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amenable
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ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable
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an amenable servant.
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bellicose
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inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
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boom boom bang bang
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grimace
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a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
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"ewww"
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grotesque
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odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
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hunchback of notre dame
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rotunda
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a round building, esp. one with a dome.
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look up at the ceiling resembling the moon
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amenable
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ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable
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an amenable servant.
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bellicose
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inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
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boom boom bang bang
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grimace
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a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
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"ewww"
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grotesque
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odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
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hunchback of notre dame
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rotunda
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a round building, esp. one with a dome.
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look up at the ceiling resembling the moon
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zealous
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marked by active interest and enthusiasm
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"whoop whoop"
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agnostic
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a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.
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not atheist
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collective
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orming a whole; combined
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1+1=2
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faction
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a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like
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a part of a whole
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subordinate
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placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
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cadet kelly vs her stepdad
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laity
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All those persons who are not members of a given profession or other specialized field.
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teachers:board of edu.
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effigy
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a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule.
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George w bush
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pecuniary
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of or pertaining to money
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mullah
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curmudgeon
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An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions.
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The grinch
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saccharine
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overly sweet
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teacher's pet
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magnate
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a person of eminence or distinction in any field
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president
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taciturn
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dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner
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shhhh
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diffidence
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lack of self-confidence
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anarexia
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morose
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gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
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sarcastic
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paranoia
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a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
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dont kill me
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agrarian
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rural; agricultural
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"moo"
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arable
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land that can be or is cultivated
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here you may grow, my dear flower
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tundra
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one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America
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"brrr" mass paper=
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cohort
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a companion or associate
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together we can. me and my cohort
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atheist
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a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
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no i dont believe
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marginal
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situated on the border or edge.
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89.999%
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probity
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integrity and uprightness; honesty.
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give me probity. no lies.
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panoply
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a protective covering.
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knights wear me
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compulsory
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required; mandatory; obligatory
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compulsory education
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theocracy
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a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities
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pope
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abstruse
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hard to understand; recondite; esoteric:
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abstruse theories
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demagogue
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a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
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of the people
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obsequious
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overly willing to please
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the o word
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facsimile
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an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript
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what i did with my history paper
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composure
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A calm or tranquil state of mind maintaned by dignity and self control
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keep it
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countenance
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facial expression
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smile frown
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fractious
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stubborn, difficult
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he wont call his dad... it would be admiting he cant make it on his own
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nave
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the central area of a church
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belly button
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boudoir
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a woman's bedroom or private sitting room
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dressed
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parapet
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A low protective wall or railing along the edge of a raised structure such as a roof or balcony
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let's walk out onto the parapet and sit
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larcency
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Theft
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steel **
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pacifist
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The belief that disputes between nations should and can be settled peacefully
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make love not war
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supercilious
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haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
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put your napkin in your lap you pauper!
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husbandry
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the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming
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not adultry
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charlatan
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a person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack.
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overly confident
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heretic
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anyone who does not conform to an established attitude, doctrine, or principle
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dont conform to society
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contraband
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goods imported or exported illegally
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cuban cigars
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zealot
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A fanatically committed person
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soccer mom
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insipid
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without sufficient taste to be pleasing, as food or drink
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bland
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tycoon
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a businessperson of great wealth and power; magnate.
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rollercoaster tycoon
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querulous
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complaining.
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waah waah
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