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Abridge
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condense, shorten, lessen
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Abstemious
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to refrain from doing something, temperate
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Abstruse
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difficult to understand, perplexing, discombobulated, esoteric, baffling, profound
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Acclaim
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applaud, announce with great approval
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Adulation
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praise, hero worship, flattery, boot licking, sycophancy, admiration
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Adversity
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great misfortune, penury, wretched
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Advocate
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to support, to urge, to plead for
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Aesthetic
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artistic
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Affable
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approachable, gregarious, sociable, amiable, amicable, friendly, gregarious
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Aloof
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separate, coy, shy, introvert, apart
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Ambivalence
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state of contradictory emotional attitudes
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Analogous
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comparable, similar, parallelism
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Animosity
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hatred, bitterness, ill will, enmity, antagonism, aversion
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Apathy
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lack of concern, indifference
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Arbitrary
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randomly chosen, capricious, and tyrannical
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Articulate
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distinct, effective
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Artifact
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objects made by human beings
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Ascendancy
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domineering, tyranny, controlling force
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Ascetic
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hermit, loner, austere, practicing self denial
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Attribute
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explain, ascribe
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Augment
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increase, enhance, increment, amplify
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Austere
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stern, strict
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Autonomous
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self governing
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Aversion
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hatred, antagonism, detestation, antipathy, enmity
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Belie
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contradict, oppose
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Benevolent
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generous, charitable
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Bolster
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support, reinforce
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Braggart
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boaster
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Brevity
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conciseness, to the point
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Cajole
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coax, wheedle, sycophancy
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Capricious
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whimsical, unpredictable, and fickle
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Censorious
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critical
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Censure
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to castigate, chastise, chide, blame, criticize
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Coercion
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use of force to get someone to obey
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Compile
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to gather, to garner, accumulate
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Complacency
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self satisfied, smugness
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Compliance
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to yield, to comply, to adhere to
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Comprehensive
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through, inclusive
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Concede
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to admit, agree, assent
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Conciliatory
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soothing, pacifying, and reconciling
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Concise
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brief, pithy, succint, compact
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Concur
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to agree
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Condone
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pardon, forgive, to grant clemency/amnesty
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Conflagration
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great fire
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Confound
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puzzled
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Consensus
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general agreement
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Constraint
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compulsion, repression of feelings, limits
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Contend
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to struggle, to compete, assert earnestly
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Contentious
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quarrelsome, argumentative
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Conviction
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firm belief
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Credulity
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belief on slight evidence, gullibility
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Criterion
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standard of judgment
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Cryptic
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secret, mysterious, and enigmatic
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Cursory
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hastily done, casual
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Curtail
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to shorten, to put an end to, reduce
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Decorum
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orderliness, propriety
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Deference
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courteous regard for a person's wish
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Degradation
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to embarrass, to look down, humiliation, debasement, degeneration
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Delineate
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to portray, depict, sketch
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Denounce
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to condemn, criticize
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Deplore
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regret, disapprove of
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Depravity
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wickedness, evilness, extreme corruption
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Deprecate
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express disapproval of, protest against, belittle
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Deride
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ridicule, mock, make fun of
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Despondent
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gloomy, sad, plaintiff, melancholy
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Detached
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emotionally removed, calm and objective
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Deterrent
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something that discourages, hindrance
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Detrimental
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harmful, noxious, and damaging
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Devious
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roundabout, not straight forward, and erratic
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Devise
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to plan, think up, invent
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Diffuse
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wordy, rambling, scatter, disseminate
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Digression
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wander away from the topic
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Diligence
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hard work, industrious, assiduous
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Diminution
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minute, insignificant, puny
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Discerning
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mentally quick and observant, having insight
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Disclose
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reveal, to leak
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Discordant
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inharmonious, conflicting
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Disinclination
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unwillingness
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Disparage
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belittle
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Disparity
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difference, lack of uniformity
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Disperse
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to spread, disseminate
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Disputatious
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argumentative, fond or arguing
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Disseminate
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to scatter, distribute, spread
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Dissent
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to disagree
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Divergent
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to go at different directions, deviating
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Dubious
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doubtful, questionable
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Duplicity
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double dealing, hypocrisy
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Eclectic
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drawn from different sources
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Eloquence
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expressiveness, persuasive speech
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Elusive
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baffling, confusing, and evasive
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Embellish
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to decorate, adorn, ornament
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Emulate
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to copy, imitate, rival
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Endorse
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to ratify, to approve, support
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Enhance
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to improve, increase
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Enigma
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mystery, puzzle
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Enmity
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hatred, ill will, loathe, antipathy
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Ephemeral
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short lived, fleeting, vanishing
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Equivocal
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ambiguous, intentionally misleading
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Erudite
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scholarly, learned
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Esoteric
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abstruse, baffling, discombobulated
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Eulogy
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song of praise
