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abridge
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abbreviated communication
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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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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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apace
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act quickly
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abrupt
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act quickly
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headlong
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act quickly
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impetuous
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act quickly
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percipitate
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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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ancillary
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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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munificent
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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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bilious
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bad mood
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dudgeon
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bad mood
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irascible
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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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pique
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bad mood
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querulous
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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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beginner/amateur
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fledgling
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beginner/amateur
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neophyte
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beginner/amateur
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novitiate
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beginner/amateur
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proselyte
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beginner/amateur
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tyro
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beginner/amateur
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bugeoning
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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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acerbic
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biting temperment/wit
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acidulous
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biting temperment/wit
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acrimonious
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biting temperment/wit
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asperity
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biting temperment/wit
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causitc
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biting temperment/wit
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mordacious
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biting temperment/wit
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mordant
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biting temperment/wit
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trenchant
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biting temperment/wit
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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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banal
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boring
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fatuous
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boring
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hackneyed
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boring
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insipid
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boring
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mundane
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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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bacchanalian
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indulged in pleasure
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debauchery
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indulged in pleasure
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depraved
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indulged in pleasure
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dissipated
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indulged in pleasure
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iniquity
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indulged in pleasure
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libertine
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indulged in pleasure
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libidinous
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indulged in pleasure
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licentious
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indulged in pleasure
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reprobate
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indulged in pleasure
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ribald
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indulged in pleasure
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salacious
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indulged in pleasure
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sordid
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indulged in pleasure
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turpitude
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indulged in pleasure
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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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factitious
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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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quintessence
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copy
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simulated
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copy
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vicarious
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copy
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aspersion
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criticize/critcism
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belittle
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criticize/critcism
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berate
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criticize/critcism
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calumny
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criticize/critcism
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castigate
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criticize/critcism
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decry
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criticize/critcism
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defamation
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criticize/critcism
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denounce
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criticize/critcism
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deride
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criticize/critcism
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diatribe
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criticize/critcism
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disparage
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criticize/critcism
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excoriate
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criticize/critcism
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gainsay
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criticize/critcism
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harangue
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criticize/critcism
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impugn
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criticize/critcism
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inveigh
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criticize/critcism
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lambaste
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criticize/critcism
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objurgate
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criticize/critcism
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obloquy
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criticize/critcism
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opprobrium
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criticize/critcism
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pillory
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criticize/critcism
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rebuke
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criticize/critcism
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remonstrate
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criticize/critcism
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reprehend
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criticize/critcism
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reprove
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criticize/critcism
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revile
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criticize/critcism
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tirade
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criticize/critcism
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vituperate
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criticize/critcism
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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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defunct
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death/mourning
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demise
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death/mourning
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dolorous
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death/mourning
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elegy
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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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wraith
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death/mourning
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abnegate
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denying of self
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abstain
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denying of self
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ascetic
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denying of self
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spartan
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denying of self
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stoic
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denying of self
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temperate
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denying of self
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authoritarian
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dictatorial
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despotic
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dictatorial
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dogmatic
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dictatorial
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hegemonic
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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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tyrannical
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dictatorial
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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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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bemusing
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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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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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opaque
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difficult to understand
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paradoxical
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difficult to understand
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perplexing
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difficult to understand
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recondite
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difficult to understand
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turbid
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difficult to understand
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defile
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digusting/offensive
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fetid
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digusting/offensive
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invidious
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digusting/offensive
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noisome
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digusting/offensive
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odious
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digusting/offensive
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putrid
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digusting/offensive
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rebarbative
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digusting/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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limpid
