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Insidious
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1.intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
2.stealthily treacherous or deceitful: an insidious enemy. 3.operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect: an insidious disease. |
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affable
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1.pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman.
2.showing warmth and friendliness; benign; pleasant: an affable smile. |
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prolific
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producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
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vile
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-wretchedly bad: a vile humor.
-highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable: vile slander. |
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wretch
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a deplorably unfortunate or unhappy person.
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proliferate
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to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
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contentious
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tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
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ease
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-to free from anxiety or care
-freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance |
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revere
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to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate: The child revered her mother.
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agitate
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to move or force into violent, irregular action: The hurricane winds agitated the sea.
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narcissist
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inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity.
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apetite
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a desire for food
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affinity
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a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
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confluence
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a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like: the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
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awe
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an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like: in awe of God; in awe of great political figures.
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