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labored

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requiring or showing effort; lacking natural ease

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morose

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showing a brooding ill temper

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dissimulude

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di-similar, not similar

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flamboyance

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fashionable, flashy, carrying eccentric or expensive things

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polyglot

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poly = many; glot = throat; speaking many languages

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histrionics

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theatrics, putting on a show

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dissembler

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semb = face; to lie with a straight face

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idler

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someone who sits idle

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autodidactic

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auto = self; didactic = to teach; self-taught

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ignominy

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ignoble = dishonorable or disgraceful

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miscreant

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law-breaker; someone who commits crimes

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pundit

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expert (in things like politics, economics, etc.)

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pauper

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poor person

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renegade

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rebel or maverick

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miser

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cheap person

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curmudgeon

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grumpt person

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steadfast

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loyal

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unseemly

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improper; not appropriate

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polemical

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argumentative and impassioned attack on someone / something

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brusque

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rude, blunt, or direct

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defection

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rejecting certain religious beliefs, political party, or specific cause

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necropolis

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tract of land used for burials

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forlorn

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very sad; lonely

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desultory

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random, aimless, unfocused, rambling

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contempt

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hate or disapproval

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stopgap

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substitute or makeshift

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precipitate

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hurried; hasty; impulsive

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coy

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shy and bashful

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churlish

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rude and unmannered

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hapless

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unfortunate

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sycophantic

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ingratiating; sucking up to people

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prolific

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productive; abundant

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congenial

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friendly and affable

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patronize

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treat someone in a condascending manner

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plastic

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malleable; changing and adaptable

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maverick

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someone with innovative ideas

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carouse

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party, drink, celebrate

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fulsome

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too full, too much, excessive

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wherewithal

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ability; money; means to do something

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docile

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passive, quiet, unassuming

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sullen

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downcast, somber, morose

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logorrhea

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talkative, especially when words are uncontrolled or incoherent

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Mephistopheles

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the devil

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diabolical

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devilish

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puissant

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powerful

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anemic

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lacking vitality

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disdainful

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expressing contempt; showing arrogant superiority over others and deeming them unworthy

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meek

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submissive or compliant; very docile and passive

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coarse

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rough texture; low or inferior quality; lacking refinement or cultivation

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genteel

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refined taste and manners (like gentleman)

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precarious

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not secure; dangerous; affording no ease or reassurance

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intrepid

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brave

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bucolic

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idyllic rural or rustic life; a poem about pastoral life; relating to shephards and herdsman raising sheep; a country person

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enervate

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weaken, fatigue, tire someone out - reduce energy

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galvanize

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spur, rouse, stimulate

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besotted

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very drunk

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enterprise

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business venture; a purposeful or industrious undertaking; to embark on a bold new venture

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racket

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an illegal enterprise (business); to make loud noises; to celebrate with drinks and laughter; a bat to hit a ball

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sedulous

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showing dedication and diligence

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scrupulous

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with extreme conscientiousness

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stasis

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abnormal state in which the flow of liquid is stopped

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belligerent

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hostile, ready to start a fight or go to war

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lambaste

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criticize harshly –> an angry lamb will baste you, critize you

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doleful

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mournful or sad; bob dole was sad after losing the election

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cupidity

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excessive greed –> cupid is greedy for love

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verisimilitude

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very similar to reality

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extant

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is existant –> ex-is-tant

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loath

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to be reluctant to do something

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loathe

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to hate –> lo-athe –> hate

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adroit

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skillful, good at using your hands

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maladroit

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not skillful, clumsy

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ponderous

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weighed down; having to move with great effort

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prodigious

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extraordinary; phenomenal; large

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funereal

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depressing; gloomy, like a funeral

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fey

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giving an impression of vague unworldliness

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staid

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dull, unadventurous

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irrefutable

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impossible to deny or disprove

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trifling

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unimportant, not worth considering

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probing

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exploratory; inquiry into unfamiliar questions or activities

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apotheosis

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model of excellence, having no equal, god-like

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aplomb

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confidence in a demanding situation

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pellucid

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lucid, transparent, easy to understand

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insidious

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subtle in a harmful sense

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extant

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still in existence, not destroyed

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piquancy

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a tart or spicy quality; the quality of being stimulating or mentally exciting

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vitriol

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abusive language

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abandon

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uninhibited, carefree, not restrained

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inestimable

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beyond calculation

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straitened

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squeeze together; to bring into difficulty or financial hardship

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unscrupulous

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unethical, without principles

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untoward

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impolite; contrary to your interests or welfare

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adjuration

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a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something

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tropes

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conventional ideas

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valor

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bravery

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humdrum

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dull, lacking excitement

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plodding

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slow and laborious

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sadistic

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deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on others

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plucky

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showing determination and courage in the face of difficulty

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rile up

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cause annoyance; disturb with minor irritations

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hoodwink

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sly; conceal one’s true motives

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corral

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collect or gather

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gall

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to irritate

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rankle

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to irritate

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cavil

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to make petty or unecessary objections

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gloat

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gaze with self satisfaction

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spasmodically

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with spurts and fits, irregular

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recondite

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incomprehensible to the ordinary person

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insolent

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disrespectful

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cower

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to show fear

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bristle

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to show anger

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treachery

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betrayal of trust

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ennoble

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make someone nobility; give someone a title or honor someone

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stultify

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deprive of strength; demonstrate someone’s incompetence

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celeritous

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swify, speedy, quick

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remiss

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failing to perform duties

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perfunctory

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a formality; hasty and without attention to detail

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myopic

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unable to see distant objects; lacking forsight or scope

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sordid

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sore to the eye, run down; disgraceful and scandalous

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fastidious

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attentive and concerned about accuracy and detail

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hew to

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adhere to

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unbidden

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not invited, requested, or asked for

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aghast

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struck with fear, dread, or consternation

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genial

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warmth, comfortable, agreeable

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posterity

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offspring; future generations

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repute

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look on or consider; state of being honored

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dispatch

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killing a person or animal; acting speedily and without delay

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hardiness

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well constructed; willing to undertake risks

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