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lackluster
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lacking excitement, enthusiasm, energy, or passion
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sublime
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beautiful, excellent
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pacifist
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believer in pacifism
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pac/peac
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peace.
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pact
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a formal agreement, as between nations
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pacifier
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someone that eases anger or agitation of
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anxiety
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feeling of worry
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agitation
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nervous anxiety
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merit
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value, good quality, praiseworthy characteristic of somebody or something
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contemplate
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consider
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radical
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basicly
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in spite of
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despite of, regardless of
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excruciate
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torture somebody, torment somebody
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incapacitating
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deprive of effectiveness
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deprive
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not allow to have; take away, deprive you from your party
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tangential
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slightly relevant
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momentous
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highly significant
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contemporary
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of the same time
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bizarre
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odd
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intolerance
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unable to tolerate something
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dissent
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disagree, disagreement
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insistence
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maintained assertion
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assertion
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a statement that something is true
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compliance
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in compliance with, the state or act of conforming with or agreeing to do something
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conform
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behave acceptable, following a standard
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squander
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use something wastefully, squander our existing resources
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belie
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give false impression
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unanimous
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agreed on by everyone. be unanimous in something
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disposition
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personality, behavioral tendency
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dispose
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make somebody will, not dispose to do something, incline somebody;settle, put in place
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ambulate
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to walk or move from one place to anther
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congenital
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describes an unusual condition present at birth, a congenital disorder
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witty
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using words cleverly
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terse
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abrupt
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discontent
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dissatisfied unhappiness
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tact
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able to avoid giving offences, discretion
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discretion
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an intuitive sense of what is right or appropriate
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oath
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solemn promise
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merely
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only
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scruple
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moral or ethical consideration
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set forth
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state
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circumscribe
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resrict, to limit the power of somebody to act independently
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affect
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pretending to have
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indigent
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extremely poor
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precocious
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mentally advanced in age, ripen early
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petulant
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ill-tempered, sulky
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insipid
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dull,flavorless
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conspicuous
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easily visible
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prominent
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noticable
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desert
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abandon place or person, abandon
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deficient
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lacking, deficient in something
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inception
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beginning (formal), since inception
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conduct
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behavior
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provoke
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make someone angry
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verdict
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jury decision
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inflict
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cause suffering
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adaptation
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something adapted to fit, a film adaptation of a novel
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adaptation
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something adapted to fit, a film adaptation of a novel
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promptly
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Done immediately with no delay
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vigorours
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very healthy
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pedant
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Somebody too concerned with rules or details
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prevaricate
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lying by giving equivocal answers
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courteous
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polite
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utmost
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of the greatest degree, number or amount
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perceive
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noticing using senses, understand or comprehend
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preclude
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to prevent something
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informed
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have knowledge, fully aware
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probity
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moral integrity
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menace
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possible source of danger
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plea
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urgent request
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entreaty
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desperate plea
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slander
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vilify
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defame
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harm someone's reputation
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odious
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hateful
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readily
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promptly, without hesitation
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anthology
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any collection
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disclose
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reveal
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testimonial
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recommendation, reference
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slump
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collapse
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integrate
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fit in with group
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disintegrate
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break into fragments; lose wholeness
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undertaking
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task
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cede
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surrender something
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indulge
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allow yourself or somebody else to experience something enjoyable
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infidel
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unbeleiver
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bitter
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strong and sharp in taste; hostile; difficult to accept
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resentment
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ill feeling
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infidelity
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unfaithfulness, especially to a sex partner
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vile
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disgusting, very unpleasant
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torment
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inflict pain on somebody or something
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pessimism
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tendancy to expect the worst
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treacherous
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traitorous
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sullen
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hostilely silent
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grumpy
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in bad mood
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exaggerate
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overstate something
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knotty
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puzzling or hard to explain, the mystery was knotty
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depict
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to describe
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vantage
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position giving an advantage
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pallor
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lack of facial color
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miser
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stingy person
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mercurial
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quick; changeable, the mercurial actions
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melodious
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pleasing to hear
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paradigm
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typical example, prototype, model, pattern
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conceit
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an exaggerated personal opinion, belief was pure conceit
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impeccable
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perfect,flawless beyond criticism
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gravity
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seriousness
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impecunious
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poor;having no money, great depression made families impecunious
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contempt
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attitude of utter disgust or hatred
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abject
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of the worst or lowest degree, an abject person
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sojourn
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temporary stay, the guest remained only for a sojourn
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concede
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reluctantly accept something to be true; to acknowledge; to admit; to surrender; to abandon one's postion
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affiliated
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to connect or associate with
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irrepairable
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not repariable
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haughty
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condescending, acting in a superior way and arrogant way
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suppress
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to bring to and end; to hold back
