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Bliss
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perfect happiness
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Blissful
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very happy
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Blithe
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merry, joyous, needless
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Buoy
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keep afloat, raise the spirits of, encourage
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Buoyant
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cheerful, able to float
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Complacency
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self satisfaction, smugness
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Complacent
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too pleased with oneself, often without awareness of possible dangers or defeats. Smug
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Convivial
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fond of eating and drinking with friends, sociable
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Delectable
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very pleasing, delightful
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Ecstasy
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state of overwhelming joy, rapture
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Ecstatic
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in ecstasy, enraptured
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Elated
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in high spirits, joyful
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Frolic
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play and run happily, romp
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Frolicsome
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full of merriment, playful
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Gala
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characterized by festivity
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Jocund
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merry, cheerful
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Jubilant
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showing great joy rejoicing
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Jubilation
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rejoicing exultation
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Ascetic
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person who shuns pleasures and live simply
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Chagrin
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embarrassment, mortification, disappointment
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Compunction
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regret, remorse, misgiving, qualm
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Contrite
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showing deep regret and sorrow for wrong doing, deeply penitent
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Dejected
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sad, in low spirits, depressed
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Disconsolate
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cheerless, inconsolable
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Disgruntled
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in bad humor displeased, discontent
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Doleful
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causing grief or sadness, mournful
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Glum
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moody gloomy
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Lament
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mourn, deplore
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Maudlin
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weakly sentimental and tearful
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Nostalgia
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homesickness, yearning for the past
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Pathetic
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arousing pity
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Pathos
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quality in events or in art that arouse pity
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Pensive
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thoughtful in a sad way, melancholy
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Plight
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unfortunate state, predicament
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Poignant
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painfully touching, piercing
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Sullen
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resentfully silent, glum, morose, gloomy
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Throes
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anguish, pangs
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Tribulation
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suffering, distress
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Burly
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strongly and heavily built, husky
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Buxom
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plump and attractive
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Cherubic
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chubby and innocent looking, like a cherub
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Obese
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excessive body weight
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Obesity
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excessive body weight
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Pudgy
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short and plump, chubby
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Attenuate
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make thin, weaken
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Emaciated
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made unnaturally thin, abnormally lean because of starvation or illness
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Haggard
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careworn, gaunt
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Lank
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lean, ungraceful, tall lanky
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Svelte
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slender
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Adulation
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excessive praise, flattery
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Blandishment
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word or deed of mild flattery
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Cajole
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word or deed of mild flattery, persuasion by flattery, wheedling, coaxing
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Curry Favor
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seek to gain favor by flattery
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Fulsome
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offensive because of insincerity, repulsive, disgusting
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Ingratiate
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work oneself into favor
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Lackey
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follower who carries out another’s wishes like a servant
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Obsequious
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showing excessive willingness to serve, fawning
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Sycophant
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parasite flatterer
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Truckle
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submit in a sub servant manner to a superior, fawn
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Apiary
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place where bees are kept
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Aviary
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place where birds are kept
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Badger
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tease, annoy, nag
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Halcyon
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calm, peaceful
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Lionize
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treat as highly important
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Menagerie
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place where animals are kept
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Molt
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shed feathers, skin, hair etc
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Ornithology
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study of birds
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Parasite
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animal, plant, or person living on others
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Parrot
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repeat mechanically
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Scavenger
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animal or person removing refuse, debris
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Antidote
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remedy for a poison or evil
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Astringent
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severe, stern, causing contraction
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Benign
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not dangerous, gentle, kindly
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Convalescent
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person recovering from sickness
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Fester
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form pus, rankle, rot, putrefy
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Hypochondriac
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one who is morbidly anxious about personal health
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Immunity
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resistance to a disease, freedom
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Lesion
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injury, hurt
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Malignant
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threatening to cause death, evil
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Morbid
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Gruesome
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Pestilential
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morally harmful, pertaining to a plague
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Regimen
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set of rules, esp. to improve health
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Salubrious
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healthful
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Sebaceous
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greasy, secreting
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Therapeutic
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curative
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Toxic
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poisonous
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Unguent
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salve ointment
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Virulent
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extremely poisonous, deadly
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Viral
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caused by a virus
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VIrus
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disease carrying substance to small to be seen through a microscope
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Acclaim
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welcome with approval, applaud loudly
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Encomium
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speech or writing of high praise
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Eulogize
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praise, extol, laud, glorify
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Laudable
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praise, worthy, commendable
