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1
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Extravagant actions

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Antics

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Causing death, destruction, or ruin; very HARMFUL

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Baneful

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A request or favor; a blessing

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Boon

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A government through bureaus run by nonelective officials; government officials collectively

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Bureaucracy

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A person who delights in an art or science in an amateurish or superficial way; a superficial amateur

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Dilettante

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6
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Exhibiting UNSTABLE behavior

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Flighty

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7
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Too bright or glaring; showy

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Garish

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A long, noisy, or scolding speech

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Harangue

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9
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Tearfully or effusively sentimental

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Maudlin

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10
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Composed of various colors or elements

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Motley

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One who makes an ostentatious display of knowledge; one who gives undue attention to trivial details of learning but has little interest in practical affairs

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Pedant

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12
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A long lasting feud or conflict

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Vendetta

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13
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Eu-

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Good, well

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14
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Retro-

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Backward, behind

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15
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CHRON

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Time

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16
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PLAC

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To please, to appease

17
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PORT

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To carry