Chapter 1 From No Fear Vocabulary

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idiosyncrasy

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an attribute that makes you different from other people

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acerbic

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bitter or sharp in tone, taste or manner

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sardonic

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disdainfully or ironically mocking

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mordant

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sharply sarcastic or btiingly critical

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aesthetics

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hwo somethign looks- how pleasing it is

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discerning

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showing good taste and judgement

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iconoclast

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someone who challenges traditional beliefs, customs, and values

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heterodox

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goign against estalisher or accepted beleifs

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disheveled

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disrodered and untidy

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deplorable

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worthy of severe condemnation

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lethargy

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a state of physical slowness and mentall dullnes

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lassitude

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a state of weariness accompanied by listlessness or apathy

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torpor

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lack of mental or physical energy

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repose

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state of rest or inactivity

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squander

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to use something wastefully

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indominatble

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impossible to defeat or frighten

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autocrat

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a ruler who holds complete, unlimited power

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imperious

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huaghty and domineering

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authoritatian

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favoring strict rules and established authority

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inexorable

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unstoppable

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tenaciously

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sticking firmly to a decision or plan

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imperturable

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not easily worried or ditressed

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meticulous

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extremely careful and precise

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conscientious

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thorough and careful in one's work

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punctilious

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being careful about small details

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immaculate

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completely clean

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scrupulous

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very precise and exact

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deference

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submission to another's judgement

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zealot

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somebody who shows excessive enthusiasm for a cause

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tenet

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one of a set fo fundamental beliefs

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dogma

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an authoritative stand that all believes must accept as correct

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belie

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to disguise the true nature of something

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asinine

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totally stupid or ridiculous

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apathetic

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not taking an interest in anything

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petulant

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bad-tempered and sulky

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credulous

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gullibe; beleiveing something too easily

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neophyte

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beginner

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benign

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gentle, nonthreatining, mild

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innocuous

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harmless

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convival

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enjoying the company of others

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genial

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kind, good-natured manner

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jovial

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cheerful

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risible

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capable of causing laughter

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animosity

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feeling of hostility

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blithe

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happy and carefree