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Aberration

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A deviation from the normal or typical

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Yield

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To surrender to authority; or to produce a result

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Frugal

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Living in a simple, thrifty, or soaring manner, often avoiding unnecessary expenses or waste

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Peripheral

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On the edge of something, not centrally important

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Replicable

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Capable of being replicated or reproduced, often in a scientific or experimental context

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Stimulus

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A factor or event that incites activity or development

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Monarch

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A sovereign head of state, especially a king or queen

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Wary

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Cautious, watchful, or suspicious of potential danger or problems

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Cosmic

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Relating to the universe or cosmos

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Juvenile

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Relating to young people

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Tangible

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Objects or qualities that are physical, material, or substantial in nature, as opposed to abstract

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Stoic

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Being unaffected by or indifferent to pleasure or pain, showing self-control

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Rhetoric

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The art of using language effectively and persuasively, often with the aim of influencing others

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Fanciful

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Overimaginative and unrealistic

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Condescending

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Looking down upon others or considering oneself as more knowledgeable or important

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Transient

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Temporary or passing, not lasting or permanent

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Circuitous

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Longer than the most direct way

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Inexplicable

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Unable to be explained or accounted for

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Censure

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Formal disapproval or criticism

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Harbinger

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A herald of something to come, often serving as a sign or indication of future events