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Abstinence

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Act of refraining from

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Adulation

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High praise

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Adversity

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Misfortune

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Aesthetic

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Pertaining to beauty

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Amicable

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Agreeable

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Anachronistic

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Out of date

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Anecdote

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Short account of event

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Anonymous

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Nameless

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Antagonist

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Opponent

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Arid

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Extremely dry

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Assiduous

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Hard working

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Asylum

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Sanctuary

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Benevolent

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Friendly, helpful

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Camaraderie

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Trust among friends

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Censure

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To criticize harshly

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Circuitous

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Indirect, roundabout

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Clairvoyant

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Able to see the future

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Collaborate

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To work together

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Compassion

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Sympathy, mercy

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Compromise

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Settle differences

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Condescending

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Patronizing

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Conditional

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Provisional, contingent

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Conformist

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Follower of customs

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Congregation

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Crowd of people

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Convergence

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Joining of parts

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Demagogue

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Rabble rousing leader

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Digression

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Straying from the main point

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Diligent

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Hard working

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Discredit

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Dishonor, disgrace

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Disdain

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To regard with scorn

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Divergent

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Variant, moving apart

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Empathy

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Sharing of feelings

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Emulate

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Follow an example

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Enervating

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Tiring, weakening

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Enhance

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Improve, augment

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Ephemeral

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Momentary, fleeting

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Evanescent

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Short lived, as an image

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Exasperation

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Irritation, frustration

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Exemplary

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Outstanding

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Extenuating

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Guilt diminishing

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Florid

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Flushed, ornate

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Fortuitous

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Lucky

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Frugal

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Thrifty

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Hackneyed

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Overused, cliched

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Haughty

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Arrogant, condescending

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Hedonist

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Pleasure seeker

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Hypothesis

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Theory requiring proof

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Impetuous

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Rash, impulsive

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Impute

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To attribute to someone

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Incompatible

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Unable to work together

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Inconsequential

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Trivial

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Inevitable

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Unavoidable, certain

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Integrity

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Honesty, decency

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Intrepid

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Fearless, adventurous

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Intuitive

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Instinctive, untaught

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Jubilation

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Joy, exultation

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Lobbyist

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Persuader of legislators

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Longevity

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Long life

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Mundane

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Ordinary, common

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Nonchalant

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Calm, casual

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Novice

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Beginner

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Opulent

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Wealthy

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Orator

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Speaker

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Ostentatious

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Displaying wealth

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Parched

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Dried up

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Perfidious

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Disloyal

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Precocious

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Talented beyond ones age

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Pretentious

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Pompous, self important

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Procrastinate

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To delay unnecessarily

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Prosaic

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Run of the mill

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Prosperity

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Wealth

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Provocative

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Inflammatory

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Prudent

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Wise, careful, cautious

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Querulous

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Irritable

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Rancorous

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Hateful

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Reclusive

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Withdrawn, hermit like

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Reconciliation

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Agreement after a quarrel

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Renovation

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State of being renewed

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Resilient

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Quick to recover

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Restrained

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Controlled, restricted

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Reverence

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Profound respect

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Sagacity

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Wisdom

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Scrutinize

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To observe carefully

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Spontaneity

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Impulsive action

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Spurious

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Phony, false

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Submissive

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Meek

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Substantiate

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To verify, confirm

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Subtle

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Elusive, sly, ambiguous

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Superficial

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Lacking in depth

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Superfluous

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More than enough

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Suppress

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To end an activity

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Surreptitious

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Secret, stealthy

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Tactful

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Diplomatic, polite

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Tenacious

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Persistent, resolute

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Transient

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Temporary, fleeting

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Venerable

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Respectable due to age

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Vindicate

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To clear from blame

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Wary

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Watchful, alert

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Abbreviate

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Shorten, Abridge

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