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evince

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to show clearly

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daub

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to smear, cover over with paint

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concilate

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to soothe the anger of

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malign

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to speak badly of

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declaim

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to speak dramatically

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niggle

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to spend excessive time on unimportant details

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galvanize

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to stimulate, startle into sudden activity

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forment

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to stir up, instigate

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impinge

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to strike, collide

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connote

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to suggest or imply

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espouse

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to support

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careen

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to swerve

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inculcate

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to teach earnestly

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cogitate

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to think

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deem

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to think, judge

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doff

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to throw off or away

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cozen

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to trick

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gull

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to trick, deceive

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inveigle

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to trick, lure

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essay

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to try, attempt

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disinter

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to uncover, dig up

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incite

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to urge to action

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exhort

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to warn

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lave

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to wash or bathe

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enervate

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to weaken

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flagellate

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to whip

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harry

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to worry, torment

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nihilism

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total rejection of established laws

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diaphanous

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transparent

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insidious

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treacherous

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flippant

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treating serious matters lightly

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chicanery

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trickery

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hackneyed

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trite, commonplace, overused

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ilk

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type, sort, king

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infidel

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unbeliever

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implacable

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unbending

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impregnable

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unconquerable

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nonpareil

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unequaled, unrivaled

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ingrate

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ungrateful person

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catholic

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universale, wide-ranging

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inexorable

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unyielding

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gentry

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upper class people

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exigent

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urgent, critical

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laconic

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using few words, concise

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dale

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valley

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gelid

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very cold

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fervid

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very emotional

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improvident

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wasteful

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occidental

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western, opposite of oriental

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maelstrom

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whirlpool

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iniquity

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wickedness

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disconsolate

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without hope

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malapropism

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word humorously misused

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ingratiate

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work ones way into another’s favor

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effete

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worn out, barren

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chaff

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worthless matter

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nnugatory

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worthless, invalid

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corrugate

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wrinkled, ridged

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing

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callow

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young and inexperienced

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to show clearly

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evince

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to smear, cover over with paint

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daub

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to soothe the anger of

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concilate

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to speak badly of

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malign

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to speak dramatically

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declaim

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to spend excessive time on unimportant details

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niggle

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to stimulate, startle into sudden activity

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galvanize

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to stir up, instigate

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forment

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to strike, collide

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impinge

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to suggest or imply

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connote

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to support

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espouse

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to swerve

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careen

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to teach earnestly

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inculcate

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to think

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cogitate

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to think, judge

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deem

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to throw off or away

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doff

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to trick

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cozen

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to trick, deceive

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gull

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to trick, lure

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inveigle

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to try, attempt

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essay

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to uncover, dig up

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disinter

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to urge to action

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incite

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to warn

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exhort

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to wash or bathe

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lave

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to weaken

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enervate

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to whip

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flagellate

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to worry, torment

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harry

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total rejection of established laws

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nihilism

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transparent

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diaphanous

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treacherous

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insidious

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treating serious matters lightly

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flippant

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trickery

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chicanery

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trite, commonplace, overused

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hackneyed

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type, sort, king

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ilk

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unbeliever

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infidel

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unbending

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implacable

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unconquerable

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impregnable

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unequaled, unrivaled

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nonpareil

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ungrateful person

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ingrate

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universale, wide-ranging

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catholic

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unyielding

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inexorable

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upper class people

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gentry

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urgent, critical

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exigent

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using few words, concise

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laconic

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valley

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dale

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very cold

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gelid

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very emotional

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fervid

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wasteful

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improvident

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western, opposite of oriental

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occidental

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whirlpool

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maelstrom

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wickedness

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iniquity

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without hope

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disconsolate

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word humorously misused

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malapropism

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work ones way into another’s favor

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ingratiate

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worn out, barren

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effete

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worthless matter

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chaff

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worthless, invalid

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nnugatory

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wrinkled, ridged

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corrugate

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wrongdoing

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malfeasance

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young and inexperienced

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callow

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