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Eradicate

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To wipeout completely

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Rapacious

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Predatory; inordinately greedy

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Rectitude

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Moral correctness

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Rectify

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To correct; to make right

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Regale

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To entertain lavishly; to delight

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Surreptitious

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Done secretly or in stealth

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Revere

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To respect, highly, with a touch of awe

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Reverent

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Deeply respectful

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Deride, derisive

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To laugh at in scorn; mock

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Interrogate

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Ask questions aggressively/formally

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Erudite

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Learned, scholarly

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Consecrate

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To declare/make sacred

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Desecrate

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To violate something sacred/holy

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Sagacious

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Wise

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Condescend

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To lower your perceived superiority

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Scrutinize

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Examine closely for faults

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Obsequious

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‘Sucking up’; overly compliant

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Assiduous

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Working diligently; industrious

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Insidious

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Deceptively harmful

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Sinuous

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Winding

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Desolate

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Deserted;solitary

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Insolvent

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Unable to pay debts

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Auspicious

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Favorable, promising success

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Conspicuous

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Easily seen/noticed

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Perspicacious

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Having keen mental perception