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249 Cards in this Set
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paradox
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contradiction
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infamous
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wicked; cruel
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horrendous
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wicked; cruel
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atrocious
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wicked; cruel
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fiendish
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wicked; cruel
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mendocious
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wicked; cruel
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ferocious
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wicked; cruel
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diabolic
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wicked; cruel
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odious
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wicked; cruel
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nefarious
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wicked; cruel
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flagrant
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done in an open manner; openly wicked
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heinous
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wicked; cruel
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iniquity
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wickedness
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inequity
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unfairness; lack of justice
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enormity
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wickedness
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seraphic
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angelic
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cherubic
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angelic
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novel
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new; fresh
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novelty
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newness
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treacherous
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unfaithful; disloyal
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treasonous
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unfaithful; disloyal
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perfidy
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betrayal
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traitorous
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unfaithful; disloyal
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infidel
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unfaithful.
an unbeliever. |
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falsehearted
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unfaithful; disloyal
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falsehearted
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1)unfaithful
2)deceitful |
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disaffect
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1)to cause to lose affection to
2)to be disloyal, especially to a gov. |
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insidious
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deceitful; cunning
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fealty
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faithfulness
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fidelity
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faithfulness
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wily
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deceitful; cunning
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crafty
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deceitful; cunning
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artful
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deceitful; cunning
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guile
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deceitful; cunning
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duplicitous
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deceitful; cunning
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guileless
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not deceitful
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beguile
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to deceive; to cheat
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duplicity
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deliberate deception
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delude
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to deceive; to cheat
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gull
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to deceive; to cheat
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dupe
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to deceive; to cheat
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jockey
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to deceive; to cheat
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bilk
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to cheat one's money, property, etc
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swindle
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to cheat one's money, property, etc
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inveigle
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to trick someone by deception, flattery, etc
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subterfuge
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to trick in order to get out of trouble
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oblivious
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forgetful
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oblivion
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forgetfulness
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interlude
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anything that fills the time in between
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pious
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devoted
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piety
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devotion
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devout
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devoted
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filial
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of son or daughter
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impious
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not devoted
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impiety
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lack of devotion
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solicit
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to ask earnestly
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implore
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to ask earnestly
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deplore
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to have or show deep regret or sorrow for
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supplicate
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to ask earnestly
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supplicant
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one who supplicates
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importune
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to ask earnestly
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beseech
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to ask earnestly
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inopportune
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[time]inappropriate, inconvinient
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opportune
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[time]appropriate
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entreat
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to request earnestly
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invoke
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to ask earnestly
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tout
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to beg to buy one's product, use one's service, etc; to publicize loudly
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cadge
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to beg
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delude
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to mislead; to deceive
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envision
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to picture in mind
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abet
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to help or urge in crime, etc
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ameliorate
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to make better
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deterlorate
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to make worse
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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aggravate
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to make worse
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exasperate
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to frustrate; to irritate
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aggregate
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total; sum
to total; to sum |
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pitfall
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disadvantage, danger
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protract
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to prolong; to extend; to delay
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dilatory
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delaying, deliberately delaying
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inadvertently
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accidental; careless
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advertent
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careful
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prudent
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careful
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discreet
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careful
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wary
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careful
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meticulous
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careful
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punctilious
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careful
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circumspect
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careful
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paintaking
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careful
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chary
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careful
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chary
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cautious
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alert
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careful
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vigilant
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careful
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inadvertent
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careless
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imprudent
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careless
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indiscreet
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careless
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unwary
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careless
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immeticulous
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careless
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cursory
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careless
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remiss
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careless
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lax
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inattentive; negligent
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negligent
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careless
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slipshod
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[work]poorly and carelessly done
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slovenly
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careless
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discrete
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discontinuous; indivisually distinct
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botch
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to repair clumsly
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sloverly
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careless in appearance
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blithe
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gay; cheerful; merry
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effervesce
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1)to be cheerful, merry, etc
2)to give off bubbles of gas |
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buoyant
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1)cheerful
2)floating |
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jovial
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gay; cheerful; merry
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jocose
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gay; cheerful; merry
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jocund
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gay; cheerful; merry
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jaunty
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gay; cheerful; merry
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hilarious
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gay; cheerful; merry
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convivial
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fond of drinking and chatting
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mirth
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merriment; cheerfulness
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jollity
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merriment; cheerfulness
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revel
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to be merry
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revelry
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nosiy merriment
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reverie
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daydream
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distort
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1)to misrepresent
2)to twist |
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convolute
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1)[theory, pattern, etc]to make complicated
2)to twist |
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warp
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to twist
