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Intrepid
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Valiant and brave.
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Impecunious
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Impoverished or poor.
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Tirade
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Bitter, condemnatory speech.
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Entrepreneur
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Organizer of speech.
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Anathema
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A curse.
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Ruse
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Trick or stratagem.
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Sidereal
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Pertaining to the stars.
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Descry
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To make out or see something that is distant.
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Innocuous
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Harmless.
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Callow
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An immature person.
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"shallow" callow
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consummate
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to complete or realize
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sanction
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authoritative permission, support, or penalty
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exorbitant
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exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness
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cogent
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convincing
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veritable
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real or genuine
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trepidation
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a state of alarm or dread
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vivacity
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liveliness
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specious
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deceptively attractive
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imperative
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authority to command or impossible to evade
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paramount
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of chief concern or importance
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fallacious
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deceptive
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sacrosanct
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sacred and inviolable
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camaraderie
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comradeship
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culmination
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climax
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perjure
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to breach an oath or promise
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clandestine
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kept or done in secret
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impudent
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insolent or offensively bold
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asinine
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utterly stupid or silly
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foolhardy
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unwisely bold or venturesome
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ensconced
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to place or conceal in a secure place
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castigated
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to inflict severe punishment on
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idiosyncratic
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a structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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excoriate
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to censure strongly
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obfuscate
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to make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand
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subjugate
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to conquer
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prepossessing
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serving to impress favorably in advance
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didacticism
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inclined to teach or moralize excessively
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despondent
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dejected
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inculpable
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free of guilt
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sardonic
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scornfully or cynically mocking
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forgoing
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to abstain from
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eschew
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to avoid
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acclimate
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to become accustomed to a new environment or situation
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innundation
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an overwhelming number or amount
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surfeit
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to overindulge
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dearth
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a shortage
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laud
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praise
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rife
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abundant or numerous
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cogitate
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ponder
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pervasive
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having the tendency to pervade or permeate
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tenable
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rationally defensible
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engender
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to bring into existence
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congested
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to overfill or overcrowd
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mollifying
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to calm in temper or feeling
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rudimentary
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elementary
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enumerate
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to count
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eclectic
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made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources
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gregarious
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sociable
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tabulate
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to condense and list
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debunk
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to expose or ridicule the falseness
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bellicose
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aggressive
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penurious
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unwilling to spend money
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profligate
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recklessly wasteful
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beguiling
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to divert
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abet
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to approve
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frivolous
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insignificant
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veritable
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real or genuine
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indigenous
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originating and occurring naturally in an area or environment
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denigrate
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to attack the character or reputation of
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elegy
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poem or song of lamentation
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elucidate
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to explain or enlighten
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emend
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to correct
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faze
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to dismay
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felicity
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happiness
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fallible
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liable to err
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farce
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broad comedy
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foible
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weakness
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forgo
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to do without
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forswear
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to renounce or abandon
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gouge
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to tear out
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guile
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deceit
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hackneyed
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commonplace (adj)
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harbor (v)
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to provide refugee for
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headlong
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hasty or rash
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hedonist
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one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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hoodwink
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to deceive
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histrionic
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theatrical
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hyperbole
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overstatement
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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ignominy
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deep disgrace
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illicit
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illegal
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illusory
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deceptive
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impeccable
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faultless
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impecunious
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without money
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impel
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to drive onward
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impetuous
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rash
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impiety
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lack of respect
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impetus
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incentive
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witticism
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witty saying
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zenith
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point directly overhead in the sky, summit
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zephyr
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gentle breeze. west wind
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yoke
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to join together
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withhold
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to refuse to give
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whimsical
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capricious and unpredictable
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whet
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to sharpen
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wheedle
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to coax, decieve by flattery
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waylay
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to ambush
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warble
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to sing, babble
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wallow
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to roll in or indulge in
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waive
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to give up temporarily
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voracious
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ravenous
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voluminous
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bulky, large
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voluable
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talkative
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volatile
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explosive, unpredictable
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vituperative
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abusive, scolding
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vitriolic
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corrosive, sarcastic
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visceral
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felt in one's inner organs
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virulent
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hostile
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virile
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manly
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vie
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to contend, compete
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vicarious
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acting as a substitute
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venerate
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to revere or respect
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veracity
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truthfulness
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verbiage
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arrogant array of words
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verdant
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green, lush in vegetatiion
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verity
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quality of being true
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vestige
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remains, entrails
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viable
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practical, workable
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vantage
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position of advantage
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valedictory
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pertaining to farewell
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vacillate
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to waver, fluctuate
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upshot
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outcome
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unwarranted
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unjustified
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unstinting
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not holding back
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unrequited
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not reciprocated
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unpalatable
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disagreeable, distasteful
