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197 Cards in this Set
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Caustic
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Harsh
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Hewn
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Made with cutting blows
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Candor
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honesty
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deluge
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overflowing
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enact
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put into action
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fauna
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wildlife
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vista
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view
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perturb
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disturb
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rustic
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rural
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cordial
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kind
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niche
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place
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embalm
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bury, preserve
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farce
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satire
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vestige
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remainder
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lucid
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easily understood
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goad
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to urge
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knead
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to mold
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robust
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strong
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exuberant
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enthusiastic
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fallow
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unplanted field
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sublime
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to elevate
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stifling
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to cut off or end
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resilient
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rebounding back strongly
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indolent
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slothful
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indignant
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offensive, insulting
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insolent
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rude, disrespectful
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indulgent
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easygoing
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intolerant
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not tolerant
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upbraided
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to scold sharply
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exonerated
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to free from guilt
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castigated
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to punish or criticized
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condoned
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to overlook
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mitigate
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to lessen in force
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volatile
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leaving or evaporating quickly
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eschews
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to avoid
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bigot
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intolerant person
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candid
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open and sincere
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fervid
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heated, high tensions
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chary
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cautious
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altruistic
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concerned for the welfare of others
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lamented
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mourned for
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mercenary
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working strictly for money
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astute
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observant
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sullen
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gloomy, sluggish
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Exaceberated
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to increase the severity of
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Nepotism
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favoritism
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Cronyism
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favortism
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fatuous
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silly, foolish
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Exacting
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demanding
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Didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
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Ostensibly
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evident or apparent
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axiom
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principle or rule
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vapid
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dull
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perfunctory
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daily routine
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galvanize
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stimulate
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prudent
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wise
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fume
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fret, agitation, rage, fury
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sagacious
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wise
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meek
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humbly patient, kind, docile
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timid
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indicating fear
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frugal
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economical
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antic
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stunt
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doff
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remove
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dearth
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shortage
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chide
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scold
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incite
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motivate
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lethargy
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laziness
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pious
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showing devotion
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stoic
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not showing feelings
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vilify
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to defame or argue against
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coup
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a brilliant act
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turgid
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swollen, boring speech,
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admonish
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to warn, or advise
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burnish
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to shin or polish
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curtail
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to lessen
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foment
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to promote growth of
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ignoble
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not noble
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levity
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lightness
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elicit
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evoke
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illicit
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illegal
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placate
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to sooth
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bartering
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to trade
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abhor
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to hate or reject
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abject
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in low spirits
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avid
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characterized by enthusiasm
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pervasive
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widespread
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disposition
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state of mind
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surly
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irritable
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antiquated
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outdated
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abscess
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boil as in open wound
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pantomime
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a mime performance
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adverse
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difficult
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corps
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group
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anthology
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collection of passages
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drudgery
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dull, difficult
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duress
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strain
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glib
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slick
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penniless
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poor
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divest
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to deprive someone of
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glower
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frown
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affable
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friendly
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indigent
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extremely poor
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pertinent
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relating to the subject at hand
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maxim
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a saying
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opaque
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not transparent
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trivial
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unimportant
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prodigy
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an omen, highly talented child
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docile
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obedient
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paltry
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inferior
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hovel
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open shed
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wistful
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longing, yearning
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listless
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showing lack of interest
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languid
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showing lack of interest
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aloof
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reserved, indifferent
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banal
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lacking originality
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fledgling
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immature or young person
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inscrutable
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mysterious
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interpolate
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to alter
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progeny
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descendants
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tangible
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something easily percieved
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garrolous
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talking a lot and unimportantly
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floe
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sheet of ice
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cliche
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saying
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ensue
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resulting from an earlier occurance
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homage
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honor
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latent
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hidden
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nuance
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quality
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adament
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fiercely determined
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amenity
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courtesy
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enmity
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hatred
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preclude
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to prevent by earlier actions
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posthumous
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related to after death
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incensed
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angry
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hodgepodge
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disorganized jumble
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ungainly
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clumsy
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debacle
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complete collapse or failure
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seamless
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smooth, without folds
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indelible
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unable to be erased
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untenable
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not able to be defended
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eradicable
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capable of being torn out by roots
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propinquity
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proximity
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mercurial
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quick, clever, volatile
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juggernaut
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terrible, irristable force
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puritanical
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extremely religious or moral
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obstreperous
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noisy
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boisterous
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noisy
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coterier
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clique
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insouciance
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carefree
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serendipity
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a pleasant unexpected discovery
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diffident
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shy
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tractable
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eaily managible, docile, compliant
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contumacious
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resistant
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prevaricate
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lie
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abnegate
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to give up
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renounce
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to give up and put aside voluntarily
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loquacious
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talkative
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gregarious
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sociable
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nonpareil
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relating to unequality
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risibility
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ability or inclination to laugh
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ubiquity
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the state or fact of being everywhere
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abate
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to put an end to
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abridge
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to shorten
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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accolade
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an honor
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acerbic
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acid
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acquiescent
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agree
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acrimony
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ill feeling
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adamant
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firm in purpose
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adroit
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skillful
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adversary
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an enemy
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ambivalence
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contradicting values
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animosity
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strong dislike
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antiquated
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out of date
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antithesis
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exact opposite
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apathy
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carefree
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apprise
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to tell, inform
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ardor
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warmth of feeling
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ascetic
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a person who practices self-denial
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Asperity
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sharpness of temper
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assiduous
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persistent
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assuage
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to lessen suffering
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Atrophy
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cause to waste
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audacity
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boldness
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augment
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to make larger
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auspicious
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showing signs or promise of future success
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austere
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stern
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avarice
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passion for hoarding wealth
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averse
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unwilling
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aversion
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strong dislike
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baleful
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harmful
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Baneful
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harmful
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beguile
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to decieve by charm
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Belie
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to give a false idea
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bilk
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cheat
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blight
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death
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bolster
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encourage
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cantankerous
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hard or irritating to deal with
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