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ostracize
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exclude from society
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defiance
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open disobedience
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undermine
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erode something from base; weaken something gradually
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undergird
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support; support from below
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submerge
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to go under water
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supersede
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replace something less efficient
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overhaul
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comprehensive repair; check something for mechanical faults; revise something thoroughly; gradually overtake somebody
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intersperse
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break something's continuity; put here and there
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enact
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make something law
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flattery
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paying of compliments to win favor
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aromatic
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having a smell which is sweet or spicy (pleasant smell)
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putrefaction
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a smelly mass that is decomposition of organic matter
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anarchist
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one who believes that a formal government is unnecessary
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amity
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friendly relations
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amiable
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friendly relations
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amendment
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a positive change
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ambivalent
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undecided
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ambiguous
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not clear; uncertain; vague
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altruistic
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unselfish
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perjury
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the practice of lying
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incompetence
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failing to meet necessary requirements
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alchemist
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a person who studies chemistry
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alleviates
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to lessen or make easier
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adulation
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high praise
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adage
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an old saying now accepted as being truthful
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prodigal
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wasteful; lavish
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disavowed
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to deny; to refuse to acknowledge
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abrupt
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happening or ending unexpectedly
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stigma
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a mark of disgrace
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virtuoso
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highly skilled artist
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uncanny
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of a strange nature; weird
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amalgam
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a mixture or combination (often of metals)
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lustrous
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bright; radiant; shining
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rancor
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strong ill will; enmity
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ostentatious
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being showy
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neologism
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giving a new meaning to an old word
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whimsical
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fanciful; amusing
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molten
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melted
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pernicious
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dangerous; harmful
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spurious
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not genuine; false; bogus
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transmutation
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a changed form
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ribald
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vulgar joking or mocking
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reprehensible
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wicked; disgraceful
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sinuous
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full of curves; twisting and turning
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pragmatic
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matter-of-face; practical
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inept
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unable to handle job; totally inappropriate; incompetent; clumsy
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qualified
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experienced; restricted
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None
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ulterior
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buried; concealed; undisclosed
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lax
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careless; irresponsible
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pensive
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deeply thoughtful; reflective; comtemplative
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loquacious
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very talkative; garrulous
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autocracy
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an absolute monarchy; government where one person holds power
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dispassionate
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lack of feeling; impartial
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suave
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charming in an insincere way; pleasingly dressed; effortlessly gracious
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jovial
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cheery; jolly; playful
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waived
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to give up possession or right
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chagrin
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distress; shame
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mitigate
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to alleviate; to lessen; to soothe
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tarry
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remain; wait; linger; to go or move slowly; to delay
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saturated
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to soak thoroughly; to drench
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stipend
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payment for work done
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valor
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bravery
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nostalgic
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longing for the past; filled with bittersweet memories
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paraphernalia
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equipment; accessories
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innovated
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to introduce a change; to depart from the old
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charisma
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appeal; magnetism; presence
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pristine
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primitive; pure; uncorrupted
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malevolent
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wishing evil (opposite: benevolent)
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quixotic
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foolishly idealistic
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gloated
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be smugly happy; brag; to glory over
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susceptible
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easily affected; easily imposed; inclined
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duplicity
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deception
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lucrative
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profitable; gainful
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altruism
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unselfish devotion to the welfare of others rather than self
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delineated
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to outline; to describe
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rigor
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severity
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terse
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concise; abrupt
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assessed
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to estimate the value of
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rescinded
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to retract; to discard; to revoke, repeal, or cancel
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fulminate
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to issue a strong denunciation
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ominous
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threatening
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potable
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a beverage that is drinkable
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vagabond
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wanderer; one without a fixed place
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reiterate
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to repeat
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distant
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having separations or being reserved
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choleric
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cranky; cantankerous; easily angered
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sycophant
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flatterer
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arbitrary
