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Intrepid

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Bold, fearless, very brave

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Opulent

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Rich, wealthy, affluent

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Paean

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A song of praise

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Abeyance

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Temporary suspension

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Gratuitous

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Uncalled for, without cause or justification

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Promulgate

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To publish or make officially known

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Neophyte

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Beginner, novice

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Rotund

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Round, plump

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Salubrious

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Helpful, wholesome

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Denounce

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To condemn strongly

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Laggard

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A slow person, one who falls behind

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Perfunctory

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Done merely as form or routine, superficial

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Acumen

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Shrewdness, and quickness and understanding and dealing with a situation

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Incisive

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Sharp, keen or acute

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Disconsolate

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Unhappy, forlorn, unable to be comforted

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Copiously

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Abundantly,

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Flippant

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Disrespectful or saucy

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Pertinacious

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Holding firmly or stubbornly to a purpose

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Dilatory

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Causing delay, late or slow and doing things

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Serendipity

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Luck or good fortune especially in finding something accidentally