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178 Cards in this Set
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squander
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spend wastefully
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flag
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to lose energy
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expeditious
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done efficiently
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hubris
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arrogance
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rambunctious
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violent
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extant
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in existence
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punctilious
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scrupulous
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myopia
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nearsightedness
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rancor
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bitter
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officious
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eager to help
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placid
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complacent
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dilatory
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delaying
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peevish
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fractious
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despoil
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to plunder
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presumption
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offensive attitude
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amalgam
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a mix
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induct
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to introduce
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occlude
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obstruct
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ebullient
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enthusiastic
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quizzical
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questioning
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irate
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enraged
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modicum
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small amount
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phlegmatic
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unemotional
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penurious
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stingy
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flabbergasted
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astounded
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miffed
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bad-tempered mood
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jaded
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worn out
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humdrum
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dull
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recriminate
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to accuse in return
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exasperation
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annoyance
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kitsch
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bad taste
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munificent
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generous
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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pernicious
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deadly
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unstudied
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natural
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consternation
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fear produced by danger
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insinuate
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to introduce subtly
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demean
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to humble
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bombastic
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ostentatious
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cantankerous
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quarrelsome
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superfluity
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overabundance
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uncanny
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eerie
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veneer
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superficial show
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frill
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a luxury
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boisterous
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loud, noisy
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dispassionate
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calm; impartial
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dissipate
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waste; scatter
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deprecate
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protest against
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ascendancy
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controlling influence
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ebb
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lessen
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despondent
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depressed
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episodic
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loosely connected
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erudite
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scholarly
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apocryphal
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untrue
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caricature
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misrepresentation
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decorum
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appropriateness of behavior
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking
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charlatan
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pretender to knowledge
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clemency
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lenient; mildness
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delineate
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depict
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dogmatic
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opinionated; arbitrary
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contagion
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infection
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credulity
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gullibility
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eclectic
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from variety of sources
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elated
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overjoyed
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detrimental
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harmful
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effervescent
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excited
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disinterested
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unprejudiced
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altruistic
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concerned for others
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didactic
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instructional
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epicure
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connoisseur of food and drink
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discursive
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digressing; rambling
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depravity
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corruption
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banal
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commonplace; trite
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bequeath
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hand down
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bland
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mild; dull
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abrasive
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rubbing away
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assuage
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satisfy; soothe
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aberrant
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abnormal
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cajole
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coax
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obnoxious
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offensive
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prevaricate
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to stray from truth
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epigram
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a witty saying
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provincial
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relating to a province; not sophisticated
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verdant
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naive
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bereaved
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sorrowful through loss
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dilettante
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amateurish
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virile
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masculine
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inveigle
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to win over by coaxing
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stilted
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artifically formal
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esoteric
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hard to understand
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espouse
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adopt; support
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ethereal
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heavenly
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evanescent
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fleeting; vanishing
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exacting
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extremely demanding
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exhaustive
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thorough; comprehensive
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expedient
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practical
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expedite
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hasten
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expository
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explanatory
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fastidious
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difficult to please
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fickle
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changeable; faithless
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flagrant
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blatant
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flippant
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lacking seriousness
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foolhardy
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rash
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forsake
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abandon; renounce
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forthright
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outspoken; frank
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fortuitous
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by chance
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expunge
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to erase
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anomalous
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abnormal
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acerbic
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harsh
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insipid
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dull
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vitriolic
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caustic
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profligate
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extravagant
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iconoclastic
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attacking conventions
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trepidation
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apprehension
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frivolous
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trivial
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imperturbable
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calm
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sardonic
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mocking
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hermetic
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completely sealed
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redolent
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suggestive; reminiscent (eg smell)
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trenchant
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effective, incisive
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hedonistic
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devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
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reticent
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reserved
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exhibitionistic
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behaving in ways intended to attract attention
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pedantry
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slavish attention to details
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whimsy
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odd; funny
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bravado
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pretentious display of courage
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humility
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humble
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effrontery
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boldness
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premeditated
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planned in advance
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derogate
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to belittle
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conflated
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joined
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confer
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to give
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relegate
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to assign something insignificant
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remuneration
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payment; reward
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tawdry
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cheap
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belated
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delayed
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perspicacious
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keen; acute
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scintillating
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lively; witty
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squalid
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dirty; neglected
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sophomoric
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immature; poorly informed
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cloying
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too sweet/sentimental
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posthumous
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occuring after death
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fulsome
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excessive
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gratuitous
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unearned
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prescience
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foresight
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mendacity
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untruthfulness
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induction
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derived from fact
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bombast
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pompous writing
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empirical
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from experience
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inchoate
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early stage
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lugubrious
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mournful
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dirge
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song of grief
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salient
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prominent
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reactionary
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against progess/liberalism
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bungler
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clumsy person
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disseminated
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spread out
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precipitous
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extremely steep
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retrograde
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moving backward
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derisive
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mocking
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gibe
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mocking remark
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gaffe
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blunder
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tryst
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romantic meeting
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ramshackle
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carelessly constructed
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finesse
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handle with skill
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comportment
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behavior
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annotate
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to explain with notes
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vindicate
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defend/provide justification
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recourse
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source of help
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bromide
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trite statement/idea
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reckoning
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settling of accounts
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forbearance
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act of patience
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imbued
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influenced
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consort
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associate
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morose
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depressed
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vagary
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unpredictable behavior
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flamboyance
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elaborate
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eventuality
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possibility
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