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131 Cards in this Set
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effusive
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emotionally unrestrained, gushy
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vindicated
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freed from blame
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plausible
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seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
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jurisprudence
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the philosophy of science of law
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penitent
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expressing remorse for ones misdeeds
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substantiated
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supported w/ proof or evidence; verified
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benevolent
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well meaning; generous
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disingenuous
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not staight forward, crafty
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surreptitious
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done by secretive means
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wily
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cunning
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ambivalent
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
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gratuitous
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given freely, unearned, unwarranted
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superfluous
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extra, unecessary
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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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opulent
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exhibiting a display of great weath
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embellish
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to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
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florid
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describing flowery or elaborate speech
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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 sooth
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reclamation
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the act of making something useful again
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sanction
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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's not; insincerity
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slander
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false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
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spurious
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not gentle,false; counterfeit
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astute
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shrewd, clever
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ornate
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elaborately decorative
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ostentatious
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describing a showy or pretentious display
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poignant
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profoundly moving; touching
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wary
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on guard, watchful
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camoflage
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to hide by ble
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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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ruse
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a crafty trick
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stratagem
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a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
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ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretation
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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 definite 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 eratic behavior; unpredictable
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inconsequential
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unimportant
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superficial
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concerned with what is only on the surface, shallow
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tenuous
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having 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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dictatorial
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domineering, expressively overbearing
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disdain
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(n) contempt, scorn
(v) to regard or treat w/ contempt, to look down on |
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haughty
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arrogant, vainly proud
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imperious
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arrougantly domineering or overbearing
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listeless
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lacking energy
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alienated
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removed or disassociated from (family, friends, homeland)
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alliance
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a union of two or more groups
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disparity
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inequality in age, rank or degree, difference
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servile
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submissive, like a servant
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supressed
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subdued, kept from being circulated
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assertion
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a declaration or statement
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clarity
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clearness in thought or expression
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coherent
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logically connected
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cohesive
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condition of sticking together
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eloquence
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the ability to speak vividly or persuasively
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emphasize
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to give special attention to something, to stress
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fluid
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easily flowing
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implication
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the act of suggesting or hinting
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lucid
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easily understood, clear
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pundit
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an authority who expresses his/her opinion
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rhetoric
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the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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arbiter
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a judge who decides a disputed issue
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biased
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prejudiced
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exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame
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insipid
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uninteresting, unchallenging
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discourse
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verbal expression or exchange; convertaion
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cogent
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convincing, reasonable
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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patronizing
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treating in a condescending manor
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convoluted
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intricate, complex
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cryptic
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difficult to comprehend
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encryption
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futile
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having no useful purpose, pointless
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impede
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to slow the progress
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abscure
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(adv) relatively unknown
(v) to conceal or make indisctict |
do you recognize something that is obscure?
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quandary
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a state of uncertainty or perplexity
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dilatory
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habitually late
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indolent
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lazy
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assiduous
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hard-working
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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, hard working
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dogged
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persevering, determined
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endure
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to put up with
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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 aderence 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 adopted from a source
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incumbent
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imposed as a dusty, obligatory
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inevitable
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certain to happen, unavoidable
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malleable
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easily shaped or formed
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subdue
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to restrain, to hold back
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acquired
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develop or learned, not naturally occuring
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conception
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the ability to form or understand 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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stubornly adhering to insufficiently proved 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 w/o 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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objectibity
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treating facts w/o influence fom personal feelings or prejudices
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integrity
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trustworthiness, completeness
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incontrovertible
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indesputable, not open to question
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impartial
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not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased
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torpor
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laziness, inactivity, dullness
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frenetic
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wildly excited or active
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auspicious
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favorable
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egregious
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conspiciously bad or offensive
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flagrant
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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticable
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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lambaste
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criticize harshly
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catalyst
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spark, stimulus
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prequisite
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a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one's position
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