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based on one's preference or judgment
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occult
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supernatural or magic; mystical; mysterious
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contrite
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refretful; sorrowful
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virulent
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deadly; harmful; malicious
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abominated
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to loathe; to hate
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facilitate
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to make easier; to simplify
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prevalent
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generally occurring
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pedantic
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emphasizing minutiae or form in scholarship or teaching
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universal
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concerning everyone; existing everywhere
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obliterated
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destroy completely
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indigenous
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native to a region; inborn or innate
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perpetual
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never ceasing; continuous
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chimera
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something totally unrealistic or impractical; an impossible fancy
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candid
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honest; truthful; sincere
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exorbitant
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going beyond what is reasonable; excessive
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uniform
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consistent; unvaried; unchanging
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ossified
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to turn to bone; to harden
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slandered
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to defame; to maliciously misrepresent
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quaint
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old-fashioned; unusual; odd
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destitute
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poor; poverty-stricken
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retract
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to draw or take back
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cognitive
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possessing the power to think or meditate; meditative; capable of perception
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brevity
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briefness; shortness
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paranoia
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extreme and unreasonalbe suspcion of other people and their motives
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paranoid
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distrustful
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vulgar
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crude or indecent
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loathe
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dislike somebody or something
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avow
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affirm
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reflective
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thoughtful; able to reflect
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meditate
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think carefully about something; plan something; empty or concentrate mind
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drench
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soak somebody or something
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denunciation
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public condemnation
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inborn
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inherited from parents or possessed from birth
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innate
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present from birth
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unveil
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expose something secret
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amid
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within or among
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succinct
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concise, brief and to point
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness or speed
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palpable
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touchable; clear; obvious
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anonymous
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nameless; unidentified
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baneful
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deadly or causing distress, death
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tentative
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not confirmed; indefinite
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opaque
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dull; cloudy; non-transparent
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garrulous
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extremely talkative or wordy
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derided
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to laugh at with contempt; to mock
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iconoclast
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one who smashes revered images; an attacker of cherished beliefs
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negligence
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carelessness
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foible
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a minor weakness of character
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dissonance
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musical discord; a mingling of inharmonious sounds; nonmusical;disagreement; lack of harmony
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hypocritical
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two-faced; deceptive
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pagan
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polytheistic
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loiter
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to spend time aimlessly
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recondite
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hard to understand; concealed; characterized by profound scholarship
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exotic
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unusual; striking; foreign
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dubious
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doubtful; uncertain; skeptical; suspicious
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livid
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1. black-and-blue; discolored 2. enraged; irate
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intermittent
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periodic; occasional
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usury
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the art of lending money at illegal rates of interest
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kinship
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family relationship; affinity
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menagerie
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a place to keep or a collection of wind or strange animals
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levity
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silliness; lack of seriousness
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rancid
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having a bad odor
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lassitude
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a state of being tired or listless
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compromised
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to settle by mutual adjustment
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anchorage
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something that can be relied on; security
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irascible
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prone to anger
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proverbial
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well-known because it is commonly referred to
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hackneyed
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commonplace; trite
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haggard
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tired-looking; fatigued; wild and unruly in appearance
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comprehensive
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all-inclusive; complete; thorough
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toxic
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poisonous
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irrational
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not logical
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behoove
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to be appropriate, proper for somebody; to be advantageous; to be necessary
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profound
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deep; knowledgeable; thorough
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instigate
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to start; to provoke, to start trouble
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converge
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to move toward one point (opposite: diverge)
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ignoble
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shameful; dishonorable
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charlatan
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an impostor; fake
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unobtrusive
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inconspicuous; reserved
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vacillation
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fluctuation
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cognizant
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knowing about something; aware of ; perceptive
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inadvertent
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not on purpose; unintentional
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volatile
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changeable; undependable; unstable
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traumatic
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extreme distress; causing a violent injury
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novel
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new
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circumlocutory
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being too long, as in a description or expression; a roundabout, indirect, or ungainly way of expressing something
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zephyr
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a gentle wind; breeze
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banal
