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indolent
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having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; causing little or no pain; inactive or relatively benign (lazy)
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foment
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to instigate or foster (discord or rebellion for example)
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recalcitrant
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not obedient or compliant
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supersede
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to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
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reprove
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to criticize or correct, esp. gently
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vitriolic
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very caustic; scathing
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ingratiate
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to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others esp. by deliberate force
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volatile
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evaporating rapidly; tending or threatening to break out in violence; explosive; tending to fluctuate sharply and regularly
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veneration
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a feeling of awe, respect, etc; reverence
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