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fortuitous

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lucky

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opportune

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lucky/ good time

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propitious`

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lucky

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serendipity

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lucky/ finding something good without looking for it

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despair

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unlucky/ be without hope

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hapless

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without hap or luck/ unlucky

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wretched

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unlucky

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adversity

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pain/suffering

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ordeal

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pain/suffering

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affliction

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pain/suffering

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Trial

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pain/suffering

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mishap

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pain/suffering

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tribulation

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pain/suffering

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evocative

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remembering the past

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reminiscence

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remembering the past

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hindsight

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remembering the past

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retrospect

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remembering the past

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nostalgia

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remembering the past

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wistful

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remembering the past

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chauvinism

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extreme patriotism

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jingoism

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extreme patriotism

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zealot

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extreme patriotism

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fanatic

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extreme patriotism

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idealogue

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extreme patriotism

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meagre

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very less

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puny

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very less/ small and weak

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scanty

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very less

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exiguous

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very less

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sparse

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very less

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spare

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very less

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skimpy

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very less

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obtain

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routine behaviour/ customary

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wont

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routine behaviour/ customary

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opulent

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wealthy

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affluent

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wealthy

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accretion

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increase

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balloon

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increase

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mounting

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increase

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aggrandize

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increase

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dilate

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increase

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proliferate

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increase

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augment

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increase

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enhance

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increase

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wax

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increase

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wane

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opposite of increase/ grow smaller

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amalgamate

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combine

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synthesis

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combine

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coalition

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combine

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meld

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combine

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constrict

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reduce/restrict

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flag

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reduce/restrict

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contract

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reduce/restrict

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dwindle

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reduce/restrict

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curtail

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reduce/restrict

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closefisted

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unwilling to spend

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miserly

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unwilling to spend

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niggardly

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unwilling to spend

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stingy

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unwilling to spend

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skinflint

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unwilling to spend

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parsimonious

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unwilling to spend

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stint

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unwilling to spend

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tightfisted

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unwilling to spend

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thrift

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controlled spending

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economical/economy

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controlled spending

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husbandry

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controlled spending

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frugal

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controlled spending

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abate

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lessen in intensity

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ebb

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lessen in intensity

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recede

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lessen in intensity

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subside

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lessen in intensity

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apposite

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relevant/apt

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apropos

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pertinent

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germane

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abound

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barrage

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bounteous

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copious

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glut

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myriad

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inundate

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plethora

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profuse

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prolific

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surfeit

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steeped

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surge

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teeming

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ambivalent

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unclear in meaning

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ambiguous

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unclear in meaning

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equivocal

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unclear in meaning

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belabour

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explain too much/ argue or discuss (a subject) in excessive detail./ overly elaborate something

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understatement

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opposite of explaining too much

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impervious

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can’t be defeated

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indomitable

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can’t be defeated

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invincible

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can’t be defeated

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dearth

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shortage/ lack off

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deficit

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shortage/ lack off

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paucity

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shortage/ lack off

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vacuous

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shortage/ lack off

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bankrupt

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destitute

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insolvent

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impecunious

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indigent

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impoverish

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penury

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solvent

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opposite of poor

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exorbitant

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very high price

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gouging

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very high price

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prohibitive

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very high price

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prodigal

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spend too much/waste

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profligate

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spend too much/waste

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spendthrift

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spend too much/waste

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squander

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spend too much/waste

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extravagance

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spend too much/waste

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lavish

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spend too much/waste

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absolute

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sure/ certain

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certitude

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sure/ certain

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categorical

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sure/ certain

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conviction

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sure/ certain

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emphatic

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sure/ certain`

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incontrovertible

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sure/ certain

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unqualified

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sure/ certain/ absolute

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contingent

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conditional/ opposite of sure

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qualify

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conditional/ opposite of sure

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provisional

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conditional/ opposite of sure

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tentative

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conditional// opposite of sure

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skittish

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restless/ nervous

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restive

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restless/ nervous

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