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260 Cards in this Set
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imprecation
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curse
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incorrigible
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incapable of reform
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ingratiate
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to purposely gain favor
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inimitable
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matchless, unique
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to irk
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to be bother/irritated
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itinerant
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travelling from place to place
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jejune
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boring, dull
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jocular
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humorous, playful
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kismet
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fate, destiny
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lachrymose
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weepy, mournful
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lugubrious
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weepy, mournful
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to lambaste
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to assault, to attack verbally
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largesse
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generosity, gift
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licentious
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immoral, lewd
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to macerate
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to break down
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martinet
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strict disciplinarian
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mellifluous
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smooth flow, sweet sounding
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mendacious
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false, dishonest
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mercurial
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rapid/unpredictable change
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nadir
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lowest point
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nexus
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link, connection
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niggardly
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stingy, miserly
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noisome
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rancid
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nostrum
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remedy
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nugatory
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of little importance
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obloquy
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verbal abuse
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odious
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disgusting, hateful, offensive
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onus
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burden
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overweening
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excessive or arrogant
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parity
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equality
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perfidy
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betrayal, treachery
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putative
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alleged, presumed
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quandary
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perplexity, uncertainty
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quell
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to suppress, to pacify
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quiescent
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dormant, lack of inactivity
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to regale
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to entertain
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retinue
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entourage, possy
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rife
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widespread
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riposte
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comeback
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to ruminate
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to reflect deeply on
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sagacious
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wise, perceptive
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salutary
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beneficial
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sardonic
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mocking, cynical
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saturnine
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sluggish, gloomy
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sinecure
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job with few duties
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sophomoric
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immature
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spate
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a sudden rush, flood
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spurious
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false, illegitimate
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stalwart
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hardy and loyal
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stoic
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not showing emotions/feelings
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to stymie
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to hinder, to prevent
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succinct
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concise
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surmise
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to guess or conclude
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tawdry
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cheap, tasteless
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temerity
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foolish bravery
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torrid
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hot, passionate
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trenchant
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keen, sharp, forceful
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truculent
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ferociously defiant, deadly, destructive
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unctuous
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feigned, phony
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vacuous
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lacking intelligence, stupid
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venal
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easily corrupted
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vicissitude
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changeability, hardship
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virago
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quarrelsome woman, bitch
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to vitiate
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to spoil, to corrupt
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vitriol
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cruel, bitter, caustic
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vituperate
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to condemn or berate
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to waft
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to float or blow gently
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wanton
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immoral, unjustified, lustful, extravagant
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waspish
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bad-tempered
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wastrel
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spendthrift
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whet
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to sharpten, to excite, to arouse
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wily
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sly, cunning
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to winnow
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to seperate out
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cantankerous
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irritating or difficult to deal with
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flippant
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lack of seriousness
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audacious
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daring, bold
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dauntless
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fearless
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waylay
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to ambush, to lie in wait then attack
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contrite
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remorse
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fetter
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to hinder
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persnickety
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attention to small detail
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indigent
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poor
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proscribe
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to forbid, to condemn, to denounce
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to relegate
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to demote
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benefactor
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contributor
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assiduous
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diligent
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mendicant
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beggar
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parlous
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full of danger, uncertainty
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to disparage
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to belittle
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axiomatic
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self-evident; unquestionable
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dogmatic
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inclined to lay down principles, opinionated
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reticent
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secretive
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quixotic
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idealistic
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to eviscerate
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to remove, to deprive
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facetious
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inappropriate humor
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indolence
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laziness
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petulant
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bad-tempered, childish sulking
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effusive
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expressing gratitude and pleasure
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ignominious
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shameful, disgrace
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precarious
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unstable, uncertain
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flagrant
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obviously offensive
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to collude
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to conspire
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to prevaricate
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to fabricate, to deceive
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compunction
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remorse, guilt
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abjure
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to renounce, to retract
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accede
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to agree to , to cave to
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acrimonious
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bitter, spiteful
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aegis
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protection
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apostate
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traitor, defector
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avarice
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greed
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cupidity
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greed
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benighted
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unenlightened
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bevy
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large group
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blandishment
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flattering remark
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canard
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groundless rumor
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choleric
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excessively angry
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convivial
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fond of good times
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demagogue
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leader who gains power by stirring up prejudice and with lies
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to deprecate
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to belittle
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diffident
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lack of self-confidence
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dolorous
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mournful, sad
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dotage
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feeble aging mind
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draconian
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excessively strict, harsh
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to eschew
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to avoid, usu. based on moral grounds
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to exalt
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to praise, to glorify
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to exhort
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to urge, advise
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to filch
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to steal
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insouciance
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nonchalant, carefree
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to inveigh
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to complain
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peccadillo
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minor offense
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sumptuous
