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notable

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remarkable, important, outstanding, noteworthy

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vexing

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difficult, annoying, irritating

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coordination

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the harmonious functioning of parts

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established

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certain, definite

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strictly

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tightly, severely / precisely / only

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impair

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damage, injure, deteriorate

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elegant

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sophisticated, delicate, polished, graceful

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votary

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devotee, admirer, faithful follower

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affliction

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woe, distress, sorrow, anguish

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flourish

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thrive, prosper, blossom

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remedy

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cure, treatment

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inevitably

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without exception, unavoidably, necessarily

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complicate

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make difficult, entangle, involve

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novelty

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originality, freshness, uniqueness

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abound

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overflow, fill with, teem, swarm with

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trend

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tendency, direction, inclination

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consecutive

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successive, sequential

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doctrine

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principle, tenet, dogma

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marvel

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wonder

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inflame

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anger, arouse

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photosynthesis

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the production of special sugar-like substances that keeps plants alive

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drastically

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strikingly, severely, extremely

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era

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epoch, period, age, time

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unwonted

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unusual, unordinary, extraordinary

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on the contrary

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conversely

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speculate about

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hypothesize

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abstract

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theoretical, notional

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crowd

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throng, multitude, group, mass, host

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influential

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important, powerful, potent

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beckon

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invite, call, summon

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consist of

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be made up of

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hue

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tint, color, shade

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monotonous

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tedious, boring, dull, unvaried

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jeopardize

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threaten, endanger

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entity

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object, thing, individual

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infinite

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unlimited, limitless, immeasurable, boundless

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attachment

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emotional connection

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facet

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aspect

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oath

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promise, vow, pledge

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unencumbered by

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free of