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Acclaim
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welcome with approval, applaud loudly
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Laudatory
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expressing praise, eulogistic
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Encomium
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speech or writing of high praise
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Plaudit
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applause, enthusiastic praise
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Eulogize
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praise, extol, laud, glorify
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Calumnious
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falsely and maliciously accusing, defamatory, slanderous
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Laudable
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praise, worthy, commendable
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Derogatory
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expressing low esteem, belittling
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Laudatory
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expressing praise, eulogistic
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Imputation
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chare, esp. an unjust or false charge, insinuation accusation
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Plaudit
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applause, enthusiastic praise
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Libelous
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injurious to reputation, defamatory
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Calumnious
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falsely and maliciously accusing, defamatory, slanderous
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Derogatory
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expressing low esteem, belittling
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Imputation
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chare, esp. an unjust or false charge, insinuation accusation
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Libelous
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injurious to reputation, defamatory
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Libelous
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injurious to reputation, defamatory
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Malign
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speak evil of, vilify, traduce
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Slander
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fake and defamatory spoken statement
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Stigma
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mark of disgrace brand with a mark of disgrace
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Banter
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playful teasing joking, raillery
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Caricature
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drawing imitation or description that exaggerates peculiarities
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Droll
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odd and laughter provoking
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Facetious
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in the habit of joking said in jest
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Flippant
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treating serious matters lightly
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Harlequin
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buffoon clown
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Hilarious
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boisterously merry very funny
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Ironic
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containing or expressing irony
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Irony
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species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the words used
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Jocose
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given to jesting, playfully humorous
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Levity
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: lack of proper seriousness trifling gaiety
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Ludicrous
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exciting laughter, absurd
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Parody
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humorous imitation
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Sarcasm
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sneering language intended to hurt a persons feelings
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Sardonic
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bitterly sarcastic, mocking, sneering
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Satire
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language or writing that exposes follies or abuse by holding them up to ridicule
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Travesty
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imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous, mockery
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Adonis
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very handsome young man
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Aegis
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shield or protection, sponsorship
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Amazon
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tall, strong, masculine woman
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Ambrosial
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exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell, delicious, excellent
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Atlas
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a book of maps
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Auroral
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pertaining to or resembling the dawn, rosy
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Bacchanalian
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jovial or wild with drunkenness
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Cassandra
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one who prophesizes doom or disaster
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Chimerical
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fantastic unreal, impossible, absurd
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Draconian
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cruel harsh, severe, ironhanded
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Echolalia
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automatic and immediate repetition (echoing) of what other sat
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Elysian
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delightful, blissful, heavenly
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Eristic
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prone to controversy, disputatious argumentative
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Fauna
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animal life, animals of a particular region
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Flora
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floral plant life, plants of a particular region or period
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Forum
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any medium or place for open discussion and expression of ideas
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Hector
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bully, intimidate with threats bluster
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Herculean
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very difficult, requiring the strength of Hercules
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Hermetic
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airtight
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Iridescent
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having colors like the rainbow
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Jovial
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jolly merry, good humored
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Labyrinthine
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full of confusing passageways intricate, complicated
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Laconic
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using words sparingly terse, concise
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Lethargic
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unnaturally drowsy, sluggish, dull
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Lucullan
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sumptuous, luxurious
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Marathon
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long distance footrace of 26 miles, endurance contest
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Martial
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pertaining to war, warlike
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Mentor
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wise and trusted advisor
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Mercurial
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quick, vivacious, active, lively, inconsistent, unstable
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Myrmidon
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obedient and unquestioning follower
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Narcissistic
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in love with oneself
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Nectar
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something exceptionally delicious to drink
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Nemesis
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due punishment for evil deeds, one who inflicts such punishment
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Odyssey
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any lone series of wanderings or travels
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Olympian
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majestic, godlike, lofty, having to do with the Olympic games
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Paean
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song or hymn of praise, joy
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Palladium
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safeguard or protection
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Panic
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unreasoning, sudden fright that grips a multitude
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Philippic
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bitter denunciation, tirade
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Plutocratic
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having a great influence because of ones wealth
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Procrustean
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cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity
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Protean
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exceedingly variable, readily assuming different forms or shapes
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Plutocratic
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having a great influence because of ones wealth
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Pyrrhic
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ruinous, gained at to great a cost
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Procrustean
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cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity
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Saturnine
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heavy, dull, gloomy, morose
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Protean
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exceedingly variable, readily assuming different forms or shapes
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Siren
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dangerous, attractive, woman. Woman who sings sweetly, apparatus for sounding loud warnings
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Pyrrhic
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ruinous, gained at to great a cost
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Solon
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legislator, wise lawgiver.
