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Transient

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lasting only for a short time; impermanent

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Maladjusted

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failing or unable to cope with the demands of a normal social environment.

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Incredulous

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of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

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Prodigious

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remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

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Stolidity

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not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive

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Inured

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accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.

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Commensurate

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corresponding in size or degree; in proportion

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Harrowing

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acutely distressing

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Pragmatic

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dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

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Apolitical

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not interested or involved in politics

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Intransigence

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refusal to change one's views or to agree about something

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Ineluctable

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Assured, inevitable

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Invidious

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Causing envy

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Plagent

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Full of Lamentations

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Nugatory

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of no value or importance

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Contentious

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causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

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Presumptuous

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(of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

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Contemptuous

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showing contempt; scornful

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Pragmatic

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dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

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Enamored

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Filled with a feeling of love for

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Beseech

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ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.

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Conduit

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channel for conveying water or other fluid.

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Prerogative

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a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.

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Ineluctable

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unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

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Invidious

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(of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others.

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Plagent

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(of a sound) loud, reverberating, and often melancholy.

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Pedantic

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a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

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Antediluvian

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of or belonging to the time before the biblical

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Pusillanimous

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showing a lack of courage or determination; timid

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Jejune

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Vapid (offering nothing of challenge) and immature

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Heterodox

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not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.

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Aqueous

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Containing water as solvent

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Imbibement

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Drink

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Disencumber

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free from or relieve of an encumbrance

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Belie

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of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict.

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Antedates

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precede in time; come before (something) in date

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Superannuation

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regular payment made into a fund by an employee toward a future pension.

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Acrimonius

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Angry and bitter

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Benignant

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kindly and benevolent

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Inured

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accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.

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Juxtaposition

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the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect