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Appropriate

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To set aside for a particular purpose; to set aside for private use; to take without permission

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Ardent

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Impassioned; fiery

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Artful

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Skillful and cunning

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Ascetic

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Austere, self-denying

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Askew

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Crooked; skewed, awry

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Assuage

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To relieve, soothe, pacify

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Audacity

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Boldness, daring

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Approbation

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Approval, commendation

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Autonomous

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Independent; self-governing

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Avarice

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Greed; inordinate desire for wealth

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Axiom

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A universally recognized truth; something self-evident

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Banal

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Ordinary; commonplace; trite

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Bastion

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Fortress; stronghold

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Belabor

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To harp on; to attack verbally; to beat with blows

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Bellicose

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Quarrelsome; warlike

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Bereaved

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Deprived (usually by loss of a loved one)

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Bibliophile

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One who loves books; a book collector

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Bilk

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To cheat, swindle; to avoid payment

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Blight

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Something that injures or destroys

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Approbation

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Approval; commendation

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Austere

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Strict; severely simple