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248 Cards in this Set
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abate
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reduce
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abscond
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to leave secretly
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abyss
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deep hole
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aesthetic
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concerning the appreciation of beauty
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aggrandize
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increase in power/influence
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amalgamate
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combine, mix
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anachronism
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out of place in time
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analogous
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similar, equivalent, comparable
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anomal y/ous
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abnormal, irregular
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antagonize
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provoke to anger, annoy
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antipathy
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dislike
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apathy
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lack of interest, emotion
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aberrant
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abnormal, deviant
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abstemious
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Eating and drinking in moderation
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arbitrate
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judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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archaic
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ancient, old-fashioned
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ardor
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intense and passionate feeling
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articulate
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speak clearly and expressively
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assuage
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make something unpleasant less severe, ease, soothe
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attenuate
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reduce, weaken
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audacious
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fearless and daring
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austere
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sever or stern, undecorated
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admonish
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warn, reprove
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alacrity
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promptness, eagerness
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ambivalence
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Uncertainty or indecisiveness, coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings
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ameliorate
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improve
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appease
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pacify, soothe
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
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acquire
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arduous
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hard
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artless
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open and honest
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ascetic
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self-denying and austere, e.g. hermit
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assiduous
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diligent
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autonomous
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self-governing
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aver
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state confidently
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banal
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predictable, lacking originality
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belie
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contradict, give a false impression
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bolster
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support
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boorish
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rude, insensitive
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burgeon
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grow forth
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burnish
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shiny, polish
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buttress
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support
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cacophon y/ous
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inharmonious, discordant
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candid
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impartial and honest; candid nature
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capricious
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unpredictable, fickle
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castigate
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punish
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caustic
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sarcastically biting
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chicanery
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deception, trickery
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cogent
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convincing and well reasoned
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condone
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overlook, pardon, disregard
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convoluted
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intricate, complicated
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corroborate
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provide supporting evidence
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credulous
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too trusting, gullible
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crescendo
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increase in volume or intensity
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coagulate
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thicken, clot
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coda
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concluding section of some musical, literary piece
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commensurate
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Of the same size, extent
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compendium
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brief, summary
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complaisant
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trying to please
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conciliatory
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reconciling, soothing
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confound
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confuse
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connoisseur
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someone who appreciates, knows about fine art
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contention
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assertion , thesis.... bone of contention
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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contrite
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Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent
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conundrum
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riddle; difficult problem
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craven
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cowardly
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deference
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respect, courtesy
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deride
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redicule, mock, make fun of
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desiccate
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dry out
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diatribe
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abusive speech, scolding, invective
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desultory
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aimless, haphazard, disconnected
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence, shyness
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dilate
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expand
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dilatory
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delaying
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dilettante
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amatuer
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dirge
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funeral hymm or mournful speech
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disabuse
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free from error
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discern
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perceive, recognize
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disparate
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fundamentally different
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dissemble
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present a false appearance, disguise
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dissonance
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discord, opposite of harmony
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dogma
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firmly held opinion
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dogmatic
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dictatorial in one's opinion
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dupe
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deceive
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daunt
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frighten
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default
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failure to act
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delineate
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portray, depict
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denigrate
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defame; belittle
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dichotomy
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split
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dirge
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lament with music
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discrete
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separate, unconnected
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disingenuous
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not naive, sophisticated
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disparage
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belittle
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disseminate
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spread, distribute
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distend
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expand
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eclectic
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made up of a variety of sources
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elegy
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sorrowful poem or speech
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emulate
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imitate, to copy, to try to equal
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enervate
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reduce in strength
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engender
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cause, bring about
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equivocate
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lie, mislead
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erratic
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unpredicatble, haphazard
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erudite
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learned, scholarly
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esoteric
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hard to understand, understood only by a few
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estimable
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admirable
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eulogy
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speech in praise of someone
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euphemism
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mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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exigent
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urgent
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ebullient
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excitement, enthusiasm
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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elicit
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draw out by discussion
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embellish
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ornament, enhance
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empirical
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based on experience
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endemic
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prevailing among a specific group of people
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equanimity
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calmness of temperament, composure
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extrapolation
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conjecture
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fawn
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grovel, flattering
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fervid
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Marked by great passion or zeal
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foment
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arouse; insite; promote the growth of
