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accost
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to approach and speak to
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anisha
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accolade
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award; honor
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a kool aid for my achievements
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affected
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fake
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a-FAKE-ed
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness
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a lack of it in the morning
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altercation
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violent dispute
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at the altar when getting married, well maybe...
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amass
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to collect/get a bunch of
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austerity
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severity/strictness
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also has -ity in the definition
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averse
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opposed, unwilling
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averse to writing this verse
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awry
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twisted; askew; wrong
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a-WR-y
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authenticity
apo=away from |
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incisive
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clear in expression
cis=cut (clear cut) |
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exculpate
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free from blame
culp=blame |
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epitaph
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inscription on tombstone
epi=upon |
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proponent
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supporter; advocate
ponere=to place |
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circumscribe
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to determine the limits of; to draw a line aroun
scribe=write |
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orthodox
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traditional
ortho=straight (orthodontist) |
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obsequious
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overly submissive
sequi=to follow |
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peripatetic
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wandering from place to place
peri=around |
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impulsive
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acting on impulse
pel,pul = to push |
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sacrosanct
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holy;sacred
sanctus = holy |
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convocation
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assembly or meeting
vocare=to call |
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tractable
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easily manageable
tract=together |
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irreverent
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disrespectful
vereri=respect verus=truth |
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paramount
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of extreme importance
para=beside, next to, beyond |
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levity
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state of being light; frivolous
levis=light in weight |
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incite
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to provoke
citare=to summon/call |
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propensity
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a tendency
pro=forward |
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theocracy
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government ruled by religious authority
theo=god |
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denigrate
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to speak poorly of; belittle
de=down, off |
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tenacity
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persistance
tenere=to hold |
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misanthrope
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hates humankind
mis=bad, wretched hatred |
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equanimity
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calmness; even tempered
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magnanimous
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noble
anima=life, spirit |
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abject
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miserable; think "dejected"
ab=away |
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complement
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to complete the whole
plere=to fill |
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anarchy
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without government
an=w/o |
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cur-
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run, course
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laconic
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speaks little
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concord
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consensus
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schism
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division into groups/factions
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incisive
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having strong insight; shrewd
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keen
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strong; "keen insight"
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acute
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sharply perceptive
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jur-
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oath/law
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leg
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law
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judicious
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showing sound judgement; prudent
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adjudicate
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hear and judge a case
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prudent
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sensible; using good judgement
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jurisdiction
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sphere of authenticity
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adjure
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to command solemnly
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adjudge
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to judge
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acus-
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sharp
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acumen
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keenness of judgement
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allegation
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formal accusation
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legare
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dispute
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rupt-
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break
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-mut
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change
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morph
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shape
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meta
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change; beyond
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rupture
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break open
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transmute
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transform
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mercurial
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subject to wild changes in behavior; erratic
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protean
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capable of assuming dif forms
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fickle
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likely to change opinion unpredictably
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vacillate
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change mind repeatedly
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amend
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change; improve
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benefactor
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one who helps
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vole
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to wish
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benediction
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good wishes
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ingratiate
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to "suck up"
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beneficiary
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one who receives benefits
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gratuity
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payment in thanks
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gratis
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free of charge
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gratify
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to please
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euphoria
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state of extreme happiness
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euphonious
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sweet sounding; mellifluous
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loqu
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talk
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verb
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word
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loquatious
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talkative
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circumlocation
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talking around the subject
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colloquial
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using everday language
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grandiloquent
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pompous speech
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elocution
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expressive delivery of speech
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pontificate
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pompous speech
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verbatim
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word-for-word
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dicursive
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staying away from topic
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perfidious
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untrustworthy
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