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Contrite

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Admitting or feeling guilt

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Contemptuous

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Showing a lack of respect

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Desiccate

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To dry out

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Diverse

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Different, varied

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Enigma

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A mystery

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Farcical

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Absurd, ludicrous

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Imperceptible

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Barely noticeable, difficult to perceive by the senses

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Incessant

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Unceasing

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Labyrinth

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A maze

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Loquacious

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Talking a lot or too much

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Lucid

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Easy to understand

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Maudlin

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Wallowing in self pity

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Mellifluous

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Sweetly flowing

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Prevaricate

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To deviate from the truth

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Primordial

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Formed long ago, primitive

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Provincial

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Limited in outlook, narrow

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Repudiate

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To reject, disown or renounce

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Superficial

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Relating to the surface, shallow

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Vibrant

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Lively, full of vitality

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Virulent

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Extremely poisonous, full of hate