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221 Cards in this Set
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frenetic
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wildly excited or active
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gratuituous
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given freely; unearned' unwarranted
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superfluous
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extra; unnecessary
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alleviate
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to ease a pain or burden
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asylum
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a place of retreat or security
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auspicious
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favorable; promising
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benevolent
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well-meaing; generous
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benign
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kind and gentle
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emollient
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(adj) softening and soothing (n) something that softens or soothes
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mollify
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to calm or soothe
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reclamation
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the act of making something useful again
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sanction (v)
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to give official authorization or approval
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dubious
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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fabricated
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made; concocted in order to deceive
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hypocrisy
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the practice of pretending to be something one if not; insincerity
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slander
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false charages and malicious oral statements about someone
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spurious
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not genuine; false; counterfeit
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astute
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shrewd; clever
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camoflage
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to hide by blending in with surroundings
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clandestine
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secretive
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coup
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a brilliantly executed plan
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disingenuous
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not straightforward; crafty
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ruse
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a crafty trick
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stratagem
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a clever trick used to desceive or outwit
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surreptitious
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done by secretive means
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wary
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on guard; watchful
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wily
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cunning
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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; uncertain
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apathetic
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feeling or showing little emotion
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arbitrary
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determined by impulse rather than reason
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capricious
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impulsive and unpredictable
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equivocate
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to avoid making a definte statement
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indifferent
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not caring one way or the other
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spontaneous
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unplanned; naturally occurring
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whimsical
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subject to erratic behaviour; unpredictable
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inconsequential
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unimportant
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superficial
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concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
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tenuous
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haveing little substance or strength; shaky; unsure;weak
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trivial
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of little importance or significance
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assiduous
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hardworking
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compelling
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forceful; urgently demanding attention
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diligent
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marked by painstaking effort; hardworking
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dogged
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stubbornly persevering
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endure
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to put up with; to survive a hardship
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intrepid
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courageous; fearless
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maverick
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one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
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obdurate
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stubborn; inflexible
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obstinate
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stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
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proliferate
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to grow or increase rapidly
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tenacity
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persistence
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vitality
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energy; power to survive
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assimilation
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to absorb; to make similar
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consensus
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general agreement
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context
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circumstances of a situation; environment
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derived
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copied or adapted from a source
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incumbent
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imposed as a duty; obligatory
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inevitable
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certain to happen; unaviodable
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malleable
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easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
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subdue
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to restrain; to hold back
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acquired
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developed or learned; not naturally occuring
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conception
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the ability to form or undrestand an idea
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conviction
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a fixed or strong belief
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dogmatic
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stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs
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enlightening
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informative; contributing to one's awareness
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impression
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a feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
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intuition
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the power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
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misconception
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an incorrect understanding or interpretation
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perception
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awareness; insight
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perspective
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point of view
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profound
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having great depth or seriousness
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inherent
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inborn; built in
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innate
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possessed at birth; inborn
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inveterate
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long established; deep-rooted; habitual
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omnipotent
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all-powerful
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proximity
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closeness
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elusive
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difficult to capture
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emigrate
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to leave one country or region and settle in another
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transient
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passing away with time; passing from one place to another
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transitory
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short-lived or temporary
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affable
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easygoing; friendly
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amenable
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responsive; agreeable
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camaraderie
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goodwill between friends
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cordial
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friendly; sincere
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facetious
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playfully humorous
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impinge
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hinder; interfere with
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lament
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express grief for; mourn
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melancholy
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sadness; depression
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sanction (n)
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(n) an economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
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truncated
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shortened; cut off
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aesthetic
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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anthology
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a collection of literary pieces
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contemporary
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current, modern; from the same time
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dilettante
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one with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
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eclectic
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made up of a variety of sources or styles
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excerpt
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a selected part of a passage or scene
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genre
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category of artistic endeavor
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medley
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an assortment of a mixture, especialy or musical pieces
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mural
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a large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
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narrative
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(adj) characterized by the telling of a story (n) a story
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parody
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an artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
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realism
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artistic representation taht aims for visual accuracy
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virtuoso
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a tremendously skilled artist
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decorous
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proper; marked by good taste
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equanimity
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the quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
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aesthetic
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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anthology
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a collection of literary pieces
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contemporary
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current, modern; from the same time
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dilettante
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one with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
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eclectic
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made up of a variety of sources or styles
