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abate
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subside or moderate
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aberrant
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deviate from the norm
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abeyance
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suspended
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abscond
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elope
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking
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admonish
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warn, reprove
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adulterate
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corrupt
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aesthetic
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artistic, beautiful
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aggregate
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gather, accumulate
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alacrity
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eagerness
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alleviate
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relieve
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amalgamate
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combine, unite
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ambiguous
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unclear
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ambivalence
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state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
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ameliorate
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to make more tolerable
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anachronism
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out of the wrong time period
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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absence of government
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anomalous
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abnormal
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antipathy
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aversion, dislike
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apathy
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lack of caring, indifferent
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appease
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pacify, soothe
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate (v)
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acquire, take possession of
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arduous
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strenuous, taxing
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artless
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open and honest
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ascetic
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practice self-denial
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assiduous
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diligent
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assuage
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to ease, lessen, or pacify
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attenuate
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make thinner, weaken or lessen
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audacious
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bold, daring
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austere
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simple, stern
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autonomous
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self-governing
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aver
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declare, assert confidently
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banal
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common
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belie
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contradict, give a false impression
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beneficent
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kind, doing good
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bolster
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support, reinforce
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bombastic
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pompous, inflated in style
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boorish
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rude, insensitive
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burgeon
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bloom
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burnish
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shine by polishing
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buttress
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something that strengthens or supports
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cacophonous
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discordant, inharmonious
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capricious
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unpredictable
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castigation
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punish severely
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catalyst
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increase speed of chemical reaction; person who causes action
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caustic
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burning, corrosive
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chicanery
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trickery
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coagulate
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thicken, clot
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coda
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concluding section of musical or literary work
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cogent
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convincing
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commensurate
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aligned with, proportional
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compendium
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brief, summary
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complaisant
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trying to please, overly polite
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compliant
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conforming to requirements
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conciliatory
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reconciling, soothing
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condone
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give approval, overlook
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confound
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puzzle, confuse
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connoisseur
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expert in an area who can act as a judge
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contention
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claim, thesis
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contrite
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showing remorse
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conundrum
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riddle, difficult puzzle
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converge
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come together
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convoluted
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complicated, twisting
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craven
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cowardly
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daunt
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intimidate, fright
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decorum
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orderliness and in good taste and manners
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default
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failure to act
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deference
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courteous regard for anothers wish
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delineate
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portray, depict
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denigrate
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blacken
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deride
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ridicule, make fun of
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derivative
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obtained from another source, unoriginal
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desiccate
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dry up
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desultory
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aimless, haphazard
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deterrent
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something that discourages
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diatribe
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bitter or abusive in speech or writing
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dichotomy
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split, branching in two
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diffidence
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shy, lacking self-confidence
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diffuse
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spread out, wordy, rambling
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digression
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wandering away from the subject
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dirge
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lament with music
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disabuse
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to set right, undeceive, correct a false impression
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discerning
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having insight, mentally quick and observable
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discordant
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conflicting
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discredit
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defame, destroy confidence in
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discrepancy
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lack of consistency
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discrete
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consisting of distinct parts
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disingenuous
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insincere
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disinterested
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unprejudiced
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disjointed
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lacking coherence
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dismiss
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reject, eliminated from consideration
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disparage
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belittle
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disparate
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different, unrelated
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dissemble
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pretend, simulate
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disseminate
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distribute, scatter, spread
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dissolution
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disintegration, looseness in morals
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dissonance
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discord, conflicting
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distend
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expand, swell out
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distill
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purify, concentrate, refine
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diverge
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move in different directions
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divest
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deprive
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document (v)
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provide written evidence
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dogmatic
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opinionated, arbitrary
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dormant
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sleeping, lethargic, latent
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dupe
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someone easily fooled
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ebullient
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showing excitement
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eclectic
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elements drawn from various sources
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efficacy
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power to produce desired effect
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effrontery
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extreme boldness, presumptuous
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elegy
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poem lamenting the dead
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elicit
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drawn out by discussion
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embellish
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ornament, enhance
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empirical
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based on experiment
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emulate
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imitate, rival
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endemic
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prevailing among a specific group of people
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enervate
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weaken
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engender
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cause, produce
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enhance
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increase, improve
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ephemeral
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brief, fleeting
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equanimity
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calmness of temperate
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equivocate
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lie, mislead
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erudite
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learned, scholarly
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esoteric
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intended for a specific group
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eulogy
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expressing praise, usually for a death
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endemic
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prevailing among a specific group of people
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enervate
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weaken
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engender
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cause, produce
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enhance
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increase, improve
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ephemeral
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brief, fleeting
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equanimity
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calmness of temperate
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equivocate
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lie, mislead
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erudite
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learned, scholarly
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esoteric
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intended for a specific group
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eulogy
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expressing praise, usually for a death
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euphemism
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mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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exacerbate
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worsen
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exculpate
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clear from blame
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exigency
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urgent, pressing
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extrapolation
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projection, to infer
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facetious
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playful, humorous
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facilitate
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make less difficult, help bring about
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fallacious
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false, misleading
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fatuous
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foolish, silly
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fawning
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flattering, trying to please
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felicitous
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apt, well-chosen
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fervor
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intensity of feeling, glowing ardor
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flag (v)
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grow feeble
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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flout
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reject, mock
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foment
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stir up, instigate
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forestall
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to prevent by taking action in advane
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frugality
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thrift, economy
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futile
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useless, hopeless
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gainsay
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deny, contradict
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garrulous
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excessively wordy
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goad
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urge on
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gouge
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overcharge
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grandiloquent
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pompous, bombastic
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gregarious
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sociable, outgoing
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guileless
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without deceit
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gullible
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easily deceived
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harangue
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long pompous speech
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homogeneous
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of the same kind
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hyperbole
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exaggeration, overstatement
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iconoclastic
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someone who attacks traditional beliefs
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idolatry
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excessive admiration
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impair