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commiserate
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to show sympathy
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irreproachable
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without blame or faults
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abase
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to degrade; to humiliate; to disgrace; absed his children whenever they fail
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ingenuous
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noble; candid; naïve
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intrepid
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fearless, bold
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codify
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to organize laws or rules into a systematic collection (code)
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garble
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distort or confuse
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jester
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entertainer
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inveterate
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firmly established
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jollity
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fun
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yoke
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harness; collar; bond, by the yoke around its neck and face
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solicit
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plead for something
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specious
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apparently, but not actually true
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approbatory
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approval, approbatory remark
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desist
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to stop or cease
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replete
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well supplied, fully equipped, kitchen was replete with food
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caprice
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impulsive tendency, a sudden unpredictable move
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duress
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force, held under duress
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meticulous
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extremely careful and precise
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impale
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to piece through with a pointed object, knight was impaled by the sharp lance
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conundrum
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word puzzle
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lecherous
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expressing lewdness in a way regarded as distasteful
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rebuttal
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refuting statement
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refute
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prove something wrong
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consternation
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terror that causes confusion
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pittance
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small allowance
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coagulate
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to become semisolid
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saunter
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to walk at a leisurely pace, to stroll
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condone
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to overlook; to forgive
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percussion
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striking one object against another
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luxuriant
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grow profusely, luxuriant flowers
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burly
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strong; bulky; stocky
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catalyst
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anything which creates a situation in which change can occur
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malicious
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spiteful, vindictive
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malefactor
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an evil person
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reproach
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to blame and thus make feel ashamed; to rebuke
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apocryphal
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couterfeit; not true
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ingratiate
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seek to please somebody
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scanty
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inadequate; sparse
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paradigm
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typical example; model
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nefarious
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evil, wicked, villainous, nefarious ruler
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lethal
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deadly
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mandate
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order, charge
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determinate
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distinct limits,exact limits
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imbue
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to dye or permeate
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nostrum
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a questionable remedy
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remedy
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way of putting things right
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refurbish
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to make new; to renovate
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satire
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a play or novel that uses humor or irony to expose folly
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repudiate
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to reject to cancel
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noxious
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harmful to one's health
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halcyon
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tranquil; happy
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flaccid
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lacking firmness, old dogs flaccid tail
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innuendo
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hint; insinuation
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rife
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full of, rife with
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torpid
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lethargic
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putrefy
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to decompose; to rot
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sagacious
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wise
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inchoate
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rudimentary
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bungler
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a clumsy person
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invoke
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to call upon, to ask for
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evoke
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stimulate memories from the past; cause reaction or feeling, evoke childhood memories, evoke a bitter retort
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august
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splendid
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lunge
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a sudden strong attacting movement forward
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pejorative
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expressing disapproval
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adversary
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foe, an enemy
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debilitate
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to enfeeble, to wear out
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perceptive
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full of insight, well aware
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tyranny
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absolute power, autocracy
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wither
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to shrivel, to cut down
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tensile
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undergoing tension
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indelible
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permanent
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polemicist
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a person skilled in agruement
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stanza
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division of poem, group of lines in a poem having a definite pattern
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phlegmatic
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unexcitable
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veracioius
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accurate
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homage
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honor, respect
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obsequious
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too eager to please or obey
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rustic
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plain and simple, of or living in the country
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sovereign
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superiour
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premise
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the basis for an argument
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remorse
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guilt; sorrow
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impede
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hamper, hinder
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jocund
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jolly
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puchritude
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beauty
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rebuff
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a blunt refusal to offer help
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raucous
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unpleasantly loud,harsh, hoarse
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pious
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religious
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regal
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royal, grand, regal castle, regal home
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly rebellious
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inconclusive
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not the final or definite result
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incredulous
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skeptical, unbelieving
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repast
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food that is eaten
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hamper
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to interfere with
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reticent
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silent, the reticent girl
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somber
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dark and derpessing; gloomy, somber mood
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subjugate
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force into submission
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defer
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to give way to the merit of, I defer to your superior knowledge
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archetype
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prototype
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amorphous
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having no determinate form
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saga
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a legend
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malleable
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easy to shape or bend
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indecipherable
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illegible
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discourse
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serious conversations; to communicate in a orderly fashion
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stately
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impressively weighty and dignified, grand and imposing
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condescend
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acting in a haughty way
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reckless
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without thought of danger
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elaborate
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complex;finely or richly decorated; detailed and thorough
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harsh
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difficult to endure; punitive;unpleasant to senses
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mortify
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shame somebody
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sedition
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a revolt
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revolt
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to try to overthrow an existing government
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debacle
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chaotic failure, disaster
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steadfast
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loyal
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rectify
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to correct
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correlate
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to bring into mutual relation
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ratify
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to make valid, confirm
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compliant
