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compendium
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abbreviated communication
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cursory
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abbreviated communication
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curtail
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abbreviated communication
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despotic
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dictatorial
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dogmatic
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dictatorial
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hegemony
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dictatorial
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imperious
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dictatorial
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peremptory
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dictatorial
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conjugal
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family
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consanguine
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family
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distaff
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family
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endogamous
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family
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filial
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family
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progenitor
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family
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scion
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family
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indolent
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lazy/sluggish
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inert
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lazy/sluggish
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lackadaisical
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lazy/sluggish
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languid
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lazy/sluggish
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lassitude
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lazy/sluggish
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phlegmatic
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lazy/sluggish
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quiescent
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lazy/sluggish
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slothful
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lazy/sluggish
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torpid
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lazy/sluggish
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askance
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not a straight line
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carom
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not a straight line
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circuitous
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not a straight line
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fetter
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prevent/obstruct
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forfend
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prevent/obstruct
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occlude
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prevent/obstruct
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antecede
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time/order/duration
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antedate
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time/order/duration
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anterior
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time/order/duration
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epoch
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time/order/duration
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penultimate
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time/order/duration
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abeyance
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withdrawal/retreat
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abnegation
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withdrawal/retreat
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abortive
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withdrawal/retreat
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abrogate
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withdrawal/retreat
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decamp
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withdrawal/retreat
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recidivism
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withdrawal/retreat
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remission
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withdrawal/retreat
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renege
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withdrawal/retreat
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retrograde
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withdrawal/retreat
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aspersion
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criticism
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berate
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criticism
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calumny
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criticism
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castigate
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criticism
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decry
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criticism
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deride
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criticism
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diatribe
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criticism
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disparage
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criticism
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excoriate
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criticism
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gainsay
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criticism
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impugn
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criticism
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inveigh
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criticism
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lambaste
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criticism
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objurgate
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criticism
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obloquy
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criticism
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opprobrium
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criticism
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pillory
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criticism
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remonstrate
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criticism
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reprehend
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criticism
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reprove
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criticism
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revile
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criticism
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vituperate
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criticism
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factitious
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copy
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quintessence
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copy
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vicarious
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copy
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ardor/ardent
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favoring/partial
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doctrinaire
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favoring/partial
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fervid
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favoring/partial
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tendentious
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favoring/partial
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zealot
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favoring/partial
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abatement
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gaps/openings
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aperture
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gaps/openings
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interregnum
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gaps/openings
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interstice
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gaps/openings
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baleful
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harmful
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baneful
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harmful
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deleterious
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harmful
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inimical
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harmful
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injurious
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harmful
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insidious
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harmful
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minatory
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harmful
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pernicious
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harmful
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adventitious
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luck
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auspicious
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luck
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kismet
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luck
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portentous
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predict
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aggrandize
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praise
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encomium
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praise
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eulogize
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praise
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extol
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praise
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euphonious
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pleasant sounding
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sonorous
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pleasant sounding
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altruistic
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generous/kind
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beneficent
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generous/kind
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clement
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generous/kind
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largess
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generous/kind
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munificent
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generous/kind
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unstinting
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generous/kind
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dour
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coldhearted
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fell
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coldhearted
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sardonic
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coldhearted
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vitriolic
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coldhearted
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bombastic
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overblown/wordy
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circumlocution
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overblown/wordy
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garrulous
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overblown/wordy
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grandiloquent
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overblown/wordy
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periphrastic
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overblown/wordy
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prolix
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overblown/wordy
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rhetoric
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overblown/wordy
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turgid
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overblown/wordy
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admonish
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nag
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cavil
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nag
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belabor
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nag
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enjoin
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nag
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exhort
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nag
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hector
