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askance
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with suspicion, mistrust
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analgesic
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n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain
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anathema
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a person or thing hated
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ancillary
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auxiliary, assisting, subsidiary
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antithetic
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directly opposed or contrasted
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apposite
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adj. strikingly appropriate and relevant
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bereave
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to deprive of, esp. by death
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axiom
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self-evident truth
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axiomatic
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described by self-evident truth
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baleful
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harmful, malign
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bilious
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bad mood
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auspicious
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fortunate
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bemoan
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express grief over
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auspice
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an omen
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assay
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to analyze
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acidulous
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caustic
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acrimonious
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caustic
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acrid
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harsh to senses
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acerbic
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harsh in taste or temper
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appropriate
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confiscate
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amenable
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agreeable, cooperative
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circumlocution
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roundabout way of speaking with many words
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calumny
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slander, defamation
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callow
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inexperienced
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clement
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merciful, lenient
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bromide
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banality, cliche
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candor/candid
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frank, open, sincere, honest
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chasten
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punish to improve; restrain, subdue
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carom
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ricochet
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circumspect
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watchful, discreet, cautious
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captious
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faultfinding
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canon
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establish principle; a set of literary works
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cantankerous
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irritable
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circumvent
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to go around or bypass
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chagrin
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humiliation; to vex by humiliation
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carnal
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pleasures of flesh or body
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cadge
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to beg, mooch
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canny
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cautious; astute
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churlish
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rude, boorish
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coalesce
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to grow together into one body
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compendious
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concise, comprehensive summary; succinct
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congenial
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compatible; agreeable; suitable
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contend
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to compete; vie; to assert
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contiguous
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touching; neighboring; adjacent
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countenance
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permit; support
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converge
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to approach and come together
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convention
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custom; accepted technique
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contrite
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remorseful
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compunction
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remorse
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abide
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reside; remain; sustain
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abase
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to humble, disgrace
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abominate
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to hate
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adage
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old saying, proverb
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accede
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express approval; agree
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accord
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reconcile; come to an agreement
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acme
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highest point; summit
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adroit
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skillful; accomplished; highly competent
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affluent
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rich; abundant
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affront
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an insult
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bucolic
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agrarian; rustic; pastoral
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aggrieve
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to afflict; distress
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allusion
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indirect reference
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antepenultimate
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third from last
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anterior
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preceding, prior
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anthropomorphic
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attributing human qualities to non humans
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astral
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exalted; elevated in position
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august
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dignified; venerable
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balk
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refuse to proceed; prevent
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base
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being of low value or position
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bastion
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fortification; stronghold
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bellicose
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warlike, aggressive
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benighted
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unenlightened
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bent
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a natural inclination
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benison
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blessing
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bilk
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to cheat, defraud
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blight
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afflict, destroy
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blithe
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joyful; w/out appropriate thought
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bluster
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to boast, make threats
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brevity
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brief in time
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brusque
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rough and abrupt in manner
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buffet
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to strike, hit
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cajole
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flatter; coax; persuade
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cast
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a copy, replica
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catharsis
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emotional purification, cleansing
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capacious
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large; extensive
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cavalier
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carefree; happy
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cavort
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to frolic; frisk
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celerity
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quick moving
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cede/cession
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surrender; act of surrendering
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charlatan
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quack, fake
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chortle
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to chuckle
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chary
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wary; cautious; fastiduous
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cheeky
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lacking prudence or discretion
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choleric
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easily angered
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clandestine
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secretive; concealed for a darker purpose
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cloying
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indulging to excess
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cognate
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related, similar
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collusion
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collaboration; conspiracy
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comeliness
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physical grace and beauty
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complicity
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accomplice
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confection
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something sweet
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circumspect
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cautious, prudent; well-considered
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cozen
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to mislead; deceive
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craven
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cowardly; timid
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conscript
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to draft for service; one compulsorily (mandatorily) enrolled for military service
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conscript
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to draft for service; one compulsorily (mandatorily) enrolled for military service
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censure
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disapproval
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delude
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to mislead; deceive
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decadent
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morally decaying; debased; self-indulgent
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curtail
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cut short; abridge
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curmudgeon
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a cantankerous person
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censure
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disapproval
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delude
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to mislead; deceive
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decadent
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morally decaying; debased; self-indulgent
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curtail
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cut short; abridge
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curmudgeon
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a cantankerous person
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cursory
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skimmed, w/out noticing details
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curt
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rudely brief or abrupt; laconic, terse
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defer
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to put off; delay
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deign
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to condescend
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descry
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to discern, discovery
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destitute
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poor; lacking means
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disabuse
