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aberration
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anomaly, deviation from standard, irregularity, atypical
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abrogate
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do away with
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abstemious
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sparing, moderate (in eating, drinking)
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abstruse (recondite)
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concealed, deep, difficult to comprehend
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accolade
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award, honor, high praise
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accretion
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accumulation, enlargement, growth
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adroitly
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skillfully
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adulate
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admire excessively/slavishly, flatter
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alacrity
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eagerness, readiness
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alias
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assumed
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allocate
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distribute, designate
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allusion
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indirect reference to something else, hint (in literature)
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ameliorate
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improve
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amenable
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agreeable
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arbiter
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one who arbitrates/decides, judge
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ardor
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fervor, enthusiasm
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assuage
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lessen the intensity of something
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audacious
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bold, fearless
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audacity (impertinence)
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boldness, reckless daring
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auspicious (propitious)
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prosperous, favorable
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aver
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prove truth of, state it is true
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badger
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harass/annoy continuously, bait
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baleful
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deleterious
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beget
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bring into being, cause to exist
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beneficent
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kind, doing good
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bereave
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deprive, leave desolate (through death)
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brazenly
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boldly
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brook
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tolerate
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burnish
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polish
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cacophony
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harsh sounding mixture of sounds
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cajole
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deceptively persuade someone to do something he/she declines to
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candid (candor)
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free from prejudice/bias/malice, honest, fair
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capricious
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unpredictable, momentarily changeable
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chary
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cautious
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circumlocution
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indirect expression, use of wordy/evasive language
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coda
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distinct passage concluding a composition
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cogent
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powerful
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cognizant
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perceptive, observant
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compliant
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yielding, submissive
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composure
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ease
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conciliatory
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peace making
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conjoin
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join together
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conjure
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summon, bring into being as if by magic
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connoisseur
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expert (in art, taste)
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consensus
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unanimity, near unanimity, complete accord in opinion
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contentious
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argumentative
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conundrum
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puzzle, riddle
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corroborate
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confirm, back up with evidence
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cower
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shrink
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debacle
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violent, sudden breakdown/overthrow
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debauchery
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intemperance, wild living
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decorous
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in good taste, proper
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deleterious (baleful)
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harmful, menacing
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despondent
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desperate, hopeless
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dire
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disastrous, horrible, ill-omened, extreme
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dirge
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chant/song of sorrow/mourning, rites for the dead
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disavow
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deny
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discourse
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formal discussion
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disparage
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detract
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disparaging
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depreciatory, derogatory, detraction
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dispassionate
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passionless, impartial, neutral
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divergent
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differing, deviating
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doggerel
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loose, unskillful verse
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dogma (doctrine)
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authoritative tenet, established opinion
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dubious
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doubtful, questionable
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eclectic
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drawn from many sources
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edict
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decree, mandate, law, writ, command
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edifice
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structure, building
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effluvium
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escaping gas, noxious vapors
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emaciation
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waste away, become thin/weak
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emanate
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originate from
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emollient
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balm, salve, softening, soothing
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enigma
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problem, puzzle, mystery
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enmity (animosity)
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antagonism, hatred, antipathy
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epicure
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one interested in fine foods
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epithet
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descriptive
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equivocal
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ambiguous, intentionally confusing
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erratic (eccentric, fitful)
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inconsistent, unpredictable, aimless, spasmodic, unusual, capricious
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erudite
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scholarly, deeply learned
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escrow
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legal agreement handled by 3rd party until conditions fulfilled
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euphemism
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use of nice words in place of distasteful ones
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evanescent
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vanishing, fading, scarcely perceptible
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exigent
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urgent
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exonerate
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completely free from blame
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exorbitant
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extravagant, immoderate
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exploit
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milk, drain, exhaust
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exposition (explication)
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setting forth meaning, explanation
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extol
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celebrate, glorify [antonym - lambaste]
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extricate
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loosen, release [antonym - intricate]
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exuberant
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extremely joyful, vigorous, profuse in growth
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facetious
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humorous, joking
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faddish (fad)
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passing (fashion, craze)
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fallow
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left unplanted, idle
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feckless
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careless
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feeble
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weak, inefficient
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fester
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blister, inflame, cancer
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fickle
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deceitful, inconstant
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fission
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splitting into parts
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fissure
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narrow slit, crack, cleft
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flag
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weaken, slow down
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flippant
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shallow, disrespectful
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flout
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disregard because of disrespect
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flux
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in a state of change; substance aiding fusion
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foolhardy
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careless, hasty
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forbear
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refrain from, abstain
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frenetic
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frantic, frenzied
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frivolous
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flimsy, trivial, lacking seriousness
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frugal (thrifty)
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economical
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fulminate
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strike, send forth invectives, akin to lightning
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fulsome
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disgusting, morally offensive
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fumble
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handle clumsily, fail to catch
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gainsay
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deny, speak against
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garish (gaudy)
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flashy, excessively colorful
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garner
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gather, collect
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garrulous (loquacious)
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extremely talkative, wordy
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gavel (mallet)
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wooden hammer
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genial
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helpful, cheerful, pleasant
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genre
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distinctive category/class (especially in literature)
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goad
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urge forcefully, to prod
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gouge
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chisel with curved blade
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gouging
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force out
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guile
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deceit, cheating
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hapless
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unlucky
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hold
