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Innovator

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A person who introduces something new

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Sycophant

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A person who seeks favor by flattering people of influence; A toady; someone who behaves in an obsequious or service manner.

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Stoic

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Seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain; impassive and emotionless

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Stolid

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Seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain; impassive and emotionless

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Reprobate

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A morally unprincipled person; an evil person

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Renegade

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A disloyal person who betrays his or her cause; a traitor, a deserter

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Draconian

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Characterized by very strict laws, rules, and punishments

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Laconic

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Very brief; concise; succinct; terse

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Spartan

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Plain; simple; austere

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Halcyon

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Idyllically calm and peaceful; an untroubled golden time of satisfaction, happiness, and tranquility

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Sophistry

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A plausible but misleading or fallacious argument designed to deceive someone

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