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frugality
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thrift, Wise economy in the management of money
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facetious
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joking
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fallacious
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false
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fatuous
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foolish
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felicitous
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appropriate, well chosen, suitably expressed
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fervor
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intensity of feeling
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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flout
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reject; mock
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garrulous
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tending to talk a lot; loquacious
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gregarious
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outgoing; sociable
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guile
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deceit
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gullible
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easily deceived
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gainsay
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deny
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goad
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urge on
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gouge
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overcharge
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grandiloquent
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bombastic
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harangue
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speech
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iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs
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imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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implacable
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unable to be calmed down
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inchoate
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not full formed; disorganized
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ingenuous
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showing innocence
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inimical
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unfriendly; hostile
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innocuous
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harmless
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insipid
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lack of interest, flavor
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intransigent
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uncompromising
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inundate
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overwhelm; cover with water
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irascible
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easily made angry
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impassive
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without feeling
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impede
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hinder
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implode
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burst inward
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inadvertently
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unintentionally
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incongruity
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lack of harmony
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indigence
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poverty
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indolent
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lazy
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insinuate
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hint; imply
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insularity
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narrow mindedness; isolation
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intractable
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unruly; stubborn; not easily managed
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invective
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abuse
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laconic
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using few words; brief and to the point
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lament
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express sorrow; grieve
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laud
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praise
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lucid
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clearly and easily understood
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luminous
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bright
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lassitude
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weariness; languor
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latent
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dormant; hidden; undeveloped
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levity
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lack of seriousness
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malinger
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one who feigns illness to escape duty
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malleable
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capable of being shaped
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misanthrope
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a person who dislikes others
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mitigate
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soften; lessen
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mollify
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calm; make less severe
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monotomy
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lack of variation
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maverick
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rebel
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mendacious
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lying; habitually dishonest
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metamorphosis
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change of form
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morose
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melancholy; Sadness or depression
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mundane
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wordly; everyday
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neophyte
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beginner
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obdurate
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obstinate
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obsequious
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eager to please
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obviate
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prevent
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occlude
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stop
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onerous
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troublesome
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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officious
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meddlesome
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paragon
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model of perfection
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pedant
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showing off learning
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perfidious
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willing to betray ones trust
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perfunctory
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indifferent
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philanthropy
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charity; desire to do good
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placate
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soothe; pacify
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plethora
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excess
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pragmatic
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practical
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precipitate
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hasty; quick; sudden
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prevaricate
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to lie
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pristine
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pure
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proliferate
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increase
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propitiate
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conciliate; appease
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prudence
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wisdom; caution
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partisan
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one-sided; prejudiced
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paucity
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scarcity
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penchant
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strong inclination; liking
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penury
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poverty
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perennial
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long lasting
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pervasive
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spread throughout
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phlegmatic
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calm
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platitude
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trite remark; commonplace statement
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precarious
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uncertain; risky
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presumptuous
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arrogant; taking liberties
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probity
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uprightness
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propensity
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natural inclination
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proscribe
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outlaw
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quiescent
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motionless
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repudiate
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reject the validity
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reticent
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silent; reserved
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rhetoric
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effective writing or speaking
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recalcitrant
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stubborn
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recant
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confess
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recluse
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hermit; loner
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recondite
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profound; secret
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refractory
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resistant; stubborn
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relegate
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banish to an inferior position
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reproach
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express disapproval
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reprobate
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devoid of decency
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rescind
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cancel
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specious
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deceptively attractive; misleading
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stigma
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mark of shame
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stolid
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unemotional
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sublime
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grand
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tacit
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without words
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tirade
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verbal attack
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torpor
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lethargy
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transitory
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temporary
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vacillate
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indecisive; unpredictable
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venerate
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to respect deeply
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veracity
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filled with truth
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vex
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annoy
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waver
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fluctuate between choices
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whimsical
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unpredictable (whimsical fantasies)
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zeal
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passion; excitement
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salubrious
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healthy
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savor
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have a distinctive flavor, smell
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shard
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fragment
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