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138 Cards in this Set
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indifferent
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not caring one way or the other
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apathy
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lack of emotion
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obscure
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unclear
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impartial
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unbiased
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objective
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without bias
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revere
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to worship (think of reverend)
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discriminate
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to differentiate
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denounce
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to speak out against
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innovate
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to be creative
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relevant
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important
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candid
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honest, frank
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discernment
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insight
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disdain
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arrogant scorn
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abstract
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theoretical
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temperate
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moderate
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enigma
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mystery
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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eccentric
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a little kooky
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provincial
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limited in outlook
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futile
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hopeless
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diverse
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varied
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benevolent
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kind
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pious
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reverent
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conciliatory
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making peace
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resignation
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reluctant acceptance of a bad situation (2nd meaning)
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resolute
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determined
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servile
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submissive, like a servant
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acute
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sharp, shrewd
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reticent
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uncommunicative
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anarchy
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absence of government or control
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virulent
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extremely poisonous
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scrutinize
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examine carefully
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discord
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disagreement
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repudiate
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to reject
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diligent
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hardworking
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superficial
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shallow
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contempt
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reproachful disdain
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lucid
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clear
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aesthetic
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having to do with artistic beauty
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prodigal
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extravagant, wasteful
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augment
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to add to
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complacent
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smug
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guile
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cunning
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squander
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to waste
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incessant
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un-ceasing
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laudable
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worthy of praise
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deter
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to prevent
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redundant
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repetitive
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infamous
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shamefully wicked
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provocative
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exciting
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depravity
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moral corruption
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gravity
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seriousness (2nd meaning)
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banal
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unoriginal
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extol
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to praise
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euphony
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pleasant sound
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deride
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to ridicule
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insipid
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dull, banal
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austere
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stern, without much money
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expedite
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to make faster or easier
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heresy
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an opinion violently exposed to established beliefs
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novel
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new, original
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philanthropy
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love of mankind
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tentative
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expiramental
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deference
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submission to another's will
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vacilate
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to waver back and forth
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fervor
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passion
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dispassionate
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without passion
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pragmatic
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down to earth
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rigourous
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strict, harsh, severe
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solemn
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serious
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alleviate
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to lessen
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negligence
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carlessness
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conspicuous
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standing out, obvious
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advocate
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to speak in favor of, to support
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ascetic
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hermitlike
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profound
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deep, insight
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ironic
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unexpected
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dogmatic
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arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas
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condone
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to overlook
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dissent
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disagreement
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volition
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conscious choice
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voluntary
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unforced
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didactic
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instructive
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disparate
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different
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disparage
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to belittle
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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compliant
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yielding
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prosaic
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dull; unimaginative
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profuse
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flowing, extravagent
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expedient
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providing an immediate advantage
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fastidious
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meticulous; demanding
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belligerent
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combative
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astute
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perceptive
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languish
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to become weak
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censure
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to condemn severely for doing bad
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stagnation
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motionlessness; inactivity
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mitigate
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to lessen the severity of something
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reprehensible
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worthy of blame or censure
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engender
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to create or produce
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exemplart
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outstanding; setting a great example
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neutral
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unbiased
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relegate
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to banish
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anecdote
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a brief, entertaining story
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scanty
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inadequate
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fallacious
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false
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acclaim
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praise; applause; admiration
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uniform
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consistent
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incoherent
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jumbled; chaotic
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repress
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to hold down
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articulate
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to speak clearly and well
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solicit
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to ask for, to seek
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reproach
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to scold
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condecend
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to stoop to another's level
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orthodox
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conventional
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indolence
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laziness
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congenial
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agreeably suitable
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preclude
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to prevent
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apprehensive
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worried
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elaborate
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detailed
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arrogant
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feeling superior to others
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elusive
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hard to pin down
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efface
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to erase
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taciturn
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untalkative by nature
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ameliorate
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to make better or more tolerable
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acquiesce
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to give in; to agree
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atrophy
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to waste away from lack of use
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dubious
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doubtful, uncertain
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flagrant
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shocking
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concise
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brief and to the point
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immutable
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unchangable
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static
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stationary (not radio fuzz)
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credulous
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believing, gullible
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blasphemy
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irreverence
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coalesce
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to come together as one
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lax
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careless
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crypticlevity
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mysterious
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levity
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lightness
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ambivalent
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undecided
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