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abase

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degrade, put down someone

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Alacrity

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Eagerness

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Dearth

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Scarcity

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Depredation

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act of preying upon

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diatribe

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verbal attack

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Erudition

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quality or showing great knowledge

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esurient

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greedy

eshu is esurient

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expatiate

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speak or write in detail

she expatiated on working-class novelists

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Hapless

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unfortunate

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implacable

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unable to appease

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incipient

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just beginning to happen

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insinuations

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kahi tari vait honar ahe tyacha suggestion

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Invective

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Insulting, affront

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nuance

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fine distinction

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paeans

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song of praise or triumph

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Patrician

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wealthy noblemen

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Philanthropic

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Charitable

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plebeians

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Common man

dont underestimate the power of plebieian

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Reclusive

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Introvert, Solitary

Avoiding company of people

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transient

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ephemeral

change zala mhnun ephemeral

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truculent

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Aggressive

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venerate

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regard with great respect

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wary

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cautious

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sullied

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spoiled, marred

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augmented

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to increase amount or value

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impede

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obstruct or hinder

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veil

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military madhe je kala lavtat
KIVA
Odhni
Kiva anything to cover face

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vaunt

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praise excessively, boast about

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boast

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show offf

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specious

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plausible yet wrong

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pliant

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malleable

“This makes the leather soft and pliant, and suitable for such things as clothing.”

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intransigent

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refusing to change

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disavow

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deny

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miscegenation

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mixing of bloodline

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suffragists.

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right to vote for everyone (even women)

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abolitionists

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person who favors abolition on practice

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derogatory

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belittling, dismissing importance of a person

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histrionic

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melodramatic, excessively dramatic

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amass

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to collect

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Forgo

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to relinquish, to succumb, to give up

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piecemeal

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something in parts or fragments

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Empirical

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based on observation or experience

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Stringent

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Strict

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Dilatory

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slow to act

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guileless

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artless, innocent without deception

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floundering

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struggle

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clumsy

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sarkha padnara, always prone to accident

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bungling

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floundering

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vertiginous

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chakkar yene

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frolicsome

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playful

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Saturnine

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taciturn, disinclined to talk, gloomy

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garrulous

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talkative

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beaming

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very happy

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Scrupulous

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careful and thorough

it makes u think of
sculpture and while
building sculpture the
worker has to be very
careful

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Vivacious

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‘viv’ mhnje life so, meaning will be lively

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piquant

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having sharp taste, pleasantly stimulating

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wistful

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regretful, nostalgic

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pensive

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engage in deep serious thought

“I noticed she was in a pensive mood”

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contravene

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to break rule

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descry

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catch sight of, spot, notice

Nathan descried two figures.

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meddlesome

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interfering

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rancorous

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characterized by bitterness or resentment.

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mawkish

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sentimental in an exaggerated or false way

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contravene

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to break rule

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sanguine

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very happy

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contravene

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to break rule

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saccharine

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sentimental or sugar

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progeny

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descendants of a person, offspring

Arjun progeny of king Bharat

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prodigies

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genius

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assimilate

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to gather, collect, take in, have knowledge

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facetious

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creating serious issue with inappropriate humor, levity

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disseminate

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spread

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tremulous

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trembling, unsteady shaking

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Tortuous

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full of twists and turns. , complicated
Note: Torturous(Painful) mhnje vegla anhi tortuous mhnje vegla

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timorous

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easily frightened

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slake

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satisfy

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surfeit

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excessive

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sate

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satisfy

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allay

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alleviate, lessen

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whet

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sharpen blade of tool OR a stimulates appetite

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glut

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excessive

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toadies

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chapluci ke sath gidgida kar kahi kam karne
Obsequiously

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entourage

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group of people attending important person

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sycophants

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chapluci ke sath gigida kar kahi kam karne
Obsequiously

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novice

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new to, inexperienced

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tyro

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new to, inexperienced, novice

Tammy was still a tyro in ballet, but her enthusiasm to learn was inspiring.

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veteran

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very experienced

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fricative

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sound made by turbulent flow

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contravene

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to break rule

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Sojourn

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a temporary stay

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quiescence

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dormancy, inactivity

kittens settle down to nap, you can call that their period of quiescence

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Solace

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comfort

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Fidelity

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Loyalty

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Orations

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Soliloquies ,a formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion.

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Soliloquies

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Orations, a formal speech

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Insurrection

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rebellion, revolt, mutiny

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collusion

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secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others.

“the armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers”

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hiatus

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a pause or temporary suspension

“there was a brief hiatus in the war with France”

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chimerical

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a] hoped for but illusory or impossible to achieve.
b] (of a mythical animal) formed from parts of various animals.

