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Prodigious

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Wonderful; amazing; very big

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Saccharine

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Overly or sickeningly sweet

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Wary

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Cautious; on guard

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Umbrage

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Offense or resentment

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Segregate

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To separate into groups or parts

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August

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Inspiring awe or admiration, esp. Because of high rank or character

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Discreet

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Careful about what one says or does; circumspect; done, said, or placed so as to attract little notice

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Intimate

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To make known subtly; to hint

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Rouse

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To wake or provoke

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Morsel

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A small piece, esp. Of food

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Cacophony

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A harsh, jarring sound

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Disinterested

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Free from bias

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Girth

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The distance around something; circumference

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Skew

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To place at an angle; to cause bias in or distort

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Toxic

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Poisonous or dangerous

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Verity

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A widely-accepted truth

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Incoherent

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Not sticking together; not logically connected

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Impetus

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An impelling or originating force

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Increment

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An increase in quantity

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Dismaying

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To destroy courage or resolution

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Assimilate

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To take in as one’s own

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Disburse

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To pay out money

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Dissent

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To disagree

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Charisma

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A quality of leadership that inspires great devotion in one’s followers; personal magnetism charm

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Civic

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Pertaining to a city or citizen