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132 Cards in this Set
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titanic
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enormous size, strength and power
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purge
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to rid something unpure or undesirable
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turmoil
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great commotion
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clamor
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loud uproar
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indulge
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to satisfy or gratify
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utopian
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characteristic of an ideal society
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chimerical
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unreal
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sardonic
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mockingly bitter
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ingenuous
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innocent, naive
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dispassionate
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unaffected by passion
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stolid
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not easily stirred or moved mentally
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odium
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intense hatred or dislike
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onus
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chore or burden for a negative situation
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obstruct
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to block
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thwart
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to speed up
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entice
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arouse hopes
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conundrum
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maze/labyrinth
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intricacy
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condition of being complex
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guileful
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deceitful
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unscrupulous
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unrestrained/unprincipled
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taciturn
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shy/silent
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mawkish
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excessively sentimental
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lachrymose
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mournful/tearful
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electrify
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shock/excited
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torpid
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lethargic
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oust
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to remove or expel
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convivial
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sociable
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affable
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friendly/polite
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atrocious
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wicked/cruel
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execrable
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detestable
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gratify
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to satisfy
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deride
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to laugh at
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garrulous
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excessibely talkative
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animate
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to give life to
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pacify
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to restore to a state of peace
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stupefy
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put into a state of little to no sensibility
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enthrall
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to charm/fascinate
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bellicose
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warlike
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome
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belligerent
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warlike
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amorous
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showing and expressing love
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carnal
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sensual
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rapacity
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intense greed
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materialist
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concerned with material things
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boor
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a rude or unmannerly person
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cosmopolitan
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wordly
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imperil
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endanger
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perilous
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dangerous
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infirmity
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physical weakness
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frailty
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quality of being frail
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aptitude
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strong point
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captivate
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to hold interest of
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peregrination
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odyssey
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immutable
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unchangeable
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mercurial
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changeable
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capricious
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unpredictable
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debacle
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complete failure
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whimsy
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extravagent
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paragon
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perfect example
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epitome
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person or thing that is typical
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vex
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to annoy
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irk
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to irritate
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raze
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to demolish
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obligatory
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mandatory
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capitulate
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to surrender
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accede
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to give approval
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defer
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to put off
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exacerbate
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increase severity
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virago
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loud large women
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radical
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attacker of traditional ideas
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wry
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distorted
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scathing
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to attack with severe criticism
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trenchant
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keen
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contemptuous
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scournful
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obsequious
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obedient/faithful
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bane
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person or thing that ruins
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scourge
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whip or lash for punishment
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retribution
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something given or inflicted
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tarry
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to delay
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temporize
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be indecisive
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elixir
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magic potion
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wayward
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turning away from what is right and proper
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resolute
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firmly determined
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condescend
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behave if one is superior
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auspices
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protection
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propitious
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promising
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satiate
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to satisfy to the fullest
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surfeit
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excess
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cloy
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satiate
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expiate
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make up for a wrong
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lascivious
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indecent
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lecherous
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lustful
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terse
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succinct
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dissemble
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to mislead
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equivocate
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mislead
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indifferent
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detached
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inaccessible
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unaproachable
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jocular
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jolly
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morose
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gloomy
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conciliate
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to reconcile
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retrench
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to cut down
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protract
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to prolong
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augmnet
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to make greater
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parody
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ridiculous imitation
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misgiving
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uneasiness
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qualm
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to give doubt
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calamity
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great misfortune
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restitution
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act of restoring
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guru
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teacher
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pedagogue
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teacher
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robust
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strong and healthy
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dystopian
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imperfect world
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erratic
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unpredictable
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timorous
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timid
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duplicity
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deceitful
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emaciate
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to cause to become thin
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ardent
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eager, devoted
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forthright
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straight forward
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allure
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to attract
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spellbind
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charm fascinate
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sycophant
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parasite
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elation
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happiness
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mortification
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humiliation
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jargon
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insincere talk
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sham
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fraud
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bombast
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speech too pompous for occation
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evanescent
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fleeting
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adroit
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nimble
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deft
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dexterous/nimble
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perfidious
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deceitful
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pernicious
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causing great harm
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exasperate
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irritate/provoke
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