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set right; free from error
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cursory
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to skim w/out noticing details
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curt
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rudely brief or abrupt; laconic, terse
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defer
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to put off; delay
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deign
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to condescend
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descry
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to discern, discovery
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destitute
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poor; lacking means
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disabuse
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set right; free from error
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denigrate
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defame, disparage, belittle
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diaphanous
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transparent; insubstantial
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dictum
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a declaration; adage
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demotic
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pertaining to common people
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demure
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shyness
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demur
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to object
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denigrate
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defame, disparage, belittle
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diaphanous
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transparent; insubstantial
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dictum
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a decree; adage
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demotic
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pertaining to common people
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demure
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shyness
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demur
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to object
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debauchery
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bacchanal, indulgence
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defunct
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no longer in effect or existing
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desuetude
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state of disuse or inactivity
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assail
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assault; criticize; try to master
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din
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noisy clamor
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tumult
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commotion, disturbance
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discomfit
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perturb, disturb, disconcert
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discretion
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power to decide; decorum; prudence
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dissolution
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dissolving; disintegration
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dither
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flustered excitement; to vacillate
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diurnal
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daily
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doctrinaire
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dogmatic; uncompromising
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doggerel
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crude; loose
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dross
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waste or impure matter
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dudgeon
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feeling of anger, resentment
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effervescence
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to show excitement or liveliness; to give off bubbles of gas
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effete
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depleted of vitality; decadent
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ascetic
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one who practices extreme self-denial
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discerning
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perceptive; keen; good judgment
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discredit
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defame; disgrace; cause to be doubted
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disconsolate
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inconsolable
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epithet
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nickname, sometimes used invectively to abuse
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eloquent
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fluent and articulate in speech
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epigraph
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quotation at the beginning of a literary work
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dissemble
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to disguise true intentions; give a false appearance; dissimulate
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evince
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to show clearly; make evident
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effigy
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model or sculpture, possibly for ridicule of someone disliked
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evince
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to show clearly; make evident
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eugenics
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hereditary improvement through selective breeding
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equable
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uniform, unvarying; not easily disturbed
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essay
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to attempt; put to the test
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epoch
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distinctive period of time in history
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epigram
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a terse, witty saying
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erroneous
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containing error, mistaken; immoral
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esurient
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hungry, greedy
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embellish
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to adorn; enhance by adding ornamental or fictitious details
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errant
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erring; straying; moving aimlessly
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espouse
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to support, advocate; wed
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etiology
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the study of causation
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ersatz
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an artificial substitute
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enjoin
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to command
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equity
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fairness
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elocution
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one's manner of speaking, esp. in public
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evocative
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tending to evoke, call to mind
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aplomb
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poise, composure, equanimity
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elegiac
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expressing sorrow
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exhort
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to urge; admonish urgently
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felicitous
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well-suited and appropriate for an occasion
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facetious
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humorous; witty
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factitious
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artificial; manufactured; contrived
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exact
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to demand, require; force payment of
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excoriate
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denounce or berate severely; strip skin off (chafe)
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existential
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pertaining to existence
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expound
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to state in detail
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extirpate
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to destroy, exterminate
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fallacious
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unsound (argument); deceitful
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fallow
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uncultivated
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fatuous
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foolish, unintelligent, asinine
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fealty
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fidelity
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feign
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to fake, pretend
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fell
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cruel
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fervor
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ardor, passion, zeal
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fey
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doomed
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fiat
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an order or decree
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evanescent
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momentary; short-lived; disappearing
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expedient
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convenient; efficient; means to an end
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explicit
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forthright in expression
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expurgate
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to censor
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extenuate
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to lessen in seriousness or effectiveness
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aphorism
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a terse, witty saying
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apocryphal
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of questionable authority or authenticity
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artifice
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a clever trick or stratagem
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finesse
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to use delicacy, subtlety, or artifice to handle a difficult situation
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impertinent
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insolently rude, intrusive; not relevant
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flippant
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frivolously disrespectful
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impudent
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rude, impertinent
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florid
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rosy (red); excessively ornamental
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flourish
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to thrive; brandish (wave) dramatically; an embellishment
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forage
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to rummage; seek out
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forbearance
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the act of refraining or abstaining
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forfend
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to defend; fend off
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arbitrary
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determined by chance or impulse
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archaic
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ancient; old-fashioned
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alleviate
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to make more bearable
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arbitrate
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judge a dispute between opposing parties
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antagonize
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to annoy or provoke to anger
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chauvinist
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one who is prejudiced in favor of his/her own group
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discern
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to recognize or perceive
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dilate
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make larger; expand
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exonerate
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clear from blame
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enumerate
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to count, list, itemize
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erratic
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wandering and unpredictable
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fanatical
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overly enthusiastic; devotional
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fortuitous
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happening by chance; fortunate
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gullible
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easily deceived; credulous
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impetuous
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quick to act w/out thinking
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implacable
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unable to be placated; inexorable
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intransigent
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uncompromising; inexorable
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gibe
