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284 Cards in this Set
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altruistic
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concerned with others welfare
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ambivalent
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having conflicting feelings
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angular
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stiff and rigid
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arrogant
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aggressively haughty
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aversion
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something disliked
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discern
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to percieve
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disdain
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looking down upon
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disparage
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to discredit
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disparity
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inequality
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embellish
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to decorate
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engender
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to produce
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innocuous
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harmless
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insipid
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watery or silly
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lament
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to mourn
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laud
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to worship
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obscure
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not well known
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ostentatious
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showy
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prodigal
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wasteful
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repudiate
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to reject (a theory)
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reticence
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unwillingness to speak
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revere
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to praise
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serene
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calm and carefree
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subtle
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hard to explain or detect
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superfluous
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extravagantly trivial
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taciturn
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not speaking much
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antithesis
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opposite
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ascend
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to rise in popularity
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austere
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stern and without luxuries
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autonomous
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self-reliant
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banal
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boringly normal
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revere
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to praise
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serene
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calm and carefree
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subtle
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hard to explain or detect
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superfluous
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extravagantly trivial
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taciturn
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not speaking much
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antithesis
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opposite
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ascend
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to rise in popularity
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austere
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stern and without luxuries
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autonomous
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self-reliant
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banal
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boringly normal
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benign
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calmly pleasant
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capricious
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whimsically fickle
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dawdle
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to walk slowly and aimlessly
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defamation
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discrediting
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esoteric
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mysterious
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exacerbate
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to make more painful
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extol
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to praise
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fastidious
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easy to shock, but difficult to please
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furtive
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secretive
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gregarious
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people-loving
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hypocrite
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pretender
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innate
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instinctive
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lethargic
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lacking energy
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melancholy
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sad
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opaque
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solid
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prolific
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having many children
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reprove
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to criticize or blame
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symmetry
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the same on both sides
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tranquil
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peaceful
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venerate
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to respect highly
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abstruse
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mysterious
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affable
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pleasant and courteous
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audacity
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bravery
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contrite
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having Godly sorrow
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credulous
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believable
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depravity
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an evil lifestyle
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deprecate
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to disprove of
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didactic
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that which teaches
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dormant
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sleeping
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enigmatic
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mysterious
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erudite
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wise
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exotic
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foreign
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fuse
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cause
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immutable
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unchangeable
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incorrigible
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not able to be corrected
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loathe
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extreme hatred
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mitigate
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to make a sin seem less serious
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nullify
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to neutralize
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pacifistic
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against war
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pretentious
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showy or haughty
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prologue
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a beginning explanation
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recant
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to admit that your previous views were wrong
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servile
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like a servant
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trepidation
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anxiety
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vilify
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to say that something is bad
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aesthetic
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artistically pleasing
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aloof
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cold or unfriendly
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archaic
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ancient
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belie
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to hide or show wrongly
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contentious
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liking arguments
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daunt
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to scare into discouragement
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debilitate
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to weaken
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discord
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a clash of opinions
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dissemination
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the spreading of news
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dogmatic
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insisting that your views are the only correct views
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duplicity
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the art of trickery
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egocentric
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self-centered
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euphemism
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replacing an unpleasant word with a more pleasant one
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gluttonous
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overeating
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mundane
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boringly normal
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ominous
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threatening
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petulance
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irritation
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pompous
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haughtily proper
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precocious
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above average for one's age
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slothful
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lazy
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trivia
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unimportant detail
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verbose
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use more words than necessary
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virulent
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very harsh
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volatile
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on the edge of exploding
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acrimonious
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referring to a bitter argument
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ameliorate
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to make better
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amenable
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easy-going or open-minded
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amorphous
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having no definite shape
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buoyant
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full of vigor
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cajole
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flattering
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calamity
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an unfortunate disaster
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debase
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to lose value
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efface
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to rub away
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elucidate
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to make easier to understand
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ephemeral
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lasting for only a short time
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ferocity
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fierceness
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flourish
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an extravagant movement
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haughty
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prideful
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impervious
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that which liquid cannot pass through
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inane
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stupid
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indolence
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laziness
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infallible
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never wrong
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand
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languid
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sluggish
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malice
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hatred
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oblique
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slanted
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opulence
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extravagantly luxurious
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penitent
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remorseful
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perfunctory
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rapid skim over
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antiquated
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old and decrepit
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arable
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farmable
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ascendancy
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influence
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atrophy
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wasting away
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clandestine
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secretive
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conciliate
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to make up with a friend
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cursory
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quick skim over
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derision
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mockery
