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Atypical

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Not typical, not normal, unusual

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Augment

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Enlarge or increase

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Auspicious

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Favorable

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Aversion

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Feeling dislike or reluctance

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Banal

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Uninteresting, lacking in originality

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Benevolent

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Charitable nature / act of kindness

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Bog

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Sink in; as if in a bog

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Buoyant

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Floating marker in water / keeps float / raise the spirits up

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Buttress

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Projecting structure to support a wall / support

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Byzantine

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Overly complex

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Cajole

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Persuade or coax

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Callous

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Thickened and hardened / unfeeling

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Capacity

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Ability to contain / volume / ability / role or job

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Catalyst

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Increase in the rate of chemical reaction caused by a substance

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Caustic

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Corrosive / sharp or biting

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Cerebral

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Relating to the brain, intellect, or cerebrum / appealing to the intellect

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Charismatic

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Special ability to lead

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Circumscribe

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Draw a line around / limit

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Circumvent

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Get around especially by trickery

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Cite

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Summon before a court / quote / refer to esp. in commendation