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Dry

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Arid

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depending on individual or even random discretion; not fixed in law

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Arbitrary

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the art of persuasion

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Rhetoric

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capable of being a good speaker

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Articulate

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self-denying

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ascetic

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Diligent

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Assiduous

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To make less burdensome, to calm, to alleviate

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Assuage

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Shrewd

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Astute

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To increase

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Augment

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Stern and severe

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Austere

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Greed

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Avarice

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Stubborn

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Obstinate

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Difficult

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Arduous

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Stingy

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Parsimonious

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Generous

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Munificent

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Showy, Flaunting

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Ostentatious

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Insistent

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Importunate

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Owner if a business

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Proprietor

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Abnormal

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Anomalous

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Beggar

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Mendicant

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Intense dislike

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Aversion

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Facial expression

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Visage

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A self contradictory statement

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Paradox

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Having two of more interpretations, vague

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Ambiguous

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The lending of money at an exorbitant rate of interest

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Usury