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Convivial

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Friendly lively and enjoyable

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Modish

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Conforming and following what is currently popular and fashionable

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Doctrinaire

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Seeking to impose a doctrine without practical purposes

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Motley

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Incongruous disparate

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5
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Aerial

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Existing or happening

Relating to aircraft

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Excoriate

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Censure or criticize

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Garlands

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Adorn or crown

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Palettes

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The range or variety of colors

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Parsimony

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Extreme unwillingness to spend money

Frugal

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Pedantry

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Excessive concern to minor detail

Arrogant towards learning

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Lisp

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An high level programming language or speech defect

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Unstrung

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Unnerve

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Dissipation

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Wasting resources

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Lacunae

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A gap or Unfilled space

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Profligate

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Extravagant and wasteful spending

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Stasis

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A period of inactivity or equilibrium

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Seraphs

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An angelic being

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Lackluster

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Lacking vitality or force

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Dialogue

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Conversation or discussion between two or more people or things

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Conversationalist

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A person who is good at forming conversations

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Parody

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An imitation of a version of something

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Steward

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A person responsible to take care of something

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Peddle

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To sell

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Upend

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Turn something upside down

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Procure

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To obtain

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Gore

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Blood horror violence

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Carnage

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The killing of large number of people

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Anguish

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Be distressed about something

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Dialectical

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Acting through opposing force

30
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Tenacious

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To keep firm hold of something

31
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Lobbyists

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A person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators

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Torpid

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Mentally or physically inactive

Lethargic

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Lithe

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Thin supple and graceful

34
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Crescendo

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A gradual increase in something

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Hale

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Strong and healthy

36
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Adorn

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Make more beautiful or attractive

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Unnerve

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Make someone lose courage or confidence

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