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170 Cards in this Set
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apathy
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lack of concern or emotion
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discern
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to dectect or percive with tthe eyes or intellect
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diverse
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distinct in kind: unlike
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gulie
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treacherous,cunning,skillful
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innovation
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something such as a method or product that is newy introduced
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obscure
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dim,dark,unknown,hidden
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paradox
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a seemingly contradictory statement that none the less be true
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revere
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to regard with deference and devotion
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scrutinize
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to examine carefuly
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vacillate
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to sway to and fro: to waver
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superfluous
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going beyond what is enough or necessary
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conciliatory
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to gain the good will or favor :to bring into aagreement
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provincial
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of relating to or coming a province being narrow minded
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condenscend
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to act as if better than others
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sublime
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elavted or lofty in thought, impressing the mind with a sense of power
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fastidious
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critcal, demanding, hard to please
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indolence
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the state of laziness
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exemplary
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deserving to be imatated
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irascible
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hot tempered and easily angered
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amass
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to come together
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augment
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to make larger or increase
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bizarre
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strange or odd
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clemency
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showing leniency in punishing or judging
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confound
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to confuse
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daunt
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to over come with fear
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discrepancy
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difference inconsistancy
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equilibrum
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balance due to equal acting of opposing forces
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fallacy
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a misleading or unsound argument
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reticent
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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely
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acquiescent
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to consent or comply without protest
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time: short lived
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denounce
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to condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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enigma
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puzzling ambiguous or inexplicable
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hilarity
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something boisterously funny
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indifferent
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not mattering one way or the other
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relevent
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having to do with the matter at hand
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repudiate
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to refuse to reconize acknowledge or pay
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tenacious
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stubborn
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virulent
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moral excellence
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banal
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common place
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conspicuous
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easily seen or noticed
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efface
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to wipe out do away with
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ethereal
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extremly delicate or refined
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garish
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showy or elaborate
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incessant
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continuing without interruption:unending; an incessant noise
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infamous
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having an extremly bad reputation
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lucid
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easy understood;intelligable
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superlicious
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hantingly disdainful or contempuous
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superficial
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being at on or near the surface
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abridge
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shortened without losing the snese
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amity
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friendship
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capricious
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unpredictable
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coalesce
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come together and form on mass or whole
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congeal
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solidfy or congulate by cooling
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debilitate
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to reduce the strengh of to weaken
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gullible
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easily deceived or cheated
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incongruous
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not harmonious not suitable or proper
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resolute
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marked by determination
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servile
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obedient
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articulate
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speaks well
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astut
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intellegant
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euphonious
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pleasing or sweet sound
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extol
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to praise highly
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facilitate
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to make easier
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misconstrue
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misinterpret
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mollify
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to reduce the harshness of or violence
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resignation
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an act of esigning
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taciturn
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silent by habit
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viifly
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to speak of as wicked
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adamant
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refusing to be persuaded or to changes ones mind
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congenial
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pleasent becease of personality,qualities,or interests that are simular to ones own
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divergance
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difference or conflict in opinions interests wishes
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emulate
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try to be like or better than
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entreaty
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a pettion or plea
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judicious
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having,exercising,or characterized by sound judgement
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langish
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to lose motivation or energy
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malice
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the intention of doing harm for the satisfaction of doing it
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turbulence
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irregular atmospheric motion with up and down currents
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unprecedented
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not done or expirenced before
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duplicity
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double dealing
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facetious
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not meant to be taken seriously or literally
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instigate
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to urge, provoke or incite to some action or course
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marauad
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to plunder or raid
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nostaglgia
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a wishful longing for the past
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permeate
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to pass through
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pretenious
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showy
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somber
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gloomy dark shadowy
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uncouth
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lacking mannersor grace
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volatile
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evaporating rapidly
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ascetic
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hermit like;denial of self pleasure
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brawn
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strong;well-developed muscles
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exacerbate
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to make asituation worse
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luminous
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radiating or reflecting light
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morose
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depressed or sad
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orthodox
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tradional
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perfunctory
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not trying
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preclude
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to prevent the presence or occurence of
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repudiate
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to disown
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stagnation
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not moving
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abdicate
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to give up or surrender
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atrophy
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a wasting away of somethingfrom lack of use
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condone
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allow to happen
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delude
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to be decived or mislead
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digress
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to turn aside; to wander away from the main topic or aargument in speaking or writing
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juxtapose
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to place side bye side or close together
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magnanimous
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kind giving
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sumptuous
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costly
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unerring
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perfect not making mistakes
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zealous
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devoted
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authoritarian
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marked by or favoring absolute obedience to authority
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blithe
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carefree
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inadvertent
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a mistake
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inane
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lacking sense or subtance
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inept
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inapporpriate
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negate
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to say no;deny
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omniscient
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all knowing
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stymie
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stand in the way of
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titillate
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to excite pleasurably
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viscous
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thick slow moving sticky gooey
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abstract
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not applied or practical
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aesthetic
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having love of beauty
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alleviate
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to make easier
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ambivalent
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uncertainty or fluctuaton
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auspicious
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promising success
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exhaustive
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tending to drain as of source or strength
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figuartive
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not literal
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infer
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to guess
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temperate
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moderate or self restrained
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trepidation
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a trembling or quivering movement
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benevolent
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characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
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candor
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being frank or open and sincere in speach or expression
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cogent
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convicting believable
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comprehensive
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complete
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contemorary
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current
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conviction
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a fixed or firm belief
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diligent
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hardworking
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dubious
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marked by or occasioning doubt
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eclectic
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not following any one system
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egregious
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extordanary in a bad way
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exculpate
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to clear from a charge of guilt or fault
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florid
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reddish,ruddy,rosy
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gratuitous
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given done or obtained without charge free voluntary
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hackneyed
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idealize
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impartial
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PAIfair
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imperious
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urgent
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inherent
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existing in someone or something as apermenant and inseparable element quality or attribute
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inveterate
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confirmed ina habit practice feeling or like
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laudatory
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containing or expressing praise
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idealize
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to concider or represent as having qualities of ideal perfection or excellence
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maverick
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a person who takes a stand
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novel
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new unique
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obdurate
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stubborn
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objectivity
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judgement without emotion
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obstinate
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stubborn in belief
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ornate
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decorated
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ostentatious
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showy
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paramount
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above all othersin rank or authority
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penitent
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feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrong doing
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pervasive
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turned away from what is good
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plausible
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believable
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profound
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showing deepinsight or understanding
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prosaic
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common place or dull
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quandry
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a state or perplexity or uncertainty
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rancor
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hatered
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spurious
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not genuine not from the claimed or proper source
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stoic
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emotionless
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timorous
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fearful
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transitory
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not lasting enduring permanent or enternal
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vindicate
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to clear from and accusation or suspicion
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