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deference

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humble submission and respect
(renaissance man)

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ascetic

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adj. practicing self-denial; austere

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adulation

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n. flattery; admiration

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apprehension

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fear of the future (what is going to happen)
dark red - something bad is bout to happen to me

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despondent

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depressed
un-responsive

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heresy

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opinion contrary to popular belief, religion

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ostentatious

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showy, extravagant

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depravity

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human, moral corruption

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precocious

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advanced in development

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terse

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brief but comprehensive

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qualified

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limited, restricted, not complete / qualified for a job

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redundant

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repetitious, excessively wordy

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concede

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admit, give up, yield

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levity

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lack of seriousness
le(not)-vital

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intrepid

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brave
stu-pid or brave

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inundate

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flood, overwhelm

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apathy

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not caring, lack of interest/concern
a(without)-pathy(sympathy)

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gratuitous

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free, uncalled for/unwarranted/out of pocket
gracious for the (free) tip(was not neccasary)

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extricate

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free something from someone
exit -tri- cage

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relegate

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delegate -> d - elevate
demote, banish to inferior position

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discerning

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observant, good judgement
not concerning (because of reasons above)

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exalt

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rise in rank, praise
expel(eject) to higher ranks

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deplore

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disapprove of, regret deeply
de(spise) (poor) choices

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preeminent

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surpassing all others, really fucking important

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imminent
about to happen
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perpetuate
preserve (something valued) from oblivion or extinction per- (per)manent petuate-perpetual(never-ending)
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eminent
distinguished, respected, highly important eminent-important eminem(the rapper) is very important
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precocious
early in development "Pre" – Think of before or early, as in doing something ahead of time "Cocious" – Sounds like conscious, which relates to being aware or mentally sharp.
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preclude
prevent something from happening or to make something impossible "Clude" – Sounds like exclude, meaning to block or prevent
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prodigal
wastefully extravagant or someone who spends resources(money) recklessly -the prodigy digging away at their money "Digal" – Sounds like digging into resources excessively, which connects to being wasteful.
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preempt
take action in order to prevent something from happening pre-attempt
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precipitate
To cause something to happen suddenly or prematurely earlier than anticipated pre - ancipitate
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contempt
disregard for something beneath (con)sideration
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conceit
1.Excessive pride in oneself 2.A clever, elaborate metaphor in literature or poetry that compares two things 1-"Con" sounds like confidence, and people with too much confidence often have conceit (arrogance). "Ceit" sounds like seat, as if someone is seated high on a throne of their own importance 2-"Con" – Think of "connect" because a conceit is a way to connect two unrelated ideas in a metaphor. "Ceit" – This part sounds like "sight" (though spelled differently), which you can link to the vision or creativity required to see the connection between two unrelated things.
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colloquial
common speech,language
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extemporaneous
not planned, spontaneous
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lurid
vivid in color, disdainfully descriptive
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circumventing
avoid,avoiding
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proponent of
supporter of
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prescribe
처방, command, impose
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contempt
dislike, hate
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evince
reveal, possess, display
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tentative
not fixed, not definite
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contentious
causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
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equivocal
open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous, uncertain -vocal(opinions)
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exorbiant
(of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high
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inconspicuous
not clearly visible
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demarcate
set the boundaries or limits of, separate or distinguish from
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tenuous
very weak or slight.
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impart
give, bestow make (information) known
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sanguine
optimistic or positive
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sanguine
optimistic or positive
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assent
express approval
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anthropology
study of humans,culture, societies
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anthropology
study of humans,culture, societies

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