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cacophonous
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Having a harsh or discordant sound
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mellifluous
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Sweetly or smoothly flowing
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harmonic
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Pertaining to harmony
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syncopated
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Cut short
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filial
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Of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter
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convivial
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Friendly
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symbiotic
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Living in symbiosis
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funerary
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Pertaining to a funeral
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avuncular
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Pertaining to an uncle
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satellite
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A country under the domination of another
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bifurcation
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To divide into two branches
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antipodes
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Places diametrically opposite eachother on the globe
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dichotomies
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Division into two parts, kinds, etc; subdivision
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impudent
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Pertaining to impertinence or effrontery
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insolent
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Boldly rude
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irresolute
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Not resolute; doubtful
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presumptuous
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Readiness to presume in conduct or thought
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loquacious
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Talking or tending to talk much or freely
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articulate
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Using language easily and fluently
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reverential
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A feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe
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contemptuous
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Showing or expressing contempt or disdain
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regal
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Pertaining to a king
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absolutist
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Exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government
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compromised
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Unable to function optimally
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totalitarian
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Exercising control over the freedom of others
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reconcile
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To cause a person to accept or be resigned to something not desired
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levity
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Lightness of mind, lack of seriousness
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fathom
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Comprehend
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impetuous
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Pertaining to a sudden or rash action
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tacit
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Understood without being openly expressed; implied
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fervent
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Having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm
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conditional
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Subject to or depending on conditions
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pacifist
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Someone opposed to violence of any kind
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miscreant
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Depraved, villainous, or base
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revisionist
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An advocate of revision
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anomalies
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A deviation from the common
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extremist
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A person who goes to the extremes
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conducive
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Tending to produce; contributive
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imperative
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Absolutely necessary or required
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bereft
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To deprive and make desolate
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perused
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To read through with thoroughness
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obliterated
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To remove or destroy all traces of
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deterrent
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To discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding
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panacea
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Remedy for all diseases or ills
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catalyst
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Something that causes activity between two or more persons or forces without itself being affected
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provocation
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Something that irritates
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mitigate
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To lessen in force or intensity
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cosmopolitan
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Worldly, not local
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reconcile
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Cause a person to accept or be resigned to something not desired
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reconcile
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Cause a person to accept or be resigned to something not desired
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coddle
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To treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper
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ousted
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To expel or remove
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prodded
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To poke or jab with
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chided
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To express disapproval of; scold; reproach
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banal
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Devoid of freshness or originality
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banal
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Devoid of freshness or originality
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cantankerous
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Disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish
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bellicose
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Inclined or eager to fight
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reticent
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Disposed to be silent; reserved
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frisky
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Lively; frolicsome
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placid
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Pleasantly calm or peaceful
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clairvoyant
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Having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision
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profiteer
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A person who seeks exorbitant profits
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deferent
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Marked by or showing deference
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obscure
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Not clear or plain
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sanctimonious
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Making a hypocritical show of religious devotion
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credibility
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The quality of being believable or worthy of trust
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lament
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To feel or express sorrow or regret for
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hyperbole
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Obvious and intentional exaggeration
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assuage
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To make milder or less severe
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assuage
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To make milder or less severe
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rational
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Agreeable to reason; reasonable
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warrant
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Authorization
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decipher
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To make out the meaning of
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equivocal
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Allowing the possibility of several different meanings; deliberately ambiguous
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stagnate
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To be or become stale
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trivial
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Of very little importance or value
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understatement
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The act of understating or representing in a weak way
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anecdote
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A short account of an event
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respite
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A delay or cessation for a time; an interval of relief
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respite
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A delay or cessation for a time; an interval of relief
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marginal
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At the outer limits
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marginal
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At the outer limits
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campaign
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A systematic course of aggressive activities for some specific purpose
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