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to calm or pacify set to rest to lessen or relieve
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allay
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beastlike beastly brutal subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
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bestial
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festive sociable having fun together genial
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convivial
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a circle of acquintances a close-knit often exclusive group of people with a common interest
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coterie
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a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another a complement
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counterpart
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to object or take exception to
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demur
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shameless boldness impudence
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effrontery
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to decorate adorn touch up to improve by adding details
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embellish
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lasting only a short time short-lived
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ephemeral
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appropriate apt well chosen marked by well being or good fortune happy
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felicitous
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done slyly or stealthily sneaky secret shifty stolen
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furtive
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glaring tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
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garnish
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misleading deceptive lacking in or not based on reality
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illusor
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needy impoverished
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indigent
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far too great exceeding reasonable limits excessive
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inordinate
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to cast overboard get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
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jettison
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a person who hates or despises people
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misanthrope
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very persistent holding firmly to a course of action or set of beliefs hard to get rid of refusing to be put off or denied
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pertinacious
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of little value or importance
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picayune
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clothing garments
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rainment
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