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Elitist
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the belief or attitude that those individuals who are considered members of the elite -- a select group of people with outstanding personal abilities, intellect, wealth, specialized training or experience, or other distinctive attributes; Tournament selection is naturally elitist
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cynic
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someone who is critical of the motives of others; an idealist whose rose-colored glasses have been removed, snapped in two and stomped into the ground, immediately improving his vision.
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curmudgeon
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noun A cantankerous person; an ill-tempered and disagreeable person
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innocuous
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being safe mentally and physically
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preceded
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to happen before an event
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relegate
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to assign to a place of insignificance or of oblivion : put out of sight or mind b: to assign to an appropriate place or situation on the basis of classification or appraisal
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marginalize
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relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people; "We must not marginalize the poor in our society"
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boon
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a blessing; usefull
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gamut
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the full spectrum of colors
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