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excerpt
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a selected part of a passage or scene
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genre
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category of artistic endeavor
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medley
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an assortment of a mixture, especialy or musical pieces
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mural
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a large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
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narrative
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(adj) characterized by the telling of a story (n) a story
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parody
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an artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
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realism
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artistic representation taht aims for visual accuracy
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virtuoso
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a tremendously skilled artist
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decorous
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proper; marked by good taste
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equanimity
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the quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
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modest
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quiet or humble in manner or appearance
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propriety
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appropriateness of behavior
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prudent
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exercising good judgement or common sense
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serene
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calm
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staid
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unemotional; serious
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stoic
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indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
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condemn
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to express strong disapproval of; denounce
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discredit
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to cause to be doubted
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disparage
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to speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
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pejorative
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describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
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plagiarism
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the act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own
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vilify
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to make viciuos statements about
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brusque
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rudely abrupt
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caustic
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bitingly sarcastic or witty
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feral
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savage; untamed
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fractious
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quarrelsome; unruly
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incorrigible
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unable to be reformed
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ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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insolent
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insulting in manner or speech
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notorious
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known widely and ussually unfavorably; infamous
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pugnacious
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combative; belligerent
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reprehensible
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worthy of blame
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brittle
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easily broken when subjected to pressure
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect; injurious
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enmity
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mutual hatred or ill will
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heinous
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hatefully evil; abominable
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malfeasance
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misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
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malice
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extreme ill will or spite
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putrid
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rotten
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rancorous
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hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will
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toxic
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poisonous
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archaic
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characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
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hackneyed
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worn out through overuse; trite
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medieval
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referring to the MIddle Ages, old-fashioned
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obsolete
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no longer in use; old-fashioned
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austere
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without decoration; strict
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mediocrity
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the state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
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mundane
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commonplace; ordinary
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ponderous
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extremely dull
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prosaic
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unimaginative; dull
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sedentary
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not migratory; settled
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apprehension
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anxiety or fear about the future
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harbinger
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something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
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ominous
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menacing; threatening
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premonition
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a feeling about the future
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timorous
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timid; fearful about the future
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trepidation
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uncertatinty; apprehension
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innovative
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introducing something new
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naive
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lacking sophistication
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nascent
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coming into existence; emerging
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novel
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strikingly new or unusual
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novice
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a beginner
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candor
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sincerity; openness
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frank
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open and sincere in expression; straighforward
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arid
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describing a dry, rainless climate
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conflagration
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a widespread fire
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nocturnal
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of or occurring in the night
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sonorous
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producing a deep or full sound
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ample
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describing a large amount of something
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comprehensive
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large in scope or content
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copious
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plentiful; having a large quantity
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permeated
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spread or flowing throughout
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pervasive
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dispersed throughout
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prodigious
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enormous
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replete
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abundantly supplied; filled to capacity
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exemplary
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commendable; worthy of imitation
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idealize
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to consider perfect
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laudatory
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giving praise
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paramount
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of chief concern or importance
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venerated
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highly respected
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catalog
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(v) to make an itemized list of
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facile
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done or achieved with little effort; easy
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fastidious
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possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
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hierarchy
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a groupf organized by rank
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meticulous
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extremely careful and precise
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pragmatic
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practical
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solvent
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able to pay one's debts
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abstract
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not applied to actual objects
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apparatus
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equipment; a group of machines
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paradigm
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an example or model
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phenomenon
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an unusual, observable event
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rational
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logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
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theoretical
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lacking verification or practical application
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cartographer
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one who designs or makes maps
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vocation
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an occcupation or profession
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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cohesive
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causing the condition of sticking together
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coherent
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connected
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clarity
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clearness in thought or expression
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embellish
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to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
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suppressed
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subdued; kept from being circulated
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alliance
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a union of two or more groups
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alienated
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removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland)
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assertion
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a declaration or statement
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plausible
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seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
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biased
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prejudiced
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implication
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the act of suggesting ro hinting
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fluid
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easily flowing
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emphasize
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to give special attention to something; to stress
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eloquence
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the ability to speak vividly or persuasively
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discourse
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verbal expression or exchange; conversation
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