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Words
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Definitions
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engender
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to bring into existence; give rise to
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cause to exist
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vitiate
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to reduce the value or impair the quality of
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make impure
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pacify
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to ease the anger or agitation of
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calm someone down
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dearth
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a scarce supply; a lack
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lack
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indolence
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being disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy
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lazy
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marred
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damaged, especially disfiguring damage
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damaged or bruised
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indolent
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disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy
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lazy
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supercilious
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feeling or showing haughty disdain
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haughty
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squander
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to spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate
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waste
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ardent
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expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate
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passionate
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beset
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to trouble persistently; harass
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harass
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countenance
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appearance-especially the expression of the face
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face
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cursory
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performed with haste and scant attention to detail
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hasty
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charisma
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a rare personal quality attributed to leaders who arouse ervent popular devotion and enthusiasm
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magical attractiveness
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demagogue
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a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace
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rabble-rousing leader
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placate
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to allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease
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pacify
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indigenous
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intrinsic; innate
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native
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labyrinth
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an intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one's way
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maze
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exacerbate
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to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of aggravate
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make worse
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incense
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to cause to be extremely angry; infuriate
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make very angry
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daunt
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to abate the courage of; discourage
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make fearful
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rudimentary
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of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary
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basic
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credulous
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disposed to believe too readily; gullible
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eager to believe
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lucid
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easily understood; intelligible
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easy to understand
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sacrosanct
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regarded as sacred and inviolable
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sacred
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docile
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ready and willing to be taught; teachable
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easily taught
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impartial
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not partial or biased; unprejudiced
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fair
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precedent
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an act of instance that may be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances
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earlier example
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figurative
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based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical
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based on figures of speech
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reiterate
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to say or do again or repeatedly
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say again
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prudent
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careful in regard to one's own interest; provident
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careful
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negligence
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failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances; carelessness
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carelessness
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innocuous
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having no adverse effect; harmless
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harmless
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lax
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lacking in rigor, strickness, or firmness; careless
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careless; not diligent
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precipitate
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to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely
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cause to happen abruptly
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equivocate
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to avoid making an explicit statement
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say confusing things
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assiduous
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constant in application or attention; diligent
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hard working
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aptitude
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an inherent ability, as for learning; a talent
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natural ability
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circumspect
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heedful of circumstances and potential consequences;
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prudent cautious
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metamorphosis
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a transformation, as by magic or sorcery
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magical change in form
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substantive
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not imaginary; actual; real
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having substance
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nepotism
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favoritism shown or patronage granted to relatives, as in business
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favoritism
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solicitous
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marked by or given to anxious care and often hovering attentiveness
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eager and attentive
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inclement
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stormy; showing no clemency; unmerciful
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bad, as in weather
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obscure
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not clearly understood or expressed; ambiguous or vague
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hard to understand
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jeopardy
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risk of loss or injury; peril or danger
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danger
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nebulous
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lacking definite form or limits; vague
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vague
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diverse
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differing one from another
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varied
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stratum
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a horizontal layer of material, especially one of several parallel layers arranged one on top of another
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layer
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anarchy
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absence of any form of political authority
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lawlessness
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acrimonious
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bitter, sharp, ill-natured animosity, especially as it is exhibited in speech or behavior
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harsh
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abstruse
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difficult to understand; recondite
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hard to understand
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elusive
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difficult to define or describe
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hard to pin down
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taciturn
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habitually untalkative
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naturally untalkative
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ephemeral
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lasting for a markedly brief time
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lasting very short time
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quantitative
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of or relating to number or quantity
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having to do with quantity
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relegate
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to send to a place of exile; banish
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banish
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conciliatory
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to make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile
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making peace
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appropriate
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to take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission
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take without permission
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concurrent
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happening at the same time
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parallel
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complicity
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involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime
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participation in wrongdoing
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lampoon
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a broad satirical piece that uses ridicule to attack a person, a group or an institution
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satirize
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reparation
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the act or process of making amends
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paying back
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parochial
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narrowly restricted in scope or outlook; provincial
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narrow in point of vies
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monolithic
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something suggestive of a large block of stone, as in immovability, massiveness, or uniformity
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massive and unyielding
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patriarch
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a man who rules a family, or tribe
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male head of family
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sensory
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of or relating to the senses or sensation
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having to do with the senses
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qualitative
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of, relating to, or concerning quality
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having to do with quality
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misanthropic
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hating or mistrusting humankind
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hating mankind
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felicity
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great happiness; bliss
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happiness
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obsequious
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full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning
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fawning
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equitable
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marked by or having equity; just and impartial
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fair
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expropriate
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to deprive of possession officially
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take property officially
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noxious
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harmful to living things; injurious to health
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harmful
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chivalrous
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demonstrating the qualities idealized by knighthood, bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women
