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acrimony
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words or behavior filled with harshness or anger
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affable
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friendly; easygoing
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banal
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boring; trite; insipid
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cajole
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to fool with flaterry or false promises; coax; deceive
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deference
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the act of yielding to someone else out of respect
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endemic
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native to a particular country or among a particular group
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futile
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jopelessly ineffective; useless; in vain
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girth
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distance around an object; circumference
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heresy
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an opinion expressed in defiance of generally accepted ideas
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inaugurate
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begin; induct into
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juncture
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point in time; especilly a crucial one; joint or connection
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kindle
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to start a fire; ignite; arouse
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lionize
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to put someone on a pedestal; to treat with great respect
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malleable
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able to be reshaped by forces; pliable; impressionable
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nefarious
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extremely evil
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obtuse
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dull; blunt; unintelligent; lacking sharpness
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parsimony
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stinginess; excessive frugality
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querulous
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constantly complaining
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relevancy
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having a clear relationship to the matter at hand
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salubrious
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promoting health
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trepidation
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fear
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undulate
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move in a wavy manner
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voluble
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comfortble with speech; always ready to talk
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wonton
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excessive; uncontrolled; lustful
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wither
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dry out; shrivel up; lose life or energy
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