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351 Cards in this Set
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internecine
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deadly
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punitive
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aiming at punishment
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recalcitrant
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defiant of authority
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veracity
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truth
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elucidate
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explain clearly, enlighten
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paroxysm
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fit, convulsion
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persiflage
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frivolous talk
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glib
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quick, easy with words
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caustic
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corrosive, cutting
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argosy
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any large amount
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contemn
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despise
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animus
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basic attitude
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pugnacious
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ready to fight
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debacle
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difficult situation, complete failure
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fulgent
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bright, radiant
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febrile
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fever
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ingenue
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naive girl
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ellipsis
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omission of words
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prodigious
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large monstrous
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mollify
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sooth or soften
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boorish
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rude, ill-behaved
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resolute
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marked by firm determination
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feign
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fake
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expurgate
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remove offensive parts
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affable
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agreeable
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harridan
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old woman, hag
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labyrinth
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a maze
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bereft
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saddened by loss
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nubile
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marriagable age
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miasma
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heavy, corrupt atmosphere
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erudite
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learned
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ecstasy
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state of being beyond reason and self control
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poignant
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piercing
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furtive
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stolen
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posterity
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future generation
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precarious
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depending on the will of others
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ennui
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boredom with life
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precept
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rule, principle
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ingenuous
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innocent and childlike
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cogent
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clear, understandable
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jaded
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overly used, not fresh
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly
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allure
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appeal, attraction, charm
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perfunctory
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mechanical
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denizen
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one admitted residence in a foreign country
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obviate
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to see beforehand and make unneccessary
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penultimate
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next to the last
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otiose
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at leisure
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zenith
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the highest point
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palpable
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tangible, touchable
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perihelion
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point nearest to sun in orbit
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impecunious
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poor, penniless
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acrimonious
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cutting, claustic, biting
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obstinate
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hard to move, stubborn
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vituperation
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hatrid
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factitious
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false, fake, sham
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verdurous
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healthy, green, flowing
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fastidious
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hard to please
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approbation
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approval or praise
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expound
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explain at length
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exhort
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to urge strongly
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proletarian
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of the lowest class
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benignant
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favorable
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daunted
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inhibited or dismayed
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lucrative
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profitable, well-paying
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protract
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delay or extend
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recondite
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concealed
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compendium
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list
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evanescent
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fleeting
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nemesis
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source of defeat or enemy
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ontology
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nature of being
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peremptory
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taking away a right
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inexplicable
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incapable of being explained
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propitiate
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appease, satisfy
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noblesse oblige
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breech of edicate
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vociferous
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outspoken
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bilious
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easily angered or ill-natured
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sapient
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wise
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affinity
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natural attraction or kinship for something
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chimera
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illusion or fabrication of mind
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enigma
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puzzle
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lethargy
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drowsiness, laziness
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incontinent
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lacking self-restraint
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pensive
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thoughtful
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elate
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to be proud or joyful
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tentative
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indefinite, uncertain
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chagrin
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disappointment caused by failure
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tumult
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uproar and riot
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demur
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delay, hesitate
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bastion
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fortification, stronghold
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cajole
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coax, unfluence by flattery
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contrite
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sorry, seeking forgiveness
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corroborate
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support, confirm
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truculent
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looking for a fight
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heteroclite
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deviating from common rules
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mundane
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wordly, ordinary
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divulge
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tell a secret
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impalpable
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incapable of being felt by touch
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inveigh
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protest or complain
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ebullient
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outgoing, overflowing, enthusiastic
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sedulous
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careful and thorough
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perfidious
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untruthful, fickle
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paragon
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perfect example
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imminent
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about to happen
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rescind
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cancel, take back, remove
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trite
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stale, overused
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efface
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erase, take away
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phlegmatic
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listless, impassive
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vapid
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empty, lacking liveliness
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trenchant
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incisive, cutting directly to main point
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abrogate
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to abolish
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brevity
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being brief or concise
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veracious
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truth
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ominous
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threatening
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enigma
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unsolvable mystery
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bourgeosisie
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middle class
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teem
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pour
