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amendable

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to change or modify for the better; improve

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yielding

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productive; flexible

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recalcitrant

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resisting authority or control

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supercilious

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coolly and patronizingly haughty; proud

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tenacity

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strong; courageous

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expound

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to set forth; state

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breach

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violation of law or obligation

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assimilating

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to take into the mind and thoroughly comprehend

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obscurely

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not easily seen or distinguished

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uncouth

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not known of familiar; strange or clumsy in appearance

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vulgar

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common; generally used or accepted

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accord

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to bring into agreement

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ire

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anger

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prurient

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marked by, arousing, or appealing to sexual desire

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tact

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a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense

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prominence

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something prominent : projection (highland)

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titanic

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having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal <a></a>

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whimsical

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fanciful; unpredictable

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loathe

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dislike greatly often with disgust

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delude

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deceive; trick

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equitable

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dealing fairly and equally with all concerned

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chorals

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sung or designed for singing by a choir <a></a>

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antipodal

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diametrically opposite

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benighted

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1 : overtaken by darkness or night

2 : existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness : unenlightened

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propose

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to engage in talk or discussion

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attribute

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an inherent characteristic; quality

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query

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a question

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comely

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having a pleasing appearance : not homely or plain

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scourges

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an instrument of punishment or criticism

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actualities

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fact; reality

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forthright

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  • directly forward; without hesitation : frankly

- archaic : at once

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finicky

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requiring much care or attentive effort

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exquisite

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choice; nice discrimination

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affluence

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abundant flow or supply

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encumbrance

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impairment; burden

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paramount

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supreme; dominant

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kibitz

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to chat

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quibble

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to evade the point of an argument by caviling (trivial objections) about words

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accede

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to express approval; approach