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amenable

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(of a person) open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.
- (of a thing) capable of being acted upon in a particular way; susceptible to.

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compliant, biddable, manageable, controllable
- susceptible, receptive, responsive, reactive, vulnerable

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amenable

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Antediluvian

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  1. of or relating to the period before the Flood described in the Bible
    2.very old or old-fashioned.
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primal or prehistoric

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ascetic

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characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

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Buddhist monk, me on my grind with Jesus forreals

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ascetic

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Avarice

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extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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greed, acquisitiveness, cupidity,

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implore, beg, entreat, importune, plead with, appeal

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Beseech

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ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.

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Cadence

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  1. a modulation or inflection of the voice.
  2. a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase.:
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rhythm, tempo, meter, measure, rise and fall, beat, pulse, rhythmical flow/pattern,

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Carouse

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  1. drink plentiful amounts of alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way
  2. a noisy, lively drinking party
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drink and make merry, go on a drinking bout, how i met you mother/ mclarence

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Chronicle

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  1. a factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence.
  2. record (a related series of events) in a factual and detailed way.
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  1. : record, written account, history, annals, archive(s), register, log
  2. record, put on record, write down, set down, document, register
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Cleave

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1.split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain
2. stick fast to

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  1. split, split open, crack open, lay open, divide, sever, splinter
  2. attachment issues
    Megan with Blake
    me with ej
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Cognizant

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having knowledge or being aware of.

20
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aware, conscious, apprised, abreast, sensible of/to, alive to, sensitive to,

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Compunction

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a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad

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: scruples, misgivings, qualms, worries, unease, uneasiness, hesitation,

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23
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Concoct

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make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients.

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prepare, make, put together, assemble, cook, fix,

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Conundrum

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a confusing and difficult problem or question.

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: problem, difficult question, vexed question, difficulty, quandary, dilemma
will Abdel and Megan last?

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Corpulence

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the state of being fat; obesity

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obesity, fatness, plumpness, stoutness, chubbiness, chunkiness,

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Corpulence

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Curt

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rudely brief.

30
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terse, brusque, abrupt, clipped, blunt,

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Disgruntled

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angry or dissatisfied.

32
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: dissatisfied, discontented, aggrieved, resentful, fed up, displeased, wala trynna break up with james

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Disgruntled

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Disheartened

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having lost determination or confidence; dispirited.

cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence

34
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: discourage, dispirit, demoralize, depress, dismay, daunt,

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Disheartened

35
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Disparage

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regard or represent as being of little worth

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belittle, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, downgrade, play down,

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Disparate

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essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.

things so unlike that there is no basis for comparison.

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: contrasting, different, differing, dissimilar, unlike, unalike, poles apart, varying

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Dispel

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make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear.

40
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banish, eliminate, dismiss, chase away, drive away, drive off, get rid of

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Dispel synonyms