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bovine
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cow
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inclement
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stormy
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patois
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mixture of language or local dialect
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inclement
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stormy
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obdurate
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stubborn
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thwart
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successfully opposed
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dour
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unhappy and sour
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flaccid
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flabby, lacking force
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superannuate
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replace do to age, prove obsolete
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affable
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friendly, cheerful
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stolid
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unemotional
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mentor
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trusted counselor or guide
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expiate
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attone, pay penalty for
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fervent
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on fire, impassioned
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adventitious
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fortunate
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incongruous
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not fitting together
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proximity
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nearness
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recherche
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of fine quality
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inchoate
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unformed, without shape
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crass
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gross
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narcissistic
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conceited
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urbane
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witty, sophisticated
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azure
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blue
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soiree
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party in evening
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incontinent
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lacking self restraint
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luminous
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clear, enlightening
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hiatus
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gap, interruption, or break
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pathos
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emotion of sympathetic pity
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turbid
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unclear
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impudent
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lacking modesty
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archetype
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original pattern
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constraint
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binding or restriction
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deprecate
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to express mild or regretful disapproval of
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despoil
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strip of belongings, possessions, or value
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paean
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joyous song
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corpulent
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fat
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hoyden
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boisterous carefree girl
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incantation
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chant
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officious
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meddlesome, needlessly sticking to rules
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hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration
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importune
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beg or annoy
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prehensile
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wrapping around
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munificence
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generosity
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sentient
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sensing
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ethnology
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study of human cultures
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irate
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arising from anger
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sepulcher
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place of burial, tomb
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cognoscente
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person with special knowledge
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liberticide
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death of liberty
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indigenous
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native to an area
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sanguine
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blood red
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assuage
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soften, sooth, comfort
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badinage
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banter
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adulation
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to flatter or admire excessively
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apogee
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farthest or highest point
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eminent
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famous, well-known
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nauseous
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sickening
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aesthetic
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beauty
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encumber
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weigh down, burden
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reprobation
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censure or disapproval
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recalcitrant
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difficult to handle
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odious
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repulsive
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decorum
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outer appearance of manners
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numismatics
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coin collecting
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lexicographer
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author of dictionary
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rue
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regret
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ignominious
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humiliating, dishonorable
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dearth
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lack, inadequate supply
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effete
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warn out by weakness or decadence
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exertion
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effort
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indigent
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homeless, impoverished
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craven
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cowardly
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philately
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stamp collecting
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arbitrary
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done without logical reasoning
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visage
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facial expression
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metaphysics
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reality
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aversion
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distaste, repulsion
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duenna
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chaperone
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probity
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soberness, seriousness
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supine
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prone to
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insensate
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without feeling
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plethora
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overabundance
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appellation
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alternate name
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opulent
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wealthy
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languish
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to lay about unused
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pedantic
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bossy, forcing ideas, overly academic
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caprice
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whim, impulsive change of mind
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epithet
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abusive word or phrase
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canard
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a false or unfounded report or story
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divest
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rid oneself of something
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entrail
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inner organ
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mendacious
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deceptive
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
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hegira
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journey taken to escape dangerous situation
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solace
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relief from grief
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incredulous
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skeptical, unwilling to believe
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anathema
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curse pronounced by church
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porcine
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related to pigs or swinish
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intractable
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obstinate, difficult to control
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antediluvian
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any long ago time period
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assiduous
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busy but careful
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placid
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peaceful, calm
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audacious
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bold, brazen, daring
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plaintive
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expressive of suffering
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pertinacious
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holding onto something
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bucolic
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rural setting
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fealty
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loyalty to a ruler
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grimace
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facial expression of disapproval
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farce
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comedy of exaggeration
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formidable
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causing fear, large and powerful
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decorum
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outer layer of manners
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amenity
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pleasant and agreeable
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xenophobia
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fear of foreign things and people
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garner
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collect, earn
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piquancy
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spicey
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coquetry
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flirtatious act or attitude
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vindictive
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beyond vengeful
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inert
