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aloof
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cool, reserved
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ameliorate
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improve
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bequeath
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hand down
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ambivalence
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simultanious conflicting feelings
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apocryphal
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doubtful authenticity
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aversion
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strong dislike
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antithesis
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exact opposite
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buffoon
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clown, one who amuses
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aggrandizement
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increase in power or riches
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analogous
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similarity in some ways
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bombastic
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pompous
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capitulate
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surrender
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atrophy
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waste away, shrink up
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advocate
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support a cause
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anonymity
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unidentified
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antagonism
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hostility
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altruistic
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unselfish concern for others
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acquiesce
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consent w/o protest
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authoritarian
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inforcing strict obedience to authority
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cajole
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coax
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aesthetic
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sensitive to art or beauty
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catharsis
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relieving of emotional tension
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ambiguous
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vague
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alienate
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make unfriendly
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admonish
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warn or advise;
reprove mildly |
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catalyst
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stimulus
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autonomy
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self-government
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animosity
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strong hatred
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acclaim
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great approval
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censure
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one who examines;
condemnation, blame |
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caustic
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corrosive; sarcastic
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articulate
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speaking clearly
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cacophony
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harsh, jarring sounds
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cache
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hiding place; anything hiding
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callous
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hardened, unfeeling
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carping
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complaining
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celestial
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of the heavens; divine
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belittle
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make seem unimportant
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abstract
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theoretical
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aberration
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deviation from normal, right
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austere
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strict; very plain; severe
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affinity
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close relationship; attraction
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abstinence
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an abstaining from
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arduous
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strenuous; laborous
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augment
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increase
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blithe
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carefree; cheerful
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capricious
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unpredictable
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colloquial
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not formal
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disperse
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scatter
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disdain
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scorn
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dismantle
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take apart
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concise
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short, clear
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debilitate
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make weak
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dearth
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scarcity
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delineate
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draw; sketch; describe
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crass
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showing poor taste or greed
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deflate
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loss of importance or air
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conspicuous
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easy to see; outstanding
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derogatory
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degrading
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conciliatory
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reconcile
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criterion
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standard, rule
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devious
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roundabout
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deprecate
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express dissaproval
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copious
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abundant
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disparity
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difference; unlikeness
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disposition
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arrange; incline mentally
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composure
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calmness; self-possession
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deter
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keep from action
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demeanor
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behavior
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discerning
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shrewed
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dissipated
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scatter; squander; indulge
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condone
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forgive; overlook
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chimerical
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impossible or foolish fancy
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diffuse
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scatter
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despot
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tyrant
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compatible
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capable of getting along
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decadence
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declining (as in morals or art)
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clemency
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mercy
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commiserate
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sympathize
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corroberate
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confirm
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disparage
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belittle
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desecrate
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violate sacredness of
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deference
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yielding in opinion; respect
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clandestine
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secret
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denunciation
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a denouncing
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circumspect
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careful; discreet
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didactic
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meant to teach
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chronic
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reccuring; long-lasting
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devoid
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empty
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chastise
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scold sharply
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cryptic
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secret; mysterious
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clairvoyant
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special sight
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diatribe
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denunciation
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coalesce
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unite into a single body
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distraught
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extremely troubled
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dogmatic
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arrogant
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dormant
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quiet; inactive
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duplicity
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cunning deception
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ebb
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flow backward; decline
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eclectic
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using various sources
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efface
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erase; wipe out
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effervescent
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to bubble; be lively
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egregious
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glaringly bad
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elucidate
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explain
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elusive
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baffling
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embellish
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decorate
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embroil
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get involved
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emulate
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imitate
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enervate
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weaken
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engender
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to cause
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enhance
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make greater
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enigma
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baffling matter or person
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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equanimity
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composure
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equivocate
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mislead
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esoteric
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known or understood by few
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eulogy
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praise
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euphemism
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mild word replacing an offensive one
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evanescent
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passing swiftly
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exacerbate
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aggravate
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exemplary
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serving as an example
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expedient
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useful
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expedite
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speed up
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expunge
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erase
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extol
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praise highly
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facilitate
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make easier
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fallacy
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false idea or reasoning
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fastidious
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hard to please
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fervor
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passion, devotion
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fitful
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irregular
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flagrant
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glaringly bad
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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forlorn
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abandoned; wretched; miserable
