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Not important and not worth giving attention to

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Petty

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A sense of smoothness, maturity and pleasantness. Its used to describe sounds, a mood or a person whos easygoing and relaxed

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Mellow

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Something modern and stylish in a way that attracts attention

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Snazzy

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Immediately and suddenly

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Abruptly

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To make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something

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Daunting

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Extremely interesting

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Riveting

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Something dirty, dull or shabby and it usually refers to items, places or conditions that have lost lightness due to neglect, age or lack of care

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Dingy

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Very tired or lacking energy and enthusiasm

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Weary

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Showing the unpleasant or difficult features of something as they really are

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Gritty

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Covered with gold

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Gilded

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Having an appetite for for something or being extremely hungry

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Ravenous

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Something dull, uninteresting, lacking in excitement and creativity especially used with books

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Stodgy

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Delicate and easily broken

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Brittle

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In a way that arouses interest, desire or excitement especially when the desired object is out of reach

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Tantalizingly

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Quickly

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Swiftly

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Attractive and stylish man

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Dashing

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Stable and ongoing process

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Steadily

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Completely

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Utterly

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Having a keen or enthusiastic desire or interest in something

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Eager

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Lacking physical strength

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Feeble

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Causing physical and mental suffering

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Wrenching

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Likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one and be affected by something bad such as a damage or illness

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Prone

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To completely lack something

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Devoid of

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Awkwardness and lack of gracefulness

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Clumsy

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Something boring and monotonous

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Tedious

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To act with courage, confidence or without fear

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Boldly

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Continuing in a determined way without any pause or stopping in achieving something

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Relentless

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Steady,, resolute and not subject to change or doubt. It describes a firm and determined attitude or behavior tat does not falter

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Unwavering

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Producing profit

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Lucrative

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Not reasonable or necessary, not appropriate and unjustified

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Unwarranted

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Not reasonable or necessary, not appropriate and unjustified

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Unwarranted

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Seeming to be everywhere, common and widespread

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Ubiquitous

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Strange in a frightening and mysterious way, making you feel nervous

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Eerie

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Excessively sentimental, sweet or pretty

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Twee

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Difficult to see and unable to see or be seen clearly

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Blurred

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Shocking and very bad. It conveys a sense of dismay, horror or disgust

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Appalling

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An ordinary and therefore not interesting

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Mundane

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Something extravagant, luxurious or abundant, large in quantity and expensive or impressive

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Lavish

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Extremely confusing or difficult to understand and explain

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Baffling

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Very large, powerful or important

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Mighty

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Not friendly or willing to take part in things

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Aloof

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Something dark, depressing or filled with a sense of sadness and hopelessness

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Gloomy

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Delicate or not immediately obvious or noticeable

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Subtle

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Impossible to persuade or unwilling to change an opinion or decision

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Adamant

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Making a show of being superior to other people

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Sanctimonious

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Not completely trusting or certain about something or someone

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Wary

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Extremely unreasonable and foolish

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Preposterous

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Looking old and in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for

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Shabby

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Not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others

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Ruthless

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An argument or reason that convinces you that something is true/ a movie or book that it’s very interesting

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Compelling

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Shocking and morally unacceptable

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Outrageous

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Difficult to achieve, describe or find or remember, for example happiness

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Elusive

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An untidy and looking a little dirty person

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Scruffy

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Having an untidy or dishevelled appearance

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Unkempt

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Something that feels strangely familiar or distorted, creating psychological unease

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Uncanny

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