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Acumen

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Good decision making

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Conjecture

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Inference or conclusion

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Conspicuous

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Obvious / attracting attention

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gaunt

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very thin

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incapacitate

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To make incapable

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plausible

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believable / possible

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Refuge

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shelter for protection

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temperate

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self control

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unwieldy

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difficult to manage due to size

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vivify

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to make more lively

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aberrations

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a deviation or a moving away from

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benign

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kind and gentle

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disapprobation

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disapproval

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indigenous

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belonging to a particular region or country

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ingenuous

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simple / innocent

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malignant

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dangerous/evil

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onslaught

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a violent attack

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provocation

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to provoke

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vigil

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a time when you’re supposed to be sleeping but you’re awake

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unfathomable

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something that cannot be understood