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250 Cards in this Set
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ornate; flushed with rosy color; ruddy
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florid
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repudiate; forsake; eschew
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forswear
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loathsome; excessive
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fulsome
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gas; vapor; harmful or irritating smoke
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fume
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play; frolic; romp
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gambol
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confuse; scramble; distort
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garble
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gaudy; ostentatious; excessive
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garish
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collect; receive; attain; acquire
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garner
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scatterbrained; silly; frivolous
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giddy
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incite; pressure; irk; arouse; awaken
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goad
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pompous or bombastic speech; lofty, welling language
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grandiloquence
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act in a servile way; cringe; kneel
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grovel
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wiliness; deceit; cunning
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guile
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gulp; swill; consume to excess
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guzzle
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dicker; barter; make a deal
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haggle
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make holy; consecrate; sanctify
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hallow
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hinder; frustrate; impede
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hamper
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stalwart; robust; sturdy
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hardy
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arrogant; disdainful; blatantly proud; contemptuous
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haughty
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encourage; give strength
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hearten
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enclose; surround; fence
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hedge
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announce; broadcast; report
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herald
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interruption; pause; gap
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hiatus
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boisterous merriment; enjoyment
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hilarity
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pertaining to actors; melodramatic
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histrionic
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frosted; grey; grizzled
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hoary
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exaggeration; fanciful statement; enhancement
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hyperbole
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gaiety; merriment
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jollity
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logical; reasonable; clever
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judicious
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joint; seam; intersection; joining
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juncture
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place side by side
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juxtapose
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caused by motion; dynamic
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kinetic
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art or writing of a pretentious bye shallow nature
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kitsch
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a small structure used as a newsstand, bandstand, ect
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kiosk
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a dishonest, deceitful person; a rogue
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knave
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snarled; tangled
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knotty
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hillock; mound
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knoll
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weepy; tearful
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lachrymose
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concise; terse; curt
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laconic
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complaint; moan
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lamentation
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mock; ridicule
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lampoon
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decline; diminish; weaken
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languish
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charity; philanthropy; gift
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largess
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fatigue; weariness; debility
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lassitude
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commendable; admirable; exemplary
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laudable
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carelessness; indifference
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laxity
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idleness; listlessness; passivity
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lethargy
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lightness; frivolity
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levity
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suspension of an activity; postponement
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abeyance
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sparing in use of food or drink; moderate
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abstemious
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embrace; award; commendation
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accolade
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bitter; harsh; caustic
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acerbic
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sharpness; acuteness; keenness
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acuity
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proficient; masterful; expert
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adept
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believer; supporter; devotee
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adherent
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1. attachment; appendage 2. subordinate or auxiliary capacity
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adjunct
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caution; reprove mildly; reprimand
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admonish
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dexterous; proficient; skillful
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adroit
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make impure or inferior by adding improper ingredients; contamination; pollute
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adulterate
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person who cultivates beauty or art; connoisseur
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aesthete
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make more powerful; amplify; in crease
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aggrandize
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eagerness; zeal; speed
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alacrity
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able to walk; not stationary
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ambulatory
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make better; improve
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ameliorate
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without structure; shapeless; nebulous
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amorphous
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energize; enliven
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animate
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ancient; antiquated; obsolete
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antediluvian
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lack of concern, emotion or interest; indifference
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apathy
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false, unauthenticated; disputed
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apocryphal
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1. essence; epitome 2. canonization
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apotheosis
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satisfy; make peace; placate
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appease
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expressing approval
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approbatory
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feeling superior to other people; egotistical
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arrogant
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ease; make less burdensome; mitigate
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assuage
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1. argue for a cause; defend 2. support; uphold
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advocate
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extreme desire for wealth; greed; acquisitiveness
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avarice
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1. perceptive 2. excruciating
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acute
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abnormality; deviation from the general rule; irregularity
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anomaly
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guarantee; take responsibility for; affirm
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avouch
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affirm; assert; declare; acknowledge
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avow
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concealed; difficult to comprehend; obscure
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abstruse
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concerned about the general welfare of others; charitable; generous
