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Bifurcation

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division into two branches

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Visceral

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from deep feelings, not intellect

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Armament

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military weapons

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subsidized

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support financially

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exhume

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revive/restore after neglecting

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profusion

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abundance, lavish spending

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Inanity

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lack of sense, shallowness

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raconteur

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person skilled with relating stories

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dullard

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stupid, insensibile person

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upbraiding

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severely reproving, censure

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ensconced

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settle securely or snugly

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facetious

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lacking serious intent

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mellifluous

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sweetly or smoothly flowing

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stringent

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severe, forcible

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collusion

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conspiracy

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platitude

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flat, dull, or trite remark

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ponderous

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weighty

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unkempt

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not combed

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infuse

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to inspire

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ingenious

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clever, resourceful, intelligent

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sardonic

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mocking, sneering

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rife

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prevalent

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promulgate

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make known

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pervasive

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spread throughout

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tenable

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capable of being maintained

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auspicious

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promising success

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nebulous

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vague, confusing

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effusive

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overflowing, lacking reserve

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elliptically

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without sufficient logical connection

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cogently

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convincingly, to the point

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enumerate

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mention, count, specify

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commodious

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spacious, roomy

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tabulated

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condense

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languid

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lacking vigor, slack or slow

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mendacious

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telling lies

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farcinal

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absurd

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beleaguer

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surround with military forces

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retrenched

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cut or remove

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abrogated

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abolish, repeal

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subjugation

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bringing under control

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cavalier

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haughty, disdainful

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peripatetic

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traveling a lot

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explicated

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to make plain or clear, interpret

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interminable

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incapable of being terminated

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harbingers

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omen

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imperious

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overbearing, urgent

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sanction

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give approval

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abet

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encourage or assist

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salient

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most noticeable or important

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unnerving

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lose courage or confidence

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consummate

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complete, make perfect

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feral

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in wild state

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declaim

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speech in an impassioned way

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furtive

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attempt to avoid notice out of guilt of being discovered

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approbate

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approve formally, sanction

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obsolescence

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become out of date

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disparagement

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regard of having little worth

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tonic

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feeling of vigor

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compunction

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feeling of guilt

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salutary

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producing good effects, beneficial

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lassitude

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state of physical or mental weariness

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palpable

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able to be touched or felt

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diaphanous

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light, delicate, translucent

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boomerang

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return to the originator, often with negative consequences

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capricious

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having sudden changes of mood or behavior

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impugn

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dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of

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laconic

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using few words

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reconnaissance

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military observation of a region

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mercurial

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subject to sudden changes of mood

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implacable

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unstoppable

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phlegmatic

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having unemotional, calm disposition

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anthology

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published collection of poems or other pieces of writing

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prognosis

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likely course of a disease or ailment

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retrenchment

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reduce

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incorrigible

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unable to be corrected

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vector

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organism transmitting disease

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stringent

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precise

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bucolic

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relating to the countryside

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fabrication

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process of inventing something

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remonstrance

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forcefully reproachful protest

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kitsch

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poor in taste

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exhume

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revive after neglecting

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profusion

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abundance, lavish spending

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inanity

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lack of sense, shallowness

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ensconced

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settle securely or snugly

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facetious

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lacking serious intent

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collusion

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conspiracy

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nebulous

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vague, confusing

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transpire

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occur, take place

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lucidity

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easily understood

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farcical

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absurd

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retrenched

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cut or removed

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abet

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encourage, assist

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consummate

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to make perfect

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furtive

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attempt to avoid notice out of guilt of being discovered

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irk

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irritate, annoy

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approbate

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approve formally, sanction

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obsolescence

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become out of date

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disparagement

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regard of having little worth

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tonic

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feeling of vigor

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compunction

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feeling of guilt

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lassitude

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state of physical or mental weariness

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impugn

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dispute the truth or validity of

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reconnaissance

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military observation of a region

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fabrication

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action or process of manufacturing or inventing something

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remonstrance

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forcefully reproachfulprotest

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mitigated

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made less severe

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jingoism

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extreme patriotism

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ossified/bureaucratization

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inflexible, unchangeable

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pugnacious

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eager to fight, argue

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obtrusive

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noticeable in unwelcomed way

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divisive

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tending to cause disagreement

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coddled

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treat in an indulgent and overprotective way

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benign

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gentle, kindly

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bellicose

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showing aggression and willingness to fight

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propulsion

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action of driving or pushing forward

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momentum

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motion, impetus gained by moving object

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mitigate

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make less severe, serious, or painful

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conducive

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making situation likely or possible

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bereft

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deprived

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miscreants

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person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law

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tacit

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understood or implied without being stated

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conditional

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subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met

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regal

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magnificent, dignified, as fit for a monarch

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antipode

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direct opposite of something

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avuncular

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relating to uncle

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filial

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of or due from a son or daughter

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