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Valedictory

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Pertaining to farewell

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Vagrant

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A homeless wanderer

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Vanguard

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Forerunners, advanced forces

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Vapid

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Dull and unimaginative, insipid and flavorless. A vapid lecture

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Vehement

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Forceful, intensely emotional.

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Unrequited

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Not reciprocated. Unrequited love.

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Unseemly

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Unbecoming, indecent, in poor taste

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Unstinting

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Giving generously, not holding back

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Untenable

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Indefensible, not able to be maintained

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Unwitting

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Unintentional, not knowing

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Upbraid

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To severely scold, reprimand

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Upshot

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An outcome

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Usurp

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To seize another’s power or rank

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Leaven

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To cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven

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Lechery

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Lustfulness

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Leery

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Suspicious, cautious

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Levity

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Lack of seriousness, lightness

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Lewd

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Lechery, lustful

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Liaison

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Go between, love affair

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Libretto

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Text of an opera

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Licentious

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Lewd, lechery, lustful, lascivious

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Limber

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Flexible

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Linchpin

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Something that holds or links various parts together

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Equable

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Tranquil, steady, uniform

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Equanimity

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Calmness of temperament, composure

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Equinox

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Period of equal days and nights

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Escapism

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Avoid reality by diverting oneself with

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Espouse

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To adopt, support

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Ethereal

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Heavenly