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214 Cards in this Set
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To belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about
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Disparage
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To make worse
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Exacerbate
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To soothe; to pacify, to ease the pain of; to relieve
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Assuage
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To dry out
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Desiccate
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To convert from one religion or doctrine to another; to recruit converts to a religion or doctrine
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Proselytize
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To attack, especially to attack the turth or integrty of something
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Impugn
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To rever; to treat as soemthing holy, espeically because of great a ge
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Venerate
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To scold, usually indisappointment; to blame; to disgrace
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Reproach
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To bring into existence; to creat; to cause
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Engender
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To make better or more tolerable
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Ameliorate
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To satirize; to mock; to parody
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Lampoon
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To make unimportant
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Nullify
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To vilate; to sin
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Transgess
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To thrill
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Enthrall
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To step down froma position of power or responsibility
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Abdicate
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To mourn
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Lament
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To annoy; to pester; to confuse
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Vex
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To humiliate
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Mortify
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To yield or submit; to die
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Succumb
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To inflict punishment on; to discipline
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Chastise
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To sparkle, either literally or figuratively
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Scintillate
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To support; to advocate
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Espouse
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To contemplate; to ponder; to mull over
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Ruminate
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To banish; to send away
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Relegate
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To open up a subject for discussion, often a dilecate subject
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Broach
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To expand
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Burgeon
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To brand with disgrace; set a mark of disgrace upon
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Stigmatize
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To grant the privilages of citizenship, espeically the right to vote
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Enfranchise
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To speed up or ease the process of
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Expedite
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To persuade someone to do soemthing he/she doesnt want to do
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Cajole
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To praise highly; to brag publicly about
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Tout
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To agree
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Concur
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To cuase to happen abruptly
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Precipitate
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To swell; to extend a great deal
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Distend
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To throw someone out of his or her native land; to move away from one's native land ; to emigrate
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Expatriate
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To enlighten; to instuct espeically in religous or moral matters
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Edify
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To help settle differences
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Mediate
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To set or keep apart
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Sequester
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To criticize mildly
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Reprove
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To have insight; to see things clearly; to discriminate; to differentiate
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Discern
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To be indecisive; to waver
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Vacillate
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To accumulate
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Amass
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To come together as one; fuse; unite
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Coalesce
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To spread the seeds of soemthing; scatter; make widely known
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Disseminate
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To moderate the effect of soemthing
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Mitigate
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To free completely form blame; to exculpate
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Exonerate
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To publically take back and deny; to openly confess error
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Recant
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To break up into opposing factions or groupings
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Polarize
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To subdue and dominate; to enslave
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Subjugate
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To darken; to confuse; to make confusing
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Obfuscate
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Wild living; excessing intemperene
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Debauchery
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Something not typical; a deviation from the standard
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Aberration
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Substitute
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Surrogate
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Surplus; overabundance
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Glut
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A military action undertaken inrevenge for another; an act of taking an eye for an eye
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Reprisal
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Excessive love of ones body or oneself
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Narcissism
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A strong tast or liking for something
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Penchant
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One who attacks popular beliefs or institutions
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Iconoclast
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A dull or trite remark; a cliche
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Plattitude
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The belief that there are no values or morals int he universe
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Nihilism
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A peculiar expression
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Idion
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An inhabitant
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Denizen
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A consequence; a branching out
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Ramification
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A prolonged, bitter speach
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Tirade
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A brief summary that captures the meaning of hte whole; the perfect example of something
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Epitome
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A summary; an abridgment
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Compendium
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The direct opposite
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Antithesis
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Sentimental longing for the past; homesickenss
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Nosalgia
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A sublte difference or distinction
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Nuance
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Happiness; skillfulness, especially at expressing things
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Felicity
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A restriction; a limitation
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Stricture
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Cunning; duplicity; artfulness
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Guile
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Something that cures everything
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Panacea
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A brief and usually witty or satirical saying
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Epigram
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A peculiarity; an eccentircity
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Idiosyncrasy
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The pursuit of pleasure as a way of life
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Hedonism
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Treachery; treason; a cilation of loyalty or faith
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Perfidy
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Bitter, long-lasting ill will or resentment
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Rancor
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A purification that brings emotional relief or renewal
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Catharsis
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A leader of the people, but more a rabble rouser
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Demagogue
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Treason; the incitement of public disorder or rebellion
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Sedition
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Someone witht he superficial knowledge or the arts
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Dilettante
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The art of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse
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Rhetoric
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Stronghold; fortress; fortified place
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Bastion
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Thrifty management or resources; livestock farming
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Husbandry
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Something handed down from the past; to bequest
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Legacy
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A right, powerful, or bery successfull business person
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Magnate
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Golden age; prime
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Heyday
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Sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together
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Aggregate
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One who deeply distrusts human natue; one who believes humans are motivated only by slefishness
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Cynic
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Violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat
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Debacle
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Scarcity
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Paucity
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An award; an honor
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Accolade
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Humiliation; embarrassed disappointment
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Chagrin
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A ludicrous, mocking, or esaggerated imitation
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Burlesque
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One who decides; a judge
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Arbiter
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Will; conscious choice
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Volition
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Enviroment; surroundings
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Milieu
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Irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
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Blasphemy
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Properness; good manners
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Propriety
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In name only; insignificant
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Nominal
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Charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful
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Idyllic
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Timid; lacking in self-confidence
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Diffident
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Unimaginative; banal
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Pedestrian
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Favorable; promising; pointing to a good result
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Auspicious