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nag
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martinet
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nag
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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bemusing
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difficult to understand
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esoteric
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difficult to understand
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand
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obscure
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difficult to understand
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paradoxical
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difficult to understand
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recondite
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difficult to understand
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bacchanalian
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carousal
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debauchery
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carousal
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depraved
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carousal
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dissipated
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carousal
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libertine
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carousal
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libidinous
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carousal
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licentious
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carousal
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reprobate
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carousal
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ribald
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carousal
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salacious
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carousal
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turpitude
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carousal
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bilious
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bad mood
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dudgeon
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bad mood
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pettish
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bad mood
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petulant
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bad mood
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umbrage
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bad mood
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waspish
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bad mood
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dilettante
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amateur
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neophyte
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amateur
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novitiate
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amateur
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proselyte
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amateur
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tyro
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amateur
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antithetic
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hostile
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churlish
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hostile
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curmudgeon
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hostile
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truculent
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hostile
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vindictive
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hostile
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disconsolate
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sorrow
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doleful
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sorrow
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dolor
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sorrow
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elegiac
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sorrow
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lugubrious
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sorrow
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morose
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sorrow
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plaintive
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sorrow
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threnody
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sorrow
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craven
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timidity
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diffident
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timidity
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pusillanimous
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timidity
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recreant
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timidity
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timorous
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timidity
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trepidation
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timidity
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augur
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predict
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auspice
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predict
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fey
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predict
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harbinger
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predict
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presage
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predict
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prognosticate
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predict
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droll
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funny
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gibe
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funny
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jocular
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funny
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levity
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funny
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raillery
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funny
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simper
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funny
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limpid
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easy to understand
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pellucid
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easy to understand
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defunct
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death/mourning
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dolorous
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death/mourning
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knell
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death/mourning
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lament
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death/mourning
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macabre
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death/mourning
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moribund
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death/mourning
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obsequies
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death/mourning
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sepulchral
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death/mourning
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ancillary
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assist
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bolster
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assist
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corroborate
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assist
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countenance
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assist
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espouse
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assist
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mainstay
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assist
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proponent
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assist
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stalwart
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assist
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sustenance
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assist
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anathema
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hatred
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antipathy
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hatred
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enmity
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hatred
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odium
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hatred
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rancor
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hatred
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apocryphal
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falsehood
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canard
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falsehood
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dissemble
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falsehood
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duplicity
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falsehood
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ersatz
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falsehood
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guile
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falsehood
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mendacity
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falsehood
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spurious
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falsehood
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spartan
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denying of self
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temperate
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denying of self
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apace
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act quickly
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impetuous
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act quickly
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banal
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boring
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insipid
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boring
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pedestrian
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boring
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platitude
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boring
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prosaic
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boring
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quotidian
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boring
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trite
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boring
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assay
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investigate
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descry
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investigate
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defer
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pacify/satisfy
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mollify
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pacify/satisfy
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placate
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pacify/satisfy
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propitiate
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pacify/satisfy
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slake
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pacify/satisfy
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raucous
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harsh sounding
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strident
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harsh sounding
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chagrin
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embarrass
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compunction
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embarrass
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contrition
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embarrass
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foible
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embarrass
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gaucherie
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embarrass
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defile
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disgusting/offensive
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fetid
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disgusting/offensive
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invidious
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disgusting/offensive
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noisome
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disgusting/offensive
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odious
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disgusting/offensive