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gallant
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compose
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to make or create by putting together parts or elements
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make up
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apathy
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lack of interest or concern; especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference
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lack of interest
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cacophony
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jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
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harsh mixture of sounds
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exalt
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to glorify, praise, or honor
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raise high
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poignant
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keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
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painfully emotional
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predilection
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a partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference
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natural preference
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propensity
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an innate inclination; a tendency
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natural inclination
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sloth
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aversion to work or exertion; laziness; indolence
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laziness
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existential
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of relating to, or dealing with existence
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having to do with existence
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auspicious
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attended by favorable circumstances; propitious
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favorable
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heterogeneous
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completely different; incongruous
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varied
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fickle
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characterized by erratic changeableness or instability, especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious
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capricious; unpredictable
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indiscreet
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lacking discretion; injudicious
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lacking discretion
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diligent
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marked by persevering, painstaking effort
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hard working
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constitute
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to be the elements or parts of; compose
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make up
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ameliorate
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to make or become better; improve
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make better
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consonate
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being in agreement or accord
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harmonious
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concord
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harmony or agreement of interests or feelings; accord
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harmony
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect; injurious
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harmful
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peripatetic
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walking about or from place to place; traveling on foot
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wandering
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loquacious
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very talkative; garrulous
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talkative
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propitious
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presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious
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marked by favorable signs
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vestige
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a visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more
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last trace
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notorious
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known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
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famous for something bad
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polarize
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to cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
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cause opposing positions
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implement
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to put into practical effect; carry out
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carry out
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viable
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capable of living, or developing, under favorable conditions
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capable of living
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arbitrary
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determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason or principle
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random
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endemic
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prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people
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native
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vacuous
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lacking intelligence; stupid
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lacking intelligence
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provincial
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limited in perspective; narrow and self-centered
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narrow in outlook
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chasm
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a deep, steep-sided opening in the earth's surface; an abyss or a gorge
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gaping hole
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contrived
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obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous; labored
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labored
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consecrate
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to declare or set apart as sacred
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make sacred
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paternal
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relating to or characteristic of a father or fatherhood; fatherly
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fatherly
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inherent
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existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; intrinsic
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part of the nature of
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gesticulate
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to make gestures especially while speaking, as for emphasis
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make gestures
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insatiable
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impossible to satiate or satisfy
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impossible to satisfy
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blithe
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carefree and lighthearted
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carefree
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belittle
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to cause to seem less than another or little
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make to seem little
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coherent
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logically connected
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making sense
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vitriolic
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bitterly scathing; caustic
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caustic
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apartheid
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any policy or practice of separating or segregating groups
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racial oppression
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corollary
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a natural consequence or effect; a result
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natural consequence
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parody
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a literary or artistic work that imitates the style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule
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satirical imitation
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idyllic
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a scene or an event of a simple and tranquil nature
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naturally peaceful
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ponderous
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lacking grace or fluency; labored and dull
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massive and clumsy
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wanton
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gratuitously cruel; merciless; marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness; capricious and unjust
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malicious
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secular
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worldly rather than spiritual
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having nothing to do with religion
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recondite
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not easily understood; abstruse
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hard to understand
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inveterate
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persisting in an ingrained habit; habitual
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habitual
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure
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easy to shape
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martial
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of, relating to, or suggestive of war
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warlike
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virtuoso
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a musician with masterly ability, technique, or personal style
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masterful musician
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copious
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large in quantity; abundant
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abundant
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patent
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obvious; plain
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obvious
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conspicuous
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attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable
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obvious; standing out
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amenable
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responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; tractable
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obedient
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ambulatory
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capable of walking; moving about; not bedridden
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able to walk or move around
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forsake
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to leave altogether; abandon
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abandon
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hindrance
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an obstruct or delay to progress
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obstruction
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farcical
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like a ludicrous, empty show; a mockery
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absurd
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elliptical
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marked by deliberate obscurity of style or expression
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obscure
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prolific
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producing abundant works or results
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abundantly productive
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assimilate
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to incorporate and absorb
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absorb
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celibacy
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abstinence from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows
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abstinence from sex
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palpable
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easily perceived; obvious
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obvious
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grandiose
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characterized by feigned or affected grandeur; pompous
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absurdly exaggerated
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despot
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a ruler with absolute power
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absolute ruler
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reverberate
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to resound in or as if in a succession of echoes; re-echo
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echo
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rogue
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an unprincipled, deceitful, unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal
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scoundrel
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pathology
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the scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences
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science of diseases
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frugal
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practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources
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economical
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autonomous
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not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
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acting independently
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machination
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a crafty scheme or cunning design to accomplish a sinister end
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scheming evil activity
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