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Flourish

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Grow in a healthy way

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Prematurely

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Before-hand, ahead of time

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Contented

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At ease

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Blissful

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Extremely joyful/happy

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Irate

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Extremely angry

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Jovial

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Cheerful and friendly

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Daunting

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Intimidating, difficult to deal with in times of anticipation

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Infuriate

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make someone extremely angry or impatient

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Solemn

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Serious, not cheerful

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Grim

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Foreboding, uninviting

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Facetious

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Treat a manner with inappropriate humor

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Appalling

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In shock, horrific shock

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Labourious

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Requires considerable amounts of time and effort

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Preverse

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Showing deliberate desire to behave unreasonably or unacceptably

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Compound

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What makes something up

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Anecdote

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Short and amusing story of a real person or event

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17
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Adversity

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Serious misfortune

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calamity

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Event causing sudden distress

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priceless

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So preciuous it’s value isn’t determined

20
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reinforce

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Strengthen or support

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static

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Lack of movement

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infallible

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Perfect, incabpable of mistake

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puzzled

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Perplexed/confused

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vulnerability

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Exposed to being attacked or harmed in a physical or emotional way

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Rythmic

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relating to rythym or dancing

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Systematically

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Done in a fixed plan or system

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Perception

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A way of understanding or interpreting something

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Fraud

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Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain

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calculating

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reacting in a ruthless or determined way

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fierce

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ferocious aggresiveness

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Infidelity

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Cheating in a relationship

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Evocative

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Bringing strong memories, feelings, or images to mind

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Indication

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A sign or piece that points something out

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Limitless

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Without end or boundary

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Purity

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freedom from immorality

36
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Grazing

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Grassland suitable for pasturage

37
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Conscious

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Aware and responding to one’s surroundings/awake

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Encroach

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Intrude on a person’s territory

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Stagnant

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A body of water having no flow/current and often is accompanied by an awful smell

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Keen

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Highly developed

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Corrupt

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Unreliable by errors or alterations

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Handicapped

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Limits on ones ability to perform physically, mentally, emotionally, or socially

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Liberty

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Freedom

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Credibility

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Quality of being and believed trusted in

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Resiliency

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Withstand, or recover quickly from difficulties

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Tranquility

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State of being calm

47
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Immortality

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Unending life

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