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aesthetic
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artistic; having to do with art or beauty; sensitive to art and beauty
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charisma
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a special quality of leadership or a special charm that captures the public imagination and inspires devotion
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cliché
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an overused idea or expression; a trite saying
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conceive
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to imagine or develop as an idea; to understand or grasp; to become pregnant with
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emphatically
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forcefully; assertively
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martial
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military; suggesting war; warlike
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paradox
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a statement that may be true but seems to say contradictory things
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prolific
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producing a great deal of something; producing many young or much fruit
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recipient
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a person who receives something
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wan
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sickly pale or faint; colorless
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aura
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a distinctive quality surrounding a person or thing; an invisible, enveloping glow
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fabricate
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to build or manufacture; to make-up or invent (as a story or an excuse)
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impediment
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a speech disorder; an obstruction of some kind
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mediocre
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only average or ordinary; medium; neither bad nor good
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opportune
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right for the purpose; advantageously timed
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qualm
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an uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a slight feeling of sickness or nausea
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reactionary
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1: advocating a return to an earlier social, political, or economic policy or condition
2: one who advocates a return to an earlier policy or condition |
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stamina
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vigor; strength; endurance
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zealous
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intensely devoted; eager; enthusiastic
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zeyphr
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a gentle wind; a mild breeze
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