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  • abrasive
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wearing away by scrubbing or scraping ,harsh, rough, irritating

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adept

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skillful and clever

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ambiguous

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confusing

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annihilate

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destroy completely

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antipathy

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strong dislike

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antithesis

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exact opposite highest point of action or events

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admonish

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warn, caution

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atrophy

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wear down, lose strength

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attrition

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becoming fewer in number

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auspicious

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favorable, encouraging

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austere

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very plain, without decoration

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berate

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criticize, to scold angrily

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bolster

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hold up

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circumvent

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avoid by going around

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clandestine

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done in secret, kept hidden

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cohesive

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sticks together

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collaborate

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work together as a team

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complement

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add what is lacking

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connoisseur

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authority, specialist in something

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conspiracy

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plot against something or government

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contingency

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possible future event

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contrite

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sorry

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criterion

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standard for judging something

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culmination

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coming to the end, a final high point

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decorum

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acting in a proper manner

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deride

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to mock

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deplore

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feel or express disapproval

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deprivation

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lack or shortage of

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despondent

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downhearted, depressed

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dexterous

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skilled

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discreet

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keeping silent about secrets, tactful

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discretion

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good judgment

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disparity

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inequality or difference, a contrast

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dissident

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a person opposed to established ideas or beliefs

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dissipate

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thin out, scatter

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distraught

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upset

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docile

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obedient, easy to handle

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egocentric

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self-centered

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emanate

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come forth, come out from a source

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embellish

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decorate

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emulate

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imitation, imitate, try to equal

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encompass

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include

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equivocate

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deliberately vague in order to mislead, to be unclear

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eradicate

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erase, destroy, wipe out

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esoteric

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difficult to understand

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espouse

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support or argue for

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estrange

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alienate, like a divorce, unfriendly

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euphoric

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overjoyed, very happy

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exacerbate

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make worse

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exhilaration

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high spirit, cheerfulness

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exhort

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urge, strong advice

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exonerate

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clear of an accusation, to be found not guilty

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exorbitant

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excessive in amount, cost, or price ; extremely high

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expedite

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make easier, to hurry up

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extenuating

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make less serious

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Extricate

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Free from a difficulty

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-Fabricate

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Make easier

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Facetious

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Humorous, funny

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Facilitate

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Make easier to do

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Fastidious

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Fussy, extremely attentive to details

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Flout

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Treat with contempt, defy ; to mock

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Foible

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Minor idiosyncrasy, a minor fault in behavior

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Forestall

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Prevent or hinder( by taking action before hand), to keep from happening,

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Fortuitous

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Happening by chance

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Fritter

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Waste or spend a little at a time, to waste

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Gregarious

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Sociable, talkative, outgoing

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Grotesque

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Strange looking, ugly

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Heinous

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Extremely evil

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Hierarchy

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According to importance of authority, a ranked system

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Hoist

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Lift, carry up

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Holistic

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Consider as a whole, not in parts

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Homogeneous

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Mix together, not in part or separate

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Impeccable

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Perfect

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Impending

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About to happen

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Indigenous

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Native to an area

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Imperative

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Necessary, urgent

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Impetuous

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Impulsive, done or acting in hurry

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Implement

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Carry out, to put into effect

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Impromptu

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Without practice or preparation

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Inadvertent

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Accidental

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Inane

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Doesn’t make sense, silly

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Incapacitate

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Make unable or unfit, disable

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Infallible

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Unable to make mistakes, perfect

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-Inference

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Suggesting something without stating

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Innocuous

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Not threatening, without bad effect, harmless

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Innuendo

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Insinuation, a hint, suggestion

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Inquisitive

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Curious, questioning

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Insidious

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More harmful than is evident at first

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Insinuate

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Suggest slyly, hint

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Instigate

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Stir up, to cause

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Inundate

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Cover as if by flooding

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Irreparable

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Not able to repair

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Juxtapose

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Close together, put side by side

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Lethargy

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Lack of energy

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Liability

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Drawback, handicap

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Liaison

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Person who is a go-between, a link

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Macabre

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Suggestive of death or decay, causing horror and disgust

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Magnanimous

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Generous, forgiving

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Masochist

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Person who self-inflict punishment

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Mesmerize

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To fascinate, hypnotize

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Maudlin

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Overly sentimental, overly emotional

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Metamorphosis

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Change in form, complete change, transformation

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Meticulous

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Careful, taking great pains

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Misconstrue

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Misunderstand, misinterpret

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Mitigate

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Relieve, make better

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Nebulous

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Unclear, hard to understand, vague

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Oblivious

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Failing to notice

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Opportune

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Well timed, appropriate

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Panacea

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Something supposed to cure all disease, complete solution

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Paramount

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Of great importance, chief concern ; supreme

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perfunctory

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uninterested, brief

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Permeate

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To sink into, penetrate

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Placebo

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Fake medicine or substitute

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Plight

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Unfortunate situation

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Predisposed

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Tending toward or open to something beforehand

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Presumptuous

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Too forward, being rude

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Proficient

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Skilled, expert

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Prognosis

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Prediction of an outcome, forecast

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Prolific

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Rapid increase, fertile

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Propensity

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Natural preference, tendency; inclination

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Provocative

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Attention-getting, enticing

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Quandary

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Not knowing what to do or think

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Rebuke

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Scold, to criticize

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Regress

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Return to previous behavior

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Relegate

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Assign to a less important place or position, to send

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Relinquish

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surrender , to give up

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Reprehensible

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Blameworthy, shameful

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Reticent

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Reluctant to speak out, quite; uncommunicative

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Retribution

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Punishment

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Retrospect

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Reviewing the past

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Rudimentary

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Easy, elementary

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Scrupulous

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Conscientious, ethical

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Sedentary

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Couch potato

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Sham

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Imitation, not real, something false

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Sordid

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Ugly details, morally low

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Stringent

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Strict, demanding, severe

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Subsidize

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Support financially

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Subversive

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Overthrow something, intended to destroy

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superfluous

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Extra, not needed

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Synchronize

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Done in time with others, to coordinate

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Terse

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Brief and clear, short

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transgress

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break the law or rule

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turbulent

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wild, disturbed, violent

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unprecedented

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having never happened before

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vehement

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forceful, strong

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venerate

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respect

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verbose

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wordy

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venerate

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respect deeply

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vicarious

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living through another, indirect experience

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vindicate

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clear of blame, prove innocent

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