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110 Cards in this Set
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cogent
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convincing;reasonable
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discourse
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verbal expression or exchange;conversation
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pundit
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an authority who expresses his/her opinions
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penitent
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expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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substantiated
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supported with proof or evidence; verified
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imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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convoluted
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intricated; complex
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obscure
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1) relatively unknown
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indolent
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lazy
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torpor
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lazinees;inactivity;dullness
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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egregious
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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auspicious
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favorable;promising
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emollient
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(adj) softening and soothing
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reclamation
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the act of making something usefl again
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spurious
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not genuine, counterfeit
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astute
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shrewd;clever
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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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ambivalent
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simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
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arbitrary
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determined by impulse rather than reason
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equivocate
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to avoid making a definite statement
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak
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dogged
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stubbornly preserving
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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 adhereing 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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presistence
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inveterate
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long established;deep-rooted;habitual
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elusive
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difficult to capture
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camaraderie
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goodwill between friends
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facetious
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playfully humorous
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truncated
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shortened; cut off
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anthology
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a collection of literary pieces
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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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mural
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a large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
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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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prudent
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exercising good judgment or common sense
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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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pejorative
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describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
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vilify
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to make vicious 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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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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pugnacious
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combative; belligerent
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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 wrongding, especially by a public official
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putrid
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rotten
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hackneyed
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worn-out through overuse; trite
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obsolete
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no longer in use; old-fashioned
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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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timorous
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timid; fearful about the future
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nascent
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coming into existence; emerging
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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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sonorous
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producing a deep or full sound
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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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laudatory
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giving praise
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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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processing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
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paradigm
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an example or model
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cartographer
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one who designs or makes maps
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aberration
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something that differs from the norm
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abstruse
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hard to comprehend
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acquiesce
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to agree without protesting
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acrimony
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bitterness, discord
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acumen
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keen insight
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behemoth
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something of tremendous power or size
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bombastic
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excessively confident, pompous
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cerebral
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related to intellect
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circumvent
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to get around
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covet
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to desire enviously
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debacle
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a disastrous failure, disruption
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demagogue
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a leader who appeals to a person's prejudices
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demure
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quiet, modest, reserved
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emaciated
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very thin, feeble looking
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exorbitant
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excessive
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fathom
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to understand, comprehend
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goad
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to urge, incite to action
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impregnable
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resistant to capture or penetration
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iniquity
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wickedness or sin
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irascible
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easily angered
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kudos
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praise for achievement
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laconic
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terse in speech/writing
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myriad
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consisting of a great number
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onerous
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burdensome
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paucity
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small in quantity
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portent
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an omen
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precocious
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advanced; developing ahead of time
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profuse
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plentiful, abundant
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puerile
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juvenile; immature
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raze
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to demolish
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reprieve
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a temporary delay of punishment
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resilient
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able to recover from misfortune, able to withstand adversity
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respite
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a break, rest
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scathing
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sharp, critical, hurtful
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere, widespread
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vociferous
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loud, boisterous
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