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353 Cards in this Set
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relevant
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pertinent or important
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candid
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frank or honest
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discernment
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ability to see thing crisply, clearly, having insight
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disdain
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contempt, arrogant, scorn
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abstract
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lacking substance, theoretical
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temperate
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moderate, restrained, cautious
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enigma
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mystery
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inevitable
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bound to happen
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eccentric
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irregular, not conventional, off center
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provincial
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limited to outlook, narrow view
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futile
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without impact, hopeless
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indifferent
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lacking preference, neutral
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apathy
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lack of interest, or emotion
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obscure
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foggy, unclear
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impartial
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unbiased, neutral
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objective
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not having bias
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revere
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to worship and honor
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discriminate
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differentiate and make clear distinctions
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denounce
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condemn, speak out against strongly
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innovate
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create, introduce something new, originality
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diverse
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varied
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benevolent
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generous
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pious
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devoted, reverent
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reverent
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deep respect
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conciliate
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to make peace
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resignation
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acceptance
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reticent
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restrained speech, uncommunicative
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anarchy
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disorder, no central control
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virulent
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full of extreme hate
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scrutinize
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examine closely
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discord
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disagreement
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resolute
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firm determination
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servile
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submissive
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acute
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sharp, crisp
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repudiate
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to deny, reject
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diligent
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hard-working
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superficial
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only on the surface
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lucid
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clear, easy to understand
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contempt
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disdainful, scornful
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aesthetic
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artistic beauty
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prodigal
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extravagant and wasteful
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augment
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to increase
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complacent
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smug, self-centered
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gravity
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serious with a touch of solemn
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solemn
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sober delivery of something important
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banal
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ordinary
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extoll
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praise
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deride
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laugh at ridicule
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euphony
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pleasant sound
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insipid
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dull, bland
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expedite
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to make faster and easier
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austere
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stern, forbidding
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heresy
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opinion violently opposed by the establishment
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guile
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duplicitous, cunning, shrewd
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shrewd-duplicitous
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deceiving
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squander
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waste or lose
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incessant
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never ending
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laudable
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worthy of praise and support
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deter
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stop from happening
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redundant
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unnecessary repetition
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provocative
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attracting attention
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depravity
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moral corruption
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infamous
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wicked and disgraceful
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deference
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submission to another
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tentative
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not sure, temporary, experimental
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novel
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new and original
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vacillate
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indecisive and wavering
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fervor
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passion of commitment
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pragmatic
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practical, based on experience
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rigorous
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strict and severe
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advocate
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favor and support
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alleviate
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reduce and relieve
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negligence
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carelessness
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conspicuous
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standout, obvious
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ascetic
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self denying, alone
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profound
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insightful and deep
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ironic
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unexpected, satiric
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dogmatic
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arrogant proclaim (official announcement)
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condone
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pardon, overlook, permit to happen
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dissent
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disagreement
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didactic
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constructive, trying to help
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disparate
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different and incompatible
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disparage
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uncomplimentary attack
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ephemeral
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short lived, momentary
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compliant
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submissive, helpful
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prosaic
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dull and unimaginative
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expedient
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provide advantage in ones self interest
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reprehensible
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blameworthy
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mitigate
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to lessen the damage
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stagnation
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inactive, decay
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censure
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condemn severely
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fastidious
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careful and meticulous
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belligerent
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combative, quarrelsome
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astute
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intelligent and perceptive
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exemplary
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outstanding example
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languish
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depressed, soft, weak
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indolent
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lazy
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reproach
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expression of dissaproval
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relegate
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banish, send away, ostracize
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anecdote
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brief story
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fallacious
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false
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acclaim
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applause, admiration
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onerous
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difficult
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repress
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keep down
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preclude
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prevent
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apprehensive
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concerned and anxious
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scanty
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minimal and inadequate
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volition
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ones own choice
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solemn
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serious and grave
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indolence
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lazy
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elusive
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evasive, hard to pin down
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efface
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erase
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taciturn
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quiet, uncommunicative
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ameliorate
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improve and make more tolerable
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acquiesce
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agree by giving in
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atrophy
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waste away
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dubious
