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averred

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say with confidence, assert

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allayed

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put to rerst, calm’quiet

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purported

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alleged

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quagmire

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difficult situation

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fecundity

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fertility

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imperilment

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put in danger

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reprobate

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wicked person

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jackleg

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amateur

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extolled

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praise

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outmoded

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to go out of style

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incisively

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sharp, direct, biting

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jocosely

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joking

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veritable

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true

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ineffable

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inexpressable

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consummate

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to fulfill, complete

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cavalier

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disdainful, off-hand

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imperious

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domineering

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servile

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obsequious

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subserviant

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obsequious

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diffident

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not confident

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salutary

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promoting health

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prurient

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having lustful thoughts

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macabre

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pertaining to death, gruesome

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ubiquitous

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existing everywhere

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execrable

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detestable, very bad

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regent

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ruler

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sovereign

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monarch, ruler

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etiolate

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pale, whiten

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sidereal

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pertaining to stars

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comportment

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personal behavior, demeanor

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invidious

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harmful

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disencumber

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disburden

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belies

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contradicts

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senescence

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to age

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superannuate

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retire