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nature

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tendency, characteristic, attribute, character

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register

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sign up, enroll / list, catalogue

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confine

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limit, cramp, restrict

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focal point

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central area, focus

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launch

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begin, initiate, commence

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evaluate

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judge, assess, gauge, appraise

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hence

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consequently, therefore, thus

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proliferate

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multiply, increase in number

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arouse

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stimulate, awaken, provoke, incite

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adverse

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negative, not favorable, opposed

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match

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equal, peer, mate

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bury

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cover, hide, conceal, veil

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magnify

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amplify, intensify, enlarge, increase

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collective

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accumulated, assembled

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operative

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effective, efficient, effectual

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respectable

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estimable, honorable, reputable

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integral

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essential, crucial, indispensable

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dispensable

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unnecessary, needless, nonessential

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unpretentious

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simple, humble, plain

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boundary

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dividing line, border, limit

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transparent

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clear, obvious, lucid, limpid

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sufficient

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enough, adequate, ample

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entirely

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wholly, totally, thoroughly, utterly

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cumbersome

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burdensome, awkward, bulky, clumsy

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pragmatic

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practical

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lay down

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establish, ordain

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accompany

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escort, companion, attend

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sterile

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barren, unproductive, fruitless

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equal

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equivalent, tantamount

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FALSE

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erroneous, wrong, incorrect

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appeal

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entreaty, request, petition / attraction, charm

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more or less

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fairly, approximately, roughly

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eat

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consume, devour, ingest, take in

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provoke

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incite, irritate, vex, enrage

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proven

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established, verified

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uneasy

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apprehensive, unstable, disturbed, ill at ease

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rig

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equip, furnish

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gallant

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brave, valiant, daring, valorous

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distribution

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dispersion, apportionment, allocation, allotment