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candid/candor
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truth
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fealty
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truth
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indubitable
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truth
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probity
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truth
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verity
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truth
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salubrious
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healthy
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salutary
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healthy
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discursive
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wandering
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expatiate
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wandering
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itinerant
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wandering
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peregrination
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wandering
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peripatetic
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wandering
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sojourn
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wandering
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implacable
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stubborn
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inexorable
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stubborn
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intractable
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stubborn
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obstinate
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stubborn
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recalcitrant
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stubborn
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refractory
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stubborn
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renitent
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stubborn
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untoward
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stubborn
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equitable
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equal
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equity
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equal
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tantamount
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equal
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exonerate
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forgive
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expiate
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forgive
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palliate
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forgive
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redress
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forgive
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esurient
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poor
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indigent
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poor
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mercenary
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greedy
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miserly
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greedy
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rapacious
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greedy
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venal
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greedy
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dither
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hesitate
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vacillate
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hesitate
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disingenuous
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insincere
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fulsome
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insincere
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ostensible
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insincere
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unctuous
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insincere
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canny
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smart/learned
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compendious
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terse
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laconic
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terse
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pithy
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terse
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taciturn
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terse
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idiosyncrasy
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unusual
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adulterate
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weaken
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exacerbate
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weaken
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stultify
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weaken
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vitiate
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weaken
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abnegate
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denying of self
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abjure
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withdrawal/retreat
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bromide
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a saying
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fatuous
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boring
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acerbic
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biting/sarcastic
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acidulous
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biting/sarcastic
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acrimonious
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biting/sarcastic
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asperity
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biting/sarcastic
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caustic
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biting/sarcastic
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mordacious
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biting/sarcastic
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mordant
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biting/sarcastic
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trenchant
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biting/sarcastic
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Abridge
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Abbreviated Communication
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Syllabus
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Abbreviated Communication
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Synopsis
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Abbreviated Communication
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Terse
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Abbreviated Communication
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Head Long
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Act Quickly
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Abrupt
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Act Quickly
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Precipitate
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Act Quickly
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Abet
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assist
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Advocate
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assist
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Munificent
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assist
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irascible
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bad mood
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pique
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bad mood
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waspish
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bad mood
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fledging
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amateur
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burgeoning
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Beginning/young
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callow
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Beginning/young
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engender
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Beginning/young
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inchoate
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Beginning/young
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incipient
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Beginning/young
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nascent
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Beginning/young
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Audacious
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Bold
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courageous
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Bold
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dauntless
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Bold
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hackneyed
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Boring
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Iniquity
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Carousal
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Sordid
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Carousal
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Capricious
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Changing Quickly
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Mercurial
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Changing Quickly
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Volatile
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Changing Quickly
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Counterpart
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Copy
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emulate
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Copy
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Facsimile
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Copy
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paradigm
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Copy
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precursor
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Copy
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simulated
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Copy
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Belittle
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Criticism
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Defamation
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Criticism
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Denounce
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Criticism
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Harangue
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Criticism
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Rebuke
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Criticism
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Tirade
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Criticism
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Abridge
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abbreviated communication
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syllabus
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abbreviated communication
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synopsis
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abbreviated communication
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terse
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abbreviated communication
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abrupt
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act quickly
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precipitate
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abbreviated communication
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Bereave
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Death/Mourning
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Cadaver
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Death/Mourning
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Demise
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Death/Mourning
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Elegy
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Death/Mourning
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Wraith
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Death/Mourning
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Abstain
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Deny of Self
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Ascetic
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Deny of Self
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Stoic
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Deny of Self
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Authoritarian
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Dictatorial
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tyrannical
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Dictatorial
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ambiguous
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difficult to understand
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arcane