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altruistic
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cordial; of pleasant disposition; friendly
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amiable
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excessive flattery; adoration; idolization
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adulation
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feeling of opposition or repugnance; aversion; dislike
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antipathy
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gap, opening; orifice
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aperture
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sarcastic; caustic; angry; mordant
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acrimonious
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strict; austere
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ascetic
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suitable for cultivation or plowing
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arable
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uncertainty; doubt; incisiveness
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ambivalence
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waste away from lack of use; degenerate
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atrophy
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1. person who acts like a dictator; tyrant 2. disciplinarian
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authoritarian
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deviation from what is correct or right
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aberration
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large enclosure confining birds
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aviary
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soothing ointment for pain or healing; salve
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balm
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deadly affliction; curse; plague
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bane
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cruel action, inhuman act; harsh conduct
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barbarity
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stupefy or confuse; misconstrue
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befuddle
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tardy; overdue
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belated
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besiege; surround
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beleaguer
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humiliate; tease; diminish in importance
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belittle
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1. experience pain or distress 2. express pity for; mourn
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bemoan
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preoccupied by thought; bewildered; perplexed
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bemused
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cajolery; enticement
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blandishment
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gaiety; happiness; enjoyment
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bliss
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happy; pleased; delighted
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blithe
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ill-mannered, rude, gauche
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boorish
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briefness; succinctness; terseness
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brevity
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introduce; bring up; mention
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broach
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botch; mismanage; spoil
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bungle
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truss; foundation; support
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buttress
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1. infertile; impotent 2. arid; unproductive
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barren
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boldness or adventurous; gall
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audacity
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defraud; deceive; hoodwink
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bilk
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noisy; loud; violent; rowdy
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boisterous
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sorrowful; sinister; evil
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baleful
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trite; insipid; ordinary
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banal
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fanatic; radical; enthusiast
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zealot
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apex; summit; peak
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zenith
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peasant; ordinary person
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yeoman
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time long past
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yore
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squirm; twist
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writhe
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anguish; grief; affliction
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woe
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yearning; pensive; sad
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wistful
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stimulate; sharpen; intensify
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whet
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totter; fluctuate
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waver
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anemic; colorless; pale
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wan
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long, mournful cry or howl
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yowl
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one who dislikes strangers or foreigners
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xenophobe
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hedge; waver; fluctuate
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vacillate
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multicolored; polychromatic; varied
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variegated
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fierce; emphatic; intense
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vehement
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admire; show respect
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venerate
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truth; sincerity; honesty; candor
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veracity
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lush; thick with vegetation; leafy
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verdant
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attentiveness; prudence; care
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vigilance
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defame; denigrate
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vilify
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fatal; lethal; toxic
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virulent
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scathing; caustic
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vitriolic
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clamorous; outspoken; noisy; vocal
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vociferous
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move in a wavy manner
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undulate
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baffling; puzzling; incomprehensible
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unfathomable
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uncombed; messy; untidy
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unkempt
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unhurt; uninjured
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unscathed
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1. enthusiastic; overly eager 2. starving
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voracious
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clumsy; awkward; unmanageable
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unwieldy
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confer; grant; permit
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vouchsafe
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final result; conclusion; end
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upshot
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intimidate; harass; dominate
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browbeat
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living; alive; feasible
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viable
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rebuke; scold; criticize
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unbraid
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wordy; talkative; profuse
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verbose
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verbose; wordy; garrulous
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voluble
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marsh; quicksand; swamp
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quagmire
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dilemma; mire; entanglement
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quandary
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difficult; testy; disagreeable
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querulous
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argue or bicker
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quibble
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romantic; whimsical; unrealistic
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quixotic
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meander; roam
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ramble
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make thin; purify; make less dense
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rarefy
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demolish; level; topple
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raze
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rescind; retract; take back
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recant
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overhaul; remodel
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refurbish
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administration; government; system
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regimen
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restorative; corrective; healing
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remedial
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rip; tear; splinter
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rend
