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Erudite |
Having or showing knowledge |
Divergent |
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Lethargic |
Sluggish, inate, slow |
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Mundane |
Lacking interest or excitment |
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Inundate |
To overwhelm/flood |
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Lucid |
Clearly expressed, easy to understand |
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Satire |
Use of irony to rudicule something |
South Park, Lampoon |
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Moralistic |
Characterized/expressing concerns about morals |
Didactic (preechy) |
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Cynical
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Believing that people are motivated by self-interest
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negative connotation, pessimist
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Succint
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Briefly or clearly expressed
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Clear, Short, terse
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Reproach
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Verb: Address someone in such a way to express disapproval/disappointment Noun: The expression of dissaproval |
rebuke, shame, blame
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Solemn
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Formal or dignified, not cheerful
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Grave, Serious, Formal
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Fervent
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Having or displaying a passionate intensity
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Adherent, hot, passionate
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Transient
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Temporary or brief
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Fleeting, Provisional, impermanent
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Stoic
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Adj: Enduring pain or hardship Noun: Person that can endure pain or hardship without expressing emotion |
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Deprecate
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Belittle/Condemn........(Put yourself down)
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Detract
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Vacant
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Empty or unoccupied
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Devoid, abandoned, desserted
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Duplicity
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Quality or state of being two folded (Contradict oneself/itself)
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Politicians and House of Cards
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Intonation
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Rise and fall of pitch
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Music, cadence
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Propriety
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Conforming to standards (Accepting standards or behavior)
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Decorum, Modesty, Deccency
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Vexatious
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Annoyance
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Bothersome, Irritaion
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Intricasy
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having inter-related parts or details
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complex
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Subordinate
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Lower rank or position/ less importance
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inferior
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Oblivious
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Unmindful, forgetfull
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Absent minded
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Capricious
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Led by a whim, eratic
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flighty
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Trepidation
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Tremendous fear, alarm, or aggitation
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Encumber
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To impede or hinder, to burden
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Skyrim and carrying to much stuff
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Diligence
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Constant and earnest effort to accomplish a goal
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Perseverance
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Fastidious
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Excessively particular... (Really hard to please)
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demanding, particular
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Tractible
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Easily controlled
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docile, yielding
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Harangue
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Scolding/ a long verbal attack
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Long passionate speech
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Morose
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gloomy or sullenly, ill-humored
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Euphoric
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Intensely happy or confident
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Erratic
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Having no definite course
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unreliable
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Facetious
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Not meant to be taken seriously
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Amusing, Playful
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Lugubrious
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Mournful or gloomy; especially in an exaggerated manner
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melancholy, sorrowful
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Pensive
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wiseful in thought, expressing being thoughtful
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Yo pienso que.....
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Serene |
calm or peaceful
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sedated, undisturbed
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Colloquial
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appropriate to ordinary or familiar
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informal, familiar
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Cryptic
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mysterious in meaning
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Ironic
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Contain or expressing irony
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Ostracize
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Exclusion by general or social acceptance
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Banish
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Sadistic
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Sexual perversion towards inflicting pain/ harm to others
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That one villain in metal gear solid 3
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Susceptible
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capable to submitting to an action
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Vulnerable
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Taunt
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Sarcastic challenge or insult
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Opulent
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Flashy with plentiful amount of money
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Generic/stereotypical rich people
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Amiable
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Generally agreeable, firendly
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Monotonous
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tediously uniform
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Dull, tedious, people following a dress code
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Nonchalant
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Having easy concern or indifference
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Casual, blasé, unconcerned
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Juxtapose
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To place side by side; for propose of comparing
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Contrast
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Loquacious
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Full of excessive talk
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Garrulous
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Despondent
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Low spirits from loss in hope or courage
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Depressed, Dejected
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Salacious
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Treating sexual matters in an indecent way
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lustful, naughty-naughty
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Microcosm
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Individual or community of thought; mini-representation of the world
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small
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Bourgeois
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Standards and convention of the middle class
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conventional, materialistic
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Affluent
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Having a great deal of money; wealthy
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copious, wealthy
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Dishevealed
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Untidy or disordered
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unkempt, scruffy
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Superfluous
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Unnecessary; being more than enough
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Unnecessary, expendable
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Copious
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Abundant in supply or quantity
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Plentiful, Profuse
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Putrid
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Decaying or rotting smell
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Rancid, rank
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Egregious
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outstandingly bad; outrageous
