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Repugnant

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Opposed

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Repugnant

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Opposed

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Polyglot

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Many languages

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contiguous

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boundary; sharing an edge

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complement

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to complete

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disparage

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belittle

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enigmatic

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puzzling

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milieu

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an environment, setting

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indigenous

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produced a certain plague or region

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vitrolic

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bitterly scathing

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pedantry

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display of narrow-mindedness

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anachronism

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something not in its correct time line in history

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veritable

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real or genuine

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prodigal

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wasteful

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forte

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strong point

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canon

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rule or law

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self-abnegation

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setting aside a self-interest

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conciliatory

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to overcome

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extirpate

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to destroy completely

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ostracism

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banishment or excluding

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entreprenuer

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person who organizes, operate and assumes

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audacious

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fearlessly, often recklessly daring, or bold

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specter

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a ghost

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compunction

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a strong uneasiness caused by sense of guilt

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subterfuge

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deception used to achieve an end

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duplicity

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deliberate deceptiveness in behavior

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debaccle

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a sudden and disastrous breakdown or collapse

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erudition

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deep, extensive, warning

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deference

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a yielding in opinion, judgment, wishes

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exigency

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pressing or urgent

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reprehensible

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deserving rebuke or ensure

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ignominious

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characterized by shame or disgrace

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twit

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to taunt or tease

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extant

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still in existence, not destroyed

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callous

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toughened

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ethics

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a system of moral principles or values

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metaphysical

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concerned with principles

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incredulos

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skeptical; disbelieving

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stultifying

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causing to appear foolish

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exorbitant

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going beyond what is reasonable

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arduous

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demanding great effort or labor

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endemic

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prevalent or limited to a locality

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provincialism

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the state of being confined to a province

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continuum

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something that is continuous

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periphery

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a line that forms a boundary

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Polyglot

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Many languages

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contiguous

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boundary; sharing an edge

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complement

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to complete

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disparage

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belittle

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enigmatic

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puzzling

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milieu

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an environment, setting

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indigenous

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produced a certain plague or region

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vitrolic

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bitterly scathing

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pedantry

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display of narrow-mindedness

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anachronism

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something not in its correct time line in history

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veritable

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real or genuine

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prodigal

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wasteful

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forte

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strong point

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canon

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rule or law

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self-abnegation

A

setting aside a self-interest

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conciliatory

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to overcome

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extirpate

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to destroy completely

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ostracism

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banishment or excluding

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entreprenuer

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person who organizes, operate and assumes

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audacious

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fearlessly, often recklessly daring, or bold

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specter

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a ghost

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compunction

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a strong uneasiness caused by sense of guilt

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subterfuge

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deception used to achieve an end

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duplicity

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deliberate deceptiveness in behavior

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debaccle

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a sudden and disastrous breakdown or collapse

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erudition

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deep, extensive, warning

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deference

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a yielding in opinion, judgment, wishes

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exigency

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pressing or urgent

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reprehensible

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deserving rebuke or ensure

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ignominious

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characterized by shame or disgrace

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twit

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annoying person

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extant

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still in existence, not destroyed

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callous

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toughened

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ethics

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a system of moral principles or values

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metaphysical

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concerned with principles

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incredulous

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skeptical; disbelieving

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stultifying

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causing to appear foolish

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exorbitant

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going beyond what is reasonable

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arduous

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demanding great effort or labor

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endemic

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prevalent or limited to a locality

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provincialism

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the state of being confined to a province

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continuum

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something that is continuous

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periphery

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a line that forms a boundary

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comprise

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to be made up of

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include

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to contain

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constitue

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to influence

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imply

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suggests

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infer

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draws a conclusion

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can’t hardly

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can hardly

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equally as

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equally with

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most favorite

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favorite

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differ from

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to be dissimilar

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differ with

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to disagree with

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fewer

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countable

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less

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amount

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very unique

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unique

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continual

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intervals

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continuous

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without interruption

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farther

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literal distance

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further

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figurative distance

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feel

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sense

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can

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ability

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may

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permission

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nice

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enjoyable

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disinterested

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impartial

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uninterested

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without curiosity

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expect

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presume

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practical

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useful

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practiciable

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feasible; capable of being done

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than/then

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than: comparison/ then: afterward

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