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formidable
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hard to overcome; awsome
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fortuitous
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accidental; lucky
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furtive
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done stealthily
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galvanize
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stimulate
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garbled
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distorted
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garner
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gather & store
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garrulous
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talking much
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gratuitous
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uncalled for
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guile
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deceit
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gullible
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easily tricked
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hackneyed
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worn out; stale
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haphazard
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random
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rebuff
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treat w/ scorn
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sagacious
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very wise or shrewed
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raze
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demolish
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stringent
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strict
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respite
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a delay; period of rest or relief
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recalcitrant
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refusing to obey
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succinct
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concise
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supercilious
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haughty; disdainful
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repugnant
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opposed; distasteful; offensive
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substantiate
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prove to be true or real
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sanction
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opproval
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recluse
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one who lives a schedualed, solitary life
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relic
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something from the past
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superfluous
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unnecessary
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repudiate
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disown
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sumptuous
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costly; lavish
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spurious
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false; not genuine
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relegate
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put into a lower position
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squalid
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foul; unclean
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stagnate
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sluggish
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sectarian
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narrow-minded
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stultifying
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seems foolish; dull
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scoff
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mock
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rescind
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cancel; repeal
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reticent
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disinclined to speak
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soporific
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causing to sleep
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salutary
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healthful; beneficial
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vilify
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defame; slander
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sycophant
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flatterer
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trepidation
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fearful uncertainty
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viable
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able to exist
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tirade
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long angry speech
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vacillate
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waver; show indecision
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virtuouso
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having great skill
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tenet
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opinion or belief
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volatile
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changeable; unstable
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vicarious
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taking anothers place
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zenith
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the highest point
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thwart
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block; hinder
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vindictive
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revengeful
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tentative
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not final
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temerity
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rashness; boldness
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serreptitious
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secret; stealthy
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unequivocal
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straighforward; clear
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untenable
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cant be defended or believed
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unassailable
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unquestionable
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whet
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sharpen by grinding; stimulate
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wanton
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cuel; irresponsible; immoral
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voracious
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greedy; very eager
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taciturn
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usually silent
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verbose
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wordy
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vitriolic
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caustic remark
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imminent
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likely to happen w/o delay
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hierarchy
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group of officials in graded rank
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impassive
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calm
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marred
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having surface destroyed
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listless
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indifferent b/c ill or tired
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lethargic
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lacking energy
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ingratiate
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get into anothers favor
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incipient
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just begining to exist or appear
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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jargon
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special vocab
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heretic
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one w/ unorthodox opinions or beliefs
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incisive
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piercing; acute
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insurgent
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rebel
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labyrinth
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maze
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meandering
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wind back & forth
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laconic
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concise; brief
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lampoon
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written satirical attack
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lucid
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clear; sane; shining
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malicious
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ill will
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inadvertent
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accidental
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inscrutable
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cant be understood
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indigent
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poor; needy
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insipid
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tasteless; dull
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laudable
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praiseworthy
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latent
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undeveloped
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hedonist
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pleasure-seeker
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intractable
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hard to manage
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innocuous
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harmless
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impartial
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fair; just
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lassitude
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weariness
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intemperate
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excessive
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incorrigible
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to bad to be reformed
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iconoclast
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one who attacks venerated institutions or ideas
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levity
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improper gaiety, frivolity
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impertubable
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calm; impassive
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nomenclature
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system or list of names
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome
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pragmatic
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practical
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perfidy
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treachery
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prolific
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producing much
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rancor
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bitter hate; ill will
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preclude
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make impossible
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querulous
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fretful; complaining
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quixotic
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idealistic but impractical
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pretentious
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showy; flashy
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peruse
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read
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morose
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gloomy
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paucity
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scarcity
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overt
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open; public
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prudent
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wisely careful
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mitigate
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make or become less severe
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philistine
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one who is smugly conventional
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placate
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appease
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raconteur
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one clever at telling stories
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profusion
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abundancy
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pompous
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pretentious
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opulent
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wealthy; abundant
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placid
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calm
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ponderous
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heavy; clumsy
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piety
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devotion to religious duty
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pique
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offend; excite
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partisan
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strong supporter
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parsimonious
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stingy
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quandary
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dillemma
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propensity
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natural tendency
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officious
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meddlesome
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provincial
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narrow-minded
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platitude
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trite remark
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prodigious
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amazing; enormous
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