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profane

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v. violate; desecrate; treat unworthily

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profound

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adj. deep; not superficial; complete

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profusion

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n. overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess

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proliferation

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n. rapid growth; spread; multiplication

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prolific

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adj. abundantly fruitful

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provincial

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adj. pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated

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proximity

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n. nearness

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prudent

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adj. cautious; careful

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qualified

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adj. limited; restricted

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quandary

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n. dilemma

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ramble

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v. wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)

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rancor

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n. bitterness; hatred

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ratify

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v. approve formally; confirm; vertify

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renounce

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v. abandon; disown; redudiate

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repel

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v. drive away; disgust

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reprehensible

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adj. deserving blame

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reprimand

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v. remove severely; rebuke

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reprove

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v. censure; rebuke

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repudiate

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v. disown; disavow

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reserve

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n. self-control; formal but distant manner

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resigned

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adj. accepting one’s fate; unresisting

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resolution

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n. determination; resolve

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resolve

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n. determination; firmness of purpose

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restraint

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n. moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction

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reticence

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n. reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence

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retract

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v. withdraw; take back

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reverent

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adj. respectful; worshipful

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rhetorical

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adj. pertaining to effective communication; insincere language

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rigor

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n. severety

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robust

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adj. vigorous; strong

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sage

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n. person celebrated for wisdom

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sanction

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v. approve; ratify

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satirical

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adj. mocking

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saturate

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v. soak thoroughly

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scanty

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adj. meager; insufficient

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scrupulous

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adj. conscientious; extremely thorough

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scrutinize

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v. examine closely and critically

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seclusion

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n. isolation; solitude

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servile

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adj. slavish; cringing

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skeptic

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n. doubter; person who suspends judgement until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined

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sluggish

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adj. slow; lazy; lethargic

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sporadic

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adj. occurring irregularly

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squander

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v. waste

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stagnant

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adj. motionless; stale; dull

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static

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adj. unchanging; lacking development

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submissive

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adj. yielding; timid

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subordinate

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adj. occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive

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subside

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v. settle down; descend; grow quiet

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substantiate

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v. establish by evidence; verify; support

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succinct

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adj. brief, terse; compact

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superficial

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adj. trivial; shallow

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superfluous

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unnecessary; excessive; overabundant

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surpass

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v. exceed

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surreptitious

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adj. secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden

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susceptible

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adj. impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease

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sustain

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v. experience; support; nourish

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taciturn

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adj. habitually silent; talking little

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temper

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v. moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)

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tentative

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adj. hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive

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terse

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adj. concise; abrupt; pithy

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thrive

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v. prosper; flourish

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tranquillity

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n. calmness; peace

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transient

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adj. momentary; temporary; staying for a short time

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trite

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adj. hackneyed; commonplace

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turbulence

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n. a state of violent agitation

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turmoil

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n. great commotion and confusion

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undermine

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v. weaken; sap

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uniformity

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n. sameness; monotony

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usurp

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v. seize another’s power or rank

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vacillate

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v. waver; flucuate

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venerate

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v. revere

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verbose

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adj. wordy

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vigor

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n. active strength

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vilify

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v. slander

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vindicate

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v. clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support

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virtuoso

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n. highly skilled artist

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volatile

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adj. changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly

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whimsical

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adj. capricious; fanciful

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zealot

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n. fanatic; someone who shows excessive zeal

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