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conformities

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compliance in action with certain accepted standards or norms

Was his action in conformity with the law?

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acquiescence

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acceptance

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daunting

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seeming difficult to deal with, discouraging

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annulled

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declare invalid

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apotheosized

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elevate to rank of god, idealize

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pedant

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perfectionist, a person who is excessively concerned with minor details or academic learning

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sycophant

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praising someone in dishonest way

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adversary

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enemy

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despodent

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sad

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concomitant

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associated, naturally accompanying

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underscore

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emphasize

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sinecure

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position requiring no work but getting lot of salary
easy job

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mendicant

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begging

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pecuniary

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related to money

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pecuniary

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related to money

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dissemble

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disguising ones true feelings

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cantankerous

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bad tempered, uncooperative

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prolix

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tediously lengthy

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staunch

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very loyal, committed in attitude

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Prudence

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wisdom

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Imprudence

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unwise

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Vilify

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disparage

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astute

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shrewd

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vacillation

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indecisive, wavering between opinion, Fluctuations

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Expound

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explain in detail, expatiate

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exhort

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strongly urge someone to do something, galvanize sarkha

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extenuate

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make excuse, palliate, mitigate

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Eliciting

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Bringing out

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Edify

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enlighten or uplifting

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exalting

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promoting, praising

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Discord

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Disharmony

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Fickleness

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uncertainty

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tribulations

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difficulties

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Sedition

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Treason(treachery), Insubordination(disobedience)

cheddi-son - ur little son
is resisting to put on his
underwear

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travesty

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absurd or distorted

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Difference between circumvent and avert

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circumvent-> Avoid
avert->Prevent

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dilapidated

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broken down, or in state of decay

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deplorable

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deserving contempt

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indigent

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poor

indignant mhnje ragit this is vegla spelling bagh

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concomitant

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naturally associated or accompanied

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Peremptory

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bossy, domineering

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precocious

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having great abilities

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prolific

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producing great volume

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extravagant

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exceeding reasonable limits

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intermittently

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Occasionally

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Dulcet

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pleasant to hear. Melodious

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Bohemian

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socially unconventional

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hoarse

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rough and harsh

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Dissonant

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Harsh or jarring in tone or sound

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Integrity

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Adherence to moral principal

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Adherence

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attachment or commitment to a person, cause, or belief.

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Spurring

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exhort, To urge or encourage someone to act

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Propitious

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Favorable

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Amiss

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wrong, improper

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Byzantine

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Labyrinthine, Complex

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Labyrinthine

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Byzantine, Complex

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Goaded

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encouraged

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temperamental

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changing quickly and dramatically

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calumny

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insulting, slanderous

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divulge

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reveal

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penned

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wrote

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concede

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acknowledged as true

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squander

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ruin

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cupidity

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greed for money, avarice

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insipid

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boring

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exorbitant

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reasonably high in terms of price, extortionate

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precursors

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fore-warning

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canon

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according to law, canonical

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wile

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deception, trickery, chicanery

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propensity

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predilection

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callousness

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not caring

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dissention, dissent

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controversy, debate, discord

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veracity

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conformity- acceptance to facts, accuracy

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pirate

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to gather something

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rally

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recover, come together again, revive

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curb

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restrict

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invidious

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evil, envy, abhorrent

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anodyne

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not causing offence, bland, innocuous,painkiller

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salubrious

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healthy, beneficial

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propitious

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favorable

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abhorrent

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disgust, loathing, evil, envy

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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Refractory

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Stubborn, unmanageable

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lubricious

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smooth and slippery, offensive arrive sexual desires

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lachrymose

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sad, saturnine, lugubrious

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saturnine

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lachrymose

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lugubrious

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sad, dismal, mournful

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diaphanous

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translucent, thin, material

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gossamer

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thin, light, delicate material

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mettlesome

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full of spirit, lively

Ghode are mettlesome

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looming

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seemingly about to happen and regarded as ominous or worrying.

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calumniating

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criticize

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deliquescing

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becoming liquid, or having a tendency to become liquid.

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impending

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about to happen; forthcoming.

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squeamish

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easily made to feel sick or disgusting

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staunch

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loyal and committed

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stodgy

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dull and uninspired; lacking originality or excitement

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contemporary

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current, modern, of present time

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pestilence

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a fatal epidemic disease

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mien

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person’s appearance

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decrepitude

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state of being worn out, exhausted due to neglect

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palliative

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soothing

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claque

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group of sycophants

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fledgling

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immature or underdeveloped

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solipsism

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selfish in positive connotation

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fortitude

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courage

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volition

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power of using one’s will.

