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indifferent
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neutral
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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
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discriminate
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differentiate
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denounce
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speak out against
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innovate
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to create
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relevant
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important
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candid
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honest
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discernment
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ability to see things clearly
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disdain
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arrogant
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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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not conventional
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provincial
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narrow 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 hearted
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pious
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outwardly reverent or devout
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conciliatory
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making peace
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resignation
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reluctant acceptance of bad situation
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resolute
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determined
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servile
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subservant
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acute
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sharp
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reticent
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restrained
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anarchy
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absence of government
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virulent
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full of hate
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scrutinize
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examine closely
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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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only on surface
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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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artistic beauty
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prodigal
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wastefully extravegant
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augment
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add to
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complacent
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self satisfied
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guile
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cunning duplicity
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squander
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to waste
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incessant
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never ending
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laudable
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worthy of praise
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deter
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prevent
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redundant
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repetitive
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infamous
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famous for something bad
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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
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banal
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unoriginal
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extol
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praise
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euphony
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pleasant sound
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deride
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ridicule
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insipid
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dull
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austere
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unadorned
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expedite
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make faster/easier
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heresy
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opinion violently opposing beliefs
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novel
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new
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philanthropy
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love of mankind
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tentative
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uncertain
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deference
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respect, courtesy
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vacillate
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indecisive
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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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practical, down to earth
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rigorous
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strict
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solemn
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grave
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alleviate
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lessen
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negligence
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carelessness
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conspicuous
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obvious
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advocate
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speak in favor of
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ascetic
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hermit like
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profound
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deeply insightful
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ironic
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satiric
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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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will
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voluntary
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unforced
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didactic
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intrusive
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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
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profuse
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flowing
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expedient
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providing immediate advantage
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fastidious
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meticulous
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belligerent
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war waging
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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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condemn severly for doing bad
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stagnation
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motionless
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mitigate
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lessen severity of something
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reprehensible
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worthy of blame
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engender
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to create
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exemplary
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outstanding
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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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brief entertaining story
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scanty
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inadequate
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fallacous
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false
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acclaim
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praise
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uniform
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consistent
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incoherent
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jumbled
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repress
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to hold down
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articulate
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speaking clearly and well
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solicit
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to seek
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reproach
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to scold
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condescend
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stoop to someone else'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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pleasant
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preclude
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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
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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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dubious
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doubtful
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flagrant
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shocking
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concise
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brief
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concise
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brief
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immutable
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unchangeable
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static
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stationary
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credulous
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gulible
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blasphemy
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profanity
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coalesce
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fuse as one
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lax
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relaxed
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cryptic
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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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innate
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natural
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sycophant
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suck up
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amiable
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friendly
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esoteric
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hard to understand
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extraneous
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irrelevant
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tedious
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boring
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caustic
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like acid
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inadvertant
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careless
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exhaustive
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thorough
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incongruous
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not harmonious
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belittle
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make feel small
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unprecendented
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happening for the first time
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digress
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go off subject
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appease
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to soothe
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frivolous
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not serious
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instigate
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to provoke, stir up
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sage
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wise
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predecessor
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someone/thing that came before another
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jeopardy
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danger
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tangible
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touchable
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indulgent
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yielding
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remorse
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sadness
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pivotal
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crucial
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scrupulous
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strict
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refute
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disprove
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respite
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rest
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stoic
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indifferent
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volatile
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explosive
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peripheral
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unimportant
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hedonistic
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pleasure seeking
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idiom
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peculiar expression
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benefactor
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generous donor
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brevity
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briefness
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apocryphal
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false
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virtuoso
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masterful musician
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slander
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defame
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animosity
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resentment
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deplete
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use up
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amity
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friendship
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stringent
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strict
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voluminous
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very large
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auspicious
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favorable
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fickle
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unpredictable
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lethargy
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sluggishness
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hackneyed
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banal
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amass
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to accumulate
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willful
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deliberate
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bastion
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stronghold
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trepidation
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fear
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desecrate
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profane a holy place
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fortuitous
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accidental
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vehement
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urgent
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assuage
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to soothe
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prodigious
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enormous
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torpor
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sluggishness
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furtive