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Euphemism
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mild expression in place of harsh one
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Exacerbate
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worsen, embitter
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Exalt
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praise, glorify, raise in rank or dignity
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Exemplify
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serve as an example of, embody
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Exhaustive
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through, comprehensive
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Exonerate
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pardon, acquit, exculpate
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Expedient
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practical, suitable, politic
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Expedite
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hasten
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Extol
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praise, glorify
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Extraneous
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superfluous, not essential
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Extricate
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to free, disentangle
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Exuberance
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joyful enthusiasm, overflowing abundance
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Fallacious
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false, misleading
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Fastidious
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difficult to please, squeamish
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Feasible
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suitable, practical
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Fervor
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glowing ardor, intensity of feeling, zeal, passion, enthusiasm
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Flagrant
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wicked, blatant, and outrageous
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Frivolous
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lacking in seriousness
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Frugality
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miserliness, thrifty, economy
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Furtive
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sneaky, stealthy
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Garrulous
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talkative, wordy, loquacious
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Gratify
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please
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Gratuitous
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given freely, unwarranted
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Gregarious
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sociable
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Guile
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mislead, wiliness, cunning, duplicity, deceit
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Gullible
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naïve, easily deceived
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Hamper
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obstruct, impede
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Hardy
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brawny, muscular, robust, and sturdy
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Haughtiness
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stubborn, recalcitrant, pride, arrogance
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Hedonist
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person who thinks that pleasure is the sole aim of life
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Heresy
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sacrilege, blasphemy
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Hierarchy
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order of arrangement
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Hypocritical
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deceiving, pretending to be virtuous
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Idiosyncrasy
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eccentricity
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Illusory
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deceptive, not real
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Immutable
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unchangeable
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Impair
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injure, hurt
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Implausible
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unlikely, unbelievable
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Implement
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to put into effect
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Impudence
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impertinence, insolence
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Inadvertent
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unintentional
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Inane
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silly, senseless
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Incisive
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sharp, cutting
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Incite
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arouse to action, goad, motivate
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Inclusive
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tending to include all
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Incongruous
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not fitting, absurd
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Inconsequential
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insignificant, unimportant
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Incorrigible
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not correctable
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Indict
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charge
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Indiscriminate
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choosing at random, confused
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Induce
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persuade, bring about
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Inert
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inactive, sluggish, lethargic, and listless
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Ingenious
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clever, resourceful
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Inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit
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Innate
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inborn
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Innocuous
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harmless
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Insipid
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lacking in flavor, dull, bland
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Instigate
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urge, start, provoke
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Insularity
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narrow mindedness, isolation
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Integrity
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wholeness, uprightness
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Intrepid
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fearless
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Invert
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to turn upside down
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Laud
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to praise
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Lavish
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extravagant, wasteful, open handed
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Lethargic
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dull, sluggish, and drowsy
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Levity
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lightness, lack of seriousness
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Linger
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loiter, dawdle, remains
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Listless
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lacking in spirit or energy
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Lofty
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very high
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Malicious
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hateful, spiteful
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Marred
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deface, despoil, damaged disfigured
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Materialism
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Worldly
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Methodical
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Systematic
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Meticulous
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extremely careful, painstaking
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Miserly
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gingerly, impecunious, mean, and stingy
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Mitigate
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appease, soothe, pacify, moderate
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Morose
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sullen, ill humored, and melancholy
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Mundane
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worldly, not spiritual
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Notoriety
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wickedness, disrepute, ill fame
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Obliterate
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destroy, plunder
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Oblivion
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in isolation, obscurity, forgetfulness
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Obstinate
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stubborn, recalcitrant
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Ominous
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threatening
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Opaque
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not allowing light to pass through
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Opportunist
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person who take advantage of time
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Opulence
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wealth, luxuriousness
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Orator
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public speaker
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Ostentatious
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showy, pretentious
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Partisan
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one sided, prejudiced
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Peripheral
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outer, superficial, and marginal
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Perpetuate
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make something last, preserve from extinction
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Pervasive
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spreading, pervading
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Philanthropist
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person who loves mankind
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Piety
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reverence, respect, godliness
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Placate
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to calm, soothe, conciliate, pacify
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Ponderous
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weighty, unwieldy
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Pragmatic
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practical
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Preclude
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make impossible, eliminate
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Precocious
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advanced in development
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Predecessor
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former occupant of a post
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Presumptuous
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overconfident, impertinently bold
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Pretentious
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ostentatious, overly ambitious
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Prevalent
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widespread
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Prodigal
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wasteful. reckless with money
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Profane
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desecrate, to violate the sanctity
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Profusion
