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capricious

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fickle

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sullen

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serious

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Fastidious

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paying attention to detail

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pejorative

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expressing disapproval

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prevaricate

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speak evasively

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veracious

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truthful

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impertinent

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rude

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parsimonious

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poor

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gregarious

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social

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betray

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accidentally reveal

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prodigal

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wasteful

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intimate

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subtly suggest

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impudent

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rude

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perfidy

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betrayal

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recondite

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unclear

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preclude

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make impossible; prevent

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inexorable

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make impossible

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delineate

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describe in detail

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fallacious

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false

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spurious

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plausible but false

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precocious

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mentally gifted

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disaffected

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discontent with authority

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supplant

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replace

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eminent

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model

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ascetic

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practicing self-denial

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austere

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person practicing self-denial

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heretic

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person who is unorthodox

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itinerant

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traveling

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belligent

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hostile; ready to fight

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refractory

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stubborn

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haughty

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arrogant

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incongruous

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not in harmony

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travesty

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misrepresentation; distortion

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exacting

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demanding

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unscrupulous

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without principles

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implacable

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unable to place in a better mood

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admonitory

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a warning

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denigrate

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disparage

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dilatory

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wasting time

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polemic

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diatribe

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specious

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plausible but false

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transient

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short-lasting

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stringent

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strict; demanding

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forthcoming

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upcoming

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tortuous

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convoluted

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intransigent

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stubborn

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ingratiate

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put oneself in someone’s favor

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haphazard

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random

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gauche

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lacking social cues

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foment

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instigate

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repudiate

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reject

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intrepid

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fearless

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munificent

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generous

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prodigious

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colossal

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insolent

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arrogant

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prolific

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alot; productive

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admonish

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to warn

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antithetical

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opposing

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inimical

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hostile

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garrulous

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trivial conversation

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subversive

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opposing

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hegemony

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dominance

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inscrutable

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unclear

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obsequious

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observant in a servile way

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esoteric

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known to few

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furtive

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secretive

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opulence

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wealth

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maladroit

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clumsy

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ignominious

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shameful

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placate

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place in a better mood

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truncate

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reduce

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craven

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coward

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imprudent

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unwise

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efficacious

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effective

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edifying

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educational; enlightening

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posit

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assume to be fact

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nonplussed

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not sure what to do

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Facetious

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Flippant; treating serious issues with humor

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