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archaic
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extremely old; ancient; outdated
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extraneous
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unnecessary; irrelevent; extra
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impetuous
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impulsive; extremely impatient
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provisional
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conditional; temporary; tentative
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tactiturn
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untalkative by nature
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sordid
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vile; filthy; squalid
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staunch
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firmly committed; firmly in favor of; steadfast
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paucity
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scarcity
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pejorative
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negitive; disparaging
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kinetic
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having to do with motion; lively; active
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abomination
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something despised or abhorred; extremly loathing
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acquit
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to find not guilty
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bona fide
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sincere; done or made in good faith; genuine
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disgruntle
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to make sulky and dissatisfied
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elocution
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the art of public speaking
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plausible
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believable; convincing
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serpentine
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snakelike in either shape or movement; winding
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singular
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exceptional; unique; unusual
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throttle
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to choke; to strangle to feed the flow of fuel to en engine
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usury
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lending money at an extremely high rate of interest
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