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111 Cards in this Set
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scanty
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inadequate; minimal
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engender
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to create; to produce
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mitigate
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to lessen the severity of something
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stagnation
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motionlessness; inactivity
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reprehensible
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worthy of blame or censure
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exemplary
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outstanding; setting a great example
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neutral
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unbiased; not taking sides; objective
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relegate
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to banish; to send away
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anecdote
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a brief, entertaining story
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fallacious
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false
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acclaim
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praise; applause; admiration
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uniform
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consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone
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incoherent
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jumbled; chaotic; impossible to understand
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repress
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to hold down
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articulate
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speaking clearly and well
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gravity
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seriousness (secondary meaning)
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banal
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unoriginal; ordinary
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extol
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to praise
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euphony
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pleasant sound (the opposite is cacophony)
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deride
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to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
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insipid
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dull; banal
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austere
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unadorned; stern; forbidding; without much money
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expedite
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to make faster or easier
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heresy
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an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs
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novel
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new; original
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philanthropy
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love of mankind; donating to charity
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tentative
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experimental; temporary; uncertain
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deference
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submission to another's will; respect; courtesy
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vacillate
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to be indecisive; to waver back and forth
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fervor
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passion
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dispassionate
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without passion; objective; neutral
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pragmatic
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practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory
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rigorous
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strict; harsh; severe
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solemn
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serious; grave
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alleviate
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to lessen; to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable
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negligence
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carelessness
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conspicuous
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standing out; obvious
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advocate
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to speak in favor of; to support
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ascetic
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hermitlike; practicing self-denial
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profound
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deep, insightful (the opposite of superficial)
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ironic
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satiric; unexpected
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dogmatic
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arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; arrogantly claiming that something (often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute
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condone
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to overlook; to permit to happen
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dissent
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disagreement
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volition
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will; conscious choice
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voluntary
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willing; unforced
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didactic
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instructive; intended to instruct
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disparate
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different; incompatible
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disparage
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to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting; not lasting
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compliant
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yielding; submissive
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prosaic
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dull; unimaginatve; like prose
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profuse
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flowing; extravagant
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expedient
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providing an immediate advantage; serving one's immediate self-interest
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fastidious
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meticulous; demanding
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belligerent
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combative; wuarrelsome; waging war
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astute
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perceptive; intelligent
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astute
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perceptive; intelligent
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languish
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to become weak, listless, or depressed
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censure
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to condemn severly for doing something bad
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obscure
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unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand
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impartial
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unbiased; neutral
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objective
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without bias (as opposed to subjective)
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revere
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to worship; to honor (think of reverend)
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discriminate
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to differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference
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denounce
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to speak out against; to condemn
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innovate
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to be creative; to introduce something new
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relevant
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important; pertinent
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candid
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honest; frank
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discernment
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insight; ability to see things clearly
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disdain
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arrogant scorn; contempt
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abstract
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theoretical; lacking substance (the opposite of concrete)
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temperate
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moderate; restrained
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enigma
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mystery
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inevitable
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unavoidable; bound to happen
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eccentric
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not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
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provincial
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limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world; narrow
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futile
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hopeless; without effect
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diverse
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varied
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benevolent
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kind; good-hearted; generous
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pious
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reverent or devout; outwardly (and sometimes falsely) reverent or devout
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conciliatory
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making peace; attempting to solve a dispute through goodwill
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resignation
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reluctant acceptance of a bad situation (secondary meaning)
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resolute
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determined; firm; unwavering
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servile
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submissive and subservient; like a servant
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acute
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sharp; shrewd
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reticent
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restrained; uncommunicative
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anarchy
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absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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discord
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disagreement (the opposite of concord)
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repudiate
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to reject; to deny
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diligent
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hardworking
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superficial
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on the surface only; shallow; not thorough
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contempt
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reproachful disdain
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lucid
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clear; easy to understand
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aesthetic
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having to do with artistic beauty; artistic (not to be confused with ascetic)
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prodigal
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extravagent; wasteful
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augment
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to add to; to increase; to make bigger
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complacent
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smug; self-satisfied; pleased with oneself; contented to a fault
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guile
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cunning; duplicity
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squander
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to waste
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incessant
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unceasing; never-ending
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laudable
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worthy of praise
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deter
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to prevent; to stop; to keep from doing something
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redundant
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repetitive; unnecessary; excessively wordy
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infamous
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shamefully wicked; having (and deserving) an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful
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provocative
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exciting; attracting attention
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depravity
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moral corruption
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indifferent
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not caring one way or the other; mediocre; lacking a preference; neutral
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apathy
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lack of emotion or interest
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