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detriment

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disadventage

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dexterous

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skilled

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discretion

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good senses

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facetious

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funny

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gregarious

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outgoing

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optimum

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ideal

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ostentatious

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showy

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scrupulous

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ethical

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sensory

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of the senses

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vicarious

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indirect

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brusque

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blunt

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dispassionate

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unemotional

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effervescent

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lively

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indefatigable

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never getting tired

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misanthrope

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an antisocial person

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morose

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gloomy

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nonchalance

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lack of concern

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progeny

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offspring

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stoic

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show no distress

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voracious

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greedy

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ambiguous

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unclear

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dissident

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a rebel

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embellish

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to decorate

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fritter

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to waste

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inadvertent

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not intended

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inane

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silly

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juxtapose

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to put side by side

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lethargy

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weariness

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sporadic

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irregular

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subsidize

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to pay for

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berate

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to scold angrily

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estrange

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to drive away

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euphoric

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very happy

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impetuous

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impulsive

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infallible

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perfect

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maudlin

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overly emotional

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regress

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to go backwards

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relinquish

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to give up

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ubiquitous

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found everywhere

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zenith

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the highest point

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