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Apathetic

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showing no feeling or concern

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Ardent

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enthusiastic

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Fervid

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enthusiastic

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Intolerant

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narrow-minded

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Dogmatic

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opinionated

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Liberal

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open-minded

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Phlegmatic

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unemotional

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Augmentation

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make something greater in size

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Fervor

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passionate feeling

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Indifference

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lack of interest

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Precedent

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an earlier event or action

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Brandishing

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wave or flourish

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Enunciator

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state clearly

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Ponderously

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to think

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Eloquence

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persuasive writing

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Titanic

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size or power

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Deference

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humble

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Sine Die

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without assigned for further meeting

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Sotto Voce

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quiet voice

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Stridently

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having a harsh sound

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Paradoxically

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a statement that seems self-contradictory

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Insinuate

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to hint slyly

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Rotogravures

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printing process

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Lamentations

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showing grief

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Impassioned

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filled with or showing great emotion

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Biased

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unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something

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Fervent

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having or displaying a passionate intensity

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Zeal

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great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective

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Arbitrary

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based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

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Condescendingly

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having or showing a feeling of superiority

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Fatuity

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something foolish

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Zoology

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the scientific study of the behaviour, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals

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Infringement

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the action of breaking the terms of a law or agreement

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Archaeology

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the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains

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Anthropologist

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people that practice the study of humanity

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Incontrovertible

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not able to be denied or disputed

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Unorthodox

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contrary to what is expected

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Benign

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gentle

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Pagan

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a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions

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Hypothesis

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an explanation based on limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation

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Perdition

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a state of eternal punishment to which a sinful person passes after death

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Doggedly

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being mean or cruel

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Sanctity

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the state of being holy, sacred, or saintly

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Unassailable

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unable to be defeated

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Geology

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the science that deals with Earth’s physical structure

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Audacity

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willlingness to take bold risks

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Bailiff

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a person who looks after prisoners

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Frond

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the leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant

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Vested

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assigned to

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Agnostic

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a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of existence

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Extradite

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the person accused of a crime

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Unctuously

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flattering

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Indeterminate

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uncertain in the situation

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Precepts

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a rule intended to regulate behaviour

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Heretic

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a person believing in or practicing religious infidelity

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Halyards

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a rope used to raise a sail

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Contemptuously

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scornful

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Dogma

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principles laid down by an authority as undisputedly true

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Cynical

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believing that people are motivated by self-interest

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Caricatured

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make or give a comical representation

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Infidel

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a person who believes in a religion other than their own

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Connotations

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a second meaning to a word

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Incredulity

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lack of belief

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