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abate
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to lessen in intensity or degree
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adulation
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excessive praise; intense adoration
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avarice
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greed, esp. for wealth (adj. form: avaricious)
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly or flourish
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catalyst
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a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change
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cogent
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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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compliasance
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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others (adj. form: complaisant)
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contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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dearth
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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
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ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (adj. form: ebullient)
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