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injure, hurt
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impassive
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without feeling
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impede
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hinder, block
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impermeable
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not permitting passage
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imperturbable
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clam, placid
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impervious
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incapable of being damaged or distressed
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implacable
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incapable of being pacified
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implicit
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understood but not stated
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implode
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burst inward
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inadvertently
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unintentionally, carelessly
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inchoate
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recently begun, elementary
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incongruity
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lack of harmony
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inconsequential
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insignificant, unimportant
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incorporate
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combine, unite
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indeterminate
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uncertain, not clear
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indigence
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poverty
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indolent
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lazy
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inert
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inactive
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ingenuous
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naive and trusting
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inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit
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innocuous
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harmless
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insensible
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unconscious, unresponsive
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insinuate
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hint
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insipid
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lacking distinctive or interesting qualities
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insularity
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narrow-minded, isolation
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intractable
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unruly, stubborn
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intransigence
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refusing to compromise
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inundate
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overwhelm, submerge
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inured
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accustomed
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invective
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abuse
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irascible
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easily angered
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irresolute
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uncertain how to act, weak
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itinerary
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plan of a trip
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laconic
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concise
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lassitude
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weariness
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latent
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dormant, hidden
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laud
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praise
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lethargic
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sluggish
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levee
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earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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levity
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lack of seriousness
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log
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record of
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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easily understood
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luminous
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shining light
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magnanimity
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generously noble
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malingerer
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one who feigns illness to escape duty
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malleable
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impressionable
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maverick
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rebel, nonconformist
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mendacious
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lying, habitually dishonest
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metamorphosis
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change of form
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meticulous
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excessively careful
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misanthrope
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one who hates mankind
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mitigate
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moderate
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mollify
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soothe
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morose
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sad, sullen
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mundane
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dull, routine
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negate
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cancel out
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neophyte
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recent convert, beginner
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obsequious
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servile
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obviate
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make unnecessary
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occlude
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shut, close
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officious
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meddlesome
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onerous
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burdensome
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opprobrium
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infamy, vilification (slander)
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oscillate
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waver
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ostentatious
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showy, pretentious
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paragon
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model of perfection
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partisan
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prejudiced, one-sided
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pathological
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pertaining to disease
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paucity
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scarcity
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pedantic
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academic, bookish
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penchant
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strong inclination
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penury
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lacking funds
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perennial
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something long lasting
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perfidious
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treacherous, disloyal
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perfunctory
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done without care or interest
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permeable
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penetrable
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pervasive
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spread throughout
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phlegmatic
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calm
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piety
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devoutness
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placate
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pacify
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plasticity
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ability to be molded
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platitude
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trite, cliche
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plethora
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abundance
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plummet
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fall sharply
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porous
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full of pores like a sieve
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pragmatic
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practical
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preamble
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introductory statement
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precarious
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uncertain, risky
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precipitate (adj)
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hasty, sudden
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precursor
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forerunner
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presumptuous
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arrogant
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prevaricate
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to lie
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pristine
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primitive
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probity
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incorruptibility
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problematic
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doubtful, unsettled, perplexing
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prodigal
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wasteful
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profound
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deep
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prohibitive
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prevent
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proliferate
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grow rapidly
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propensity
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natural inclination
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propitiate
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appease
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propriety
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fitness, correct conduct
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proscribe
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banish, outlaw
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pungent
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sharp in taste or smell
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qualified
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limited, restrictive
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quibble
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minor objection or complaint
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quiescent
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dormant, at rest
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rarefied
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made less dense (of a gas)
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recalcitrant
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subborn, unruly
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recant
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retract a previous statement
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recluse
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loner
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recondite
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profound
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refractory
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stubborn, unmanageable
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refute
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disprove
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relegate
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forcibly assign to a lower position
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reproach
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express disapproval
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reprobate
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person hardened in sin
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repudiate
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disown
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rescind
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cancel
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resolution
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determination
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resolve
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determination, firmness of purpose
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reticent
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reserved in speech
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reverent
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respectful, worshipful
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sage (n)
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wise person
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salubrious
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healthful
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sanction
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approve
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satiate
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satisfy fully
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saturate
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soak thoroughly
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savor
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enjoy
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secrete
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hide away, produce or release
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shard
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fragment, generally of pottery
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skeptic
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doubter
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solicitous
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worried, concerned
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soporific
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sleep-causing
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specious
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect, misleading
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spectrum
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colored band produced when a beam of lights passes through a prism
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sporadic
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occurring regularly
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stigma
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token of disgrace
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stint (v)
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to be thrifty; set limits
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stipulate
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specify
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stolid
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unemotional, passive
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striated
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grooved, marked with parallel bands
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strut (n)
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supporting bar, pompous walk
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subpoena
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writ summoning a witness to appear
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subside
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settle down
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substantiate
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establish by evidence, verify
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supersede
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cause to set aside, replace
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supposition
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hypothesis, surmise
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tacit
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reserved in speech
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tangential
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peripheral, only slightly connected
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tenuous
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thin, rare, slim
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tirade
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long pompous speech
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torpor
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lethargy
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tortuous
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winding, twisting, complicated
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tractable
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docile, easily managed
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transgression
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violation of law, sin
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truculence
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aggressive, fierce
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vacillate
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waver
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venerate
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treat with reverence
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veracious
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truthful
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verbose
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wordy
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viable
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practical, workable
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viscous
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thick, sticky
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vituperative
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abusive, scolding
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volatile
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changeable, explosive
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warranted
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justified
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wary
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very cautious
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welter
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turmoil
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whimsical
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capricious, fanciful
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zealot
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fanatic
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