“without conscious volition she backed into her office”

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paradigm

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example

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venal

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corrupt, bribe

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felonious

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  1. relating to
  2. involved in crime
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impulsive

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repercussion cha vichar na kart taking action

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impetus

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impulsive

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consilience

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the linking together of principles from different disciplines

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ingenuity

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original and creative

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lackadaisical

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careless and lazy

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porous

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  1. negligible
  2. having space or hole, permeable
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erstwhile

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onetime

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Dissident

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person who opposes official policy

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expedite

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speed up, accelerate, make happen sooner

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impromptu

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done without planning or organization or rehearsed

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undergirds

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secure from the underside like a belt or rope, provide support or firm basis for

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proponent

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person who advocates a theory or proposal

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motley

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incongruous, disparate

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imprimatur

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a person’s authoritative approval.

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dissemination

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spread widely

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gerontocracy

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state or society governed by older people

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subdued

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to make quiet and and to bring into control

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vivacious

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lively and animated

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ersatz

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

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scathing

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scornful, severely critical

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soporific

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tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

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layman

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a person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject.

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extradite

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handover criminal to the foreign state where crime was committed

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deterrent

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discourage

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contrive

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create or bring about

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discursive

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digressing from the subject, rambling

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monomania

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obsession

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tendentious

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Partisan

intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one

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meretricious

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attractive but not having any real value

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permeate

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spread throughout, pervade

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engender

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give rise to

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vitriolic

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filled with malice, acrimonious

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impiety

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not religious (piety- religious)

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euphemism

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substitute(words)

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disenfranchised

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deprived of right to tvote

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beleaguered

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in a difficult situation

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prerogative

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right/privilege exclusive to particular class/individual

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uncanny

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strange, mysterious

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irrefutable

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impossible to deny or reject

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meager

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lacking in quality and quantity

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acquittal

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not guilty of crime,, exoneration

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contravention/contravene

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action against law

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partisan

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strong supporter of a party

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recourse

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source of help in difficult situation

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exacerbate

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make worse

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teeming with

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be full of

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petulant

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childishly sulky or bad tempered

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sumptuous

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splendid and expensive-looking.

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sobriety

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being sobre-serious sensible staid

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platitude

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a remark or statement used too often to be thoughtful,
banal, hackeyened

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pithy

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succinct - clearly expressed

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baffle

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perplexing

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apropos

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with reference to; concerning.

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unanimous

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fully in agreement

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contiguous

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sharing a common border, next to each other

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unctuous

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  1. oily
  2. sycophantic, servile, obsequious
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ignoble

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not honorable

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derelict

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poor condition due to disuse and neglect

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exculpate

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NOTT guilty of wrongdoing

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solicitous

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showing interest or concern.

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munificent

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generous

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mercantile

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commercial

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recrudescence

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the recurrence of an undesirable condition.

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expediency

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convenience.

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euphemism

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mild, subtle criticism

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indomitable

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impossible to subdue or defeat.

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mendacity

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untruthfulness, lying

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prevarication

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the fact of avoiding telling the truth or saying exactly what you think:

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tenacious

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clinging onto something

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dexterous

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showing or having skills, opposite of inept

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stolid

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calm and dependable

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facile

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superficial, ignoring true complexities of an issue

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extant

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still in existence, surviving

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niggardly

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ungenerous with money, time, etc.; mean.

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prudent

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showing care or thought for future, wise

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gabby

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excessively or annoyingly talkative.

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indiscreet

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imprudent

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derided

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express contempt for; ridicule.

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onus

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something that is one’s duty or responsibility.

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pusillanimous

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lack of courage, timid

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stalwart

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loyal, reliable, and hard-working.

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fractious

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irritable and quarrelsome
| fractious children

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filibuster

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intentional obstruction

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abscond

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steal off and hide

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culpable

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deserving blame

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effrontery

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extreme boldness

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fulminate

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loudly attack

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reticent

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quiet and reserved

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squalid

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sordid

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emollient

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soothing

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hubris

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arrogant

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phlegmatic

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calm, sluggish

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occlude

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obstruct/block

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