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to taunt, deride
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gaucherie
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lacking tact or social grace; clumsy
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flux
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a continuous flow
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froward
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obstinate; fractious
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glib
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insincerely or thoughtlessly fluent in speech or manner
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gauche
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lack of tact or social grace; clumsy
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fulsome
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excessive; disgusting
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genial
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friendly; pleasant; agreeable
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flout
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to treat with disdain; gibe
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gambol
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to frolic
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hackneyed
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stale, banal, trite
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halcyon
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peaceful; joyful; prosperous
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harangue
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diatribe
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harbinger
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to make known the approach of another; herald
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hector
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to bully, torment
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hegemony
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dictatorial; expansionist
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histrionic
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deliberately overly dramatic; pertaining to acting
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homeostasis
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maintaining internal stability and balance
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homily
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a moralizing sermon
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iconoclast
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one who goes against established beliefs
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idiosyncrasy
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a peculiar habit or characteristic
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imbroglio
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a complicated, bitter disagreement; embroilment
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impute
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attribute; assign characteristics to
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incongruity
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out of place or character
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incipient
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beginning stages
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impassive
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w/out emotion; apathetic
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effrontery
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impudent boldness; presumptuousness
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advocate
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to support; speak in favor of
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indoctrinate
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to instruct, teach; brainwash
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indolent
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lazy, slothful
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indubitable
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certain; w/out a doubt
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ineluctable
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inescapable; inevitable
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inert
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unreactive; sluggish
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iniquity
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wickedness
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inscrutable
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hard to understand/analyze
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insensible
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unresponsive; undetectable
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insouciant
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carefree
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insularity
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isolated; pertaining to islands
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insuperable
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insurmountable; unconquerable
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interdict
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to forbid, prohibit
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interlope
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poach; meddle
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interpolate
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to insert
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lament
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express sorrow
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kismet
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fate, destiny
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lambaste
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excoriate; whip severely
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knell
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death bell
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invective
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denunciation, vituperation
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inveterate
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chronic; rooted; habitual
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invidious
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hateful; causing resentment
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lassitude
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lethargy; sluggishness
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latent
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potential that is not readily apparent
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lethargic
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lazy, sluggish
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levity
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light manner or behavior
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libidinous
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lustful; lascivious
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liscentious
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lustful; lascivious
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limpid
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lucid; pellucid
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macabre
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ghastly; rep. death
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Machiavellian
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cunning; deception
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maelstrom
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tumult; whirlpool
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meticulous
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extreme attention to detail; fastidious
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meretricious
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gaudy; specious
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mendicant
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beggar
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maxim
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aphorism, adage
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martinet
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a disciplinarian
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maladroit
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unskillful; tactless; gauche
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magnanimous
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forgiving; noble
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mainstay
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pillar; anchor
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militate
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have a substantial effect
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miserly
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stingy; avaricious
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modicum
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small amount
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monolithic
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solid, uniform, massive
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moribund
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near death
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morose
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moody and ill-humored
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motley
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mixed; a medley
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munificent
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extremely generous
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noisome
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disgusting; fetid
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nostrum
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panacea; cure-all (exaggerated or false)
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noviciate/novitiate
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novice
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nugatory
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worthless; invalid
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obfuscate
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to make obscure, confuse
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objurgate
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castigate, excoriate
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obtuse
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insensitive; unobservant; not acute
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odious
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hateful; disgusting
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officious
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meddlesome
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ostentation
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excessive showiness
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ostensive
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apparent, evident
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palliate
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mitigate; alleviate
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paradigm
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the standard
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padestrian
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commonplace, prosaic
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pellucid
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translucent; lucid
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penurious
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miserly, parsimonious
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pertinacious
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persevering; obstinate
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peruse
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examine in detail
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phlegmatic
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calm and unemotional in temperment
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pique
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irritate
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pithy
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terse and meaningful
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platitude
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banality; cliche
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precept
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an order or directive
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probity
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honesty and integrity
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presentiment
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premonition
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precocious
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unusually advanced or mature in development
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progenitor
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ancestor
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prolix
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prolonged; wordy
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promulgate
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proclaim, announce
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propitious
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favorable
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proponent
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advocate, adherent
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prosaic
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commonplace or dull
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proselyte
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neophyte; a new convert
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providential
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devine; fortunate
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pugnacious
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combative; belligerent
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punctilious
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meticulous; precise
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quintessence
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pure essence of something
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quotidian
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mundane; routine
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raillery
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joking
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raucous
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harsh-sounding; rowdy
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rebuke
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express sharp disapproval
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reproach
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find fault
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recalcitrant
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disobedient; rebellious
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recreant
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craven; traitorous
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redress
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to set right; atone
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rejoinder
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a response
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reprisal
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retaliation
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vituperate
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berate, revile
