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exhaustive
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thorough; comprehensive
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tantamount
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equivalent to
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rebuff
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to reject
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partisan
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based on loyalty to a particular group
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jettison
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to throw away
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derogate
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to speak ill of
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authenticity
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belie
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to give a false impression
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ponderous
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massive, heavy, burdensome
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prolific
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extremly productive
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lurid
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overly explivit in describing detail
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affinity
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attraction toward something
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precursor
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somothing that leads to a later development
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spendthrift
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one who spends $ foolishly
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fetter
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to bind; restrain
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contentious
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argumentative
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guile
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trickiness
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infamous
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famous in a bad way
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maudlin
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overly sad in a showy way
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grwgarious
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sociable
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circumscribe
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to limit or define the boundries of
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ostracize
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to banish or exclude from the company of others
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profare
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to mistreat or disrespect
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expedient
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practical or adventageous in the short term
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coalesce
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to unite into a single group
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culpable
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guilty
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trite
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dull
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insidious
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harmful in a way that goes unknowticed
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truncate
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to shorten by cutting
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ascetic
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one who avoids physical pleasures
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desecrate
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to mistreat somthing
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quixotic
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unrealistic: folishy romantic
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preclude
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to prevent or make unnessacary
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dilatory
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habitually late
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vilify
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to speak ill of
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didactic
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inteded to teach
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innate
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born with
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scintillating
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sparkling
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accolade
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public praise
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querlous
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complaining argumentative: peevish
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abridge
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to shorten
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sanguine
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cheerful; optimistic; (red colored)
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sanction
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to give official approval
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prologue
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introduction
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replete
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well-provided for (full)
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radical
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extreme
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ethics
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principles of proper behavior
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predilection
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a preferance for
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lament
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to moarn; regret
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mollify
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to soothe; pacify; ease
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quandry
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a dilemma; state of doubt
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exhortation
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words used to encourage or urge
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supersede
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to take precidence over somthing
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circuitous
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indirect; roundabout
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suptuous
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lavish; extravegant (food)
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endemic
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native; indigenous
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exemplary
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outstanding
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disparage
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to speak ill of; to criticize
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fervent
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passionate; zealous; enthusiastic
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dour
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gloomy; sad; unhappy
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vacilate
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to change; to waver; to take back and forth
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chronic
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ongoing; persisting through time
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tumult
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uproar; commotion; chaos
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rancor
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bitterness; hatred
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penchant
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a liking for; tendency toward
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discursive
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rambling; unfocused (usually in a speech)
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prevaricate
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to mislead; lie
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penury
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extreme poverty
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despondent
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extremely sad; depressed
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chastise
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to scold severly; punish
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misgiving
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a sense of doubt; hesitation
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flagrant
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obvious; blatant
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munificent
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extremely generous
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magnanimous
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kind & generous
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immutable
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unchangeable
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nullify
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to cancel; make invalid
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intransigent
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stubborn
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illusory
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deceptive; giving a false impression
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garrulous
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talkative & sociable
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hedonism
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single minded pursuit of pleasure
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uniform
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the same throughout
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orthodox
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traditional; conservative
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ameliorate
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to improve (make better)
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rescind
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to take back; withdraw
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exhume
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to dig up (a body)
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enervate
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to tire; exhaust
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surretitious
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sly; sneaky; stealthy
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apathy
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a lack of caring; indifferance
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ephemeral
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fleeting; short-lived
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rudimentary
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basic; fundamental
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gratuitous
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excessive; uncalled for
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eclectic
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based on a wide variety
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assail
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to attack
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convivia
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sociable; friendly
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opulent
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luxurious; characterized by wealth
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acuity
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sensory sharpness; keenness
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renounce
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to take back (a position; a statement)
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despot
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tyrant; harsh, absolute ruler
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altruistic
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self-sacrificing; charitable
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iconoclast
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one who rebels agianst accepted order
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burgeon
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to grow; florish
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paragon
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a perfect example or model
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deprecate
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to express disapproval
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dissonacnce
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a lack of harmony (a harsh sound)
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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decry
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to criticize; bemon
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odious
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hateful; despised
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callous
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showing lack of sympathy or feeling
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squalor
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filth & misery
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hamper
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to get in the way of; impede
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debilitate
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to weaken or disable
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refute
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to disapove; show to be false
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conjecture
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(to make) an educated guess; hypothesis
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desultory
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aimless; haphazard; random
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stolid
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unemotional
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antithesis
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the opposite of something
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antithesis
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the opposite of something
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paucity
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the lack of something
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paucity
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the lack of something
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ascertain
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to determine; make sure of something
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ascertain
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to determine; make sure of something
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sporatic
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Inconsistent fitful; on & off
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sporatic
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Inconsistent fitful; on & off
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supplant
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to replace
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supplant
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to replace
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vigilant
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extremely watchful
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vigilant
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extremely watchful
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atrophy
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to waste away (because of disuse)
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atrophy
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to waste away (because of disuse)
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satiate
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to satisfy completely
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satiate
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to satisfy completely
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extol
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to praise highly
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extol
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to praise highly
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hiatus
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a break (in activity)
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hiatus
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a break (in activity)
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antithesis
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the opposite of something
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mitigate
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to lessen (the effect); to ease
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antithesis
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the opposite of something
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paucity
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the lack of something
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mitigate
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to lessen (the effect); to ease
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innocuous
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harmless
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paucity