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lavish, rich, luxurious
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gaffe
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error
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largesse
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liberal in giving money
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to galvanize
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to rouse, to stimulate
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grandiloquence
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pompous speech
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hackneyed
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clichéd
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anomaly
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rarity, oddity
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lucid
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brillant, dazzling
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prodigal
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excessive spending
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to adulterate
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to debase, to corrupt, to make impure
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to desiccate
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to dry up
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ephemeral
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lasting a day or very short time
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laconic
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precise, concise
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pedant
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makes a show of knowledge
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enervated
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lacking in mental, moral, or physical vigor
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obdurate
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stubbornly persistent in wrong doings
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humbug
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hoax
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impecunious
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poor, lacking in money
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corroboratoin
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confirmation
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to tout
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to glamorize
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to apotheosize
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to elevate to rank of god
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sycophants
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yes-men, ass kissers
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despondent
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low spirit, depressed
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fruition
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culmination
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pecuniary
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related to money
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panacea
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cure for all disease
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innocuous
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harmless
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plaintive
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mournful
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tenuous
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very weak
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to placate
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to make someone less angry
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polemic
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involving dispute or controversy
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taciturn
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reserved, quiet
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paucity
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in small/insufficient amount
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dearth
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lack of something, scarcity
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bucolic
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pleasant
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hegemony
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leadership
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glib
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insincere, but well spoken
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magnanimous
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generous or forgiving
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diatribe
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forceful and bitter verbal attack
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bellicose
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aggressive
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to pillory
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to attack publicly, to denounce
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deride
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to riducule
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to hoodwink
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to deceive or trick someone
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inveterate
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a long-established habit or activity
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artless
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without guilt or deception
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ingenuous
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innocent and unsuspecting
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antediluvian
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old fashion
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superannuated
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retired
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perspicuous
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clearly expressed or understood
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manifest
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clear or obvious to the eye
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gregarious
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sociable
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churlish
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rude
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to denigrate
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criticize unfairly
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to preclude
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prevent from happening, make impossible
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pragmatic
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sensible, realistic
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to vacillate
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to waver between things
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umbrage
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offense
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dross
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worthless, rubbish
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to deride
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to ridicule
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heretical
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dissident, departure from standards
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quotidian
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daily
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reticent
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secretive
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erudite
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great knowledge
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venerable
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respected
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tacit
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understood or implied without stated
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benevolent
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desire to do good
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onerous
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burdensome, troublesome
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tenebrous
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dark, gloomy
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to enveigle
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to entice or lure by flattery
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verdant
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green with vegetation
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misanthrope
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hater of mankind
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curmudgeonly
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bad tempered
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garrulous
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excessive talking
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clandestine
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secrecy
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sacrilegious
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blasphemous
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temporal
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related to worldy, as opposed to spiritual
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salutary
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good and beneficial
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sedulous
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dedicated, diligent
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succinct
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stated briefly or clearly
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loquacious
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talkative
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extemporaneous
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impromptu
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germane
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relevant
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rancor
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bitterness, resentful
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incense
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to make very angry
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alacrity
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brisk and cheerful
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chicanery
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use of trickery to achieve political purpose
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voracious
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gluttony
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rapacious
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greedy
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iniquity
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immoral
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to affront
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to offend
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to disquiet
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make someone worried anxious
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sententious
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given to moralize in pompous manner
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imperious
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arrogant
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puerile
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childish, silly
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callow
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inexperienced, immature
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magisterial
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having great authority
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insentient
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incapable of feeling
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fetid
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rancid
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galling
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annoying
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to affront
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to offend
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to disquiet
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make someone worried anxious
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sententious
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given to moralize in pompous manner
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imperious
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arrogant
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puerile
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childish, silly
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callow
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inexperienced, immature
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magisterial
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having great authority
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insentient
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incapable of feeling
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fetid
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rancid
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galling
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annoying
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obsequious
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obedient
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to enjoin
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to instruct or urge
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sedition
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speech of treachery
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perdition
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eternal damnation
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munificent
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very generous
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staid
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respectable, but dull
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nimble
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quick,agile
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gamut
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complete range
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to loll
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to relax lazily
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vainglory
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hubris
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torpor
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lethargy
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amenable
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open to suggestion
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extricate
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to free
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anathema
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something very disliked
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to extol
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to priase
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virile
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having strength en energy
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modicum
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small and modest amount
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nonplussed
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daze, :O, surprised
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soporific
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dull, boring
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truculent
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displaying ferocity, deadly
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harbinger
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person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
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