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Peripheral

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On or having to do with the outer edge

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Proclivity

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Tendency, leaning

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Recalcitrant

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Disobedient, resisting authority

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Undulating

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Moving in a wavelike manner

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Volatile

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Highly unstable; explosive

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Ambiguous

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Having more than one meaning

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Tolerance

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Respect for the ways and views of others

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Embellish

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To decorate; to add fictitious details to

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Efface

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To erase; to make less noticeable

Efface sounds like erase

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Conform

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To fit in; to act in agreement with

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Virtue

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Moral excellence, good quality

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Eulogy

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High praise (usually for someone who has died)

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Acquiesce

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To give in- it means to accept quietly

Opposite of dissent

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Competent

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Capable; sufficiently skilled

To compete, you must be competent

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Censor

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To prevent publication of

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Contempt

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Strong dislike, scorn

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Buoyant

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Cheerful; capable of floating

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Prodigal

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Wasteful with money

Opposite of frugal

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Tact

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Sensitivity, courtesy

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Resilient

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Capable of recovering quickly

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Monarch

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A ruler (such as a king or queen)

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Indulge

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To give in to (a desire)

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Dawdle

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To waste time

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Recant

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To take back (a statement)

Realized you couldn’t say it cause it was rude: re-cant

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Parsimony

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Extreme stinginess

Opposite of munificent