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abridge
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abbreviated communication
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compendium
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abbreviated communication
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cursory
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abbreviated communication
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curtail
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abbreviated communication
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syllabus
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abbreviated communication
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synopsis
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abbreviated communication
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terse
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abbreviated communication
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apace
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act quickly
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abrupt
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act quickly
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headlong
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act quickly
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headlong
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act quickly
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impetuous
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act quickly
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precipitate
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act quickly
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abet
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assist
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advocate
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assist
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ancillary
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assist
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bolster
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assist
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corroborate
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assist
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countenance
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assist
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espouse
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assist
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mainstay
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assist
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munificent
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assist
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proponent
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assist
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stalwart
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assist
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sustenance
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assist
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bilious
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bad mood
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dudgeon
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bad mood
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irascible
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bad mood
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pettish
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bad mood
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petulant
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bad mood
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pique
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bad mood
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querulous
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bad mood
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umbrage
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bad mood
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waspish
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bad mood
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dilettante
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beginner/amateur
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fledgling
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beginner/amateur
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neophyte
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beginner/amateur
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novitiate
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beginner/amateur
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proselyte
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beginner/amateur
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tyro
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beginner/amateur
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burgeoning
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beginning/young
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callow
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beginning/young
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engender
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beginning/young
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inchoate
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beginning/young
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incipient
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beginning/young
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nascent
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beginning/young
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acerbic
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Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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acidulous
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Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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acrimonious
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Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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asperity
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Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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caustic
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Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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mordacious
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Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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mordant
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Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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trenchant
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Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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audacious
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bold
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courageous
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bold
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dauntless
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bold
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banal
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boring
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fatuous
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boring
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hackneyed
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boring
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insipid
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boring
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platitude
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boring
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prosaic
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boring
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quotidian
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boring
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bacchanalian
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carousal (a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry)
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depraved
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carousal (a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry)
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dissipated
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carousal (a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry)
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iniquity
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carousal (a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry)
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libertine
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carousal (a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry)
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libidinous
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carousal (a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry)
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reprobate
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carousal (a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry)
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ribald
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carousal (a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry)
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salacious
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carousal (a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry)
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sordid
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carousal (a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry)
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turpitude
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carousal (a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry)
–adjective 1.morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods. 2.meanly selfish, self-seeking, or mercenary. 3.dirty or filthy. 4.squalid; wretchedly poor and run-down: sordid housing. |
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facsimile
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copy
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factitious
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copy
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paradigm
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copy
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precursor
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copy
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quintessence
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copy
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vicarious
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copy
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aspersion
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criticize/criticism
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calumny
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criticize/criticism
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castigate
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criticize/criticism
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excoriate
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criticize/criticism
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impugn
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criticize/criticism
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inveigh
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criticize/criticism
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objurgate
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criticize/criticism
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obloquy
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criticize/criticism
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opprobrium
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criticize/criticism
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pillory
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criticize/criticism
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remonstrate
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criticize/criticism
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reprove
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criticize/criticism
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vituperate
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criticize/criticism
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reprehend
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criticize/criticism
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dolorous
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death/mourning
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elegy
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death/mourning
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knell
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death/mourning
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macabre
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death/mourning
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moribund
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death/mourning
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obsequies
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death/mourning
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abnegate
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denying of self
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spartan
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denying of self
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temperate
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denying of self
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peremptory
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dictatorial
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exculpate
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forgive
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expiate
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forgive
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palliate
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forgive
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vindicate
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forgive
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chortle
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funny
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droll
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funny
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gibe
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funny
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raillery
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funny
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riposte
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funny
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simper
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funny
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abatement
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gaps/openings
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aperture
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gaps/openings
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interregnum
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gaps/openings
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interstice
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gaps/openings
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rent
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gaps/openings
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clement
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generous/kind
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munificent
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generous/kind
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unstinting
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generous/kind
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penurious
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greedy
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venal
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greedy
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asperity
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hardhearted
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baleful
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hardhearted
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dour
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hardhearted
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fell
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hardhearted
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mordant
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hardhearted
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sardonic
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hardhearted
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truculent
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hardhearted
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VITRIOLIC
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hardhearted
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VITUPERATION
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hardhearted
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baleful
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harmful
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minatory
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harmful
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perfidious
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harmful
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pernicious
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harmful
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din
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harsh-sounding
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strident
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harsh-sounding
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anathema
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hatred
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enmity
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hatred
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odium
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hatred
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rancor
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hatred
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abstruse
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difficult
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bemusing
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difficult to understand
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esoteric
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difficult to understand
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand
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opaque
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difficult to understand
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recondite
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difficult to understand
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turbid
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difficult to understand
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fetid
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disgusting
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invidious
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disgusting/offensive
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noisome
