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121 Cards in this Set
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instigate
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tocause; start trouble
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sage
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a wise person
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predecessor
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someone who came before another
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jeopardy
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danger
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tangible
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touchable; significant
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indulgent
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pampering oneself; satisfying desires
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remorse
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sadness; regret
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pivotal
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important; crucial; critical
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scrupulous
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careful; diligent; moral
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refute
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to disprove
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respite
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a rest; a break; a pause
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stoic
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indifferent to pleasure or pain
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volatile
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changeable; unstable; explosive
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peripheral
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on the egde; surrounding
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hedonistic
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pleasure-seeking
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idiom
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a peculiar, untranslatable expression
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benefactor
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a generous donor
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brevity
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briefness
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apocryphal
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of doubtful origin; false
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virtuoso
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an accomplished musician
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slander
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to defame; to speak maliciously of someone
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animposity
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hatred
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deplete
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use up; to reduce; lessen
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amity
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friendship
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stringent
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strict; harsh; severe
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voluminous
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very large; spacious
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auspicious
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favorable; looking up
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fickle
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capricious; whimsical; unpredictable
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lethargic
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tired, languid
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hackneyed
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banal; overused
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amass
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accumulate
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willful
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stubborn
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bastion
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stronghold; fortress
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trepidation
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fear
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desecrate
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to profane a holy place
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fortuitous
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accidental; happening by chance
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vehement
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urgent; passionate
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assuage
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to soothe
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prodigious
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very large
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torpid
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sluggish; lethargic
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furtive
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secretive
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supercilious
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haughty; arrogant
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prudent
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careful; cautious
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verbose
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wordy; overly talkative
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pedestrian
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common; ordinary; banal
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innocuous
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harmless
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fanatic
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one who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea
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enhance
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to make better; to augment
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retract
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to take back
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paucity
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scarcity, lack
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rescind
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to repeat; to take back formally
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zeal
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zest; enthusiasm
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benign
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not causing harm
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compliant
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submissive; easy to persuade or control
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emulate
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to copy something admired; to imitate
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innumerable
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too may to number or to count; many
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meander
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to wander slowly; like a winding river
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authoritarian
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like a dictator
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brawn
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bulk; muscles
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contrite
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deeply apologetic; remorseful
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exemplify
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to serve as an example of
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facilitate
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to make easier
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hypothetical
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theoretical; for the sake of argument
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient
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ambulatory
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able to walk; walking
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diffidence
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shyness
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drone
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to talk on and on in a dull way
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gullible
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overly trusting; willing to believe anything
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marred
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damaged; bruised
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nullify
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to make unimportant
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parsimony
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stinginess
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propriety
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properness; correctness
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rejuvenate
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to make young and strong again
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skeptical
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doubting
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tenacious
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tough; hard to defeat
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animated
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alive; moving
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authentic
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real
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blased
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not neutrak; on one side or the other
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blithe
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free-spirited
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dearth
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a lack
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divert
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to change the direction of; to alter the course of; to amuse
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enthrall
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to thrill
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heed
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listen to
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hinder
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to obstruct; get in the way of
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irascible
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irritable
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merger
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a joining or a marraige
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nostalgic
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yearning for the old days
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pretentious
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pompous; self-important
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saccharin
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sickly sweet; falsely sweet
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stanza
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a section of a poem; verse
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animated
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alive; moving
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authentic
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real
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blased
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not neutrak; on one side or the other
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blithe
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free-spirited
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dearth
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a lack
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divert
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to change the direction of; to alter the course of; to amuse
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enthrall
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to thrill
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heed
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listen to
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hinder
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to obstruct; get in the way of
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irascible
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irritable
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merger
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a joining or a marraige
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nostalgic
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yearning for the old days
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pretentious
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pompous; self-important
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saccharin
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sickly sweet; falsely sweet
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stanza
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a section of a poem; verse
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exemplify
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to serve as an example of
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facilitate
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to make easier
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hypothetical
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theoretical; for the sake of argument
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient
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ambulatory
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able to walk; walking
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diffidence
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shyness
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drone
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to talk on and on in a dull way
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gullible
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overly trusting; willing to believe anything
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marred
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damaged; bruised
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nullify
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to make unimportant
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parsimony
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stinginess
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propriety
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properness; correctness
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rejuvenate
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to make young and strong again
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skeptical
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doubting
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tenacious
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tough; hard to defeat
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facilitate
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to make easier
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