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Vexation

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The state of being annoyed; Irritation

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Tacit

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Implied

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Relent

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To give in or give away; concede; allow

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Ramshackle

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Loosely made; broken-down; shabby; crumbling

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Prerogative

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A right or privilege

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Piety

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Religious sentiments; devotion; reverence

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Mortification

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Embarrassment

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Irk

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Annoy or bother

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Indignantly

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Expressing strong displeasure; bitterly; furiously

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Inquisitive

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Curious

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Inequity

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Unfairness; injustice; sin

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Infallible

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Perfect; flawless; incapable of making an error

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Indigenous

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Native; Native to a particular place.

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Imprudent

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Unwise; foolish; lacking discretion

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Fractious

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Quarrelsome, angry, or peevish

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Feeble

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Fragile; weak

Weak due to old age

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Expunge

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Erase; omit

To erase

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Diminutive

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Miniature;

Very small

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Crimson

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Bright red

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Assuage

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Soothe; relieve

To calm down; to pacify

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Amiable

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Friendly; affable

Friendly, easy to get along with

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Affluent

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Well-off, wealthy, rich

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Affliction

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Illness, disease, something difficult to deal with

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Exodus

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departure; migration