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Anecdote

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Anecdote a brief amusing story

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Celerity

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Celerity speed

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Dexterous

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Dexterous skilful with hands

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Extraneous

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Extraneous irrelevant

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Incoherent

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Incoherent not clear

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Maladroit

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Maladroit clumsy; unskillful

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Pallid

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Pallid pale

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Presumptuous

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Presumptuous assuming too much; arrogant

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Scrupulous

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Scrupulous careful; diligent; painstaking; attention to detail

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Unequivocal

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Unequivocal clear; obvious

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Animosity

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Animosity hatred; antagonism

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Censorious

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Censorious disapproving; critical

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Dichotomy

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Dichotomy a division into two parts

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Extrapolate

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Extrapolate extend; predict on the basis of known data

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Incongruous

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Incongruous not fitting in; out of place; congruous means suitable

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Malady

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Malady illness

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Palpable

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Palpable easily felt; easily perceived; eg palpable bump on nose

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Pretentious

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Pretentious pompous; self-important

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Scrutinize

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Scrutinize examine carefully

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Unfetter

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Unfetter set free

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Annex (n)

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Annex (n) a building which is an addition to an existing

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Censure

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Censure blame; formal disapproval

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Didactic

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Didactic intended to teach; instructive

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Extrinsic

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Extrinsic irrelevant; on the outside

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Inconsequential

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Inconsequential unimportant; insignificant; negligible

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Malediction

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Malediction a curse; a word or phrase uttered with intention to bring evil; mal - bad, diction - to speak

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Panacea

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Panacea remedy for all ills; eg chicken soup; pan - all (Greek)

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Prevaricate

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Prevaricate speak misleadingly and evasively; deceive; eg politicians prevaricate when journalists ask pointed questions

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Scuttle

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Scuttle sink; metal bucket with handle for coal

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Unfrock

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Unfrock to remove a priest from his position

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Annex (v)

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Annex (v) take possession of; seize; capture

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Cerebral

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Cerebral intellectual

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Diffident

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Diffident lacking confidence; opposite of confidence

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Fallacious

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Fallacious false; mistaken belief

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Inconspicuous

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Inconspicuous not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable

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Malefactor

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Malefactor a wrong-doer; Someone who breaks the law; eg lawyers save malefactors from going to jail

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Paradigm

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Paradigm 1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things

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Pristine

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Pristine unspoiled

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Seminary

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Seminary an institution in which priests are trained

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Unprecedented

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Unprecedented never having happened before

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Anomaly

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Anomaly something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity

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Certitude

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Certitude certainty

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Digress

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Digress wander off the subject

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Falter

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Falter hesitate; waver; stutter

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Indelible

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Indelible cannot be wiped out; can’t be erased; eg. The indelible memories of war

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Malinger

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Malinger deliberately avoid work; shirk

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Paradox

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Paradox apparently contradictory statement

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Proclivity

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Proclivity tendency towards; inclination; pro - forward, clivus - slope (Latin)
eg. proclivity for hardwork

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Sensuous

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Sensuous appealing to the senses

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Unscathed

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Unscathed unharmed; intact; without a scratch

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Antagonism

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Antagonism hostility; strong opposition

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Charlatan

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Charlatan trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t have

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Dike

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Dike dam; embankment

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Fanatical

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Fanatical obsessive; fixated

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Indifferent

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Indifferent 1. neutral; 2. not outstanding

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Malingerer

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Malingerer person who deliberately tries to avoid work

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Paragon

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Paragon a perfect example

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Procrastinate

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Procrastinate delay; put off

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Sentinel

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Sentinel guard or soldier; sentry;

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Unwitting

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Unwitting not deliberate; unconscious

not aware of full facts; unintentional

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Antagonistic

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Antagonistic opposed; hostile; aggressive

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Chary

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Chary wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give
suspiciously reluctant to do something
eg. chary of being photographed by others

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Dilatory

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Dilatory slow; falling behind with one’s work ;
to cause delay;
eg. been dilatory in appointing CSCE execs

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Fanaticism

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Fanaticism passion; excessive devotion

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Indigenous

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Indigenous native to a particular area

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Malleable

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Malleable flexible; can be shaped

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Paramount

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Paramount of supreme importance

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Prodigal

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Prodigal wasteful; extravagant

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Sequester

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Sequester isolate; hideaway

Sequester someone or something

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Upbraid

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Upbraid scold; tell off; reprimand; find fault with someone

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Antediluvian

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Antediluvian outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned

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Chastises

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Chastises punishes; scolds severely

synonyms: rebukes, reproofs, reprimands, upbraids

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Dilemma

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Dilemma puzzling situation

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Fastidious

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Fastidious overly particular; finicky
concerned about accuracy and detail;
SYN: scrupulous
eg. fastidious about getting hands dirty

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Indolence

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Indolence laziness;

avoiding an activity due to laziness

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Mallet

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Mallet 1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo

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Parasite

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Parasite 1. scrounger (beggar); 2. animal which takes digested food from one another

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Prodigious

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Prodigious very large; impressively large

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Serendipity

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Serendipity fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery;
something good happened by chance;
eg. a fortunate stroke of serendipity

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Uproarious

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Uproarious hilarious; hysterical; very funny;

uproar, rowdy

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Anthology

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Anthology a book which is a collection of poems or stories

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Chicanery

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Chicanery trickery

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Dilettante

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Dilettante person who dabbles in a subject without serious study

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Fatuous

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Fatuous silly; foolish

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Inductee

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Inductee novice; beginner

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Manipulatable

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Manipulatable influencable; controllable

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Parched

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Parched dried up

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Profane

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Profane unholy

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Serene

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Serene calm; peaceful

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Upshot

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Upshot outcome; result, conclusion;

eg. the upshot of the meeting was that he needs to visit site

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Anthropocentrism

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Anthropocentrism putting man at the center of one’s philosophy

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Chimerical

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Chimerical changeable; unstable

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Diligent

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Diligent hard-working

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Feasible

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Feasible possible and practicable

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Indulgent

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Indulgent pampering; satisfying desires

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Marred

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Marred damaged; spoiled; disfigured

eg. wrinkles marred her face

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Pariah

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Pariah an outcast from society

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Profanity

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Profanity swearing; cursing

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Serrated

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Serrated jagged; saw-like

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Urbane

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Urbane sophisticated; suave

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