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Alacracity

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Cheerful willingness

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Amity

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Friendship

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Anthology

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Collection of writings songs or other creative works

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Arbiter

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One who decides, a judge

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Avarice

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Greed, desire for wealth

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Bastión

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Stronghold, fortress

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Boon

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Benefit or gift

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Bulwark

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Strong protection of barrier to enemy attacks

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Cacophony

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Harsh or unpleasant mixture of sounds

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Chagrin

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Embarrassment or disappointment

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Clamor

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Uproar

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Dearth

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Scarcity or lack of something

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Deluge

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Great flood or overwhelming inflow

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Depravity

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Moral corruption

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Fascimile

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Exact copy or representation

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Fiend

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Cruel, hateful person

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Furor

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An outburst of excitement or disagreement

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Gamut

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Range/spectrum of possible outcomes

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Guile

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Cunning, deceit

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Heresy

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Opinion, directly opposed to established

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Horde

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Multitude, great mass of people

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Idiom

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Regional or group jargon

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Indolence

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Laziness

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Infirmity

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Physical disease

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Intrigue

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Secret, plot, or scheme

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Invective

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Insulting or abusive speech

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Larceny

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Theft, usually small

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Layman

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“Regular” person who is not a part of a particular profession

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Levity

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Lightness

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Maverick

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A person who acts independently instead of conformance with common organization or expected behavior

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Maxim

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Adage or proverb prescribing a rule or method of conduct

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Millieu

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Surroundings, environment

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Mores

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Established customs / values of a group or segment of society

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Neophyte

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Beginner

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Odyssey

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Long journey

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Overture

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First step , usually one that leads others in action / discussion

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Panacea

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Cure for all problems/diseases

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Parsimony

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Stinginess/ desire to be thrifty

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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Pauper

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Very proper person

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Pedagogue

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Strict, overly academic teacher

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Pittance

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Very small amount, usually referring to $

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Posterity

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Future descendants or generations

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Pretext

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Reason given as a coverup

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Probity

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Integrity, honesty

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Propinquity

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Nearness

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Proviso

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Requirement that something specific is done

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Pundit

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A knowledgeable person in a particular field

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Quagmire

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Literally a bog or swamp that impedes movement ; figuratively - difficult /dangerous situation from which there is limited hope of escape

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Quandary

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Deep uncertainty between two choices of action ; dilemma

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Rampart

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Fortification

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Reprisal

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Retaliation for real or perceived injuries

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Reprobate

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A wicked, sinful, depraved person

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Reverence

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A feeling of great respect, usually religious in nature

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Sanction

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Approval usually by a higher authority, can also mean penalty for breaking law/rule

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Semblance

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Outward appearance

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Sheaf

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A bundle, usually either of papers or grain

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Stature

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A height measured physically or in respect

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Sycophant

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One who flatters a superior in Hope of getting preferential treatment

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Tacit

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Silent / unspoken

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Tact

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Ability to communicate a message w/o causing offense

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Tactics

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Specific actions used to achieve a purpose or accomplish an objective; in military - maneuvers by small or lower level units in contact w enemy

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Temerity

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Recklessness, audacity, boldness

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Threshold

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Starting point of an activity, the line that separates an area

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Timbre

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Quality of a sound, independent of pitch/volume

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Token

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A sign/object that signifies a greater feeling/ whole

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Tribunal

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A place of judgement , usually legal in nature

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Turpitude

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Shameful wickedness

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Venture

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A project or enterprise, usually involving some degree of risk

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Volition

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Welter

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Confused mass, commotion or turmoil

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Zeal

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Eager desire

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Zenith

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Highest point

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Zest

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Enthusiasm

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Ameliorate

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To make better / more tolerable

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Assuage

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To soothe / comfort

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Censure

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Condemn severely for inappropriate rule breaking

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Disparage

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To belittle or say un-complimentarily

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Efface

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Erase / rub away

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Engender

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Create/produce

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Extol

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Languish

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Become listless , hopeless, depressed

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Preclude

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Prevent or make impossible

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Repress

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Reproach

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Scold/rebuke

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Repudiate

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Reject/deny

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Squander

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Vacillate

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To waiver btwn alternatives / indecisive

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Ambivalent

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Ambulatory

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Able to walk

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Amiable

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Friendly / pleasant

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Apocryphal

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Of doubtful / uncertain origin

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Apprehensive

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Worried / anxious

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Ascetic

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Self denying

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Astute

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Intelligent

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Austere

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Unadorned , forbiddingly bare

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Banal

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Unoriginal , boring

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Belligerent

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Benevolent

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Kind , generous

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Blithe

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Carefree , cheerful

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Caustic

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Like acid or corrosive; very sharp or cutting insult

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Congenial

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Agreeably pleasant

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Conspicuous

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Standing out , obvious

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Contrite

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Deeply apologetic

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Credulous

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Believing something outrageous, gullible

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Diffident

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Timid, lacking self confidence

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Disparate

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Different, varied

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Dispassion

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W/o emotion

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Dogmatic

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Overconfidently claiming the truth of unproven ideas

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Ephemeral

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Short lived, fleeting

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Esoteric

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Hard to understand, cryptic

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Extraneous

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irrelevant , unnecessary, extra

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Fallacious

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Fanatical

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Devoted, passionate about a cause / idea

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Fastidious

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Meticulous , attention to detail

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Fickle

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Unpredictable

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Flagrant

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Shocking, outrageous

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Fortuitous

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Luckily coincidental

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Furtive

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Hackneyed

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Hedonistic

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Pleasure seeking, overly indulgent

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Infamous

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Bad reputation

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Innocuous

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Harmless/insignificant

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Insipid

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Irascible

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Laudable

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Worthy or prwise

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Lucid

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Clear, understandable

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Orthodox

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Conventional

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Pedestrian

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Ordinary , common

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Pious

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Reverent or devout

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Prodigal

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Extravagant rebellious, wasteful

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Prodigious

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Prosaic

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Dull , unimaginative

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Recalcitrant

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Stubbornly defiant of authority

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Reprehensible

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Worthy of blame, disgraceful

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Reticent

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Restrained , uncommunicative

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Saccharine

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Overly sweet or flattering

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Scrupulous

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Strict/careful in an ethical sense

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Servile

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Submissive

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Supercilious

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Insultingly patronizing

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Taciturn

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Untalkative by nature

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Temperate

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Moderate or restrained

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Vehement

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Strong, urgent, passionate

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Virulent

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Malignant, malicious, full of hate

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Zealous

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Enthusiastically devoted to a cause

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EG, IE, USS

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Eg = example, ie = in other words, USS = United States ship

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