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solicitous
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tone of concern for another
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derision
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mockery; ridicule; criticism
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pharmacopoeia
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assortment of drugs
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pewter
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grey metal used for eating utensils
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odious
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arousing hatred; repugnance
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obdurate
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immutable; inflexible; rsisitant to change
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providence
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referring to the presence of God
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privation
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state of being denied; deprivation
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consumate
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complete; perfect; whole; total
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incredulity
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skeptical; unwilling to accept as truth
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perspicuity
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understanding as a result of excellent and precise presentation
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misdemeanor
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a crime of lesser proportions
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eloquence
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use of language in an elegant manner; fluency
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maxim
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a general truth; a wise saying; a proverbial statement
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intimation
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hint or strong suggestion
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inexplicable
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cannot be explained
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equipage
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a carriage; a carriage somtimes used to carry weaponry
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amanuenses
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dictation; one who is employed in such an activity
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supposition
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hypothetical;conjecturing; conclusion; something supposed
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stratagem
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a scheme or secretive plan
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sine qua non
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something indispensable; a key ingredient
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antebellum
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befor war (especially Civil War)
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ascertain
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to find out something; to determine; to "figure it out"
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conjecture
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guesswork; to theorize
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inevitable
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cannot be avoided
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imbibe
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to drink; to take in; absorb
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ineffable
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cant be expressed in words
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immutable
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cant be changed; stubborn
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impudence
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extremely bold, cocky, shameless
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vial
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a small container often used in a lab
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peruse
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to examine w/ care; to read carefully
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wanton
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severe; w/o consideration of others; unrestrained
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vengeance
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the act of gaining revenge
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variable
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changeable; mecurial; unpredictable
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pilgrimmage
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a journey often w/ a spiritual purpose
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portentous
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momentous; big; huge; highly significant
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prevail
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to win over, to gain the upper hand; overcome
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procure
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to gather; to aquire; to obtain
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profaner
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a blasphemer; one who crudely speaks against religion and law
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valor
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bravery; courage
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unsavory
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unpleasant; gross; crude; in poor "taste"
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tributary
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a branch particularly off a river
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transgression
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commit a violation against another; to conduct wanton actions
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tiding
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essential news; wishes for another; piece of info
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tedious
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boring; work w/ seemingly little purpose
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shroud
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a burial cloth
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sepulchar
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a tomb, a burial place
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restorative
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to bring back to life; put in original condition
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repose
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to be at rest particularly in a death state
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reconcile
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to become friendly; to agree; to come to common grounds
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receptacle
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a container; a collection point
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rapier
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a small sword; a sharp edge
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provision
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to make an allowance for; good and purposeful items
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prostrate
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to be flattened
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laudable
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praise worthy
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deter
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to prevent; stop; slow down
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vacillate
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indecisive
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redundant
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over and over and over
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infamous
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notorious
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tentative
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temporary; uncertain
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provocative
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thought provoking; attracting attention
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philanthropy
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generosity
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depravity
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moral corruption
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novel
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unique; original
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heresy
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opinion extremely opposite to popular beliefs
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expedite
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to make easier
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gravity
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serious
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banal
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unoriginal; trite; w/o much thought
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extol
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to give laudable comments
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austere
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thrifty
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insipid
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stupid; banal
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deride
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ridicule
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euphony
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pleasant sounding
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deference
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out of respect; courtesy
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junta
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small, radical group
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nolo contendere
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no contest
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mea culpa
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sorry
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manana
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tomorrow
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laissez-faire
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doctrine of non-interference
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perambulation
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walk
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patois
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a regional form of a language; dialect
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persistence
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continuing in spite of opposition; deticated
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pasquinade
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lampoon; satire; parody
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plaintive
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expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful
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prolific
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productive; a lot of the same thing
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provincial
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something local, narrow view of the world
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wan
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state of depression, pale
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prudery
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excessive propriety or modesty in speech
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quadroon
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person w/ 1/4 black ancestry; offspring of mulatto and a white
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reciprocal
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favor in return, complimentary
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remonstrance
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to protest
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repulse
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to drive back; repel
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somnambulism
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sleepwalking
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strident
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harsh sound; loud
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supercilious
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disdainful, arrogant
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vacous
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wrongheaded, dull, stupid, empty
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volition
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choice made by will
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orgastic
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extreme pleasure, lasting optimism
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obstinate
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stubborn, inflexible
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nebulous
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hazy, unclear
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knickerbocker
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native of New York, gold shorts
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jaunty
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overyly confident, cocky
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interpose
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to come between two parts, interject
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ingratiate
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to put yourself in favor of another through good deeds
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infusion
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introduction, jolt
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indiscriminately
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in a random manner
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incredulous
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skeptical disbelief
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incessant
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continuing w/o interruption
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impetuous
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impulsive, passionate, spontanous
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imperious
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comineering in a hauty manner, overbearing
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immutable
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unchangeable, stubborn
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festoon
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a string of flowers suspended in a curve between two parts
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ennui
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state of boredom
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diminutive
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small, tiny, little
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dilatory
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postpone
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denizen
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resident/citizen of a particular place
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despondent
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dejection, gloom, hopelessness
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deft
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quick and skillfull, adroit
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cower
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scared, frightned
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countenance
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appearance, esp. of the face; visage
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corpulent
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extremely fat
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contiguous
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sharing a border/edge
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anon
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at another time; later
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contemptuous
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argumentive
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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capricious
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impulsive, subject to whim
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amiable
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friendly
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