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194 Cards in this Set
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Alleviate
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to reduce, lesson
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vacillate
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to sway
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ephemeral
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short lived
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deference
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respect
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relegate
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to assign, or exile
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condone
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to forgive
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dissent
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to disagree
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conciliate
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to reconcile
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incessant
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continuous
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disparity
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difference
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rigor
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hardship
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conventional
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custom/usual
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profuse
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abundant
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fastidious
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excessively critical
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brevity
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conciseness
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mitigate
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to make less severe
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augment
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to enlarge
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reprehensible
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worthy of censure
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deride
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to ridicule
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virtuoso
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one talented in the music/arts
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deplete
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to exhaust/use up
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compliant
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agreeing
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inadvertent
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unintentional
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acquiesce
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to give into
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levity
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light manner
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belittle
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to put down
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extraneous
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not essential
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digress
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to stray from the topic
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emulate
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to imitate, identify with
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sage
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wise person
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auspicious
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favorable
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furtive
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shifty, sneaky
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remorse
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sorrow
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scrutinize
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to inspect carefully
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coalesce
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to fuse, unite
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respite
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short rest
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efface
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to erase, destroy
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innate
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inborn, inherited
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malfeasance
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misconduct in public
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ameliorate
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to make better
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prodigious
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great in size or force
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immutable
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unchangeable
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preclude
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to prevent
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repress
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to suppress, hold down
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stoic
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impassive, unemotional
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innocuous
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harmless
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credulous
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gullible
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blasphemy
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irreverent act or attitude
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lax
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slack, lacking strictness
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cryptic
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secret
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esoteric
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understood by few
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pretentious
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showy, ostentatious
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incongruous
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inappropriate, out of place
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unprecedented
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not occurring before
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pedestrian
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ordinary
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prudent
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wise
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exemplary
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serving as a model, outstanding
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sycophant
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flatterer, self serving
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rescind
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to annul, void
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extol
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to praise lavishly
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ironic
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unexpected
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facilitate
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to make easier
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dogmatic
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stubborn
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banal
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overused, lacking originality
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temper
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to moderate
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indulgent
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lenient, tolerant
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condescend
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to do something considered beneath you
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insipid
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dull, tasteless
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austere
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plain, harsh
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expedite
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to speed up
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censure
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criticize severely
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dubious
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doubtful
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arbitrary
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based on preference
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depravity
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moral corruption
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lucid
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clear
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contemporary
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modern/current
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profound
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deep
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superficial
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shallow
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tentative
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uncertain
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guile
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deceit
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immune
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resistant
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deter
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to prevent from acting
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aesthetic
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artistic
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prodigal
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wasteful
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provocative
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stimulating
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assess
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estimate
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advocate
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support
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enhance
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increase
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adversary
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enemy
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candid
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honest
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embellish
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to adorn
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revere
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to respect
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stagnant
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not moving
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innovate
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to introduce
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abstract
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hard to understand
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discern
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discriminate
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oblivious
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unaware
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valid
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authentic
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denounce
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condemn
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vagrant
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wanderer
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objective
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based on fact
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vulnerable
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open to attack
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obscure
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to block/hide
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disdain
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to treat with contempt
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pious
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religious
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apprehensive
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anxious
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refute
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to disprove
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subtle
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not obvious
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resolve
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determination
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benevolent
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kind
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anarchy
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disorder
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articulate
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well spoken
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enigma
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puzzle
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virulent
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hostile
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provincial
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narrow minded
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servile
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servant like
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infer
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to conclude
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discord
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lack of harmony
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diverse
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varied
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precarious
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dangerous
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cursory
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hastily done
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profligate
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wasteful
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caricature
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humorous imitation
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profligate
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wasteful
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reprove
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to scold
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ostentatious
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show
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contentious
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showy
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ambiguous
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vague
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apathy
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indifference
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jocular
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joking
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fracas
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brawl
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corroborate
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to confirm
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bolster
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to support
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daunt
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intimidate
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fervent
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showing great emotion
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fallacious
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misleading
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intangible
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airy, elusive
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solicit
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to entreat, respectively request
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flagrant
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bold, obvious
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taciturn
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silent
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infamous
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disreputable
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redundant
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repetitive
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scanty
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barely adequate
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fervor
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passion
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dispassionate
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unemotional
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pragmatic
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practical
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reticent
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hesitant
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frivolous
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shallow
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static
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not moving
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heresy
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opinion that varies with established beliefs
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philanthropy
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love of humanity
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languid
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lacking energy
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astute
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shrewd, sharp, keen
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disparage
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to speak of in a belittling manner
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engender
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to come into existence
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acclaim
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to approve of
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lethargic
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drowsy
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ambivalent
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uncertain
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indolent
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lazy
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benign
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beneficial, kind
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amiable
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pleasant
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laud
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to praise
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caustic
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sarcastic, biting
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atrophy
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to waste away physically
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Novel
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new, unusual
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rejuvenate
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to restore to youth or restore vigor
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assuage
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to ease, soothe
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saccharine
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artificially sweet
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supercilious
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disdainful, arrogant
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avarice
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greed
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pivotal
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essential, key
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blithe
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cheerful
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contrite
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feeling guilt, humble
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scrupulous
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having principles
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volatile
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explosive, changing quickly
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peripheral
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auxiliary, on the edge
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benefactor
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giver of aid
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apocryphal
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of questionable origin
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voluminous
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great size (book)
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animosity
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hostility
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stringent
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strict, severe
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hackneyed
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trite, overused
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amass
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to accumulate
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verbose
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wordy, talkative
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trepidation
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dread
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desecrate
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to make unholy
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fortuitous
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fortunate, happening by accident
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vehement
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strong (emotion)
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manifest
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to show, reveal
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travesty
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poor imitation
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supersede
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to replace
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rapport
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working relationship
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poignant
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touching
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facade
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false front
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