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secretive
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supercillious
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haughty
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prudent
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careful
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verbose
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wordy
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pedestrian
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common
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innocuous
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harmless
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fanatic
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one who is devoted to an idea
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enhance
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make better
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retract
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to take back
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ambiguous
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unclear
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paucity
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scarcity
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rescind
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repeal
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subtle
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not obvious
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zealous
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fervent
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benign
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gentle
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compliant
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yielding
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emulate
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be like to excel or surpass
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innumerable
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too many to number
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meander
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wander slowly
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authoritarian
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like a dictator
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brawn
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muscles
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contrite
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remorseful
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exemplify
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serve as an example of
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facilitate
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make easier
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hypothetical
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unproven
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly defiant or out of control
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ambulatory
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walking
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diffident
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timid
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drone
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talk on
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gullible
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overly trusting
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marred
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damaged
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nullify
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make unimportant
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pasimony
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stinginess
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propriety
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properness
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rejuviate
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make young and strong
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skeptical
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doubting
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tenacious
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hard tough
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animated
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alive
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authentic
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real
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bias
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prejudice
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blithe
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cheerful
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dearth
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scarcity
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divert
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amuse
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enthrall
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to thrill
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heed
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listen to
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hindrance
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obstruction
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irascible
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irratible
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merger
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joining in marriage
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nostalgia
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sentimental longing for the past
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pretentious
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pompous self importance
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saccharine
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overly sweet
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stanza
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verse
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a
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without
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arch/archi
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chief/principle
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di/dia
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apart
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pat/path
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feeling
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vers/vert
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turn
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auc/aug/aux
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increase
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eu
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goodwill
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phil
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love
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pro
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much
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claim/clam
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cry, shout
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prehend/prise
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to seize
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sta/sti
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to stand in place
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amb/amph
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around
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e/ef/ex
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out
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fac/fic/fig/fait/feit/fy
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to do/make
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qui
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quiet
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tac/tic
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to be silent
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am
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love
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apo
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away
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ced/ceed/cess
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to go/yield/stop
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vers/vert
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to turn
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de
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away
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fort
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chance
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nec/nic/nox/noc
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harm/death
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sacr/sanct/secr
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sacred
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co/col/com/con
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with
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di/dia
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apart
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po/pov/pau/pu
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few
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ven/vent
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to come
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err
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to wander
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her/hes
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to stick
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par
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equal
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plex/plic/ply
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to fold
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dis/dif
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away
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fruit/frug
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to produce
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nat/nas/nai
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to be born
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pas/pat/path
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feeling
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manifest
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visible
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conventional
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common
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partisan
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one who supports
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contentious
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argumentative
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lament
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to mourn
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allusion
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indirect reference
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arbiter
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judge
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inherent
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natural
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paradox
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true statement or phenomenon that seems false or visa versa
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cynic
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distrustful of human nature
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exposition
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expounding or explaining
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consensus
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unanimity
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comprehensive
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covering or including everything
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sagacious
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wise
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precipitate
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to happen abruptly
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pervade
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to spread throughout
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discourse
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to converse
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conjure
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to summon like magic
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sanction
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to authorize
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genial
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cheerful
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indulgent
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lenient
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inert
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inactive
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levee
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embankment
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erratic
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unpredictable
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luminous
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giving off light
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abstinent
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abstaining
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placid
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calm
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exuberant
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extremely joyful
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impede
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to hinder
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permeate
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to seep through
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audacity
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boldness
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indignant
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angry
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implicit
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implied
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renaissance
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rebirth
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superfluous
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extra
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litigate
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to try in court
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vex
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annoy
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anomaly
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irregularity
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bereave
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deprive
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connoisseur
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expert
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corroborate
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confirm
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frenetic
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frantic
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polemic
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powerful argument made in refutation of something
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synthesis
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combining parts to make a whole
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feasible
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able to be done
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forbear
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to refrain
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genre
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category
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vindicate
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to clear from blame
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conciliatory
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making peace
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squalid
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filthy
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inept
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clumsy
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mandatory
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necessary
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disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely
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eclectic
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choosing best from many sources
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idyllic
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charming in a rustic way
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pristine
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original
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prodigy
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extremely talented
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frugal
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economical
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qualify
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to modify
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decorous
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orderly
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infer
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conclude
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ostentatious
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showing off
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pathology
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the science of diseases
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spurious
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doubtful
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subjugate
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to subdue
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visionary
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dreamer
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reciprocal
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mutual
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