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112 Cards in this Set
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absolve
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pardon (an offense); free from blame
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accessible
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easy to approach; obtainable
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acrimony
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bitterness of words or manner
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adverse
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unfavorable; hostile
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affable
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
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affinity
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kinship; attraction to
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alleviate
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relieve; lessen
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altruistic
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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ambivalence
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having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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amenable
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readily managed; willing to give in; agreeable; submissive
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antagonism
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hostility; active resistance
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference
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apprehension
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fear; discernemnt; capture
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aspire
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seek to attain; long for
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assumption
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something taken for granted; taking over or taking possession of
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aversion
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firm dislike
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banal
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hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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benign
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kindly; favorable; not malignant
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brittle
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easily broken; difficult
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buoyant
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able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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candor
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frankness; open honesty
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captivate
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charm; fascinate
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caricature
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distortion; burlesque
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chronicle
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(v) report; record
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circumspect
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prudent; cautious
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cliche
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phrase dulled in meaning by repetition
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coalesce
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combine; fuse
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compliance
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readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements
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composure
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mental calmness
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compromise
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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condone
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overlook voluntarily; forgive
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conformity
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agreement or compliance; actions in agreement with prevailing social customs
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consistency
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harmony of parts; dependability; uniformity; degree of thickness
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consolidation
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unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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convoluted
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complex and involved; intricate; winding; coiled
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dawdle
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loiter; waste time
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dearth
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scarcity
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debilitate
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weaken; enfeeble
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decorous
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proper; decorum (n)
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decry
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express strong disapproval of; disparage
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
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defiance
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opposition; willingness to resist
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degenerate
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become worse; deteriorate
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demean
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degrade; humiliate
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derision
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ridicule; mockery
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derivative
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unoriginal
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detached
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emotionally removed; calm and objective; indifferent
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deterrent
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something that discourages; hindrance
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didactic
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teaching; instructional
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diffident
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shy; lacking confidence; reserved
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digression
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wandering away from the subject
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discernible
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distinguishable; perceivable
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discord
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lack of harmony; conflict
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discrepancy
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lack of consistency; contradiction; difference
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disgruntled
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discontented; sulky and dissatisfied
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disinterested
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unprejudiced
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disparage
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belittle
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disparate
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basically different; unrelated
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dispatch
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speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed
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dispel
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scatter; cause to vanish
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dissipate
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squander; waste; scatter
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divulge
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reveal
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docile
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obedient; easily managed
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dogmatic
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opinionated; arbitrary; doctinal
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
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eclipse
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darken; extinguish; surpass
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elated
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overjoyed; in high spirits
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elicit
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draw out (by discussion)
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elusive
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evasive; baffling; hard to grasp
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embellish
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adorn
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enigma
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puzzle; mystery
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entice
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lure; attract; tempt
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enumerate
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list; mention one by one
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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esoteric
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hard to uderstand; known only to the chosen few
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espouse
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adopt; support
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exonerate
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acquit; exculpate
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expedite
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hasten
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fallacious
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false; misleading; fallacy (n)
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farce
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broad comedy; mockery
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fastidious
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difficult to please; squeamish
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fawning
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seeking favor by cringing and flatering; obsequious
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fervor
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glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
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flippant
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lacking proper seriousness
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forthright
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outspoken; frank
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garrulous
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loquacious; wordy; talkative
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gluttonous
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greedy for food
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gratify
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please
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gregarious
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sociable
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hackneyed
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commonplace; trite
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halting
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hesitant; faltering
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hamper
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obstruct
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hypocritical
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pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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immutable
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unchangeable
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imperceptible
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unnoticeable; undetectable
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implacable
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incapable of being pacified
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implication
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something hinted at or suggested
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incarcerate
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imprison
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inconsequential
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insignificant; unimportant
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indict
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charge
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industrious
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diligent; hard-working
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inept
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lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent
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infallible
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unerring; faultless
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ingenuous
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naive and trusting; young; unsophiscated
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ingrate
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ungrateful person
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inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit
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initiate
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begin; originate; receive into a group
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innate
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inborn
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innocuous
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harmless
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inscrutable
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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