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animosity
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n. strong dislike; bitter hostility
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apathy
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n. a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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apprehensive
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adj. fearful or anxious, especially about the future
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commend
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v. to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit or work well together
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compatible
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adj. able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
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condolence
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n. an expression of sympathy
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consecrate
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v. to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
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decrepit
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adj. old and freeble; worn-out, ruined
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deride
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v. to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
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ingenuous
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adj. innocent, simple; frank, sincere
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multifarious
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adj. having great variety; numerous and diverse
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obsolete
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adj. out-of-date, no longer in use
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omnivous
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adj. eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything
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parsimonious
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adj. stingy, miserly, poor, small
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quandary
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a state of perplexity or doubt
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recalcitrant
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adj. stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
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reprisal
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n. an injury done in return for injury
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revel
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v. to take great pleasure in n) a wild celebration
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stultify
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v. to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
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suave
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adj. smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing, negate
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