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place where cargo is kept
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hone
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sharpen
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imperturbable
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calm
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impervious
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impermeable
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implement
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carry out
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improvident (lavish)
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wasteful, careless
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impudent
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bold, impertinent, discourteous
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impugn
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attack, especially the truth/integrity of something
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impute
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ascribe to, refer to, attribution
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inchoate
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unformed, just beginning
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incursion
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hostile invasion
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indifference
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detachment, lack of interest/concern
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indignant
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angry (as result of unfairness)
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indulgent
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lenient, yielding to desire
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ineluctable
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inevitable, unavoidable
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inept
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clumsy, incompetent
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infatuation
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ingenuous
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free from deceit/disguise
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insolvent
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unable to pay one's bills
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intrinsic
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inherent
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invective
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insulting/abusive speech
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laconic
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using few words (to the point of rudeness)
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lambaste
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scold, beat [antonym - extol]
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laudatory (approbative)
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applausive, approving
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lax
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slack, careless, negligent, not strict
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levee
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embankment to prevent overflowing of river
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lode
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a vein, ore imbedded in a rock fissure
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loquacious (garrulous)
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extremely talkative/wordy
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maverick (rebel)
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nonconformist
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mellifluous
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sweetly flowing
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minatory
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threatening
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misanthrope
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one who hates people
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mitigated
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softened
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mitis
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soft
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munificent (lavish)
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very generous
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neophyte
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beginner
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noisome
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bad-smelling
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obdurate (intractable)
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stubborn, inflexible
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odium
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hate, disgust [antonym - infatuation]
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offense
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wrongdoing
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oscillate (fluctuate)
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swing back and forth
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ossify
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harden, turn to bone, become rigid
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ostentatious
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conspicuous, showing off
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palliate
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excuse, cause to seem less serious
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palpable
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touchable, obvious
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panegyric
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lofty praise
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partisan
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who supports a particular idea ...
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peccadillo
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slight fault
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pedagogue
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pedantic/dogmatic person, teacher
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penchant
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inclination
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penchant
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strong liking/leaning
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petulant
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ill-tempered, rude, cranky
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piquant
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spicy, pleasantly pungent
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placate (propitiate)
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conciliate, pacify, appease, calm, soothe
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placid
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calm, peaceful
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plumb
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measure the depth of
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polemic
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powerful argument in refutation of something
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pragmatic
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practical
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precarious
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uncertain, dangerous
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precipice
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very steep, overhanging place, hazardous situation
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precipitate
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cause to happen abruptly
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presumptuous
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arrogant
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prevarication
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lie
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pristine
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pure, uncorrupted, unspoiled
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probity
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integrity, honesty
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prodigy
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extraordinary
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promulgate (proclaim)
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declare, put in force/law
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propinquity
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kinship, nearness
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propitiate (placate)
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conciliate, pacify, appease, calm, soothe
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proscription
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restriction/ban/restraint imposed
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proselytize
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convert, recruit converts
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pundit
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expert
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pungent
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sharp/biting to taste/smell
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qualify
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modify, restrict
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rampart
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fortification, defense
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ravenous
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very eager/greedy for food, gratification, satisfaction
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reciprocal
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mutual, shared, interchangeable (but not in math!)
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recondite (abstruse)
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obscure, concealed, deep, difficult to comprehend
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rectitude
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righteousness, moral integrity
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reprobate
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depraved, wicked, corrupt, degenerate, vicious
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repugnant
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offensive, distasteful
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resolute (intransigent)
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determined, unyielding
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reticent (tacit)
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quiet, dumb, reserved, silent, reluctant
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ribald
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indecent, coarse
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rivet
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attract and hold attention
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sagacious
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wise (from experience)
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salubrious
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promoting good health
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sanction
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ratify, confirm, authorize, approve
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saturnine
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gloomy/sullen/dismal in temperament
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savor
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relish, enjoy
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sedulous
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zealous, persevering [antonym - careless]
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serene
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tranquil, clear, untroubled, calm
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sinuous
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winding, intricate
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spendthrift
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wasteful, extravagant
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spurious
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bogus, false
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squalid
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filthy, repulsive, wretched, degraded
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subjugate
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enslave, subdue, dominate
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substantive
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solid, substantial
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succinct
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concise, precisely expressed
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sullen
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gloomy, dismal
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superficial
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shallow, unimportant, external, without profundity
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superfluous
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extra, unnecessary
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surreptitious
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secret, sneaky
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tacit
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implicit, understood
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taunt
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insult, ridicule
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temerity (audacity)
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recklessness, foolish boldness
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tiff
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argument
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timbre
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quality of sound independent of pitch/loudness
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tout
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give a tip, spy, or to praise
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transitory
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temporary
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trepidation
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fear, nervousness
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truculent
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savage, fierce
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turbid
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muddy, foul with sediments
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turpitude (depravity)
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shameful wickedness
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untoward (awkward)
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unfavorable, unruly
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usurer
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money lender charging high interest
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vacuous
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stupid
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veracity
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truthfulness
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vex
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annoy, pester, confuse
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vindicate
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clear from blame/suspicion
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viscid
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sticky, viscous
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viscous
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thick and sticky
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visionary
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dreamer (with impractical goals/ideas about future)
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welter (turmoil)
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confused mass
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xenophobe
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one who hates strangers
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