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degenerate; person without morals
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reprobate
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recant; disclaim; reject; disavow
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repudiate
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elastic; stretchy; rebounding
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resilient
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reverberant; ringing
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resonant
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dazzling; glorious; intense
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resplendent
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nervous; restless; uneasy
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restive
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lewd; obscene; irreverent
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ribald
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beginning; foundation or source
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rudiment
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brutal person; cruel and sadistic person
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ruffian
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contemplate; think about
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ruminate
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sugary; syrupy
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saccharine
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meager; scarce
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scanty
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mock; ridicule
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scoff
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separate; isolate; segregate
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sequester
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hypnotic; lethargic; causing sleep
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soporific
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spurn
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defy; reject
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1. severe poverty 2. filthiness
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squalor
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plot; tactic; deception
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stratagem
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discordant; harsh; piercing
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strident
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conflict; turmoil; struggle
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strife
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inhibit; make ineffective; cripple
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stultify
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egotistic; proud; arrogant
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supercilious
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overabundance; excess; surplus
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surfeit
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choleric; rude; sullen
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surly
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graceful; slim
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svelte
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flatterer
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sycophant
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antagonistic; hostile; spiteful
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rancorous
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berserk; diseased; sick
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rabid
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bogus; false
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spurious
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cancel; repeal; veto
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rescind
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compensation; wages
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remuneration
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contemplation of past things
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retrospection
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covert; furtive; acquired by stealthy means
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surreptitious
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devout; solemn; worshipful
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reverent
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excessive; repetitious; unnecessary
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redundant
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harsh; annoying; piercing; shrill
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raucous
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headstrong; disobedient; stubborn
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recalcitrant
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huge; immense; bulky
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voluminous
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intellectual; scholar; philosopher
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savant
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opposing progress; characterizes by reaction
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reactionary
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settlement or resolution
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reconciliation
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someone devoted to luxury; pleasure-seeker
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Sybarite
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unmanageable; obstinate; not responsive to treatment
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refractory
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reserved; shy; uncommunicative
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taciturn
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indistinguishable; equivalent
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tantamount
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diminish; thin; narrow
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taper
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gaudy; showy; loud
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tawdry
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rashness; audacity; recklessness
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temerity
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attenuated; flimsy; thin
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tenuous
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diatribe; angry speech
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tirade
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anxiety; alarm; apprehension
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trepidation
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indolent; absent; idle
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truant
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swollen; bombastic; distended
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turgid
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depravity; baseness; shamefulness
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turpitude
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lethargy; apathy; dormancy
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torpor
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pertaining to tension; stretchable; ductile
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tensile
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clumsy; idiotic; buffoonlike
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loutish
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flexible; agile; mobile; bendable
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lithe
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outlandish; silly; ridiculous
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ludicrous
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shockingly vivid; horrifying; sensational
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lurid
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idle; dormant
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fallow
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meticulous; exacting
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fastidious
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measure; discover; perceive
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fathom
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prolific; productive; fruitful
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fecund
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great happiness; bliss
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felicity
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restrain; restrict; curb
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fetter
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capricious; erratic; spasmodic
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fickle
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young or inexperienced person; young bird
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fledgling
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nonchalant; frivolous, superficial; light
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flippant
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clandestine; secretive; surreptitious; covert
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furtive
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credit or praise for an achievement; glory
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kudos
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eliminate; discharge
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jettison
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faulty; imperfect
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fallible
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frailty; imperfection; weakness
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foible
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frightening; ghastly; gory; hideous
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grisly
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intemperance; self-indulgence; excess
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hedonism
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loiter; remain hesitate
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linger
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ludicrous; inane; idiotic; silly
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fatuous
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maze; network; puzzle
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labyrinth
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nihilist; infidel; radical; dissenter
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heretic
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possessing an offensive smell; malodorous; foul; gamey
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fetid
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preserve; conceal; secure; shelter
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harbor
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ridicule; scoff; mock; scorn
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flout
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trite; common; overdone; banal
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hackneyed
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