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tawny
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of a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color
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indemnity
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protection or security against damage or loss
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delineate
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to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially
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affable
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pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite
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prevarication
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to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
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transient
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not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory
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prolific
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producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful
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liaison
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the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
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ostensibly
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outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended
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sumptuous
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entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.
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emaciated
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marked by emaciation
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reticent
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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
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dossier
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a collection or file of documents on the same subject, esp. a complete file containing detailed information about a person or topic.
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abstemious
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sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
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pugnacity
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inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative
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