Manhattan 5lb

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officious

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assertive in a domineering way

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peccadillos

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faults or sins

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mores

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moral attributes

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ersatz

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a substitute product (usually a cheap one)

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abridged

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to omit certain elements by retaining original concepts

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lascivious

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overly sexual

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indemnify

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1. to compensate for damage or loss sustained, expense incurred, etc.
2. to guard or secure against anticipated loss; give security against (future damage or liability).

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slanderous

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a statement that is false and malicious

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caustic

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scathing in a bitter way

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lackadaisical

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carelessly lazy

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vicissitude

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an unhappy occurring (opposite of serendipity)

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akimbo to

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a situation where the hands are on the hips and elbows are bowed outwards.

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improvident

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spendthrift

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dissolute

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involving in pleasures of life

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peddle

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move from 1 place to another

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upend

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to stand till the end

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paean

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to praise

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flagging

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tired

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hale

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free from disease, vigorous

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lissome

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agile

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medley

mélange

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a variety or mixture

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priggish

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self-righteous

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punctilious

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conscientious

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puckish

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playful, especially in a mischevious way

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prurient

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having restless longing

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wry

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using dry and mocking humour

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puritanical

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having strict moral values

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somber

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dark and dull

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fecund

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producing an intended result (prolific)

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prolix

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too lengthy

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grandiloquent

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pretentious

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warily

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carefully or suspiciously

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roundly

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in an emphatic or vehement manner

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panned

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criticize severly

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insouciance

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indifference

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profundity

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knowledge

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catharsis

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releasing emotions

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coda

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an ending that sums up what came

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homily

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a sermon of a biblical topic

an admonitory or a moralizing discourse

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providential

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of divine nature, occuring by chance

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simpatico

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like minded

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maudlin

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expressing strong emotion

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effusive

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pouring out, excessive

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inured

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accustomed to someting

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syncopated

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cut short

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agglomerated

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add together into a mass

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amortized

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to defray

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inveigle

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persuade someone by flattery

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triage

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to determine the priority

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requite

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return a favour

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