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abscond
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to depart clandestinely, to steal off and hide
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ameliorate
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to make better or tolerable
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arduous
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strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort
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ascetic
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one who practices self denial esp as an act of religious devotion
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austere
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bare, without adornment
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axiom
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a universally recognised principle
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axiomatic
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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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bucolic
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rustic and pastoral
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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contentious
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quarrelsome, causing controversy
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