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doubtful
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immutable
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permanent forever
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static
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stationary not changing
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credulous
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gullible, naive
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blasphemous
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irreverent (disrespectful), ungodly
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coalesce
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bring things together
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lax
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relaxed, careless
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cryptic
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mysterious
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levity
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frivolous, lightness
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ambivalent
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not sure
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exhaustive
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thorough and complete
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caustic
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rough corrosive burning
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inadvertent
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unintentional
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extraneous
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not relevant and unnecessary
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esoteric
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obscure, not easily understood
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amiable
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friendly and agreeable
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sycophant
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suck up
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innate
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inborn, inherent
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incongruous
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out of place
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unprecedented
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never happened before
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digress
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to get off subject
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appease
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to pacify and soothe, influence peace
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frivolous
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not serious and flighty
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sage
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wise and experienced
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tangible
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touchable
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indulgent
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easy going, lenient
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scrupulous
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careful ethical and strict
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refute
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disprove
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respite
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rest
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stoic
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suffer for benefit
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hedonistic
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pleasure seeker
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benefactor
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donor
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idiom
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term that is in vernacular, applies to certain group of people
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apocryphal
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doubtful origin
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virtuoso
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masterful person
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animosity
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anger
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furtive
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sly, secretive
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torpor
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sluggish, lethargy
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prodigious
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extraordinarily enormous
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vehemence
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strong passion
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assuage`
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relieve
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fortuitous
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positive accident, occurring by chance,
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trepidation
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fear and worry
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desecrate
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violate something holy, profane
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bastion
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stronghold, fortress
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amass
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accumulate valuable things
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hackneyed
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overused, trite
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fickle
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unpredictable, frequent changing of interests
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lethargy
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laziness
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auspicious
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favorable, promising
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voluminous
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roomy, capacious
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amity
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old ties of love and friendship
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stringent
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strict, restrictive
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supercilious
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above it all, patronizing
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prudent
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careful and thouhgtful
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pedestrian
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common ordinary
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innocuous
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not harmful
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augment
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enhance
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ambiguous
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foggy, vague
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paucity
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scarcity
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rescind
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repeal cancel revoke
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zealous
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devoted to cause, fervor
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benign
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gentle and mild
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compliant
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helpful and submissive
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emulate
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follow an example
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contrite
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apologetic and remorseful
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facilitate
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make easier and functional
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recalcitrant
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stubborn and defiant
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ambulatory
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able to move
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diffident
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lack of confidence, timid
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drone
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carry on in dull manner
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mar
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spoil, disfigure
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nullify
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cancel
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enthrall
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to thrill
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heed
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pay attention
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hindrance
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obstacle interference
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irascible
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anger and irritability
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nostalgia
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sentimental longing
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pretentious
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pompous, self important
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saccharine
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too sweet
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stanza
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section of poem or verse
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dearth
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lack of
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blithe
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casual
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forebear
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refrain from and abstain
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tenacious
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tough, hard to defeat
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parsimony
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stingy and cheap
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propriety
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proper with good manners
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vex
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annoy and irritate
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manifest
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evident, visible
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contentious
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quarrelsome, argumentative
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lament
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to mourn
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arbiter
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one who decides, authority
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allusion
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indirect reference
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inherent
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essential nature of something
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paradox
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seems true but CONTRADICTORY
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cynic
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one that thinks people are motivated purely by self interest
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consensus
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general agreement, unanimity
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exposition
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explaining, expounding or stating
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sagacious
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wise
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pervade
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to spread throughout
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precipitous
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dangerously high, abrupt
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discourse
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to converse, talk and discuss
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sanction
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authorize, approve, ratify
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genial
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cheerful and pleasant
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indulgent
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lenient, want to desire, goodwill
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inert
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inactive, sluggish
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erratic
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unpredictable
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luminous
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giving off light
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placid
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calm and peaceful
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exuberant
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joyful, vigorous, excited
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impede
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stop, hinder
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audacity
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boldness, reckless daring,
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impertinence
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rudeness
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indignant
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upset resistance
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implicit
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implied rather than stated
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superfluous
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unnecessary, not important
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litigate
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legal proceeding
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bereft
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deprive of and leave desolate
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corroborate
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confirm, support
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frenetic
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frantic frenzy
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feasible
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something that can be done
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forebear
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restrain
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vindicate
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clear from blame and suspicion, exonerate
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squalid
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filthy, retched
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inept
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clumsy and incompetent
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disseminate
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spread across
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eclectic
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separate but drawn from many sources
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decorous
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good taste and orderly
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infer
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deduce
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ostentatious
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conspicuous consumption, showing off
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plumb
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measure depth
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spurious
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false and bogus
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subjugate
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subdue and dominate
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antipathy
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opposition to something
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dissonant
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lacking harmony
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palliate
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hide seriousness of something
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substantive
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meaningful
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surreptitious
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sly and sneaky
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equivocal
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open to more than one interpretation, ambiguous
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impervious
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not penetrable or affected by
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laconic
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using very few words
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sullen
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sulky, gloomy
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tacit
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implied without speaking
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tractable
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easy to control
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impromptu
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done without planning
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debauchery
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corrupt sensuality
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cacophony
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harsh mix of sounds
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implement
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carryout execute
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ingenuous
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naive, innocent due to lack of wisdom
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pungent
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strong taste or smell
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facetious
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humor by not being serious
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petulant
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rude and pushy
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deleterious
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causing harm or damage
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fecund
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fertile and productive
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hermetic
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sealed and closed off
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salubrious
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promoting good health
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foster
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promote growth and development
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rampant
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constant
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rampart
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fortification of defense, wall
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temerity
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boldness, recklessness, audacity
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truculent
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brutal, hostile
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incisive
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cutting to the point
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aberrant
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not typcal
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fecund
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fertile and productive
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hermetic
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sealed and closed off
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salubrious
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promoting good health
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foster
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promote growth and development
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rampant
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constant
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rampart
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fortification of defense, wall
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temerity
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boldness, recklessness, audacity
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truculent
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brutal, hostile
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incisive
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cutting to the point
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aberrant
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not typical
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness
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allocate
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to divide
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beget
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cause or produce
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conundrum
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puzzle
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debacle
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disaster
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exorbitant
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excessively high priced
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garrulous
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talkative
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intransigent
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unwilling to change, uncompromising
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turpitude
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wickedness, depravity, evil
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axiom
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widely accepted saying
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beneficent
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doing good
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circumlocution
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wordy and vague
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impugn
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attack ones integrity
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incursion
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hostile invasion
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placate
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make someone less angry, pacify, appease
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invective
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abusive insults
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temperament
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ones nature, character, disposition
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antiseptic
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free from germs and clean
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accolade
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award as a honor
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assiduous
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showing great care, diligent and hard working
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brook
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tolerate something
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desiccate
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dried out
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erudite
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showing great knowledge
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flag (verb)
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slow down and weaken
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impudent
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not showing proper respect, impertinent, insolent
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baleful
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menacing, threat harm
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exigent
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demanding
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exonerate
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release from blame
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improvident
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lacking foresight, thoughtless
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ineluctable
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unavoidable
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ossify
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turn into bone
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probity
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strong moral principles
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proselytize
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convert formally
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pundit
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expert
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recondite
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hard to understand, abstruse
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vacuous
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not smart
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Coda
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last passage of music, end of song
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gainsay
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deny
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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cognizant
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aware and observant
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garner
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gather and store
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obdurate
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inflexible and stubborn
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ribald
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vulgar
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sinuous
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curvy
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repugnant
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distasteful or offensive
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taut
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pulled tight
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cajole
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persuade
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discomfit
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embarrass
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accretion
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add by growth or addition
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contentious
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stubbornly rebellious
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hone
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sharpen
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insolvent
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unable to pay bills
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ligneous
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woodlike
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motility
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spontaneous movement
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munificent
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overly generous
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neophyte
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beginner
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saturnine
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sluggish gloomy temperament
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veracity
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truthfulness
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panegyric
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praise through speech
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pedagogue
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meticulous teacher
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welter
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confused group
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disavow
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deny
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pious
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reverent but with false sincerity
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