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revile
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berate; vituperate
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ribald
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vulgar, obscene
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salacious
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lustful
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conspicuous
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clear, evident
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sardonic
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derisive; cynical
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scathing
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bitterly severe
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scion
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a descendant
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sententious
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aphoristic; moralizing
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didactic
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instructive; pedantic
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sepulchral
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pertaining to burial, tomb
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sidle
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move sideways
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simper
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snicker
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sinuous
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curving motions; indirect
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slake
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satisfy
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sojourn
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temporary stay
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sordid
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immoral; avaricious; unclean
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spartan
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disciplined; austere
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stalwart
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sturdy; uncompromising
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supplicate
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to pray humbly; beseech
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succinct
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terse, concise
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temperate
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self-restrained
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lavish
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extremely generous; to give unsparingly
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pristine
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fresh and clean; uncorrupted
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pervasive
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to be present throughout
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pragmatic
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practical as opposed to idealistic
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permeate
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penetrate
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proclivity
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a natural inclination
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rhetoric
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effective writing or speaking
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satiate
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satisfy fully; overindulge
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sublime
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lofty, grand
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tacit
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done w/out using words
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tirade
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diatribe
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transitory
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lasting a brief time
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vacillate
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physically sway; be indecisive
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venerate
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to respect deeply
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viscous
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thick, adhesive (like a slow moving fluid)
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volatile
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easily aroused or changeable
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whimsical
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unpredictable; fanciful, capricious
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waver
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fluctuate between choice
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zeal
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ardor, passion
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tendencious/tendentious
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having a tendency, bias, or purpose
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tractable
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easily managed/controlled; docile
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trepidation
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trembling, fear
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trite
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hackneyed, stale
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turpitude
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depravity, wickedness
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tyro
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beginner, novice
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umbrage
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annoyance
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unctuous
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insincere; smarmy; oily
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undulating
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wavelike motion
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vituperate
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berate, revile
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untoward
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unfavorable, unfortunate
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vindicate
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exonerate
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vitriolic
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caustic
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waspish
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resentful
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dubious
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doubtful
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insensate
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w/out sensation or sensitivity
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asinine
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foolish, unintelligent
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inexorable
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unyielding, stubborn
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inveigh
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to protest, disapprove vehemently
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ineffable
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indescribable
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nascent
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beginning to exist
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incipient
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beginning to exist
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obloquy
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calumny, aspersion, criticism
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pernicious
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harmful (malicious, ruinous, injurious)
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pettish
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peevish, irritable
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petulant
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peevish, irritable
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pique
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irritate; insult; excite
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pertinacious
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tenacious; obstinate
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perspicacious
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perceptive, acute
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periphrastic
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circumlocutory
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percipient
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perceptive; discerning
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insolent
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impudently bold
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indelible
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unerasable
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proselytize
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to convert or attempt to recruit
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neophyte
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beginner; a new convert
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propound
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to propose; set forth for consideration
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renitent
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resistant
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recant
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retract or recall (a statement)
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provident
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having foresight; prudent
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reprehensible
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condemnable
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reprove/reproof
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criticize/criticism
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reproach
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rebuke, reprove; find fault
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rapturous
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ecstatic
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torrid
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scortching; fervid
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perspicacious
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perceptive; discerning
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portent
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momentous prediction; prodigy; threatening
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presentiment
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prediction
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presage
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predict/prediction
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sedition
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foment rebellion, esp. against government
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supercilious
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arrogantly (or haughtily) disdainful
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veracity
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truthfulness
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volition
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free will
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venal
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open to bribery
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truancy
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shirking responsibilities
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scrupulous
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conscionable, principled; precise
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belligerent
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warlike, aggressive
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descry
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discover, discern
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countenance
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a visage; to permit
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voracious
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having a large appetite; ravenous
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impugn
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to question (judgment); to challenge as false
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dissident
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one who dissents/disagrees
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impudent
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rude, presumptuous
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impertinent
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rude, presumptuous; not relevant
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insolent
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insulting, boldly rude
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effrontery
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rudeness, presumptuousness
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lavish
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to give or spend unsparingly
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restive
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restless; obstinate
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protean
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changeable, variable
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tortuous
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full of plot twists
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atrophy
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degeneration or decline due to disuse
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sedentary
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sitting or resting long time; not migratory
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dross
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waste product (from working w/metal)
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dereliction
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deliberate neglect
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mendacious/mendacity
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dishonest/dishonesty
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ambulatory
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walking or moving about
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gaunt
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emaciated
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febrile
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feverish
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sedulity
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attentiveness
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juxtapose
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place side by side, to compare/contrast
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temperate
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abstemious, self-restrained
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abide
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reside; remain; endure
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turbid
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murky, cloudy, roiled; confused
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