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Earstwhile

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Antiguo

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Zealots

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Fanáticos

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Fealty

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Fidelidad

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Distaste

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Desagrado, repugnancia

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Tantamount to

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Equivalente, similar

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Hinging on

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To be determined by something, basado en

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Quarrels

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Peleas, disputas

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Retch

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Tener nauseaS

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Drowsiness

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Somnolencia

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Wag

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Comediant, joker

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Buoyancy

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High level of activity

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Feckless

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Irresponsable

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Scintilliating

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Brillante

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Wit

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Ingenio

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Wry

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Irónico

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Chide

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Reprender

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Pillory

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Ridiculizar

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Probity

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Rectitud

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Panache

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Elegancia, garbo

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Precludes

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Evitar

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Hamper

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Obstaculizar

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Woe

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Aflicción, pena

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Satiated

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Saciado

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Buoyed

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Alentado, animado

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Disgruntled

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Descontento, insatisfecho

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Affronted

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Ofendido

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Unnerved

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Desconcertado

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Rife

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Lleno, full of

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Pervasive

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Generalizado, extendido, plagado

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Boast

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Alardear

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Apposite

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Pertinente, oportuno

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Digression

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Divagación

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Hinder

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Obstaculizar, impedir

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Impair

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Afectar, perjudicar, dañar

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Craven

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Cobarde

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Poignant

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Conmovedor

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Anodyne

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Anodino, carece de interés o importancia

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Contentious

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Polémico, beligerante

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Flout

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Desacatar, violar

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Defy

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Desafiar, desacatar

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Affectation

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Fingimiento,

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Boon

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Impulso, beneficio

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Dirge

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Canto de la muerte

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Eulogy

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Apología, alabanza

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Dour

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Que es excesivamente rígido

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Downtrodde

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Oprimida

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Curtail

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Reducir, restringir

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Diminish

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Reducir, disminuir

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Peripheral

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Secundario, periférico

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Fussy

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Irrefutable, quisquilloso

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Ascertained

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Determinado, cerciorado, comprobado

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Distrust

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Desconfianza

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Caustic

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Mordaz, ácido

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Savvy

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Inteligente, experto

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Startling

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Asombroso

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Exertion

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Esfuerzo, ejercicio

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Revulsion

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Aversión, asco

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Disabuse

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Persuade from an wrong idea ot mistaken

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Troubling

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Preocupante, inquitienta

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Deride

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Burlarse, ridiculizar

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Overbearing

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Dominante, autoritario, arrogante, preotente

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Scornful

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Despectivo, despreciativo

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Nonchalance

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Indiferencia, despreocupado

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Dispiriting

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Desalentador, desesperanzador

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Paltry

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Insignificante, escazo, mezquino

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Hamstring

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Evitar

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Streamline

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Agilizar, racionalizar

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Scrutinize

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Analizar

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Devised

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Diseñado, elaborado

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Extent

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Grado, magnitud

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Exultante

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Alegria con gran exitación

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Distressed

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En dificultad, afligido, consternado

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Disinterested

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Poco interesado, unbiased, neutral, impartial

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Broadening

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Ampliación, ensanchamiento

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Condemnation

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Condena, repudio, denuncia

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Appraisal

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Diagnostico, evaluación, calificación, tasación

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Contrition

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Arrepentimiento

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Despondency

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Desaliento, desánimo

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Bereft of

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Carecen de

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Infused with

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Impregnado, lleno de

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Lukewarm

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Poco entusiasta, indiferente, tibio

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Submit

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Someterse

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Trenchant

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Incisivo, mordaz

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Merriment

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Alegría

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Mendacity

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Falsedad

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Banal

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Trivial, común

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Cower

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Esconderse, acobardarse

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Pitiless

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Implacable, despiadado

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Overlook

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Pasar por alto

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Keep up

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Mantener

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Coax

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Convencer, alentar, persuadir

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Intractable

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Intratable, incorregible, imposible

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Indulgent

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Complaciente

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Underpinned

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Respaldado

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Linger

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Persistir

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Akin to

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Parecido, co sanguineo

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Lull

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Pausa, calma

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Unbecoming

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Impropio, indecoroso

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Defunct

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Desaparecido

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Alacrity

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Prontitud, celeridad

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Intransigent

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Intransigente, inflexible

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Irascible

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Irritable

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Swiftly

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Rápidamente, veloz, con rapidez

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Unabashed

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Descarado, desvergonzado

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Dogged

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Tenaz, perseverante

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Cloak

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Camuflar

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Quibble

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Pequeña objeción, subterfugio, pero

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Foible

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Pequeña debilidad de algo o alguien casi completo

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Savant

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Sabio, erudito

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Crackpot

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Descabellado, chiflado

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Deign

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Dignarse

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Inane

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Estúpido, necio, insustancial

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Fatuous

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Tonto, estúpido, necio

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Vassal

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Vasallo, a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditionsnonhomage and allegiance

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Mien

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Semblante, a persons appeareance or manner

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Claque

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Grupo de aduladores, a los que les pagan x aplaudir algo

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Sycophantic

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Adulador

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Defanting

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Make something harmless or ineffectual

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Divesting

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Deprive someone of

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Mellifluous

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Pleasingly smooth and musical to hear

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Fledgling

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Something that is inmature, inexperienced or undeveloped

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Dwindle

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Diminish gradually in size, amount or strenght

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Fascistic

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Having or relating to extreme right wing, authoritarian or or intolerant views or practices

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Lagniappe

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Something given as a bonus

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Recidivism

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The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend. Reincidencia

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Peevish

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Having or showing an irritable disposition, malhumorado

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Wily

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Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully. Astuto, hábil

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Flagitious

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Criminal, villainous

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Occlude

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Stop, close or obstruct

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Discommode

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Cause trouble or inconvenient

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Wooden

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Seco, inexpresivo

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Thoughtful

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Reflexivo, atento

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Portentous

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Of momentous significance

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Standoffish

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Distant and cold in manner; unfriendly

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Blithe

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Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

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Uncongenial

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Not friendly or pleasent to be

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Convivial

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Cheerful and friendly

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Acquiescence

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The reluctant acceptance of something without protest.

Consentimiento, aprobación

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Dissents

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Tener una opinión contraria al común

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Surfeit

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An excessive amount of something

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Gargantuan

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Enorme, huge

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Fungible

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Intercambiable,

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Donjon

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Torreón, la gran torre de un palacio

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Charnel

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A building or vaul in which corpses or bone are pilled.

Mortuario

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Myrmidon

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Secuaz fiel, a follower of a powerful person (usually a bad one)

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Brio

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Vigor or vivacity of style or performance

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Succored

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Soccoro,

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Slighted

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Insult by tresting or speaking of them without proper respect

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Bigoted

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Intolerante, fanático

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Purblind

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Ciego, que no te permite ver todo el horizonte

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Pugnacious

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Combativo, belicoso

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Scansion

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Determinar el ritmo

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Entanglement

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Enredo, conflicto, enredo

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Wily

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Astuto

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Peevish

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Astuto

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Deflect

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Desviar

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Shrug off

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Indiferencia, trasladar reeponsabilidad

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Conjure up

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Conjurar, evocar

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Covet

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Codiciar desesr

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Grasp

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Comprender, aprovechsr