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congruence

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quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriote

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dubious

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fraught with uncertainty or doubt

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receptacle

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container that is used to put or keep things in

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destitute

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poor enough to need help from others

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tenacious

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stubbornly unyielding

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guile

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quality of being crafty

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ramshackle

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in poor or broken-down condition

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vengeful

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disposed to take action in return for perceived wrong

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dignity

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quality of being worth of esteem or respect

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eloquence

A

powerful and effective langauge

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flourish

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make steady progress

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turbulent

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characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

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proactive

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serving or tending to exite or stimulate

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sensibility

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refind responsiveness ro pleasurable or painful impressions

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emulate

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strive to equal or match, especially by imitating

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crude

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conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

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vulgar

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conspicuously and tasetly indecent

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profound

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showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

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liable

A

likely to be or do something

20
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succession

A

a following of one thing after another in time

21
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attendant

A

following or accompanying as a consequence

22
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integral

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existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

23
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sickle

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an edge tool for cutting grass or crops

24
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commence

A

bein or get started

25
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viligilance

A

alert attetiveness

26
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scrutiny

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the act od examining soemthing closely, as for mistakes

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methodical

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characterized by orderlinessu

28
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uppity

A

arrogant or self important

29
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rogue

A

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

30
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reckon

A

expect, belive, or suppose

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irrespective

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in spit of everything; without regard to drawbacks

32
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penitentiary

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a correctional institution for those convicted of crimes

33
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fret

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to be agitated or irritated

34
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presently

A

in the near future

35
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gig

A

a job, especially a temporary job

36
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plaque

A

a tablet that commemorates a person or achievement

37
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clip

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to terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end

38
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pallbearer

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one of the mourners carraying the coffin at a funeral

39
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fanfare

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a gaudy outward display

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