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overabundance, lavish expenditure
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Proliferation
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rapid growth, spread, multiplication
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Prolific
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abundantly fruitful
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Provincial
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limited in outlook, pertaining to
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Qualified
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limited, restricted
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Quandary
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dilemma
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Ramble
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wander aimlessly
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Rancor
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bitterness, hatred
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Ratify
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approve formally, confirm, verify
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Recluse
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hermit, loner
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Recount
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narrate or tell, count over again
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Redundant
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repetitious, superfluous, excessively wordy
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Relegate
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delegate, assign
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Remorse
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guilt, self-reproach
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Renounce
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abandon, disown, repudiate
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Repel
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drive away, disgust
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Reprehensible
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deserving blame
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Reprimand
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reprove severely, rebuke
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Reprove
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censure, rebuke
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Repudiate
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disown, disavow
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Reserve
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self-control
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Resigned
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accepting one’s fate, submissively patient
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Resolution
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determination, resolve
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Resolve
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determination, firmness of purpose
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Restraint
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moderation or self control
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Reticence
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reserve, uncommunicativeness
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Retract
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withdraw, take back
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Reverent
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respectful, worshipful
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Rhetorical
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pertaining to effective communication
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Rigor
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severity
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Sage
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wise person
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Sanction
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to approve, ratify
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Saturate
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full to the brim, soak thoroughly
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Scanty
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meager, of less quantity, insufficient
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Scrupulous
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extremely thorough, conscientious
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Scrutinize
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to examine closely and critically
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Servile
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flattery, slavish, cringing
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Sporadic
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intermittent, occurring irregularly
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Squander
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waste
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Stagnant
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immobile, motionless
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Submissive
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yielding, timid
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Subside
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to recede, abate, lessen
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Substantiate
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consolidate, establish by evidence, verify, support
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Succinct
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brief, pithy, concise, maxim
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Superfluous
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excessive, unnecessary, overabundant
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Surreptitious
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secret, stealth, furtive
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Susceptible
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vulnerable, easily influenced
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Sycophant
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flatterer, yes man, boot licker
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Taciturn
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uncommunicativeness, habitually silent
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Temper
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harden, moderate, tone down
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Tentative
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hesitant, not definite or positive
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Terse
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concise, pithy
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Thrive
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to prosper, flourish
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Transient
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short lived, momentary, temporary
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Trite
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banal, hackneyed, common place
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Turbulence
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state of violent agitation
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Undermine
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weaken, sap
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Unwarranted
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unjustified, groundless, and undeserved
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Usurp
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to seize power
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Vacillate
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to move back and forth, sway, waver, fluctuate, lurch
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Venerate
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to cherish, revere
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Verbose
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excessively wordy, loquacious
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Vigor
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active strength
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Vilify
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slander
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Vindicate
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clear from blame, exonerate
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Virtuoso
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highly skilled artist
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Volatile
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evaporating, fickle
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Whimsical
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odd, craziness, fanciful, capricious
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Zealot
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fanatic, person who shows excessive zeal
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Abate
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subside, recede, diminish, decrease, lessen
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Accolade
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award of merit
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Acquiesce
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assent, agree
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Acrid
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sharp, bitterly pungent, caustic, and biting
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Acrimonious
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bitter in words or manner
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Aggregate
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gather, accumulate, garner
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Amorphous
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formless, lacking shape or definition
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Anachronistic
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having an error involving time in a story
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Anomaly
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irregularity, deviation
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Antediluvian
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old, ancient, archaic, dilapidated
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Apocryphal
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untrue, made up
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Ardent
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intense, passionate, and zealous
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Assiduous
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diligent, hard working, and industrious
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Assuage
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ease or lessen (pain), satisfy (hunger), soothe (anger)
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Atrophy
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waste away
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Audacious
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daring, bold, fearless, and intrepid
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Avarice
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greediness for wealth
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Avert
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turn away
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Aviary
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enclosure for birds
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Beguile
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mislead, pass time, delude
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Bequeath
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leave to someone by will
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Bleak
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cold, cheerless
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Blighted
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suffering from a disease, destroyed
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Bombastic
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pompous, using inflated language
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Buttress
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support
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Carping
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finding fault
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Charlatan
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pretender to knowledge, quack
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Circumlocution
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indirect talk
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Coalesce
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combine, fuse, union
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Confluence
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flowing together, crowd
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Converge
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approach, tend to meet, come together
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Corrode
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destroy by chemical action
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Corrugated
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wrinkled, ridged
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Debilitate
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weaken, enfeeble
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Debunk
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless
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Deleterious
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harmful