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gnarl
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to twist
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squirm
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to twist
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writhe
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to twist
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convoluted
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complicated
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complex
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complicated
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intricate
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complicated
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sinuous
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1)winding
2)complicated |
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labyrinth
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1)maze
2)confusion |
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labyrinthine
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[argument]complicated
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err
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to make an error
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errant
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mistaken
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erroneous
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false; based on error
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lapse
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slight mistake
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blunder
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foolish mistakes
to make foolish mistakes |
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deprave
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to corrupt
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debauch
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to corrupt
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degenerate
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to corrupt
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stately
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dignified
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lowly
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humble
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obtrude
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to put forward one's opinion unwanted or unasked
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depravity
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corruption
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debauchery
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corruption
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degeneracy
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corruption
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regenerate
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to reform morally
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obtrusive
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tending to obtrude
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skeptical
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doubtful
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dubious
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doubtful
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dubiety
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doubtfulness
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indubitable
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that cannot be doubted
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feasible
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practical
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pragmatic
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practical
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infeasible
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not practical
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impragmatic
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not practical
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quixotic
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not practical
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utopian
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not practical
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utility
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practically
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pragmatism
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the idea that emphasizes the importance of utility(practically)
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chimerical
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not practical
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chimera
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fantasy; impossible dream
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visionary
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not practical
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phoenix
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immortality
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chimerial
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of fantasy; unreal; not practical
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gerrymander
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to shape an election district in such way that is advantageous to a particular candidate
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assidulous
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hardworking
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seulous
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patiently hardworking
patient |
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industrious
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hardworking
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studious
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hardworking
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diligent
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hardworking
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idle
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lazy
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indolent
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lazy
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slothful
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lazy
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sluggish
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lazy
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drone
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1)a monotonous speech
2)a lazy person |
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sluggard
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a lazy person
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laggard
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a lazy person
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avaricious
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greedy
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voracious
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greedy
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ravenous
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greedy
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edacious
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greedy
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rapacious
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greedy
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insatiable
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greedy
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covetous
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greedy
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edacious
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hungry; greedy
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sate
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to satisfy fully
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covet
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to desire, especially someone else's eagerly
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covetous
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greedy
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gluttonous
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greedy
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avid
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eager; greedy
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glut
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1)to supply excessively
2)to eat a lot |
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glutton
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1)a greedy person
2)one who eats a lot |
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avarice
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greed
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voracity
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greed
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ravenousness
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greed
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edacity
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greed
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rapacity
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greed
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insatiation
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greed
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covetousness
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greed
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gluttony
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greed
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avidity
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greed
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cupidity
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excessive desire for wealth
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irresolute
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indecisive; not determined
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ire
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anger
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irate
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angry
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irascible
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easily get angered
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choleric
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angry
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wrathful
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angry
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indignant
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angry
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incensed
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angry
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livid
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angry
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choler
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anger
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wrath
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anger
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indignation
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anger
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incense
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anger
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rage
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anger
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incense
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to annoy greatly
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incinerate
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to burn into ashes
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incendiary
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1)one who sets a fire on an evil purpose
2)something that causes fire; bombs 3)one who incites |
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incite
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to arouse into action
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instigate
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to arouse into action
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ferment
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to incite
political turmoil |
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foment
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to arouse into action
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prod
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1)to prick
2)to incite |
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goad
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to arouse into action
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galvanize
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1)to shock and arouse
2)to coat with metal |
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agitate
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to arouse into action
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plod
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to work or walk wearily and heavly but without resting
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firebrand
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one who incites
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catalyst
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one who incites
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demagogue
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one who incites
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seditionist
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one who incites
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incandescent
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giving out light when burning
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iridescent
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having or showing bright colors like a rainbow
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opalescent
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iridescent
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stevedore
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a laborer whose job is rough
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consecrate
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to make holy, sacred
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hallow
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to make holy, sacred
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sanctify
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to make holy, sacred
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descerate
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to harm or violate sacredness or holiness
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profain
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to harm or violate sacredness or holiness
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profanity
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cursing
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sanctity
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sacredness
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sacrilegious
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harming or violating sacredness
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sacrilege
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desecration
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sophistry
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illogical argument
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sophist
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one who argues illogic
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