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easy to understand
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lucid
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easy to understand
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pelluic
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easy to understand
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abberant
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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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iconoclast
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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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estoteric
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eccentric/dissimilar
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abash
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embarass
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chagrin
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embarass
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compunction
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embarass
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contrition
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embarass
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diffidence
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embarass
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expiate
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embarass
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foible
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embarass
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gaucherie
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embarass
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rue
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embarass
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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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apocryphal
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falsehood
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canard
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falsehood
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chicanery
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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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equivocate
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falsehood
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erroneous
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falsehood
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ersatz
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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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guile
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falsehood
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mendacious
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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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spurious
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falsehood
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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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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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fratricide
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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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ardor/ardent
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favoring/not impartial
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doctrinaire
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favoring/not impartial
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fervid
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favoring/not impartial
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partisan
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favoring/not impartial
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tendentious
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favoring/not impartial
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zealot
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favoring/not impartial
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absolve
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forgive
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acquit
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forgive
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exulpate
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forgive
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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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vindicate
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forgive
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chortle
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funny
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droll
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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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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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ludicrous
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funny
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raillery
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funny
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riposte
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funny
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simper
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funny
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abatement
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gaps/opening
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aperture
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gaps/opening
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fissure
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gaps/opening
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hiatus
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gaps/opening
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interregnum
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gaps/opening
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interstice
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gaps/opening
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lull
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gaps/opening
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orifice
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gaps/opening
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rent
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gaps/opening
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respite
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gaps/opening
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rift
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gaps/opening
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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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magnanimous
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generous/kind
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munificent
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generous/kind
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philanthropic
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generous/kind
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unstinting
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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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mercenary
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greedy
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miserly
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greedy
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penurious
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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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asperity
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cold
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baleful
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cold
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dour
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cold
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fell
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cold
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malevolent
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cold
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mordant
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cold
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sardonic
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cold
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scathing
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cold
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truculent
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cold
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vitriolic
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cold
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vituperation
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cold
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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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perfidious
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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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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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raucous
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harsh-sounding
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strident
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harsh-sounding
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abhorrence
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hatred
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anathema
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hatred
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antagonism
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hatred
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antipathy
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hatred
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detestation
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hatred
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enmity
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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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odium
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hatred
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rancor
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hatred
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benficial
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healthy
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salubrious
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healthy
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salutary
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healthy
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dither
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hesistate
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oscillate
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hesistate
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teeter
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hesistate
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vascillate
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hesistate
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waver
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hesistate
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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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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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truculent
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hostile
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vindictive
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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
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innocent/inexperienced
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novitiate
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innocent/inexperienced
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tyro
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innocent/inexperienced
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disingenuous
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insincere
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dissemble
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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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appraise
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investigate
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ascertain
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investigate
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assay
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investigate
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descry
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investigate
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peruse
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investigate
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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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lethargic
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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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adventitious
|
luck
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amulet
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luck
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auspicious
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luck
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fortuitous
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luck
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kismet
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luck
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optimum
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luck
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protentous
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luck
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propitiate
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luck