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unprecedented
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unparalleled
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unobstrusive
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inconspicuous
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unkempt
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disheveled, visually messy
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ungainly
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awkward, clumsy
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unfetter
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to liberate
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underlying
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fundamental
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ulterior
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situated beyond
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tyro
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novice
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tycoon
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wealthy leader
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turpitude
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depravity
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turgid
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swollen, distended
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tryst
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meeting
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truncate
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to cut the top off
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truism
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self-evident truth
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truculence
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aggressiveness, ferocity
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trite
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hackeneyed, commonplace
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trenchant
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cutting, keen
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treatise
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article treating a subject systematically
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treacly
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sticky and sweet
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transmute
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to change or convert
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transient
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momentary, temporary, fleeting
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transgression
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violation of law, sin
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transcribe
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to copy
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transcendent
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superior
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trajectory
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the path taken by a projectile
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traduce
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to expose to slander
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tractable
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changeable, manageable
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tout
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to publicize
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torrid
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passionate, hot
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timorous
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fearful
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throng
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crowd
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thespian
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pertaining to drama
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terse
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concise, abrupt
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terminus
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last stop of railroad
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tepid
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lukewarm
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tentative
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willing to try
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tendentious
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having an objective, biased
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tenporize
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to slack off or buy time
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temperament
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disposition, emotional excess
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temerity
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boldness, rashness
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tawdry
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cheap but gaudy
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tautology
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unnecessary repetition
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taut
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tight, ready
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tarry
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to delay
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tantamount
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equivalent in effect or value
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tanner
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a person who turns animal hides into leather
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tangential
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peripheral, only slightly connected, digressing
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tactile
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pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
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taciturn
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habitually silent
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table (v)
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to set aside a resolution for future consideration
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synoptic
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summarizing
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symbiosis
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interdependent, mutually beneficial and necessary
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sycophant
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servile flatterer
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sybarite
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lover of luxury
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swill
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to drink greedily
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swelter
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to be oppresed by heat
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swathe
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to wrap around, bandage
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swarthy
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dark and dusky
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suture
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stiches swen to hold wounds
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susceptible
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vulnerable to, easily influenced
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surreptitious
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secret, sneaky, hidden
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surmount
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to overcome
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surmise
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to guess
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surly
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rude, cross
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supposition
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hypothesis
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supplicate
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to pray for a favor
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supple
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flexible, pliant
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supplant
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to replace or usurp
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supersede
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to cause to be set aside, make obsolete
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superimpose
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place over something else
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superficial
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travial, shallow
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sunder
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to separate or part
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summation
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summary
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sultry
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hot
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sully
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to tarnish or soil
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suffragist
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advocate of voting rights
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succor
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to aid or comfort
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succinct
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brief, terse
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subversive
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tending to overthrow, destructive
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subterfuge
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retense, evasion
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substantive
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essential, pertaining to substance
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substantiate
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to establish by evidence, verify
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subsistence
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existence, means of support
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subsidy
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direct financial aid by government
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subsidiary
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secondary
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subside
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to settle down or grow quiet
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subservient
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behaving like a slave
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suborn
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to persuade to act unlawfully
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subordinate
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occupying a lower rank, inferior
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subliminal
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below the threshold
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sublime
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exalted or noble, utter
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subjective
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unreal
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subdued
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less intense, quieted
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suavity
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urbanity, finesse
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stymie
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to present an obstacle, to attempt to stop
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stupefy
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to stun or amaze
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stultify
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to frustrate or hinder
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strut (n)
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supporting bar
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stringent
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rigid
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strident
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loud and harsh
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stricture
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restriction, criticism
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striated
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marked with parallel bands, grooved
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strew
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to spread around randomly or scatter
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stratify
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to divide into classes
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strategem
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deceptive scheme
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stolid
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dull, impassive
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stoke
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to feed a fire
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stoic
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impassive
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stodgy
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stuffy, boringly conservative
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stipulate
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to specify
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stipend
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a pay for services
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stint
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to be thrify and set limits
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stilted
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inflated
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stem (v)
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to stop
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stigma
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token of disgrace, brand
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steep (v)
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to soak
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statute
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law enacted by the legislature
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static
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unchanging
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stanch
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to stop the flow of blood in a wound
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stalwart
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strong, steadfast
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staid
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sober
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stagnant
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motionless, dull
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squalor
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filth
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squabble
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a minor quarrel, bickering
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spurn
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to reject or scorn
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spurious
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false, forged, illogical
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spry
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nimble
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sportive
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playful
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sporadic
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occuring irregularly
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spontaneity
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naturalness, freedom from constraint
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splice
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to join together
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spatial
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relating to space
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spate
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sudden flood or strong outburst
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spangle
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small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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sovereign
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supreme
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sordid
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filthy, vile
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soporific
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sleep-causing