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the lack of something
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innocuous
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harmless
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ascertain
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to determine; make sure of something
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rehetoric
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things said for effect (the art of speaking)
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ascertain
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to determine; make sure of something
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rehetoric
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things said for effect (the art of speaking)
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sporatic
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Inconsistent fitful; on & off
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sporatic
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Inconsistent fitful; on & off
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laconic
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untalkative; taciturn
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supplant
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to replace
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laconic
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untalkative; taciturn
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vigilant
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extremely watchful
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obdurate
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stubborn; intransigent
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obdurate
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stubborn; intransigent
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supplant
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to replace
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atrophy
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to waste away (because of disuse)
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satiate
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to satisfy completely
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vigilant
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extremely watchful
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atrophy
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to waste away (because of disuse)
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extol
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to praise highly
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satiate
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to satisfy completely
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hiatus
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a break (in activity)
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extol
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to praise highly
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hiatus
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a break (inactivity)
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mitigate
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to lessen (the effect); to ease
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innocuous
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harmless
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rehetoric
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things said for effect (the art of sepaking)
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laconic
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untalkative; taciturn
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obdurate
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stubborn; intransigent
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vapid
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dull; lacking in intelligence or content
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disseminate
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to spread (or disperse)
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recticent
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reluctant to speak; shy; quiet
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irreprochable
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perfect; ideal in behavior
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deference
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respect; courteous yielding
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pugnacious
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eager to fight; quarrelsome; belligerent
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rectify
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to correct or fix (to make up for)
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idiosyncratic
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perculiar to an individual; quirky
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provincial
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narrowmindedness due to inexperiance
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malevolence
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ill willed; hatred
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alienate
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to cause a feeling of isolation
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deplore
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to disapprove of
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scrupulous
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honest; ethical
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steadfast
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stubbornaly loyal
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incorrigible
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unable to be corrected / unmanageable
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terse
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breif
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inception
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beggining
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servile
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excessivly obedient
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pretntious
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phony
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benign
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harmless
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zealous
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having strong feelings; passionate
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tirade
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a harsh, ranting speech
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authoritarian
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overly bossy; dictatrial
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sage
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wise; a wise person
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anachronism
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out of place in time
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articulate
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well spoken; slear in a speech; to speak or pronounce clearly
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dupe
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one who is easily decieved; to decieve
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protagonist
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the main character of a story
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eradicate
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to get rid of completely
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discern
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to detect ot percieve or distinguic
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pseudonym
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a flase name; penname
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reiterate
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to repeat or say agian
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pious
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revertly indicated to ones religion
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voluminous
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very large
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litigation
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a lawsuit
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adulterate
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to contaminate
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pique
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to provoke or irritate
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imperturbable
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unable to be flutered or annoyed
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inconsequencial
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of monor imporatnace
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warrented
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justified; or called for
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innovative
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new & inventive
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inclination
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likeing or preference for
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mirth
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happyness
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hoard
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to stockpile; to secretly gather up
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estranged
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alienated; separated
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relic
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something remaining from an earlier time
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bolster
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to strengthen; increase; support
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incongrous
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not in agreement; strongly out of place
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censure
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to critisize
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exotic
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foreign or unusual
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buttress
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to support; a support of fortification
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fabricate
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to amke up or lie
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ornate
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very decretive
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fitful
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inconsistent; sporatic
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aversion
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a dislike & disire to avoid
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exploit
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to take advantage of; an adventurous act a deed
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din
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an on going noise
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recluse
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hermit; avoids company of others
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adherent
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a believer of somthing
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vociferous
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overly vocal; loudly expressive
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exrticate
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to remove (from difficulty)
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stoic
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indifferent to pain or pleasure
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prudent
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wise; sensible
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stalwart
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strong & brave
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empirical
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based on observation rathr than theory
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demogogue
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a leader who manipulates peoples fears & prejudces
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sinuous
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s-shaped curve
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raze
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to tear down completely
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temper
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to strenghthen by exposure to extremes
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aquiesce
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to give in; surender
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adamant
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insistent; unyeilding
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cryptic
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difficult to understand
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obfuscate
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to cloud or confuse
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nefarious
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evil
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embellish
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to decorate or add untrue but interesting detail
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amenable
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willing; open to new ideas
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capricious
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unpredictable; impulsive
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platitude
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a dull; unoriginal statement
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pleathora
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an abundance of
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expidite
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to spread & make more efficient
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paltry
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small; meager
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recant
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to take back (a previous statement)
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illicit
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illegal; not sanctioned by custom
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syncophant
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a "flatterer"/"suck up"/"brown-noser"/"kiss-ass"
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tenuous
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weak; insubstantial
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edify
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to serve on educational purpose
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glutton
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one who eats too much
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cognizant
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aware
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abstruse
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extremely difficult to understand
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spurious
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deceptively false
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fallow
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(used w/ farmland) not currently in use
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egalitarian
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dedicated to principle of equality
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emulate
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to model oneself after another (to copy)
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bane
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a destructive thing; cause of downfall (bane of existence)
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paradox
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a self-contradictory statement or situation
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unbiquitous
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so common as to be seen everywhere
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parsimony
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extreme stingyness
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sparse
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thinly spread; meager
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cajole
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to coax or to use flattery to set something
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indolent
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lazy; listless
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wary
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cautious
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aesthetic
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pertaining to art or beauty
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insipid
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dull; bland
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engender
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to bring about or cause
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thwart
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to prevent (someone elses plan from suceeding)
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castigate
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to scold; or critisize
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strident
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loud; harsh sounding
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banal
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dull and unoriginal
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erudite
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scholarlt, highly educated
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