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complying; obeying; yielding
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adept
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skilled
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inaudible
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not able to be heard
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whet
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to sharpen, cooking whetted her appetite
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mundane
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ordinary, commonplace
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slothful
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lazy
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stoic
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impassive, unemotional
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foist
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to falsely identify as real
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waft
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move gently by the wind or breeze, the smoke wafted out of the chimney
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soporific
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causing sleep
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solemnity
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seriousness
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devoid
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lacking
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conglomeration
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mixture; collection
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sordid
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filthy; base; vile, the sordid gutters
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stagnant
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motionless, not flowing or moving, inactive, not developing
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tenuous
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extremely delicate and fine
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anecdote
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a short account of happenings
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bastion
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strong supporter; a fortified place or strong defence
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mar
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to spoil by doing damage
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shoddy
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of inferior quality; cheap
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chastised
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to punish; to discipline
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liaison
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conneciton link, liaison between the faculty and the student body
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stridency
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harshness or shrillness sound
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intercede
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to plead on be behalf of another; to mediate
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constrain
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to force, compel
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mesmerize
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to hpynotize
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aseptic
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germ free
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undermined
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to weaken; to ruin
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convoke
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to call to assemble
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breadth
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the distance from one side to antoher
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synthetic
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insincere, not real, rather artificial
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desecrate
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insult something holy
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knavery
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cunning behavior
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sarcasm
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ironic
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tepid
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lukewarm, showing little enthusiasm
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cower
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to crouch down in fear or shame
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innocuous
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harmless
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vendetta
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feud
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feud
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long violent dispute; continuous hostility
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fortuitous
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happening accidentally by luck
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vilify
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to speak abusively of, slander, to malign someone
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skulk
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to move secretly, implies sinister intent
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disarray
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state of disorder
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cant
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jargon of a particular group or occupation; insincere statements of high ideals
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immutable
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unchangeable, permanent
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thrify
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frugal, economical
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amalgamate
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to mix; to merge, to combine
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infamy
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a bad reputation
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truculent
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fierce; savage; cruel
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tranquillity
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peaceful state; stillness
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tumid
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swollen;inflated
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ungainly
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clumsy and unattractive
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guise
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appearance
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hefty
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heavy or powerful
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oaf
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someone clumsy, unintelligent, noisy oaf
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ingenious
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inventive, clever and effective
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paramount
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greatest in importance or significance
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sacred
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of religion, inviolable
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lofty
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of highest rank, exalted
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exalted
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high-spirited, elevated, noble
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pertain
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have relevance; be appropriate; be part or belong
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collude
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work secretly with somebody to do something illegal or undesired
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analgesic
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pain-relieve
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truss
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to tie something or somebody tightly
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confine
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to limit something to somebody; limitation; prison
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longing
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yearning; to want something badly but unattainable
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blasphemous
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irreligious; away from acceptable standards
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epic
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long poem, serious of event; very large or heroic
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aggression
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hostile attitude
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bellicosity
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warlike
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bel
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war
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burlesque
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mockery by ludicrous imitation
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ludicrous
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absurdly ridiculous
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imp
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imp; mischievous child
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mischievous
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playfully naughty and troublesome
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diligence
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persisent effort
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sage
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wise person
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longevity
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long life
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crone
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woman over 40
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amnesia
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memory loss
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paralysis
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loss of movement
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premeditation
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reflection b4 action
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nourish
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give food to; helpt to develop
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denude
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strip bare
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adorn
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embellish; add decoration, make more beautiful
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inflame
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to provoke a powerful responce
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delimit
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establish limits of
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antebellum
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before the ware
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rebel
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a person who reisists authority, control, or tradition
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belligerent
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warlike, given to waging war
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spurious
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not genuine
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defective
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faulty
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de
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away, off, down, completely, reversal
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defile
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corrupt something; to make dirty
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defame
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to harm one's reputation
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delineate
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to describe to explain in detail; draw the outline of
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platitute
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banal statement
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trite
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overused
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omen
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a prophetic sign
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prophetic
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correctly predicting
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portentous
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significant in terms of future events
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hangar
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where airplanes are built and repaired
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furtive
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secretive
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deface
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to spoil appeaeance
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compel
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force somebody, I was compelled to listen.
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antediluvian
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outdated( humorous)
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indignant
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angry at unfairness
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exalt
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praise or promote somebody or something
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deteriorate
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become worse in quarlity, value, or strength; degenerate
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consent
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give permission, agree
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spectrum
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distribution of color light, like a rainbow; range of values( with extreme limits). A spectrum of opinoions between 2 extremes
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organsim
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living thing
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verse
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line of poem
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scale
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series of music notes
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forethought
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thought for future
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headlong
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with too much haste, with out forethought
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single-handed
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unaided
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