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autonomous
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self-governing; independent
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blanch
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grow or become white or pale
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candor
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sharp honesty in expressing oneself
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crass
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very stupid; unrefined; dull; slow to understand
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cursory
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a hasty consideration of something without pausing to note details
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deft
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skillful in a quick and easy way (suggests nimbleness and sureness to touch)
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demeanor
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behavior in expressing one's attitude, etc.
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eminent
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famous; well-known (suggests conspicuous superiority)
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enhance
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increase in value; make better or more beautiful
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ennui
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boredom; weariness; dissastisfaction (resulting from inactivity or loss of interest)
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exorbitant
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too expensive; going beyond limits
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fetid
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offenstive to sense of smell; stinking
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fortuitous
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accidental; happening by chance
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furtive
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sly; stealthy; secret (suggests a reprehensible objective)
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futile
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useless; ineffectual; unimportant
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jihad
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a war by Muslims against unbelievers or enemies of Islam; a fanatical campaign for or against something
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Armageddon
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Biblical - the place where the last, decisive battel between godo and evil will be fought; any great, decisive battle
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debacle
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an overwhelming defeat or rout; a total, often ludicrous, failure, or collapse
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aggregate
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adj. - gathered together into a mass of a whole; noun - a group of distinct things gathered together
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effusive
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expressing excessive emotion; too demonstrative
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