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Atrophy
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A decrease in size or wasting away of a bodily part or tissue (v) to undergo atrophy
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Beguile
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To charm or delight; amuse; to deceive or mislead by trickery
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Belligerent
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Showing a readiness to fight or quarrel; warlike; hostile
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Bravado
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Pretended courage; defiant; swaggering behavior
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Chicanery
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The use of clever but tricky talk or action to deceive someone; trickery; deception
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Ebb
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To recede (as the tide does); to decline or diminish; to flow away
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Hurl
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Throw with force; toss
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Impede
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To obstruct; to block; to hinder the progress of
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Inept
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Clumsy; unskilled; wrong in a foolish or awkward way; inefficient
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Initiative
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The act of taking the first step or responsibility for beginning something; enterprise; self-motivation
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Intrude
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Arrive uninvited; invade; interfere; to force oneself or one’s ideas on others uninvited
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Levity
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Inappropriate lack of seriousness; lightheartedness; frivolity; silliness
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Lucrative
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Gainful; profitable
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Mar
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Ruin; impair; damage
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Negligent
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Neglectful; careless; remiss; careless or forgetful in performance of duty
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Phenomenal
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Extraordinary; hard to believe; extremely unusual; highly remarkable
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Pristine
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Untouched; unspoiled; having the purity of the original state
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Rebut
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Argue against; to provide opposing arguments; contradict, especially in a formal manner
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Reiterate
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To say or do again; to repeat a request or demand
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Shrivel
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Wither; shrink; to draw into wrinkles because of a lack of moisture
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