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Rude; cranky; ill-tempered
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Petulant
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Of doubtful authenticity; fictitious; spurious
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Apocryphal
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Required; necessary
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Requisite
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Eager to believe; gullible
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Credulous
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Lazy
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Indolent
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Painfully emotional; extremely moving; sharp or astute
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Poignant
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Incapable of being reformed
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Incorrigigle
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Humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous
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Facetious
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Extra; unnecessary; redundant
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Superfluous
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Arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; stubbornly claiming that something is beyond dispute
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Dogmatic
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Hating humandkind
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Misanthropic
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Overly dramatic; theatricle
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Histrionic
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Native; restricted to a particular region or era; indigenous
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Endemic
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Hardowrking; busy; quite diligent
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Assiduous
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Stressign usefulness or utitilty above all other aualties; pragmatic
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Utilitarian
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Violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat
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Debacle
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Scarcity
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Paucity
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An award; an honor
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Accolade
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Humiliation; embarrassed disappointment
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Chagrin
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A ludicrous, mocking, or esaggerated imitation
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Burlesque
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One who decides; a judge
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Arbiter
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Will; conscious choice
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Volition
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Enviroment; surroundings
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Milieu
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Irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
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Blasphemy
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Properness; good manners
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Propriety
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In name only; insignificant
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Nominal
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Charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful
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Idyllic
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Timid; lacking in self-confidence
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Diffident
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Unimaginative; banal
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Pedestrian
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Favorable; promising; pointing to a good result
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Auspicious
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Violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat
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Debacle
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Scarcity
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Paucity
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An award; an honor
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Accolade
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Humiliation; embarrassed disappointment
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Chagrin
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A ludicrous, mocking, or esaggerated imitation
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Burlesque
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One who decides; a judge
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Arbiter
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Will; conscious choice
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Volition
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Enviroment; surroundings
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Milieu
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Irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
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Blasphemy
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Properness; good manners
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Propriety
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In name only; insignificant
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Nominal
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Charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful
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Idyllic
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Timid; lacking in self-confidence
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Diffident
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Unimaginative; banal
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Pedestrian
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Favorable; promising; pointing to a good result
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Auspicious
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Apparent; professed
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Ostensible
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Clear; easy to udnerstand
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Lucid
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Carefree; cheerful
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Blithe
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Self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself
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Complacent
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Having to do with existance
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Existential
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Incapable of being expressed or described
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Ineffable
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Capable of being bribed; corrupe; doing anything for money
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Venal
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Cheerful; optimistic; hopful
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Sanguine
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Commonly accepted; supposed; reputed
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Putative
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Absurd; ludicrous
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Farcical
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Oily, both literally and figuratively; insincere
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Unctuous
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Poor
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Indifent
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Harmful
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Deleterious
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Stingy
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Parsimonious
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Evil; flagrantly wicked
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Nefarious
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Complaining; grumbling; whining
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Querulous
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Thoughtful and sad
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Pensive
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Fleeting; vanishing; happening only briefly
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Evanescent
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Accidental; occurring by chance
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Fortuitous
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Talking a lot of too much
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Loquacious
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Cow related; cowlike
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Bovine
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Horse related
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Equine
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Pig related
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Porcine
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Bear related
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Ursine
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Fish related
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Piscine
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Lacking a sense of right or wrong; without moral feelings
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Amoral
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At home in many places; situations; sophisticated
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Cosmoplitan
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Loud; noisy
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Vociferous
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Dependent; possible
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Contingent
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Impossible to see through, or understand
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Opague
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Healthful; remedial; curative
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Salutary
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Yearning; sadly longing
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Wistful
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Dying
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Moribund
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Brilliant; giving off heat or light
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Incandescent
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Having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns
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Secular
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Very, very, very small, infinitely small
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Infinitesimal
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Awesome; extremely exalted; lofty; majestic
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Sublime
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negative; Despairing
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Pejorative
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Immature; Naive; inexperienced
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Callow
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Capable of living; workable
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Viable
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Extremely demanding; difficult; requireing great skill or care
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Exacting
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Extravagantly wasteful and, usually, wildly immoral
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Profligate
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Forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous
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Magnanimous
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Haughty; patronizing
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Supercilious
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Given freely; unjustified; unprovoked
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Gratuitious
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Intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic
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Didactic
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Wastefully extravagant
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Prodigal
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Stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobiedient
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Recalcitrant
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False; fake
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Spurious
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Having to do with artistic beauty; artistic
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Aesthetic
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Original; unspoiled; pure
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Pristine
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Hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar
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Esoteric
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Sneaky; secret
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Surreptitious
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Harmless; producing no injury; unlikely to give offense
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Innocuous
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Unadorned; stern; forbidding; without excess
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Austere
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Uncompromising; stubborn
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Intransigent
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Frantic; frenzied
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Frenetic
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Relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land
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Agrarian
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Scholarly; deeply learned
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Erudite
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Fragrant
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Redolent
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Not conrolled by conscience; unscrupulous
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Unconscionable
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Dull; bland; banal
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Insipid
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Abundantly productive; fruitful or fertile
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Prolific
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Passionate
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Ardent
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