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sophomoric
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immature, half-baked
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sophistry
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a seemingly plausible but misleading reasoning
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sonorous
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resonant
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somnolent
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half asleep
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somber
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gloomy
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solvent
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able to pay all debts
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soliloquy
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talking to oneself
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solicitous
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worried, concerned
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solemnity
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seriousness
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solecism
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something that is flagrantly grammatically incorrect
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solder
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repair or make whole using a metal alloy
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solace
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comfort in trouble
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sojourn
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temporary stay
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sodden
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soaked
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smelt
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melt or blend ores
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slur (n)
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slander
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sluggard
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lazy person
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slovenly
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untidy
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slough
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cast off
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slipshod
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untidy, shabby
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slight (n)
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insult to one's dignity
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sleight
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dexterity
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slapdash
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careless, sloppy
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slake
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to quench
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slough
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to cast off
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slag
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residue from smelting metal, dross
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skinflint
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stingy person, miser
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skimp
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to live very economically
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skiff
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small light sailboat
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sinuous
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winding, bending
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sinewy
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tough, strong
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sinecure
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well-paid but with little responsibility
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simper
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to smirk
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shyster
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a lawyer using questionable methods
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shoddy
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sham, not genuine, inferior
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shirk
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to avoid
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shher
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very thin
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sheaf
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bundle of stalks of grain
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sham
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to pretend
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servitude
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slavery
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servile
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slavish, cringing
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serendipity
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accidental good fortune
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sequester
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to segregate or retire from public life
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sententious
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terse, concise
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sensual
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devoted to the pleasures of the senses
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seminary
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academy for young women
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seep
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to trickle
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seemly
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proper
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seedy
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run-down, decrepit
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sedulous
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diligent
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fallacy
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an incorrect reasoning or belief
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underscore
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to underline, to emphasize
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undermine
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to weaken
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corpulence
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condition of being in excess
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debacles
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a sudden defeat, flood, or failure
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redoubled
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to repeat or double
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commendable
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worthy of
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harangue
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a long pompous speech
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intemperate
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excessive, not moderate
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conciliatory
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regainable, agreeable
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facile
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easy
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credential
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evidence of entitled credit or authority
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inscrutable
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difficult to fathom or understand
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convivial
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fond of feasting, sociable
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fallible
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capable of error
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droll
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oddly amusing or humorous
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expurgate
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to censor or clean out
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respite
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a temporary break
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salubrious
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conductive to good health and well being
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prevaricate
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to lie, stretch, or stray from the truth
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prosaic
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ordinary or dull
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relegate
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to banish or devalue
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obstinate
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stubborn, inflexible
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polemical
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argumentative, controversial
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fractious
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uncooperative, irritable
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martinet
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a strict dictator
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restive
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unruly, stubbornly resisting control
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salutary
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promoting good health or wholesomeness, corrective
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inveterate
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firmly established, a long lasting habit
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frugal
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thrifty, unwilling to spend money
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ineffable
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unspeakable, indescribable
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equanimity
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emotional balance, evenness of disposition
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equivocal
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having a double meaning or dual nature
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calumny
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slander, hurtful rumor
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compunction
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feelings of remorse or guilt
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protract
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to lengthen or prolong
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peevish
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incooperative, cross
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omniscent
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knowing everything
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perfidy
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deceit, betrayal
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esoteric
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difficult to understand
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capricious
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fickle, constantly changes mind, skittish, captious
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extricate
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disentangle, unfetter
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fulsome
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abhorrent, loathesome, offensive
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dilatory
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tending to cuase delay, tardy, slow
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ebullient
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lively, animated, enthused
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inviduous
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hurtful, damaging
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maudlin
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excessively sentimental, mushy
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inexorable
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inflexible, unable to be persuaded
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prodigal
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recklessly wasteful
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remonstrate
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to object, protest
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myopic
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shortsighted, lacking in foresight
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strident
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having a harsh or unpleasant sound
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furtive
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secret, inconspicuous
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heresey
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belief or action contrary to standard religious teachings
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inchoate
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just begun, not fully formed
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fastidious
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excessively picky
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irreproachable
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blameless, faultless
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misanthrope
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a hater of humankind
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intransigent
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stubborn, uncompromisable
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jaded
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worn out
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rancor
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hatred, intense ill will
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obdurate
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callously stubborn, hardened
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perspicacity
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sharp insight, acute perceptivness, shrewdness
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tenet
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common accepted principle or belief
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repartee
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clever and quick dialogue, witty verbal exchange
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saturnine
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sullen, grave, glum
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brazen
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brash, harsh
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contrite
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sorry, regretful
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benighted
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ignorant, uninformed
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exacerbate
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to make worse, cause greater harm
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indigent
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poor
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discursive
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unfocused, rambling, wandering from one subject to another
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evince
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display a quality or trait, to make evident
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liquidate
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to abolish, to get rid of, to pay off (debts)
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ingratiate
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to win another's favor or affections, to create good towards oneself
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jettison
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to discard, to cast out or throw overboard
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reprove
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to disapprove, to criticize adversely
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scrupulous
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careful, exact, upright, honorable
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scurrilous
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vulgar, obscene, coares, foul
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neophyte
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beginner, naive
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progeny
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children, offspring
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tennuous
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thin, meager, flimsy, weak
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