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detergent, deter
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prevent something from happening; a hindrance
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gratuitous, gratuitously
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given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; not necessary or important
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sanction
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to approve; to officially accept or allow
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viable, viably, viability
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practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
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extricate
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to free; disentangle
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philanthropist
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A lover of mankind; doer of good; someone who gives money and time to make life better for other people.
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sluggish, sluggishly
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slow, lazy, lethargic
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verbatim
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in exactly the same words
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ludicrous
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ridiculous; laughable; absurd
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brevity
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the use of few words to say something; concise
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