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239 Cards in this Set
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candid
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completely honest
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conjecture
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inference
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didactic
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instructive
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effusive
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showing emotion
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euphemism
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a mild term to substitute a harsher one
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extrapolate
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to infer
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incoherent
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lacking cohesion
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insinuate
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to introduce stealthily
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loquacious
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very talkative
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lucid
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easily understood
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rhetoric
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using language effectively and persuasively
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acumen
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quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment
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adroit
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dexterous
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ascertain
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to find out through experimentation
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astute
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shrewd
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circumspect
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careful
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disseminate
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to scatter wild
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pedantic
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excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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precocious
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exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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prolific
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very productive
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rhetoric
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using language effectively and persuasively
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acumen
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quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment
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adroit
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dexterous
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ascertain
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to find out through experimentation
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astute
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shrewd
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circumspect
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careful
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disseminate
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to scatter wild
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pedantic
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excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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precocious
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exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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prolific
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very productive
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prospectus
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formal proposal
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rudimentary
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basic
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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callous
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emotionally hardened
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convoluted
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intricate
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disaffected
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having lost faith or loyalty
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enigma
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a puzzle or mystery
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand
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reticent
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inclined to keep silent
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staid
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unemotional
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arcane
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known by only a few
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assimilate
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to absorb or become absorbed
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autonomy
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independence
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cosmopolitan
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worldly
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derivative
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something that comes from another source
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esoteric
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understood by only a small group
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gaffe
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a clumsy social error
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idiosyncrasy
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characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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insular
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isolated
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orthodox
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adhering to established things; particularly in relating
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potentate
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monarch
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castigate
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to scold or harshly criticize
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censure
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to issue official blame
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denounce
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to condemn openly
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reclusive
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preferring isolation
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relinquish
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to retire from or give up
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renounce
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to give up
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vituperative
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marked by harshly abusive condemnation
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circumscribe
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to draw a circle around
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contiguous
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sharing an edge or boundary
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conciliatory
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appeasing or soothing
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credible
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capable of being believed
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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incontrovertible
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indisputable
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indict
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to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime
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litigious
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prone to engage in lawsuits
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partisan
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devoted to or biased to a certain group
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parity
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equality
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rectitude
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moral uprightniess
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remiss
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lax in attending duty
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repudiate
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to reject the validity or authority of
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sanctimonious
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faking righteousness
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scrupulous
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principled
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solicitous
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concerned
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substantiate
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to support with proof or evidence
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veracity
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adherence to truth
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vindicate
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to free from blame
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cajole
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to urge with repeated appeals, or flattery
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chicanery
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trickery
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obsequious
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fawning and servile
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sycophant
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insincere
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altruism
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unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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eminent
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prominent
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empathetic
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understanding other peoples situations and feelings
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extol
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to praise highly
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laudatory
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full of praise
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magnanimous
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philanthropic
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reciprocate
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to mutually take or give
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defunct
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no longer existing or functioning
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eradicate
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to get rid of
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quell
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to put down or suppress
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raze
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to level to the ground or demolish
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squelch
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squash
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supplant
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to usurp te place of
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stymie
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to thwart
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abase
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to lower in rank
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deride
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to mock contemptuously
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derogatory
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insulting
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disparage
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to speak of negatively
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effrontery
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ignominy
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impugn
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to attack as false
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mar
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to damage
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pejorative
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insulting
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vex
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to annoy or bother
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vindicative
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disposing to seek revenge
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bombastic
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given to pompous speech writing
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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exorbitant
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exceeding all bounds
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exuberant
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full of unrestrained joy
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embellish
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to ornament or decorate
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flagrant
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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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gratuitous
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given freely
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lavish
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extravagant
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lugubrious
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mournful, dismal
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opulent
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displaying great wealth
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ornate
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elaborately decorated
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penchant
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strong inclination
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redundant
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needlessly repetitive
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ubiquitous
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being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time
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vicarious
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felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another
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vignette
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short scene or story
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amalgam
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a mixture
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inundate
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to swamp or overwhelm
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multifarious
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diverse; various
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multiplicity
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great number
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alleviate
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to ease a pain
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beneficial
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helpful
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cathartic
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relaxing emotionally
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curative
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able to heal
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palliative
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relieving or soothing
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therapeutic
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healing powers
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complement
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something that completes to bring perfection
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epitome
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a representative of a type
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felicitous
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admirably suited
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belie
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to misrepresent
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debunk
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to expose untruths
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dubious
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doubtful
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duplicitous
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deliberately deceptive
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fabricate
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to make up in order to deceive
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fallacy
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a false notion
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mendacious
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lying; untruthful
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specious
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having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually false
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ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretation
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ambivalent
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings
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apathetic
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feeling or showing little emotion
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capricious
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impulsive and unpredictable
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equivocal
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open to two or more interpretations
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erratic
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markedly inconsistent
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impetuous
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suddenly and forcefully energetic
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sporadic
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occurring at irregular intervals
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vacillate
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to sway from one side to the other
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whimsical
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unpredictable
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flag
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to decline in vigor or strength
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jaded
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worn out
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clandestine
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done secretively
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ingenuous
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lacking in cunning
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subterfuge
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a deceptive device
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surreptitious
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sneaky
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dearth
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scarce
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modicum
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a small or token amount
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paucity
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smallness in number
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squander
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to spend wastefully
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temperate
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moderate
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tenuous
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shaky
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diligent
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hardworking
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maverick
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rebel
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mercenary
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motivated by money or material gain
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obstinate
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stubbornly attached to an opinion
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proliferate
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to grow rapidly
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tenacity
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persistence
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vigilant
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on the alert
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extraneous
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irrelevant
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juxtapose
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to place side by side and compare or contrast
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novel
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fresh; original
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superfluous
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extra
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synergy
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combined action
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tangential
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touching slightly
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aesthetic
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appreciating beauty
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aural
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related to the ear
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cacophony
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unpleasant sounds
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dirge
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funeral lament
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eclectic
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incongruous
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sonorous
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strident
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debacle
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fiasco
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debilitate
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weaken
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incongruous
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lacking in harmony
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sonorous
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deep full sound
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strident
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loud; shrill
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tumultuous
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noisy disorderly
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anachronistic
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something happening out of order or in the wrong time
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archaic
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old; earlier time
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dilatory
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habitually late
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ephemeral
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lasting for short time
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temporal
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limited by time
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onerous
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troublesome
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prescience
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foresight
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austere
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strict
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banal
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commonplace
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hackneyed
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cliche
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insipid
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uninteresting
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prosaic
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dull
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soporific
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induces sleep
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vapid
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lacking energy; dull
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brevity
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being brief
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expedient
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speedy
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transient
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passing quickly
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augment
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to increase
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bolster
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to hearten
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burgeon
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to grow and flourish
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copious
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plentiful
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grandiose
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grand
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prodigious
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enormous
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profundity
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deep and full of meaning
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redouble
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to make twice as great
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scintillating
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brilliant
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conspicuous
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easy to notice
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demure
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modest
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diffidence
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timid
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docile
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submissive to instruction
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innocuous
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harmless
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placid
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calm
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quiescent
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quiet
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concord
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agreement
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concur
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to agree
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dogmatic
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narrow view
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fastidious
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attention to detail
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intransigence
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refusal to compromise
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jocular
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joking
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meticulous
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extremely careful
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affable
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friendly
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benign
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kind; gentle; harmless
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belligerent
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eager to fight
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cantankerous
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ill tempered
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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flippant
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dis-respectively humorous
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insolent
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insulting
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rancorous
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ill tempered
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repugnant
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arousing disgust
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arboreal
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relating to trees
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