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trite, without freshness or originality
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progeny
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children; offspring
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digress
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to stray from the subject; to wander from the topic
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wanton
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unruly; excessive
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ironic
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contradictory; in consistent; sarcastic
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intangible
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incapable of being touched; immaterial
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inert
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not reacting chemically; inactive
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feasible
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reasonable; practical
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incessant
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unceasing; constant; continual
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heresy
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unorthodox opinion; opinion contrary to popular belief
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realm
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an area; sphere of activity
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sporadic
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rarely occurring or appearing; intermittent
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abstinence
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the act or process of voluntarily refraining from any action or practice; self-control; chastity
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obligatory
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mandatory; necessary; legally or morally binding
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allusions
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an indirect reference (often literary); a hint
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abstemious
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sparing in use of food or drink
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anomaly
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an oddity; inconsistency; a deviation from the norm
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soliloquy
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a talk one has with oneself (esp. on stage)
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valid
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acceptable; legal
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liberalism
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believing in personal freedom (favoring reform or progress)
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indolent
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lazy; inactive
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heeds
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pay attention to advice; to obey; to yield to
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dogmatic
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stubborn; biased; opinionated
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coherent
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sticking together; connected; logical; consistent
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contest
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to attempt to disprove or invalidate
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hierarchy
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a system of persons or things arranged according to rank
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muse
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to think or speak meditatively
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illuminate
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to make understandable, to clarify something; to shine light on something
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rarefy
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to make less dense or refined
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recluse
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solitary and shut off from society
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relinquish
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to let go; to abandon
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hedonistic
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pleasure-seeking
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exonerate
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to declare or prove blameless
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plaintive
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being mournful or sad
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abbreviated
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to shorten; to compress; to diminish
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aesthetic
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artistic; of beauty; sensitive to beauty
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unequivocal
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clear; definite
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panegyric
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high praise
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prevaricated
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to speak equivocally or evasively; to lie
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diffuse
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spread out; verbose (wordy); not focused
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incisive
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quick to understand; expressing or expressed clearly; to be acute or penetrating
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pallid
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sallow; colorless
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tenacious
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persistently holding to something
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grandiose
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magnificent; flamboyant
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frugality
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thrift; economical use or expenditure
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erratic
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unpredictable; irregular
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disputatious
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argumentative; inclined to disputes
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rationalize
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to offer reasons for; to account for on rational grounds
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copious
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full of information
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caustic
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burning; sarcastic; harsh
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hindrance
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blckage; obstacle
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fatigue
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mental or physical exhaustion; inability to respond to situation
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ecstatic
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delighted; dominated by emotion
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aberrant
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abnormal; straying from the normal or usual path
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timorous
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fearful
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reciprocal
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nutual; having the same relationship to each other
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innate
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natural; inborn
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prudent
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wise;careful;prepared
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pervade
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to occupy the whole of
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tribute
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expression of admiration
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censure
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to criticize or disapprove of
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resplendent
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dazzling and shining
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trepidation
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apprehension; uneasiness
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impromptu
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without preparation
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obstinate
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stubborn
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germane
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relevant; pertinent; related; to the point
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disapprobation
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disapproval
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diffident
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timid; lacking self-confidence
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comeliness
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beauty; attractiveness in appearance or behavior
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affable
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friendly; amiable; good-natured
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painstaking
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thorough; careful; precise
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rhapsodize
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to speak or write in a very enthusiastic maner
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awry
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crooked (ly); uneven (ly); wrong; askew
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optimist
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person who hopes for the best, sees the good side
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malinger
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to pretend to be ill in order to escape work
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insinuate
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imply something unpleasant gradually or inderectly; to work into gradually and indirectly
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morose
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gloomy; moody, despondent
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derogatory
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belittling; uncomplimentary
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gainsay
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to speak against; to contradict; to deny
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inarticulate
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speechless; unable to speak clearly
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illusory
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unreal; false; deceptive
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privy
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private; confidential
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stupor
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a stunned or bewildered condition
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disseminate
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to circulate; to scatter
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vex
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to trouble the nerves; to annoy
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unpretentious