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not moving
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ignoble
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lowly or without honor
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sequester
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close off, segregate
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diminutive
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tiny
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invective
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verbal abuse, insult
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insinuate
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hint or suggest
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querulous
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argumentative
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discern
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see clearly, understand
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intuitive
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understanding quickly
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dolorous
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sorrowful, sad
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execration
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curse
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conflagration
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large disastrous fire
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epoch
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period of history
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exonerate
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to relieve of responsibility
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parsimonious
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cheap, careful with money
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obliterate
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cancel, wipe out
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sycophant
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self seeking flatter
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benison
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blessing
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procure
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obtain, get
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noisome
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harmful, odorous
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lechery
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indulgence in sexual activity
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antipathy
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opposite feeling
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milieu
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environment, setting
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specious
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unneccessary, false appearnace
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incipient
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in the beginning stages
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dexterous
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physically skillful
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adumbrate
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hint at, foreshadow vaguely
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platitude
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quality of being dull
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perfunctory
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mechanical
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sartorial
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relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
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provocative
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service to excite or stimulate
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solemnity
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with formality and respect
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expostulate
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argue in detailed way
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cadence
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beat, rhythym in time
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hirsute
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roughly hairy
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arcane
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needing special knowledge
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lurid
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pale in appearance
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catharsis
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emotional purging
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indolent
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lazy
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veracious
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truthful, honest
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moiety
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half, one of two equal parts
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propriety
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properness, mannerliness
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liege
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lord, ruler
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primal
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original, natural
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trepidation
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fear, shaky
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nepotism
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favortism shown to relative
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mellifluous
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sweet sounding
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solecism
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ungrammatical combination of words
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deference
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respect
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chicanery
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trickery
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nebulous
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not definite, uncertain
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caste
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division in society based on wealth
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spurious
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false, unneccessary, off topic
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recumbent
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leaning, resting, lying down
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thesbian
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actor
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grandiloquent
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elaborate
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cognizant
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aware
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glean
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gather piece by piece
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artifice
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trick
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saunter
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swagger
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puerile
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childish
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sententious
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tearse and moralistic in expression
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lethal
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of, relating to, or causing death
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impious
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not religious
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captious
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quick to find fault with
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magnimonious
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open generosity and forgiveness
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surfeit
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excess amount
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revelry
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party
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debauched
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corrupted by drink or sex
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myriad
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innumerable, countless
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gainsay
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deny, dispute
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ebullient
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overjoyed
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affliction
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problem or source of suffering
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nadir
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the lowest point
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raucous
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loud, noisy
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cryptic
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secret
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rococo
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ornate and intricate
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debilitate
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weaken
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dissemble
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to hide or lie
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sagacious
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wise, shrewd
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millennium
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1000th anniversary
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imprecation
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curse
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prevaricate
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lie
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usurpation
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take something unjustly
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prolific
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fruitful
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salver
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serving tray
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prosaic
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dull and ordinary
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fecundity
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fertileness
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reproach
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cause of discredit or disgrace
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euphemism
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substitution of unoffending phrase
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eschew
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to avoid habitually
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cacophony
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loud clashing noises
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largess
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excessive generosity
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vulpine
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foxlike
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abtruse
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difficult to comprehend
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specter
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ghost, phantom
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supercilious
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having superior attitude
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esoteric
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out of ordinary, limited
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adament
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unyielding, inflexible
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rapport
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relation
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derisive
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giving ridicule
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inexorable
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slow but unstoppable
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diaphanous
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transparent
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impugn
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call false or deny
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solipsistic
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theory that one is only concerned with oneself
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panacea
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cure-all
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latent
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dormant
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gesticulate
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gesture wildly
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tremulous
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shaken or quivering
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abject
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lowly
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precis
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concise summary of essential parts
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revel
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enjoy
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peruse
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look over in detail
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voluble
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talking a lot and quickly
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sylvan
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forest
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compunction
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anxiety do to guilt
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propinquity
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kinship or proximity
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