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Ardent

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Very enthusiastic, impassioned

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Allocate

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To set apart or designate for a special purpose, to distribute

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Assiduous

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Persistent, attentive, diligent

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Brash

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Prone to act in a hasty manner, impudent

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Capricious

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Subject to whims or passing fancies, able to change without warning -Austin’s mom

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Chastise

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To inflict physical punishment as means of correction, to severely scold

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Copious

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Abundant, plentiful

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Deviate

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To stray from a norm, one who departs from a norm, unconventional

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Emaciated

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Unnaturally thin

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Exult

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To rejoice greatly

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Gnarled

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Knotted, twisted, lumpy

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Indemnity

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A payment for damage or loss

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Inkling

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A hint, a vague expression

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Limpid

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Clear, transparent, readily understood

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Omnipotent

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Almighty, having unlimited power or authority

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Palatable

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Agreeable to the taste or one’s sensibilities, suitable for consumption

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Poignant

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Deeply affecting, touching, keen or sharp in taste or smell

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Rancor

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Bitter resentment or ill-will

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Sophomoric

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Immature and overconfident, conceited

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Spontaneous

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arising naturally, not planned or engineered in advanced