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124 Cards in this Set
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Sluggish
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Inactive or slow-moving
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Obliterate
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To destroy completely
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Mobility
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The ability to move
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Enigma
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A mystery or puzzle
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Monotony
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Dreary regularity or sameness
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Tedious
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Long and tiresome
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Apathy
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Lack of caring or emotion
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Ominous
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Predicting evil or disaster
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Foreboding
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Expectation of misfortune
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Menacing
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Threatening danger or harm
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Desolate
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Barren, uninhabited
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Clairvoyant
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One who can see the future
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Mediocrity
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The condition of being average
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Indifferent
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Lack of interest or concern
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Mitigate
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To ease or relieve
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Rectify
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To correct a mistake
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Uniform
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Characterized by sameness
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Conformity
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The quality of sameness
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Ameliorate
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To make better
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Brouhaha
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A noisy, chaotic situation
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Impervious
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Incapable of being penetrated
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Impertinent
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Rude or overly bold
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Impudent
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Offensively bold
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Stupified
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Stunned, or made stupid
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Futile
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Producing no result
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Reticence
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Hesitancy to speak or act
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Taciturn
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Using few words, soft-spoken
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Strive
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To exert a great deal of effort
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Laconic
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Brief and to the point
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Telepathy
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The ability to read another's thoughts or to communicate through thinking
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Belligerent
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Hostile and warlike
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Truculent
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Brutal and savage
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Charlatan
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A con artist or fake
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Villified
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Spoken badly about
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Denounced
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Spoken badly about or publicly accused
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Serene
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Quiet, peaceful
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Tranquility
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Peace and quiet
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Novice
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A beginner
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Neophyte
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A beginner
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Sanctuary
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A place of refuge or safety
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Harbinger
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An omen, a sign of future events
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Euphoria
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Extreme happiness
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Jejune
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Boring, uninteresting
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Prosaic
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Common, ordinary
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Banal
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Lacking originality
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Pedestrian
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Common, unordinary
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Mundane
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Ordinary, commonplace
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Sojourn
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A temporary stay
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Respite
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A brief rest
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Enveloped
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Enclosed completely
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Incredulity
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Disbelief
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Morose
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Gloomy or depressed
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Penchant
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A tendency or strong desire
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Symmetry
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An arrangement of balanced or harmonious proportions
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Raconteur
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A person who excels at telling stories
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Agenda
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A list of things to do
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Exult
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To express extreme joy
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Conflagration
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A disastrous or uncontrolled fire
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Mosaic
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An image composed of many small, colored tiles or pieces
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Epiphany
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A sudden clarity or insight
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Revelation
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An astonishing discovery
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Supremacy
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The state of being the highest or greatest
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Inaudible
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Too quiet to be heard
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Implausible
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Not believable, highly unlikely
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Subdued
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Quiet, calm
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Audacity
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Boldness, often in the face of authority
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Proliferate
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To grow in number
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Satiate
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To satisfy a desire, often for nourishment
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Placate
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To soothe or settle
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Steadfast
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Not subject to change
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Inconspicuous
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Hard to see, not noticeable
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Eschew
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To avoid habitually
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Innocuous
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Harmless
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Bellicose
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Warlike, aggressively violent
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Unanimity
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Agreement from all, complete unity
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Fallacy
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A false idea or argument, a lie; a deceptive apperance
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Brevity
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Briefness
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Immutable
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Unchanging, stable
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Nugatory
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Of no importance
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Frivolous
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Unimportant or lacking seriousness
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Superfluous
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Unnecessary or extravagant
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Extraneous
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Not belonging; not an important part, not an essential
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Presumptuous
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Excessively forward
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Subtlety
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Delicateness
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Superficial
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Only on the surface
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Unnerving
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Causing nervousness or fear
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Wry
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Cleverly and often ironically funny
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Witty
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Clever
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Reign
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To hold supreme, to rule
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Supercilious
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Uncaringly arrogant
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Haughty
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Overly proud
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Duped
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Fooled or tricked
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Deluded
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Deceived or misled
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Provoke
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To stir up
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Persecution
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The abuse of a person or group because of their beliefs or appearance
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Sycophant
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Someone who is overly flattering to authority figures
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Unsound
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Unstable; not valid or true
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Fluid
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Flowing
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Plethora
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A large amount
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Irascible
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Easily irritated
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Querulous
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Whiny, complaining
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Extol
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To praise highly
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Laud
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To praise or compliment
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Revere
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To respect highly, worship
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Venerate
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To treat with admiration or awe
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Cajole
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To persuade, often using insincere promises
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Commiserate
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To express sorrow for another
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Empathy
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The ability to share in another's feelings
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Coalesce
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To unite into a whole
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Acqueiesce
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To agree to or accept
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Subjugate
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To dominate or conquer
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Domineer
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To rule over or control
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Abase
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To embarass
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Berate
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To scold angrily
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Fortitude
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Mental strength, moral courage
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Longevity
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Long life
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Brusque
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Harshly blunt
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Tenacious
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Stubborn and determined
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Resolute
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Strong-willed or determined
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Ebullient
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Joyous and energetic
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Versatile
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Having many different skills, talents, or uses
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Ephemeral
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Fleeting, short-lived
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Ubiquitous
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Occuring everywhere, very common
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Meticulous
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Extremely attentive to detail
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