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callow

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inexperienced/immature

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Bacchanalian

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carousal, partying, drinking

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factitious

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fake

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quintessence

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perfect example of

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bereave

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mourn

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fetid

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disgusting

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aberrant

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departing from accepted, unique

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contrition

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remorseful

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mendacious mendacity

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falsehood

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facetious

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treating serious issues jokingly

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magnanimous

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kind, generous

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ingenuous

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innocent

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unctuous

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insincere

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acquiescent

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compliant

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trepidation

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fearfulness, anxiety

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capricious

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changing ones mind quickly

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deference

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respect

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exigent

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urgent

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impetuous

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act without thinking

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malleable

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capable of being shaped

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taciturn

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silent

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effulgence

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shining brightly

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restive

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unable to keep still

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desultory

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lacking a plan or enthusiasm

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seditious

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rebellious

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assiduously

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perseverance

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doughty

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persistant

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collusion

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conspiracy plotting - complicity

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sycophants

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brown-noser

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condign

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fitting and desserved. appropriate

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affronted

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insult

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docile

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compliant

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demur

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object

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decamp

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depart suddenly, disappear

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recant

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renounce, change mind

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adage

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wisdom

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vitiate

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spoil quality of, weaken

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sojourn

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visit

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fealty

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sworn loyalty, truth

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inexorable

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relentless, unstoppable, stubborn

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obstinate

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stubborn

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vexing

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stubborn

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forlorn

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sad

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plaintive

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sad

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accolade

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honor, praise

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languid

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relaxed, lazy

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minatory

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harmful

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avaricious

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greedy

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redress

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forgive

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turbid

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difficult to understand

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diatribe

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criticize

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asperity

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harsh, biting

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trenchant

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biting

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