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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

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about to happen

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perpetuate

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preserve (something valued) from oblivion or extinction
per- (per)manent
petuate-perpetual(never-ending)

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eminent

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distinguished, respected, highly important
eminent-important
eminem(the rapper) is very important

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precocious

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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

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prevent something from happening or to make something impossible
“Clude” – Sounds like exclude, meaning to block or prevent

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prodigal

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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

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take action in order to prevent something from happening
pre-attempt

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precipitate

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To cause something to happen suddenly or prematurely
earlier than anticipated
pre - ancipitate

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contempt

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disregard for something
beneath (con)sideration

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conceit

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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

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common speech,language

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extemporaneous

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not planned, spontaneous

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lurid

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vivid in color, disdainfully descriptive

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circumventing

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avoid,avoiding

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proponent of

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supporter of

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prescribe

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처방, command, impose

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contempt

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dislike, hate

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evince

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reveal, possess, display

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tentative

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not fixed, not definite

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contentious

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causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

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equivocal

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open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous, uncertain

-vocal(opinions)

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exorbiant

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(of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high

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inconspicuous

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not clearly visible

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demarcate

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set the boundaries or limits of, separate or distinguish from

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tenuous

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very weak or slight.

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impart

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give, bestow
make (information) known

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sanguine

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optimistic or positive

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sanguine

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optimistic or positive

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assent

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express approval

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anthropology

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study of humans,culture, societies

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anthropology

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study of humans,culture, societies

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