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simple; plain; modest
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verbatim
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employing the same words as another
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prosaic
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lacking inmagination; tiresome; ordinary
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vindicate
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to free from charge; to clear
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wheedle
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to try to persuade; to coax
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potent
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having great power or physical strength
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vigor
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energy; forcefulness
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surmise
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to draw an inference; to guess
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seethe
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to be in a state of emotional turmoil; to become angry
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lascivious
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lewd; indecent; immoral; involving lust
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deign
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to condescent; to stoop
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refute
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to challenge; to disprove
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anachronism
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something out of place in time (e.g., an airplaine in 1492)
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disinterested
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neutral; unbiased
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squalid
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filthy; wretched (from squalor)
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cogent
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to the point; clear; convincing in its clarity and presentation
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laud
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to praise
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servile
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slavish; groveling
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ideology
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set of beliefs; principles
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passive
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submissive; unassertive
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vivacious
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lively and highly spirit; animated; gay
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beneficent
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conferring benefits; kindly; doing good
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indulgent
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lenient; patient; permissive
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wry
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amusing and ironic; mocking; cynical
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discerning
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distinguishing one thing from another
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catharsis
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emotional release; a purging or relieving of the body or soul
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assiduous
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very careful; carefully attentive; industrious
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rant
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to speak in a loud, pompous manner; to rave
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deter
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to prevent; to discourage; to hinder
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haphazard
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disorganized; random
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aspersion
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slanderous statement; a damaging or derogatory criticism
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disingenuous
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not frank or candid; deceivingly simple
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subsidiary
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subordinate
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deplete
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to reduce; to empty; to exhaust
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tractable
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easily managed (opposite: intractable)
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gullible
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easily fooled
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confluence
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a thing that is joined together
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myriad
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innumerable; countless
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abstract
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not easy to understand; theoretical
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humility
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lack of pride; modesty; unwillingness to draw attention to your own achievements or abilities
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infer
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to form an opinion; to conclude
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resolution
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proposal; promise; determination
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vehement
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intense; excited; enthusiastic
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reproof
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a rebuke, censure
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vacuous
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dull; stupid; empty-headed
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consummation
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the completion; finish
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incoherent
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illogical; rambling; disjointed
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lethargic
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lazy; passive
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phobia
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morbid fear
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dishearten
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discouraged; depressed
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ruminate
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to think about through meditation
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salubrious
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promoting good health
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impartial
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unbiased; fair
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turbulence
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condition of being physically agitated; disturbance
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intractable
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stubborn; obstinate; not easily taught or disciplined
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coterie
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a clique; a group who meets frequently; usually socially
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impassive
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showing no emotion
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skeptic
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doubter
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ethnic
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pertaining to races or peoples and their origin classification or characteristics
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exemplary
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serving as an example; outstanding
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acclaim
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loud approval; applause
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usurpation
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the act of taking something for oneself; seizure
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accrue
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to collect; to build up
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languid
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weak; fatigued
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pertinent
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relevant; related to the matter at hand
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depravity
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moral corruption; badness
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desolate
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to be left alone or made lonely;empty
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nullify
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to cancel; to invalidate
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immune
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exempt from or protected against something
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wrath
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violent or unrestrained anger; fury
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rummage
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to search thoroughly
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detached
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separated; not interested; standing alone
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dissonant
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not in harmony; in disagreement
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effigy
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dummy representing somebody disliked; the image or likeness of a person
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deleterious
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harmful; hurtful; noxious
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vulnerable
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open to attack; unprotected
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pledge
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solemn undertaking
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vow
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a solemn promise to carry out a certain act, or behave in a given way
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plight
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unfortunate condition, a difficult or dangerous condition; make a vow( in marriage)
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theretofore
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before then
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surveillance
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close watch
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pioneer
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inventor or innovator; first person to explore territory; to invent, to explore..
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entrench
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protect
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thrust
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push someone or something forcfully; a forward movement
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quell
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put stop to something by force
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appeal
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earnest or urgent request
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