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bedlam

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chaos/ confusion

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pandemonium

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chaos/ confusion

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tumultuous

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chaos/ confusion

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turbulence

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chaos/ confusion

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upheaval

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chaos/ confusion

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welter

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chaos/ confusion

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felon

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criminals/ law breakers

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menace

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criminals/ law breakers

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miscreant

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criminals/ law breakers

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rogue

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criminals/ law breakers

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scoundrel

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criminals/ law breakers

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artful

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cheat/ deceive

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artifice

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cheat/ deceive

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crafty

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cheat/ deceive

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bilk

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cheat/ deceive

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chicanery

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cheat/ deceive

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duplicity

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cheat/ deceive

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dupe

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cheat/ deceive

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fleece

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cheat/ deceive

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guile

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cheat/ deceive

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gulled

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cheat/ deceive

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hoodwink

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cheat/ deceive

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mislead

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cheat/ deceive

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swindle

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cheat/ deceive

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wily

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cheat/ deceive

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artless

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without deception

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credence/ credible

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without deception

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credulous

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without deception

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dupe

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without deception

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guileless

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without deception

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gullible

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without deception

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ingenuous

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without deception

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naive/ naivete

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without deception

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recapitulate

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repeat

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rehash

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repeat

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reiterate

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repeat

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37
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calamitous

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disaster

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cataclysm

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disaster

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catastrophe

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disaster

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debacle

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disaster

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coup

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opposite of disaster

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apprehensive

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doubtful

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cynical

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doubtful

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dubious

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doubtful

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questionable

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doubtful

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sceptical

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doubtful

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decorous

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act properly

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demure

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act properly

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prim

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act properly

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propriety

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act properly

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seemly

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act properly

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execrable

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misbehave/ opposite of act properly

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flagrant

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misbehave/ opposite of act properly

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unbecoming

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misbehave/ opposite of act properly

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malfeasance

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misbehave/ opposite of act properly

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effulgent

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shining

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luminous

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shining

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lustrous

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shining

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scintillating

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shining

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abstemious

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self controlling

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abstinence

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self controlling

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celibacy

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self controlling

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forbear

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self controlling

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moderate

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self controlling

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refrain

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self controlling

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temperate

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self controlling

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indulge

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opposite of self controlling

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conceivable

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practical/ possible

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credible

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practical/ possible

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feasible

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practical/ possible

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plausible

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practical/ possible

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pragmatic

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practical/ possible

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utilitarian

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practical/ possible

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verisimilar

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practical/ possible

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viable

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practical/ possible

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arrogant

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overly proud

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bombastic

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overly proud

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braggart

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overly proud

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bravado

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overly proud

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conceited

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overly proud

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egotistical

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overly proud

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elitist

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overly proud

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haughty

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overly proud

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hubris

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overly proud

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pompous

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overly proud

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swagger

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overly proud

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supercilious

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overly proud

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vainglorious

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overly proud

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unassuming

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opposite of overly proud

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audacious

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lack of respect

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brazen

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lack of respect

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gall

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lack of respect

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cheeky

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lack of respect

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effrontery

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lack of respect

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impertinent

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lack of respect

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nerve

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lack of respect

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insolent

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lack of respect

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impudent

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lack of respect

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presumptuous

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lack of respect

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temerity

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lack of respect

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flamboyance

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show off

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flaunt

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show off

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grandiose

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show off

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grandiloquent

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show off

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pretentious

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show off

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ostentatious

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show off

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panache

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flamboyant confidence of style or manner.

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brandish

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to wave emotionally (especially a weapon)

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garrulous

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talkative/ lots of words

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loquacious

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talkative/ lots of words

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long-winded

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talkative/ lots of words

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prolix

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talkative/ lots of words

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verbiage

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talkative/ lots of words

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verbose

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talkative/ lots of words

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voluble

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talkative/ lots of words

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abbreviated

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few words/ speak less words

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abridge

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few words/ speak less words

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brevity

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few words/ speak less words

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laconic

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few words/ speak less words

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pithy

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few words/ speak less words

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condense

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few words/ speak less words

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monosyllabic

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few words/ speak less words

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reticent

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few words/ speak less words

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succinct

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few words/ speak less words

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taciturn

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few words/ speak less words

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cant

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pretense of morality

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prig

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pretense of morality

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prude

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pretense of morality

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hypocritical

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pretense of morality

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sanctimonious

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pretense of morality

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altruist

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generous supporter

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benefactor

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generous supporter

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beneficient

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generous supporter

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humane

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generous supporter

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benevolent

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generous supporter

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magnanimous

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generous supporter

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patron

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generous supporter

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philanthropist

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generous supporter

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munificent

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generous supporter

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devolve

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to give control/ responsibility

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delegate

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to give control/ responsibility

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brush aside

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disregard

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discount

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disregard

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