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laconic

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not talkative

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jettison

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to get rid of, to throw out

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leery

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suspicious

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libertarian

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one who believes in free will

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lithe

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bending easily graceful flexible

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lurid

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vivid and gross detail

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maladroit

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clumsy

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malinger

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to pretend to be ill in order to avoid work

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marshal

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an officer of the police

to gather

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maverick

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rebel

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minuet

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slow dance

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modicum

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small amount

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montage

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collection of pictures

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mote

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a small particle

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muse

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source of inspiration

to think deeply about

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mytopia

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narrow-minded ness

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nemesis

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enemy

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nuance

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a slight change in tone, meaning

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odium

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hatred

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ontology

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the study of nature of existence

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orb

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sphere

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ossify

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to harden, to become bone like

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overture

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musical intro

an offer

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palliate

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to sooth to calm

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panegyrics

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speech full of praise

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pariah

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putcast, low ranking member

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parsimony

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stinginess, miserliness

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paucity

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lack, shortage

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penchant

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strong taste or liking for somehing

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perch

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elevated seat for a bird

to sit

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perfunctory

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done without care

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perspicacity

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strong perception

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petulant

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rude, moody

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pinnacle

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highest point

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placate

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to calm to soothe

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plausible

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possible

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pluralistic

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made up of different groups

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portly

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overweight, large

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precipice

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cliff

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predilection

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special liking for something, preference

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proclivity

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natural tendency; liking, preference

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propitious

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favorable

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prostration

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extreme depressin, physical exhaustion

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provincial

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narrow minded

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pry

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to ask personal questions

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pursit

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strict follower of tradition

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qualified

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limiting in meaning

meeting requirements

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querulous

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complaining

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quixotic

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romantic l, idealistic

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ramifications o

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result, consequences

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rapt

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totally attentive

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reactionary

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extremely conservative, against change

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recompense

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payment

to pay for

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redress

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to make up for a wrong, to compensate for a loss

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relegate

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to put into a lower position

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renegade

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traitor

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repertory

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a group of plays

theatre company

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repslendent

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shiny, brilliant

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reverie

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daydreaming

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ribald

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crude, offensive

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rind

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outer skin or covering

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rouse

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to wake up

to inspire another into action

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ruffianism

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rough behavior

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sardonic

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sarcastic, mocking

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scoundrel

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a mean or wicked person

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seamlessly

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perfectly

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sedate

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to calm

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self-ab negating

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self denying, living without luxuries or pleasures

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sequester

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to isolate, especially by a jury

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sheen

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shine, brightness

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sift

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to seperate

to sort

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slander

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to harm by making a false statement, to accuse falsely

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slovenly

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untidy

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smother

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to cover thickly, to suffocate

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solace

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comfort

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sonnet

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14 line poem

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sordid

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dirty, gross

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spew

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to come out In a stream

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squabble

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petty argument

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stalwart

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strong, steadfast

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steadfast

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firm, steady

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stipend

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base level payment or salary

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stratagem

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a plan or scheme, strategy

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stymie

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to prevent, to hi de

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subterfuge

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sneaky action

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sumptuous

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costly, magnificent

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supine

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lying down, inactive

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surfeited

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full or satisfied

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sustenance

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necessities of life, good

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tarry

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to delay or to be late

to linger to wait

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temerity

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audacity, gall

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tether

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to restrict, to tie

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tinge

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a slight coloring or trace of something

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torpid

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slow, lacking energy

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transcendent

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beyond ordinary limits or understanding

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travail

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painfully difficult work

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trudge

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to walk in a slow, tired way

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turgid

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swollen

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unctuousness

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oiliness

faked sincerity

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undulating

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gently moving up and down

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unkempt

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sloopy

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unperturbed

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calm

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unruly

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hard to control, disorderly

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unwieldy

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difficult to carry Or manage

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usurp

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to seize power by force

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vagrant

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homeless person

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vaunt

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to brag

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venefful

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wanteing revenge

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vicarious

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indirect, experienced second hand

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vindicate

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to get revenge, to clear a name

to justify

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Vitriolic

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sharp or bitter

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volatile

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unstable, explosive

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wariness

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caution, watchfullness

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weathered

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toughened or changed by storms or experiance,

endured

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whimsical

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impulsive and playful, spontaneous, capricious

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wily

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cunning, deceptive

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woe

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sadness

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