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atrocious, arrant
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Gregarious
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Fond of company of others; sociable
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outgoing; my friend Greg has a copious amount of freinds
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Corpulant
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Large or bulky body
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Big business man
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Ambiguous
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Open to more than one interpretation
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Obscure
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Innocuous
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Not harmful or offensive
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Digress
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To leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writting
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Mr. Buckley does this occasionally when teaching or explaining a topic
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Prattle
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To talk in length in a foolish or inconsequential way
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Obsequious
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Obedient or attentive
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submissive
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Lascivious
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feeling or revealing an overt; is often offensive in a sexual manner
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offensive, subjective
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Timorous
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Showing or suffering from nervousness
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Fainthearted; Me when I have to present in front of class or group
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Equivocal (Intent; like their position) (This is different than ambiguous)
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Open to more than one interpretation
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Vague, Evasive
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Valient
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Showing courage or determination
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assertive, bold, fearless
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Wanton
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Deliberate and unprovoked volence
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unprincipled
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Evoke
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Bring or recall to the conscious mind
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Awaken
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Belligerent
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Hostile and assertive; pertaining to war
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Aggressive, Antagonistic
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Syntax
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Arrangement of words and phrases
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structure
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Imperious
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Assuming power or authority without justification
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oppresive
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Dilapidated
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State of disrepair or ruin; usually pertains to buildings
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unkempt, decayed
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Feign
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To pretend to be affected by something
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Soccer and injury's
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Supercilious
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behaving or looking as though on is superior than other
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Arrogant, stuck up
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Setimental
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Of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia
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Portentous
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Done in overly or solemn manner; ominously significant
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Ominous, sinister,
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Precocious
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Having developed certain abilities in an earlier age than usual
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Surrepitious
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Obtained, done by stealth
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Clandestine
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Imptuous
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Characterized by sudden or rash action
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Impulsive, hasty, hot-headed
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Ineffable
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Incapable of being expressed or described
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Indescribable, overwhelming
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Aestheitc
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What it looks like; pertaining to the sence of beauty
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Irreverent
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Deficent in veneration or respect
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Irreligious
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Devout
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Devoted to devine worship; pious
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Worship. Holy; Think monks
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Pervade
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Become spread throughout
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diffuse
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Intimate
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Closeness to a person
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Ascetic |
Person that dedicates their life towards a certain ideal |
Think the pope |
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Venerate
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To hold in deep respect; to revere
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Emmity
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Feeling or condition of hostility/hatred
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Intangible
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Incapable of being touched or held physically
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Relinquish
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To remove or surrender
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Pallid
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Faint or lacking in color
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Pale
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Inherent
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Existing in something or someone as permenant
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Prominent
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Standing out; well known
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Sagacious
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Well knowledged
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Emaciated
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Abnormal thinness by lack of nutrition
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Scrawny, Puny
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Intuitive
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Percieved by intuition without rational thought
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Inherent
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Decorous
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Characterized by having dignified propriety in conduct
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Befitting, Civilized
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Latent
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Present but not visible, apparent or actualized
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Think Goku and DBZ
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Discern
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To distinguish and recognized as distinct and different
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Singular
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Extraordinary; remarkable; being one of a kind
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Unique and Distintive
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Inextricable
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Incapable of being disentangled
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Dexterous
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Skillful in the use of hands or body
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Adept, Agile, Artful
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Petulant
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Moved to or showing sudden impatient
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Bad Tempered, Uptight
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Sportive
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Playful; in sport rather than eranest
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Sated
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Satisfied fully
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Vehement |
Showing strong feeling or emotion |
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Proclivity
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Tendency to do something regularly
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Callous
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Showing or having insecurity or cruelty to others
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Gesticulate
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Using gestures to emphasize one's words
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Pacify
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Causing to be more favourably inclines
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mollify
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Eloquent
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Expressing oneself clearly and effectvly
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Articulate
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Expressing yourself easily
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Mirthful
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Full of showing high spirit; full of joy
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Eccentic
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unconventional and slightly strange
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Person who is unconventional
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Undulate
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Move with wave like motions
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