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morose
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adj. gloomy, sullen, sad, melancholy
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minatory
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adj. menacing, threatening
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mercurial
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adj. changing quickly and unpredictably
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mercenary
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adj. doing something only for pay or for personal advantage
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marginal
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adj. at the outer edge or fringe; of minimal quality or acceptability
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malleable
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adj. able to be changed, shaped, or formed by outside pressures; tractable; pliable; impressionable
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maladroit
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adj. indept, awkward
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magnanimous
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adj. noble, generous
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lucid
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adj. clear and understandable
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lethargic
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adj. lacking energy; sluggish
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laudable
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adj. commendable, praiseworthy
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labyrinthine
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adj. extremely intricate or involved; circuitous
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jocular
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adj. humorous, amusing
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irascible
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adj. easily provoked into anger, hot-headed; easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts; irritable
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insular
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adj. narrow or isolated in attitude or viewpoint
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insipid
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adj. flavorless, uninteresting, dull
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inopportune
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adj. awkward, untimely
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inimitable
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adj. incapable of being imitated, matchless
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indelicate
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adj. blunt, undisguised
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incorrigible
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adj. impossible to manage or reform
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incisive
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adj. admirably direct and decisive
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impetuous
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adj. acting hastily or impulsively; violent, hasty; rash
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imperturbable
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adj. not easily disconcerted, disturbed, or excited; marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness; calm; placid
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imperceptible
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adj. impossible to perceive, inaudible or incomprehensible
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impartial
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adj. fair, equal, unbiased
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immutable
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adj. not subject or susceptible to change
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illicit
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adj. illegal, wrongful
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harrowing
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adj. nerve-wracking, traumatic
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gullible
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adj. easily fooled
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generic
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adj. general; having no brand name
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garrulous
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adj. annoyingly talkative; pointlessly talkative; loquacious; wordy
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fortuitous
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adj. lucky, fortunate
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fatuous
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adj. inanely foolish; silly
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facetious
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adj. humorous in a mocking way; not serious; playful
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extraneous
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adj. irrelevant, nonessential
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extant
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adj. currently in existence
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empirical
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adj. based on experience or personal observation
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edifying
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adj. instructive, enlightening
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dubious
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adj. doubtful, uncertain
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dogmatic
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adj. holding firmly to a particular set of beliefs with little or no basis; expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or unprovable principles; opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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discordant
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adj. characterized by conflict; conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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diffident
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adj. hesitant, reserved, shy; lacking self-confidence
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desultory
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adj. disconnected, aimless
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derivative
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adj. imitating or borrowed from a particular source
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derisive
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adj. expressing ridicule or scorn
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cursory
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adj. hasty and superficial
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culpable
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adj. deserving blame
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craven
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adj. cowardly
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covetous
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adj. envious, particularly of another's possessions
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corrosive
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adj. eating away, gnawing, or destroying
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congruent
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adj. coinciding; harmonious
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condescending
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adj. having an attitude of superiority toward another; patronizing
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commensurate
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adj. aligned with, proportional
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cogent
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adj. forceful and convincing; appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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churlish
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adj. coarse and ill-mannered
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caustic
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adj. burning or stinging, corrosive; sarcastically biting
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catalytic
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adj. bringing about, causing, or producing some result
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bombastic
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adj. inflated or pompous in style; grandiloquent
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barren
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adj. desolate; infertile
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authoritarian
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adj. favoring or demanding blind obedience to leaders
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arbitrary
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adj. based on random or merely personal preference
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affected
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adj. false, artificial; pretentious; phony
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aberrant
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adj. deviating from the norm
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canonical
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adj. following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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capricious
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adj. inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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disparate
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adj. fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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extemporaneous
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adj. improvised; done without preparation; impromptu
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ingenuous
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adj. artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication; naive and trusting; young and unsophisticated; showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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inured
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adj. accustomed to accepting something undesirable; hardened
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nascent
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adj. coming into being; in early developmental stages; newly born, just beginning
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noxious
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adj. harmful, injurious
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obtuse
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adj. lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression; dull-witted, insensitive; incomprehensible, unclear, or imprecise
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perfunctory
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adj. cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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adj. acutely perceptive; having keen discernment; having insight; penetrating; astute
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precipitate
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adj. acting with excessive haste or impulse; rash; premature; hasty; sudden
v. to cause or happen before anticipated or required; throw headlong, hasten; to spur or activate |
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solicitous
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adj. concerned and attentive; eager; worried
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sordid
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adj. characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul; filthy; base; vile
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sporadic
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adj. occurring only occasionally or in scattered instances
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static
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adj. not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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truculent
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adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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virulent
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adj. extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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voracious
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adj. having an insatiably appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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aesthetic
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adj. dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
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contentious
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adj. argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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didactic
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adj. intended to teach or instruct
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disinterested
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adj. free of bias or self-interest; impartial; unprejudiced
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eclectic
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adj. composed of elements drawn from various sources/ disparate sources/ selective
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ephemeral
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adj. brief; fleeting; short-lived
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esoteric
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adj. intended for or understood by a small, specific group; hard to understand
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furtive
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adj. marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious; sneaky
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impecunious
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adj. lacking funds; without money
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incipient
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adj. beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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innocuous
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adj. harmless; causing no damage
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odious
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adj. evoking intense aversion or dislike; hateful; vile
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opaque
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adj. impenetrable by light; not reflecting light; dark; not transparent
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pernicious
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adj. extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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pious
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adj. extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion/ devout; religions
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prodigious
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adj. abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary; marvelous; enormous
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putrid
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adj. foul, rotten, decayed
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redoubtable
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adj. awe-inspiring; worthy of honor/ formidable; causing fear
