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Juxtapose

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To put next to each other

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Disparage

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To criticize, degrade, belittle

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Divisive

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Causing conflict, opposition

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Exigent

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Critical, urgent

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Confluence

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A convergence, a coming together

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Oration

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A dignified and formal speech

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Apocalypse

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Total devastation, the end of the world

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Sanguine

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Cheery, optimistic, hopeful

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Enervated

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Lacking energy, weakened, exhausted

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Coalesce

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To combine into one

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Ameliorate

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To improve, to make better

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Variegate

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To diversify

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Differentiate

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To distinguish, to make different

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Divergent

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Different, deviating, contrary

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Saccharine

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Overly sweet

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Discrete

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Separate, distinct, individual

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Collusion

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A conspiracy, a secret agreement

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Impervious

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Unable to be penetrated, unaffected

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Accentuate

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To emphasize, to highlight

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Maudlin

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Sentimental

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Confound

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To frustrate

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Diverse

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Varied

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Connotation

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A meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition

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Preponderance

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A great amount or frequency

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Concord

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Agreement

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Cavity

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A hole

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Indictment

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Accusation of wrongdoing

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Scathing

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Hurtful, critical

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Cacophony

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Noise, discordant sound

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Amalgamation

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A union, merger

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Copious

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Abundant, plentiful

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Terse

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Abrupt, short, brief

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Dissonance

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Lack of harmony or agreement

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Scourge

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A plague

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Retract

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Withdraw

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Mores

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Moral attitudes

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Harmony

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Agreement, often of sound