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emollient
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(adj) soothing, esp. to skin; making less harsh; mollifying; (n) an agent that softens or smoothes skin
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banal
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trite
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promulgate
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proclaim
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tepid
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lukewarm
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belie
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contradict
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countenance
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to approve, to tolerate
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catholic
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generalized
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maladroit
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clumsy
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taciturn
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silent
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refulgent
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(adj) radiant; shiny; brilliant
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scour
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to remove dirt and debris from; to rub and purge to clean
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turpitude
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depravity
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inter
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to bury; to deposit into earth or tomb
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hedge
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a calculatedly noncommittal or evasive statement
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countermand
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to revoke (a command) by a contrary order
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abrogate
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to abolish by authoritative action; ANNUL; NULLIFY
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admonish
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to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to; to counsel
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remunerate
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to pay an equivalent for; to recompense
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puissance
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strength, power
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officious
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obliging; meddlesome
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effervescent
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to bubble; to show liveliness or exhilaration
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vapid
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lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force : FLAT, DULL, INSIPID
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apostate
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one who renounces a religious faith; one who defects from a previous loyalty
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potentate
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one who wields great power or sway
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affectation
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artificiality
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