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disgusting/offensive
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odious
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disgusting/offensive
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rebarbative
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disgusting/offensive
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limpid
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easy to understand
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lucid
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easy to understand
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pellucid
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easy to understand
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aberrant
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eccentric/dissimilar
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esoteric
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eccentric/dissimilarembarrass
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abash
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embarrass
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chagrin
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embarrass
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compunction
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embarrass
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contrition
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embarrass
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diffidence
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embarrass
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expiate
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embarrass
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foible
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embarrass
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gaucherie
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embarrass
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rue
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embarrass
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apocryphal
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falsehood
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canard
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falsehood
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chicanery
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falsehood
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dissemble
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falsehood
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equivocate
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falsehood
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ersatz
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falsehood
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mendacious/mendacity
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falsehood
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perfidy
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falsehood
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prevaricate
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falsehood
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specious
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falsehood
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consanguine
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family
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distaff
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family
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endogamous
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family
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filial
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family
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scion
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family
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ardor/ardent
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favoring/biased
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fervid
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favoring/biased
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tendentious
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favoring/biased
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salubrious
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healthy
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oscillate
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hesitate
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vacillate
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hesitate
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antithetic
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hostile
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churlish
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hostile
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irascible
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hostile
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truculent
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hostile
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credulous
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innocent/inexperienced
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novitiate
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innocent/inexperienced
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tyro
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innocent/inexperienced
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dissemble
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insincere
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fulsome
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insincere
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ostensible
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insincere
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unctuous
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insincere
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assay
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investigate
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descry
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investigate
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indolent
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lazy/sluggish
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lassitude
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lazy/sluggish
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phlegmatic
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lazy/sluggish
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quiescent
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lazy/sluggish
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adventitious
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luck
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amulet
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luck
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kismet
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luck
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optimum
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luck
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portentous
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luck
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propitiate
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luck
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propitious
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luck
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talisman
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luck
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cavil
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nag
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enjoin
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nag
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admonish
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nag
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exhort
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nag
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harangue
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nag
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hector
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nag
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martinet
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nag
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remonstrate
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nag
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reproof
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nag
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fetid
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nasty
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noisome
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nasty
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askance
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not a straight line
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careen
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not a straight line
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carom
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not a straight line
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oblique
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not a straight line
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sidle
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not a straight line
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sinuous
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not a straight line
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bombastic
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overblown/wordy
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circumlocution
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overblown/wordy
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garrulous
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overblown/wordy
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grandiloquent
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overblown/wordy
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loquacious
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overblown/wordy
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periphrastic
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overblown/wordy
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prolix
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overblown/wordy
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turgid
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overblown/wordy
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mollify
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pacify/satisfy
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propitiate
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pacify/satisfy
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slake
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pacify/satisfy
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euphonious
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pleasant-sounding
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sonorous
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pleasant-sounding
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esurient
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poor
–adjective hungry; greedy. |
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impecunious
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poor
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indigent
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poor
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aggrandize
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praise
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encomium
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priase
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fey
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predict
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augur
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predict
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portentous
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predict
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prescient
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predict
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prognosticate
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predict
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forfend
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prevent/obstruct
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occlude
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prevent/obstruct
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perspicacious
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smart/learned
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disconsolate
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sorrow
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elegiac
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sorrow
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lugubrious
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sorrow
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plaintive
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sorrow
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threnody
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sorrow
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implacable
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stubborn
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intractable
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stubborn
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obstinate
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stubborn
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refractory
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stubborn
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renitent
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stubborn
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untoward
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stubborn
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compendious
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terse
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laconic
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terse
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pithy
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terse
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taciturn
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terse
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diurnal
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time/order/duration
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ephemeral
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time/order/duration
lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory |
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craven
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timid/timidity
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diffident
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timid/timidity
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pusillanimous
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timid/timidity
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recreant
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timid/timidity
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timorous
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timid/timidity
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trepidation
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timid/timidity
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fealty
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truth
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indubitable
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truth
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probity
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truth
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veracious
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truth
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verity
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truth
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ambulatory
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walking about
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itinerant
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walking about
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peripatetic
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walking about
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discursive
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wandering
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expatiate
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wandering
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itinerant
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wandering
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peregrination
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wandering
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peripatetic
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wandering
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sojourn
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wandering
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adulterate
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weaken
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enervate
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weaken
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exacerbate
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weaken
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obviate
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weaken
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stultify
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weaken
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vitiate
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weaken
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apothegm
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wisdom
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bromide
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wisdom
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epigram
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wisdom
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sententious
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wisdom
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abeyance
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withdrawal/retreat
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abjure
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withdrawal/retreat
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abnegation
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withdrawal/retreat
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abrogate
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withdrawal/retreat
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decamp
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withdrawal/retreat
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demur
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withdrawal/retreat
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renege
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withdrawal/retreat
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rescind
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withdrawal/retreat
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retrograde
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withdrawal/retreat
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