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lampoon

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a work that ridicules human vices and foibles

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caricature

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a deliberately exaggerated portrait

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saga

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a long narrative story

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subplot

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a secondary plot in fiction or drama

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crystallize

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to give a definite form

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virulent

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very toxic

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renumerate

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to compensate; a salary

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accord

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a formal agreement

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apppeasement

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to grant concessions to maintain peace

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triumvirate

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a group of three leadrs

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pretext

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an excuse; an alleged cause

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wawtershed

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a critical turning point

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autocrat/despot

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a ruler with unlimited power

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entomology

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scientific study of insects

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gestate

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to conceive and develop in the mind

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paradigm

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a framework or model of thought

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lucrative

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very porfitable

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avarice

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excessive greed

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glut, plethora, surfeit

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surplus

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indigent

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very poor

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parsimonious

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stingy

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demarcation

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to set or mark boundaries

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inquisition

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a severe interrogation; a systematic questioning

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excerbate

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to make worse

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contiguous

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sharing an edge or boundary; touching

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desiccate

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to thoroughly dry out; totally arid

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pertinent

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relevant and to the point

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complicity

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association or participation in a wrongful act

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exonerate/exculpate

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to free from blame or guilt

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malfeasance

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misconduct

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relief

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elevation of land surface

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check

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to restrain;contain;halt

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flag

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to become weak; to lose interest

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eclipse

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overshadow; surpass

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coin

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to devise a new word or phrase

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stock

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a stereotypical or formulaic character

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cuncurrency

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general acceptance or use

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court

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to attempt to gain the favor or support of a person or group

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negotiate

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to successfully travel through, around or over an obstacle

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temper

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to soften;moderate

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pedestrian

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ordinary;conventional;undistinguished

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cavalier

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arrogant attitude

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sanction

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official approval/disapproval of an action

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compromise

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to reduce quality or value of something

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channel

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to direct along a desired course

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lambaste

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denounce

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quiescent

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inactive; very quiet

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provisional

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temporary

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truculent

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definatly aggressive

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pugnacious

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aggressive

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belligerent

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aggressive

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propitiate

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to appease; conciliate

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elan

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great enthusiasm

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perfunctory

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performed in a mechanical, spiritless manner

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aplomb

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admirable poise under pressure

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opacity

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impenetrably dense; hard to understand

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venal

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corrupt

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licentious

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immoral; debaunched

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dissolute

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immoral; debauched

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noxious

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harmful; injurious to physical, mental, moral healt

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duplicitous

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deliberate deceptiveness

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epiphany

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sudden realizaition

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vacuous

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empty; lacking serious purpose

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inane

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empty; lacking serious purpose

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vapid

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empty; lacking serious purpose

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harbinger

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omen that something will happen

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portent

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omen that something will happen

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presage

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omen that something will happen

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beleaguer

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to be beset with problems

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burgeon

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to rapidly grow and expnd

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imperious

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domineering and arrogant

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petulant

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pee/ish; irritable

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fawn

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to behave in a servile manner; subservient

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obdurate

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very stubborn

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intrasigent

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very stubborn

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intractable

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very stubborn

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redolent

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exuding fragrance

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chicanery

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deception by artful subterfuge; deliberate trickery

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conundrum

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difficult problem

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slight

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disrespectul remark; put down

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capitulate

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to surrender; to comply

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apocryphal

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of questionable authenticity

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plasticity

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can be molded into any shape

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pliable

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malleable

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chagrin

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feeling of distress caused by humiliation

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obstreperous

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nosily and stubbornly-defiant; boisterous

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idyllic

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charmingly simple and carefree

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dilapidated

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broken-down; in deplorable condition

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extemporaze

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to speak without notes

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ungainly

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awkward; clumsy

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dilatory

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habitually late; tardy

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vituperative

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bitter critism

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indomitable

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very determined

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resolute

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very termined

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moribund

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approaching death

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flipppant

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treating serious matters lightly

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facetious

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treating serious manners lightly

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excoriating

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expressing disapproval

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scathing

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expressing disapproval

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interloper

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intruder

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visceral

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instictive rather than rational

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nonplussed

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completely puzzzled

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confounded

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nonplussed

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ignominious

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disgraceful

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censorious

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highly critical

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capious

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highly critical

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consternation

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a state of great dismay and confusion

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edify

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intended to speak instruction

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effusive

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unrestrained praise

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furor

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general commotion

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paranoia

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irrational fear

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marginal

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of secondary importance

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peripheral

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of secondary importance

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obfuscate

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to deliberately confuse

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flummox

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to confuse; obfuscate

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spate

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a large number or amount

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ineffable

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feeing that cannot be put into words

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histrionic

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excessively dramatic

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overwrought

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excessively dramatic

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eschew

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to avoid

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stopgap

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at temporary solution

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restitution

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compensating for a loss

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churlish

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ill-tempered

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sullen

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ill-tempered; rude

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surly

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ill-tempered; rude

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disquieting

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disturbing; upsetting

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execrable

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detestable and repulsive

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repugnant

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detestable and repulsive

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perspicacious

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very insightful

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prescient

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very insightful

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vertiginous

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dizziness

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arcane

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esoteric

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cupidity

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excessive greed

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underwrite

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to assume financial responsibility for a project

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discomfited

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to make uneasy; state of embarrassment

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inecure

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a job that provides income but requires little work

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provincial

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isolated from mainstream

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parochial

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relating to church; isolated from mainstream ; provincial

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fecund

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intellectually productive or inventive

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ostentatious

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showy

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pristine

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pure and uncorrputed

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rampant

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unrestrained; unchecked

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pernicious

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highly injurious; destructive

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refractory

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obstinately resistant to authority or control

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garrulous

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very talkative

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convival

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fond of feasting

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curt

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abrupt, blunt

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tepid

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lukewarm; mild

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protean

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taking on many shapes and forms

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contentious

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argumentative; disputatious

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preclude

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to make impossible

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compunction

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deep regret

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contrition

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sincere and deep regret; compunction

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aphorism

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statement universally excepted as true; maxim

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axiom

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aphorism, statement universally excepted as true

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