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Dour

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Gloomy

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Averse

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Opposed

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Cursory

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Not thorough

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Duplicity

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Treachery, deceitfulness

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Tepid

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Lukewarm, unenthusiastic

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Adversary

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Enemy, opponent

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Fallow

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Plowed but not seeded

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Demise

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A death

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Punitive

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Inflicting or aiming at punishment

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Redress

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To set right

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Urbane

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Suave

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Cogent

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Forceful, convincing

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Scrupulous

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Exact, careful

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Venial

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Easily excused

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Altruistic

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Unselfish

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Clemency

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Mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

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Dearth

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A lack, scarcity

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Remiss

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Careless

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Repose

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To rest; lie; place; relaxation

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Temerity

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Rashness, boldness

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Truculent

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Fierce and cruel

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Unfeigned

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Sincere, real

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Virulent

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Extremely poisonous

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Accede

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To yield to

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Deft

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Skillful

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Destitute

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Deprived of the necessities of life

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Officious

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Meddling

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Extirpate

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To tear out by he roots; to destroy completely

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Rampant

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Growing without check

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Venal

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Open to or marked by corruption

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Supple

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Bending easily

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Abhor

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To hate deeply

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Buffet

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To strike repeatedly

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Commodious

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Roomy, spacious

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Discern

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To see clearly

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Extant

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Still existing

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Implicate

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To involve in

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Inter

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To bury, commit to the earth

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Martinet

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A strict disciplinarian

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Obviate

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To anticipate and prevent

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Renegade

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One who leaves a group, a deserter

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Reprehensible

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Deserving blame or punishment

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Squalid

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Filthy, wretched

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Animosity

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Strong dislike

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Decrepit

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Old and feeble; worn-out

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Deride

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To ridicule

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Ingenuous

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Innocent, simple; sincere

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Parsimonious

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Stingy, miserly; poor, small

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Quandary

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A state of perplexity or doubt

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Recalcitrant

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Stubbornly disobedient

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Reprisal

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An injury done in return for another injury

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Revel

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To take great pleasure in

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Stultify

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To make ineffective or useless

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Allocate

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To set apart or designate for a special purpose

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Ardent

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Very enthusiastic

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Assiduous

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Persistent, attentive, diligent

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Capricious

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Subject to whims or passing fancies

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Exult

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To rejoice greatly

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Indemnity

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Payment for damage or loss

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Limpid

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Clear, transparent

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Poignant

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Deeply affecting, touching

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Rancor

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Bitter resentment or ill-will

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Sophomoric

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Immature and conceited

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Acquiesce

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To accept without protest

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome, inclined to argue

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Crestfallen

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Discouraged, dejected

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Exponent

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One who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets

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Garrulous

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Given to much talking, tediously chatty

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Insuperable

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Incapable of being overcome

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Respite

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A period of relief or rest

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Retribution

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A repayment

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Sinuous

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Winding, having many curves

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Vanguard

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The foremost part of an army

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Clairvoyant

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Supernaturally perceptive

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Endemic

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Native or confined to a particular region or people

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Guile

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Deceit, treacherous cunning

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Placate

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To soothe, pacify

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Placid

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Calm, peaceful

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Pretext

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False reason

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Reparation

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A payment made for a wrong or an injury

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Stark

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Harsh, unrelieved, desolate

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Abjure

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To renounce; to avoid, shun

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Acrid

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Harsh in taste or odor

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August

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Clandestine

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Secret, concealed

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Compunction

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Remorse, regret

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Indelible

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Not able to be erased or moved

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Inveterate

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Firmly established

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Platitude

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A commonplace

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Quell

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Quiescent

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Inactive, at rest

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Ruminate

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To meditate

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Trenchant

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Forceful, effective, penetrating

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Beset

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To attack from all sides, to surround

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Decorum

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Proper behavior, good taste

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Duress

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Compulsion by threat; forcible confinement

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Imbibe

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Implacable

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Not to be satisfied; unyielding, relentless

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Innocuous

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Prowess

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Distinguished bravery, superior skill

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Stentorian

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Extremely loud

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Stipulate

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To arrange specifically

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Alacrity

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A cheerful readiness

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Antithesis

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The direct opposite

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Disparage

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To belittle

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Droll

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Amusingly odd

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Edict

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An order issued by someone in authority

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Elucidate

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To clarify, explain

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Magnanimous

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Generous in forgiving

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Nondescript

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Ordinary, not easily classified

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Phlegmatic

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Slow-moving, sluggish

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Rescind

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To repeal, cancel

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Whet

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To sharpen

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Chagrin

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Irritation caused by disappointment or frustration

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied

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Defamation

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Slander or libel

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Fracas

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a noisy quarrel or brawl

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Receptive

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Open and responsive to ideas or suggestions

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Renounce

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To give up or resign something

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Repress

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To hold back

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Reticent

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Not inclined to speak

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Somnolent

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Sleepy, drowsy; inducing sleep

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Vehement

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Intense, forceful; powerful

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Zealous

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Eager, earnest, devoted

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Bereft

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Deprived of

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