary
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living at the same time; modern
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provocate
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exciting; attracting attention
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adversary
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an opponent; enemy
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gravity
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seriousness
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banal
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common; dull; ordinary
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depravity
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moral corruption
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temper
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to moderate; to soften
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censure
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to blame; to criticize
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extol
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to praise
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indulgent
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pampering oneself; satisfying one's own desires
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erratic
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irregular; without direction
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insipid
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bland; boring; tasteful
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euphony
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pleasant sound
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