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enmity
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unfriendliness
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extricate
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to get someone out of a bad situation
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forbearance
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long-suffering
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frivolous
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whimsical or trivial
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garrulous
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talkative
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impetuous
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not thinking before acting
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industrious
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hard-working
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infamous
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like a chicken
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insolence
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rudeness
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levity
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making a serious subject light
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oblivion
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the great unknown
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paradoxical
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contradictory
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perjury
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lying in court
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rancor
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a dislike
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sycophant
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flattering someone powerful
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vacillating
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unsure of what to do
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vivid
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easily imagined
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abhor
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to hate
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accolade
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a sign of pleasure or approval
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ascetic
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few worldly luxuries, generally describing a religious lifestyle
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bequeath
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to leave behind property or money after death
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charlatan
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a rookie who pretends to be an expert
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conflagration
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a large fire
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dearth
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scarcity
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diffidence
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lack of confidence
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effervescent
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bubbly
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ethereal
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light
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expunge
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to erase
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guile
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intrigue
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implausible
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unlikely to happen
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incongruity
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something out of place
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insularity
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narrow-minded and prejudiced
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morose
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sad and bad-tempered
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placate
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to calm down someone
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poignant
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moving to sadness
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provincial
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narrow-minded and not worldly
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reiterate
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to repeat
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spontaneous
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random and unexpected
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synthesis
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combing many elements into one good thing
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toxic
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poisonous
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vigilant
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watchful
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voluble
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using many words easily
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acquiesce
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agreement
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affinity
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closeness
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blasphemous
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mocking religion
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buttress
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support
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circumspect
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careful
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corroboration
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confirmation
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deplete
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to use up stores
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despotic
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tyrannical
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emaciated
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abnormally thin
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empirical
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experimental
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extraneous
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irrelevant
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fallow
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inactive
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homogenous
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the same everywhere
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hyperbole
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an over exaggeration
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incontrovertible
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undeniable
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irascible
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easily provoked
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laconic
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concise
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magnanimity
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quick forgiveness
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obsequious
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obedient
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proliferation
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rapid multiplication
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scrupulous
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cautious or noble
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sublime
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absolute
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surreptitious
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stealthy
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veracity
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correctness
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zeal
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passion
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ambiguous
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unclear
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amiable
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friendly
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crass
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unrefined
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discursive
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rambling
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docile
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teachable
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estrange
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to avoid socially
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exonerate
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to remove a burden
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gratuitous
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causeless
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hypothesize
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to theorize
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indignation
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anger towards injustice
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induce
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to prompt
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intractable
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steadfast
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introspective
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to examine one's feelings
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lucid
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easily understood
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meticulous
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extremely careful
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misanthrope
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a hater of mankind
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munificent
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generous
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plagiarize
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to call someone else's work your own
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profuse
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spending freely
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recluse
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one who lives away from society often for religious purposes
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sated
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satisfied
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stupefy
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to astonish or make stupid
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terse
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concise
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transient
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temporary
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virtuoso
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cultured one
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abstracted
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dreamy and thoughtful
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adulation
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adoration
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adversity
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challenge
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burgeon
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to begin to grow
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culpable
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guilty
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chimera
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monster
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decadent
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lowering morals
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entreaty
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plea
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fatuous
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stupid
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humane
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gentle and kind
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indulgent
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generous
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ineptness
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lack of skill
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ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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inundate
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to flood
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miser
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one who keeps money
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nefarious
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wicked
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prattle
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childish ramblings
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predilection
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preference
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procrastination
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putting work off
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stoic
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one who accepts challenges without complaining
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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summon
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to call forth
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transparent
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able to be seen through
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turbulence
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a disturbance in a fluid
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viable
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functional in practice
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abet
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to assist in a crime
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agile
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light-footed
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antidote
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a cure to a poison
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ascertain
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to confirm a fact
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benevolence
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charity
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desolate
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lifeless
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din
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repetition for memory
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dissuade
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to persuade not to do
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distend
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to swell
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enervation
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lack of energy
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eulogy
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a speech of praise
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fitful
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that which does not fit in
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indelible
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not able to be erased
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inert
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moving or not reactive
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malevolence
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wanting to be violent
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obliterate
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to destroy
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ornate
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decorated too much
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paucity
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scarcity
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piety
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respect for religion
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precarious
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unsteady
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prosaic
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not poetic
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quiescent
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calm
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scintillating
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witty
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squalid
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unpleasantly dirty
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vexation
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irritation
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