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Avarice

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greed

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covetous

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greed

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cupidity

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greed

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glutton

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greed (eater)

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rapacious

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greed

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voracious

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greed

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ravenous

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greed

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mercenary

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materialistic/ making money at the expense of ethics

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cacophony

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overly noisy

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clangour

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overly noisy

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clamour

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overly noisy

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din

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overly noisy

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discordant

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overly noisy

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raucous

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overly noisy

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strident

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overly noisy

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uproar

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overly noisy

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vociferous

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overly noisy

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boisterous

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loud and excited

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obstreperous

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overly noisy and difficult to control

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inaudible

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opposite of overly noisy

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euphony

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pleasant sounding

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mellifluous

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pleasant sounding

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melodious

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pleasant sounding

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advocate

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supporter

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ally

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supporter

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champion

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supporter

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endorse

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supporter

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espouse

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supporter

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lobbyist

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supporter

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proponent

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supporter

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protagonist

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supporter

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tout

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supporter

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adversary

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opposite of supporter

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foe

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opposite of supporter

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antagonist

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opposite of supporter

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detractor

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opposite of supporter

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impugn

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opposite of supporter

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inimical

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opposite of supporter

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opponent

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opposite of supporter

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nemesis

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opposite of supporter

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calculated

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planned

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deliberate

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planned

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intentional

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planned

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premeditated

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planned

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forethought

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planned

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studied

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planned

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impromptu

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spontaneous/ unplanned

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offhand

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unplanned

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impetuous

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unplanned

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improvise

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unplanned

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extemporaneous

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unplanned

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extraneous

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extra hence unnecessary

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redundant

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extra hence unnecessary

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superfluous

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extra hence unnecessary

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defy

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to object/resist

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take issue with

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to object/resist

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demur

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to object/resist

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dissent

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to object/resist

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dogged

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determined

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endure

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determined

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immutable

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determined

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indefatigable

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determined

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resolute

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determined

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persevere

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determined

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steadfast

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determined

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persistence

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determined

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tenacious

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determined

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concoct

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to make up/ create

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conjure

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to make up/ create

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devise

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to make up/ create

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formulate

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to make up/ create

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accede

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accept/agree/ give in

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assent

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accept/agree/ give in

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concede

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accept/agree/ give in

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relent

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accept/agree/ give in

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compliant

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accept/agree/ give in

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acquiesce

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accept/agree/ give in

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concur

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accept/agree/ give in

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succumb

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accept/agree/ give in

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amenable

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accept/agree/ give in

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comply

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accept/agree/ give in

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pliant

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accept/agree/ give in

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yield

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accept/agree/ give in

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malleable

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easily controlled

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docile

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easily controlled

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belie

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to prove false/ to disprove

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debunk

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to prove false/ to disprove

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discredit

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to prove false/ to disprove

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refute

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to prove false/ to disprove

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rebut

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to prove false/ to disprove

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expostulate

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to prove false/ to disprove

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remonstrate

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to prove false/ to disprove

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annul

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cancel/ take back

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null

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cancel/ take back

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repeal

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cancel/ take back

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retract

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cancel/ take back

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disavow

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cancel/ take back

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recant

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cancel/ take back

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repudiate

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cancel/ take back

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revoke

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cancel/ take back

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gainsay

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cancel/ take back

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renege

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cancel/ take back

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rescind

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cancel/ take back

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void

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cancel/ take back

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galvanising

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energising

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rousing

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energising

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invigorating

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energising

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revitalising

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energising

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adamant

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stubborn

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intractable

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stubborn

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obstinate

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stubborn

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recalcitrant

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stubborn

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defiant

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stubborn

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pertinacious

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stubborn

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refractory

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stubborn

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intransigent

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stubborn

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incorrigible

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stubborn/ does not change

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obdurate

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stubborn

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perverse

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stubborn

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wilful

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stubborn/ does everything acc to one’s ownself

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eminent

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famous person

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stature

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famous person

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luminary

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famous person

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pre-eminent

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famous person

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breach

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break a rule

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abide

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not breaking rules

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flout

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break a rule

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transgress

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break a rule

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infraction

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break a rule

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adhere

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not breaking rules/ abide by the rules

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sartorial

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clothing

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raiment

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clothing

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contemporary

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co-existing

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simultaneous

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co-existing

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accost

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to approach something boldly

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broach

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approach someone

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exigent

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urgent/ demanding

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pressing

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urgent/ demanding

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acute

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severe

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austere

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severe

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remunerative

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profitable

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lucrative

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profitable

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