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Saturnine
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heavy, dull, gloomy, morose
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Spartan
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marked by self discipline, bravery, ability to endure pain, avoidance of comfort
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Siren
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dangerous, attractive, woman. Woman who sings sweetly, apparatus for sounding loud warnings
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Stentorian
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very loud
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Solon
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legislator, wise lawgiver.
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Stygian
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infernal, esp. dark, gloomy
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Spartan
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marked by self discipline, bravery, ability to endure pain, avoidance of comfort
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Stentorian
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very loud
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Stygian
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infernal, esp. dark, gloomy
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Tantalize
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excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment
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Terpsichorean
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pertaining to the drama or acting
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Tantalize
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excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment
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Titanic
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of enormous strength, size
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Terpsichorean
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pertaining to the drama or acting
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A
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on, in , in a state of
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Titanic
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of enormous strength, size
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With
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against, back
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A
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on, in , in a state of
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Wise
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way, manner
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With
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against, back
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Dom
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dignity, office, realm
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Wise
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way, manner
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Be
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affect with
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Dom
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dignity, office, realm
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Some
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group of
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Be
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affect with
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Ling
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little
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Some
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group of
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Ling
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little
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Asunder
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in an apart position
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Amiss
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wrong
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Aloof
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withdrawn
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Notwithstanding
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despite
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Begrime
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make dirty
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Benighted
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intellectually or morally ignorant
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Nowise
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not at all
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Martyrdom
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state of being a martyr
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Winsome
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cheerful, merry
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Mettlesome
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courage, spirited
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Gosling
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young goose
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Changeling
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child secretly changed from another
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Anon
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soon
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Behoove
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be necessary for
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Anent
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about, concerning
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Yclept
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name, called
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Daughterly
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filial
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Blase
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tired of pleasures, bored
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Bourgeois
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1. Having to do with the middle class 2. Concerned with petty materialistic things
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Chic
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stylish
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Clairvoyant
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clear sighted, unusually perceptive
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Debonair
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courteous, gracious and charming
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Naive
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simple in nature, artless, ingenuous
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Nonchalant
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without concern or enthusiasm, indifferent
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Attache
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member of the diplomatic staff of an ambassador or minister
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Confrere
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colleague: coworker comrade
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Connoisseur
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expert, critical judge
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Elite
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group of individuals thought to be superior, aristocracy, choice part
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Entrepreneur
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one who assumes the risks and management of a business
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Fiance
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person engaged to be married
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Ingenue
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actress playing the role of a young naïve woman
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Aplomb
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absolute confidence in oneself, poise, self possession
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Eclat
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brilliancy of achievement
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Finesse
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skill and adroitness in handling a difficult situation
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Malaise
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vague feeling of bodily discomfort or illness
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Rapport
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relationship characterized by harmony, conformity
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Savoir faire
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knowledge of just what to do, tact
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Adieu
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goodbye, farewell
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Cliche
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trite or worn out expression
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Nom de Plume
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pen name, pseudonym
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Resume
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brief account of personal educational and professional qualifications and expertise
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Tete-a-tete
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private conversation between two persons
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Catre blanche
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full discretionary power, freedom to use one’s own judgment
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Faux pas
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misstep or blunder in conduct manners, speech
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Liasion
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bond linking up coordination of activates.
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Melange
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mixture medley, potpourri
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Mirage
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optical illusion
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