“the notion of tolerance is a chimeric dream”

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finicky

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fastidious

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lieu

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in the place of , instead of.

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rococo

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the rococo style of art, decoration, or architecture.

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garish

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obtrusively bright and showy; lurid; flashy

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utilitarian

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designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive

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cagey

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reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.

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obtrusively

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in a way that is too noticeable

Her clothes are sometimes obtrusively showy.

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Obduracy

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stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

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pliability

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flexibility.

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Staid

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respectable, quiet and serious

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wanton

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done to hurt somebody

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Jejune

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simple and innocent

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Morbid

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unusual interest in disturbing subjects

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Archaic

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Old

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ploddingly

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slow moving

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jettison

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throw out

The captain gave orders to jettison the cargo

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vehicle

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means of expression

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Spurning

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Rejecting

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lieu

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instead of

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tepid

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mediocre, lukewarm

He gave a tepid performance

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blandishing

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chan bolun ullu banavna

Joe tried to blandish his mother by complimenting her hair in order to get permission.

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Panegyric

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piece of writing or speech praising something

paeans, eulogy he sagle similar ahet

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Frugality

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Careful spending

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profligacy

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recklessness

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poignant

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feeling of sadness and regret

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Oblique

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indirectly express karne

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circuitous

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Indirect

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Parochial

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narrow minded, insular

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Truculent

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Bellicose, Belligerent, aggressive

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Strident

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loud and harsh

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indefatigable

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never giving up

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querulous

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petulant, complaining

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vapid

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bland, no taste

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acrid

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bitter and pungent

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savory

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salty

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saccharine

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sweet

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tumid

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swollen, bloated

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trenchant

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vigorous

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ardent

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passionate

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Skein

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coiled, twisted

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Ersatz

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Fake / (of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.

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Clandestine

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kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit(forbidden by law).

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Mendacious

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lying

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Nugatory

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without value

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impinge upon

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have an effect especially negative one

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disconsolate

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very unhappy and unable to be comforted

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chirpy

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lively

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scotched

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ended

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fatuous

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foolish

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gallantry

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courage

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asperity

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severity, harshness

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coddled

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treated with excessive care, pamper

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palatable

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acceptable

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hedonistic

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devoted to pursuit of pleasure, delight in

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nefarious

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wicked, villainous

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peruse

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examine

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misanthropic

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showing hatred towards humankind

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feckless

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incompetent, lazy

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nugatory

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trifling or ineffective, without importance

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exacting

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demanding

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revel in

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avoiding cha ulta, delight in something

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squalid, sullied

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foil or dirty

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foil

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prevent the success

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assuage

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to ease or lessen, appease or pacify

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connoisseur

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expert in matters of taste

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chicanery

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trickery, subterfuge

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enervate

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to weaken

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ennui

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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nascent

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coming into being, in early developmental stages

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noxious

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harmful, injurious

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nebulous

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vague,cloudy

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onerous

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troubling, burdensome

“First they had the onerous task of rearranging the furniture.”

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Valorize

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to give or ascribe value or validity

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indict

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accuse

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rescinds

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to take away

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vassal

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a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance

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homage

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pay great respect OR do something to honor

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allegiance

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loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause.

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mien

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person’s appearance or manners.

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decrepitude

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exhausted or ruined

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palliative

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something that relieves pain without dealing with the cause of the condition

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claque

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a group of sycophantic followers

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sycophantic

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done in obsequious (obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree) way

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Preemptive

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that which is done ahead in time to prevent a possible bad event from happening.

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Defanging

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make something harmless or ineffectual

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denigrating

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criticize unfairly

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divesting

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deprive someone of

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mellifluous

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pleasingly smooth and musical hear

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voluble

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talking fluently, readily, incessantly

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fledgling

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something that is immature

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fascistic

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Having or relating to extreme right-wing, authoritarian, or intolerant views or practices

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fetid

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Smelling extremely unpleasant

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macabre

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Disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death

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obviate

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Remove

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proliferate

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Increase rapidly in number; multiply

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dwindle

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Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength

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lagniappe

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Something given as a bonus

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avarice

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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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recidivism

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The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend

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incorrigible

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(of a person or their behavior) not able to be changed or reformed

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peevish

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Having or showing an irritable disposition

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wily

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Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully

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flagitious

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(of a person or their actions) criminal; villainous

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inscrutable

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not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood

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occlude

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Stop, close, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage)

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tranquilize

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have a calming or sedative effect on

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discommode

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Cause (someone) trouble or inconvenience

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