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jig

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dance performance out of excitement

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disdain

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the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect.

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contempt

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the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.

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sagacity

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being intelligent

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suave

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charming confident

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diaspora

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dispersion of people

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impetuous

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eagerness violence

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vociferous

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loud

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transient

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temporary

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prowess

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skill/expertise

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bequethe

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grant

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stipulate

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set conditions

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precipitate

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forcing a condition

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hobble

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walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.

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buckling

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collapse under pressure

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stalwart

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loyal

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chivalry

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gallant; heroic

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rakish

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dashing, fashionable

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paradox

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anomaly

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capricious

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fickle: given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour

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cessation

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the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.

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inculcate

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teach (someone) an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction

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granulocytes are

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response against transplanted organ

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