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Depose
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remove from office, dethrone
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Desiccate
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dry up
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Diffidence
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shyness
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Dilatory
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delaying, procrastinating
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Discourse
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conversation, formal discussion
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Disquiet
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make uneasy or anxious
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Distend
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expand, swell out
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Ebullient
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showing excitement, overflowing with enthusiasm
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Edify
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instruct, correct morally
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Efface
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rub out
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Effervesce
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inner excitement, bubbling, exuberance
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Elegy
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poem or song expressing lamentation
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Elicit
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draw out by discussion
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Elucidate
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explain, enlighten
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Emaciated
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thin and wasted
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Emend
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correct, correct by a critic
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Equanimity
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calmness of temperament, composure
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Evanescent
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fleeting, vanishing
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Fallow
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uncultivated, ploughed but not sowed
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Falter
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hesitate
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Fathom
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comprehend, investigate
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Fitful
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spasmodic, intermittent
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Florid
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ruddy, reddish, and flowery
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Foolhardy
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rash
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Hackneyed
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commonplace, trite, banal
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Iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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Ignominy
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deep disgrace, shame or dishonor
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Impecunious
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without money
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Impregnable
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invulnerable
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Incidental
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not essential, minor
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Incontrovertible
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indisputable, not open to question
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Indefatigable
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tireless
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Indolent
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lazy
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Ineffable
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unutterable cannot be expressed in speech
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Inexorable
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relentless, unyielding, and implacable
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Insolvent
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bankrupt
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Intractable
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unruly, stubborn, and unyielding
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Jocular
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said or done in jest
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Laconic
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brief and to the point
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Laggard
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slow, sluggish
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Lampoon
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criticize by ridiculing
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Lassitude
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weariness, languor
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Lithe
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flexible, supple
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Lurid
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wild, sensational, graphic and gruesome
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Luxuriant
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abundant, rich and splendid, fertile
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Meander
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wind or turn in its course
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Mercenary
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interested in money or gain
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Mercurial
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changing, volatile, fickle, capricious
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Mirth
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merriment, laughter
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Misanthrope
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person who hates mankind
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Misnomer
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wrong name, incorrect designation
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Mollify
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soothe
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Munificent
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very generous
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Nefarious
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very wicked
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Obdurate
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stubborn
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Ornate
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excessively or elaborately decorated
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Pariah
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social outcast
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Parsimony
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stinginess, extreme frugality
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Paucity
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scarcity
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Penury
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sever poverty, stinginess
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Perfunctory
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superficial, not thorough, lacking interest
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Pernicious
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very destructive
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Pitfall
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hidden danger, concealed trap
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Pithy
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concise, meaningful, and meaty
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Polemical
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aggressive in verbal attack, disputatious
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Prattle
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babble
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Precarious
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uncertain, risky
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Profligate
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dissipated, wasteful
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Quagmire
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soft, wet, boggy land
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Quell
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extinguish, put down
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Querulous
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fretful, whining
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Quiescent
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dormant, at rest, temporary inactive
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Rant
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rave, scold, and talk excitedly
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Rarefy
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make less dense
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Raucous
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harsh and shrill, disorderly and boisterous
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Raze
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destroy completely
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Recant
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disclaim, disavow
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Remission
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cancellation of a debt, forgiveness of a debt
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Rescind
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cancel, abolish
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Respite
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time for rest, interval of relief
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Sedentary
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requiring sitting
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Soporific
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sleep-causing, marked by sleepiness
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Spurious
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false, counterfeit, forged, and illogical
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Spurn
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reject, scorn
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Steadfast
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loyal, unswerving
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Stolid
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unruffled, impassive, and dull
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Strident
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loud, harsh, and insistent
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Stupefy
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stun, make numb, amaze
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Supplant
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replace, usurp
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Surfeit
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indulge to excess to anything, satiate, stuff
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Swagger
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behave arrogantly or pompously, walk proudly
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Tantamount
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equivalent in effect or value
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Tenacity
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firmness, persistence
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Threadbare
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worn through till the threads show, shabby & poor
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Tirade
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extended scolding, harangue, denunciation
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Torpor
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lethargy, sluggishness, dormancy
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Trepidation
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fear, nervous apprehension
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Trifling
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trivial, unimportant
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Truncate
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cut the top off
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Unkempt
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disheveled, uncared for in appearance
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Unprecedented
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novel, unparallel
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Viable
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practical or workable, capable of maintaining life
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Virulent
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extremely poisonous, hostile, and bitter
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Voluble
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fluent, glib, and talkative
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Witticism
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witty saying, wisecrack
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