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propitious
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luck
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providential
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luck
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talisman
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luck
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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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harangue
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nag
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martinet
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nag
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remonstrate
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nag
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reproof
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nag
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fetid
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nasty
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noisome
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nasty
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noxious
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nasty
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askance
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not a straigt line
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awry
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not a straigt line
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careen
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not a straigt line
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carom
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not a straigt line
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circuitous
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not a straigt line
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circumvent
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not a straigt line
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gyrate
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not a straigt line
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labyrinth
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not a straigt line
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meander
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not a straigt line
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oblique
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not a straigt line
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serrated
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not a straigt line
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sidle
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not a straigt line
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sinuous
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not a straigt line
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undulating
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not a straigt line
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vortex
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not a straigt line
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bombastic
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overblowing/wordy
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circumlocution
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overblowing/wordy
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garrulous
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overblowing/wordy
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grandiloquent
|
overblowing/wordy
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loquacious
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overblowing/wordy
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periphrastic
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overblowing/wordy
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prolix
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overblowing/wordy
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rhetoric
|
overblowing/wordy
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turgid
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overblowing/wordy
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verbose
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overblowing/wordy
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ameliorate
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pacify/satisfy
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appease
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pacify/satisfy
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assuage
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pacify/satisfy
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defer
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pacify/satisfy
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mitigate
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pacify/satisfy
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palcate
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pacify/satisfy
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propitiate
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pacify/satisfy
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satiate
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pacify/satisfy
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slake
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pacify/satisfy
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sooth
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pacify/satisfy
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euphonious
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pleasant sounding
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harmonious
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pleasant sounding
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melodious
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pleasant sounding
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sonorous
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pleasant sounding
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destitute
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poor
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esurient
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poor
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impecunious
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poor
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indigent
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poor
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acclaim
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praise
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accolade
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praise
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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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fawn
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praise
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laud/laudatory
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praise
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venerate
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praise
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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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portentous
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predict
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presage
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predict
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prescient
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predict
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prognosticate
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predict
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discomfort
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prevent/obstruct
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encumber
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prevent/obstruct
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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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hinder
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prevent/obstruct
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impede
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prevent/obstruct
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inhibit
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prevent/obstruct
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occlude
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prevent/obstruct
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astute
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smart/learned
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canny
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smart/learned
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erudite
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smart/learned
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perspicacious
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smart/learned
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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
|
sorrow
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forlorn
|
sorrow
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lament
|
sorrow
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lugubrious
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sorrow
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melancholy
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sorrow
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morose
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sorrow
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plaintive
|
sorrow
|
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threnody
|
sorrow
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implacable
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stubborn
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inexorable
|
stubborn
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intractable
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stubborn
|
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intransigent
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stubborn
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obdurate
|
stubborn
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obstinate
|
stubborn
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recalcitrant
|
stubborn
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refractory
|
stubborn
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renitent
|
stubborn
|
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untoward
|
stubborn
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vexing
|
stubborn
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compendious
|
terse/brief
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|
curt
|
terse/brief
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laconic
|
terse/brief
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pithy
|
terse/brief
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succinct
|
terse/brief
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taciturn
|
terse/brief
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anachronism
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time/order/duration
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antecede
|
time/order/duration
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antedate
|
time/order/duration
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anterior
|
time/order/duration
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archaic
|
time/order/duration
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diurnal
|
time/order/duration
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|
eon
|
time/order/duration
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ephemeral
|
time/order/duration
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|
epoch
|
time/order/duration
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fortnight
|
time/order/duration
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millennium
|
time/order/duration
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penultimate
|
time/order/duration
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synchronous
|
time/order/duration
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temporal
|
time/order/duration
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craven
|
timid/timidity
|
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diffident
|
timid/timidity
|
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pusillanimous
|
timid/timidity
|
|
recreant
|
timid/timidity
|
|
timorous
|
timid/timidity
|
|
trepidation
|
timid/timidity
|
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candor/candid
|
truth
|
|
fealty
|
truth
|
|
frankness
|
truth
|
|
indisputable
|
truth
|
|
indubitable
|
truth
|
|
legitimate
|
truth
|
|
probity
|
truth
|
|
sincere
|
truth
|
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veracious
|
truth
|
|
verity
|
truth
|
|
aberration
|
unusual
|
|
anomaly
|
unusual
|
|
inconoclast
|
unusual
|
|
idiosyncrasy
|
unusual
|
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ambulatory
|
walking about
|
|
itinerant
|
walking about
|
|
peripatetic
|
walking about
|
|
discursive
|
wandering
|
|
expatiate
|
wandering
|
|
forage
|
wandering
|
|
itinerant
|
wandering
|
|
peregrination
|
wandering
|
|
peripatetic
|
wandering
|
|
sojourn
|
wandering
|
|
adulterate
|
weaken
|
|
enervate
|
weaken
|
|
exacerbate
|
weaken
|
|
inhibit
|
weaken
|
|
obviate
|
weaken
|
|
stultify
|
weaken
|
|
undermine
|
weaken
|
|
vitiate
|
weaken
|
|
adage
|
wisdom
|
|
aphorism
|
wisdom
|
|
apothegm
|
wisdom
|
|
axiom
|
wisdom
|
|
bromide
|
wisdom
|
|
dictum
|
wisdom
|
|
epigram
|
wisdom
|
|
platitude
|
wisdom
|
|
sententious
|
wisdom
|
|
truism
|
wisdom
|
|
abeyance
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
abjure
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
abnegation
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
abortive
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
abrogate
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
decamp
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
demur
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
recant
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
recidivism
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
remission
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
renege
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
rescind
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
retrograde
|
withdrawal/retreat
|
|
hector
|
nag
|
|
mollify
|
pacify/satisfy
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