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difficult to understand
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cryptic
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difficult to understand
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enigmatic
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difficult to understand
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opaque
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difficult to understand
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perplexing
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difficult to understand
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turbid
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difficult to understand
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Rebarbative
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Disgusting/Offensive
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articulate
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easy to understand
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cogent
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easy to understand
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eloquent
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easy to understand
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evident
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easy to understand
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lucid
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easy to understand
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aberrant
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Eccentric/ Dissimilar
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anachronism
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Eccentric/ Dissimilar
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anomalous
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Eccentric/ Dissimilar
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discrete
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Eccentric/ Dissimilar
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eclectic
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Eccentric/ Dissimilar
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esoteric
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Eccentric/ Dissimilar
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iconoclast
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Eccentric/ Dissimilar
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abash
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embarrass
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diffidence
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embarrass
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expiate
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embarrass
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rue
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embarrass
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chicanery
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Falsehood
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equivocate
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Falsehood
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erroneous
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Falsehood
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fallacious
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Falsehood
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feigned
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Falsehood
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perfidy
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Falsehood
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prevaricate
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Falsehood
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specious
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Falsehood
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Fratricide
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Family
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Partisan
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favoring/partial
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absolve
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forgive
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acquit
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forgive
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exculpate
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forgive
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vindicate
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forgive
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chortle
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funny
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facetious
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funny
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flippant
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funny
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ludicrous
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funny
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riposte
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funny
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fissure
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Gaps/ openings
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hiatus
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Gaps/ openings
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lull
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Gaps/ openings
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orfice
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Gaps/ openings
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rent
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Gaps/ openings
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respite
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Gaps/ openings
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rift
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Gaps/ openings
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magnanimous
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Generous/ Kind
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avaricious
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greedy
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covetous
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greedy
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penurious
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greedy
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asperity
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coldhearted
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baleful
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coldhearted
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malevolent
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coldhearted
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mordant
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coldhearted
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scathing
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coldhearted
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truculent
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coldhearted
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vituperation
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coldhearted
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Perfidious
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harmful
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Cacophony
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harsh sounding
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din
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harsh sounding
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dissonant
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harsh sounding
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abhorrence
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hatred
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detestation
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hatred
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loathing
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hatred
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malice
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hatred
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beneficial
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healthy
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oscillate
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hesitate
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teeter
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hesitate
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waver
|
hesitate
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irascible
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hostile
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malevolent
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hostile
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misanthropic
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hostile
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Credulous
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Innocent/Inexperienced
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Gullible
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Innocent/Inexperienced
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ingenuous
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Innocent/Inexperienced
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naive
|
Innocent/Inexperienced
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naive
|
Innocent/Inexperienced
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novitiate
|
Innocent/Inexperienced
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tyro
|
Innocent/Inexperienced
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dissemble
|
Insincere
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appraise
|
Investigate
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ascertain
|
Investigate
|
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peruse
|
Investigate
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lethargic
|
lazy/sluggish
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amulet
|
luck
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fortuitous
|
luck
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optimum
|
luck
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portentous
|
luck
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propitiate
|
luck
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propitious
|
luck
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providential
|
luck
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talisman
|
luck
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harangue
|
Nag
|
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remonstrate
|
Nag
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reproof
|
Nag
|
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awry
|
not a straight line
|
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careen
|
not a straight line
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circumvent
|
not a straight line
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gyrate
|
not a straight line
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labyrinth
|
not a straight line
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meander
|
not a straight line
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oblique
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not a straight line
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serrated
|
not a straight line
|
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sidle
|
not a straight line
|
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sinuous
|
not a straight line
|
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undulating
|
not a straight line
|
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vortex
|
not a straight line
|
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loquacious
|
overblown/wordy
|
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verbose
|
overblown/wordy
|
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ameliorate
|
pacify/satisfy
|
|
|
appease
|
pacify/satisfy
|
|
|
assuage
|
pacify/satisfy
|
|
|
mitigate
|
pacify/satisfy
|
|
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satiate
|
pacify/satisfy
|
|
|
sooth
|
pacify/satisfy
|
|
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harmonious
|
pleasant sounding
|
|
|
melodious
|
pleasant sounding
|
|
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Destitute
|
Poor
|
|
|
Impecunious
|
Poor
|
|
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acclaim
|
Praise
|
|
|
accolade
|
Praise
|
|
|
fawn
|
Praise
|
|
|
laud/laudatory
|
Praise
|
|
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venerate/veneration
|
Praise
|
|
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discomfort
|
prevent/obstruct
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|
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encumber
|
prevent/obstruct
|
|
|
hinder
|
prevent/obstruct
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|
|
impede
|
prevent/obstruct
|
|
|
inhibit
|
prevent/obstruct
|
|
|
astute
|
Smart/Learned
|
|
|
erudite
|
Smart/Learned
|
|
|
perspicacious
|
Smart/Learned
|
|
|
forlorn
|
sorrow
|
|
|
lament
|
sorrow
|
|
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melancholy
|
sorrow
|
|
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intransigent
|
stubborn
|
|
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vexing
|
stubborn
|
|
|
curt
|
Terse
|
|
|
succinct
|
terse
|
|
|
Anachronism
|
Time/Order/Duration
|
|
|
archaic
|
Time/Order/Duration
|
|
|
diurnal
|
Time/Order/Duration
|
|
|
eon
|
Time/Order/Duration
|
|
|
ephemeral
|
Time/Order/Duration
|
|
|
fortnight
|
Time/Order/Duration
|
|
|
millennium
|
Time/Order/Duration
|
|
|
Synchronous
|
Time/Order/Duration
|
|
|
temporal
|
Time/Order/Duration
|
|
|
Frankness
|
Truth
|
|
|
Indisputable
|
Truth
|
|
|
legitimate
|
Truth
|
|
|
Veracious
|
Truth
|
|
|
Verity
|
Truth
|
|
|
aberration
|
Unusual
|
|
|
anomaly
|
Unusual
|
|
|
iconoclast
|
Unusual
|
|
|
ambulatory
|
walking about
|
|
|
itinerant
|
walking about
|
|
|
peripatetic
|
walking about
|
|
|
forage
|
wandering
|
|
|
enervate
|
Weaken
|
|
|
inhibit
|
Weaken
|
|
|
obviate
|
Weaken
|
|
|
undermine
|
Weaken
|
|
|
adage
|
Wisdom
|
|
|
aphorism
|
Wisdom
|
|
|
apothegm
|
Wisdom
|
|
|
axiom
|
Wisdom
|
|
|
bromide
|
Wisdom
|
|
|
dictum
|
Wisdom
|
|
|
epigram
|
Wisdom
|
|
|
platitude
|
Wisdom
|
|
|
sententious
|
Wisdom
|
|
|
truism
|
Wisdom
|
|
|
abjure
|
Withdrawl/retreat
|
|
|
demur
|
Withdrawl/retreat
|
|
|
recant
|
Withdrawl/retreat
|
|
|
rescind
|
Withdrawl/retreat
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