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stoic
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adj. indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast/ impassive; unmoved by joy or grief
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torpid
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adj. lethargic; sluggish; dormant
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ubiquitous
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adj. existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread; omnipresent
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eccentric
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adj. departing from norms or conventions; irregular, odd, whimsical, bizarre
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endemic
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adj. characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
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fervent
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adj. greatly emotional or zealous/ ardent, hot
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halcyon
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adj. calm and peaceful
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iconoclastic
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adj. attacking cherished traditions
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idolatrous
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adj. given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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loquacious
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adj. extremely talkative
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luminous
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adj. characterized by brightness and the emission of light/ shining; issuing light
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malevolent
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adj. having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred/ wishing evil
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mendacious
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adj. lying; habitually dishonest
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obsequious
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adj. exhibiting a fawning attentiveness; slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic; obedient dutiful
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pervasive
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adj. having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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polemical
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adj. controversial; argumentative/ aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
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profuse
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adj. given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
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rancorous
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adj. characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
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adj. obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage/ to resist authority; unruly
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reverent
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adj. marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect/ respectful; worshipful
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solvent
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adj. able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance; able to pay all debts
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spurious
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adj. lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit; forged; illegal
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succinct
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adj. brief; concise; terse; compact
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superfluous
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adj. exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; excessive; overabundant; unnecessary
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tenacious
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adj. holding fast
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tenuous
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adj. having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak/ thin, rare, slim
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transient
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adj. fleeting; passing quickly; brief; momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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zealous
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adj. fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause
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acerbic
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adj. having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting; cutting
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amenable
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adj. agreeable; responsive to suggestion
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astringent
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adj. having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe;
n. something with a tightening effect on tissue binding; causing contraction; harsh or severe |
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glib
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adj. marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
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imminent
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adj. about to happen; impending/ near at hand
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indifferent
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adj. having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice; unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre
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intractable
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adj. not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate/ unruly; unyielding
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ostentatious
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adj. characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy; trying to attract attention; overly showy, pretentious
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phlegmatic
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adj. calm; sluggish; unemotional; not easily disturbed
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profligate
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adj. excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant; dissipated wildly immoral
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prosaic
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adj. dull; lacking in spirit or imagination; unimaginative; matter of fact; factual
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pungent
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adj. characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste; stinging; caustic
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quixotic
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adj. foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals; idealistic but impractical
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recondite
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adj. hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure; abstruse; profound; secret
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sedulous
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adj. diligent, persistent, hard-working
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soporific
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adj. causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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subtle
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adj. not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
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tacit
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adj. implied; not explicitly stated; understood; not put into words
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terse
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adj. brief and concise in wording; abrupt; pithy
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unfeigned
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adj. genuine; not false or hypocritical; real
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untenable
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adj. indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable; not able to be maintained
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variegated
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adj. multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color, many-colored
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vigilant
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adj. alertly watchful; watchfully awake; alert to spot danger
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notorious
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adj. famous, esp. for evil actions or qualities
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obscure
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adj. little known; hard to understand
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obsolete
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adj. no longer current; old-fashioned
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orthodox
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adj. in religion, conforming to a certain doctrine; conventional
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ossified
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adj. in biology, to turn into bone; to become rigidly conventional and opposed to change
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prophetic
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adj. auspicious, predictive of what's to come
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propitiating
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adj. conciliatory, mollifying or appeasing
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rapacious
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adj. excessively grasping or greedy
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raucous
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adj. boisterous, unruly, and wild
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redemptive
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adj. liberating and reforming
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repugnant
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adj. causing dislike or disgust
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resilient
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adj. able to recover from difficulty
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resonant
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adj. full of special import or meaning
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resplendent
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adj. glowing, shining
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sequential
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adj. arranged in an order or series
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spontaneous
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adj. happening without plan or outside cause
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stolid
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adj. impassive, unemotional
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supine
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adj. lying on one's back
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temperate
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adj. moderate, calm
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tractable
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adj. obedient, manageable
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turbulent
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adj. agitated or disturbed
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unstinting
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adj. giving with unrestrained generosity
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usurious
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adj. lending money at an unconscionably high interest rate
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vapid
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adj. flat, flavorless
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venal
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adj. corrupt, mercenary
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veritable
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adj. authentic
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whimsical
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adj. based on a capricious, carefree, or sudden impulse or ideas; fanciful, playful
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ambiguous
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adj. doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways
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banal
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adj, predictable, cliched, boring
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candid
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adj. impartial and honest in speech
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dilatory
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adj. intended to delay
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explicit
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adj. clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
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fanatical
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adj. acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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fervid
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adj. intensely emotional; feverish
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sublime
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adj. lofty or grand
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abiding
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adj. enduring, continuing
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abject
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adj. miserable, pitiful
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abortive
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adj. interrupted while incomplete
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abstemious
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adj. moderate in appetite
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abstruse
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adj. difficult to comprehend
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accessible
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adj. attainable, available, approachable
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accommodating
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adj. helpful
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acrid
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adj. harsh, bitter
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adjacent
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adj. next to
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advantageous
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adj. favorable, useful
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adventitious
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adj. accidental
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adversarial
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adj. antagonistic, competitive
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alienated
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adj. distanced, estranged
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aloof
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adj. detached, indifferent
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