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abate

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lessen

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abhor or abhorrence

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hatred

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accost

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confront

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acumen

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insgihtfulness

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adept

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skillful

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amenable

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yielding

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amiable

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friendly

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anthropology

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study of human beings

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antipathy

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dislike

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arcane

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mysterious known only by a few

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assail

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make a concerted or violent attack on

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assiduous

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diligent

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atrophy

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waste away

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aura

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air or feeling

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automaton

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a person who acts like a robot

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banal

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common

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beile

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give false impression

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benevolent

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generous

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bequeath

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hand down (through a will)

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bog

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marsh or swamp

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bolster

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support

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boorish or boorishness

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crude

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burgeon

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grow or flourish

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buttress

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support

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cajole

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coax

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capricious

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fickle

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castigate

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belittle

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caustic

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bitter

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censure

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scold

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cerebral

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intellectual

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charlaton

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swindler

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chastise

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belittle

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chide

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belittle

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circumscribe

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restrict

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circumvent

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escape or avoid

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complacency or complacent

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sel-satisfaction or smugness

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compliant or compliance

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yielding

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confluence

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a place where things merge or flow together

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congenial

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pleasant

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conscientious

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careful

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contemptible

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despicable

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copious

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abundant

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corroborate

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strengthen or support with additional evidence

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culpable

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blameworthy

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cursory

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hasty or superficial

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dauntless

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courageous

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dearth

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scarcity

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decimate

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destroy

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decorum or decorous

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order or politeness

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demure or demurral

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overly modest

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depose

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dethrone or remove from power

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depravity

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moral corruption

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depreciation / depreciatory

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decrease in value

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deride

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make fun of

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derivative

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not original

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derogatory or derogate

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disparaging or belittling

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despondent

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sad or depressed

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destitute

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poor

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devoid

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lacking

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diffident or diffidence

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shy

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digression

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stray from the subject at hand

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discern / discerning

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perceive or perceptive

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discomfited

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disappointed or defeated

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discount

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to decide that something is not worth consideration

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disheartening

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discouraging

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disingenuous

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insincere

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disparage

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belittle

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dispel

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to drive away or disprove

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disputatious

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quarreisome

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disquiet

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causing anxiety

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disseminate

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scatter widely

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divergent

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different or conflicting

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divisive

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creating conflict

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divulge

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make known

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dupe

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deceive

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eclectic

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from diverse sources

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efface(ment)

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erase

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effervesce

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bubble or fizz

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elated or elation

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joyful

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elicit

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bring about

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embroil(ed)

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involve in an argument or conflict

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empiric(al)

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based on observation and experiment (not theory)

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enigma(tic)

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mystery or mysterious

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enumerate

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list

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ephemeral

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short-lived

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epitome or epitomize

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representative example

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equitable

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even handed

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equivocal

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ambiguous

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excavate

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unearth or dig up

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exemplar

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representative example

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exhibitionist or exhibitionistic

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deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention

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exhort

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encourage

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faction

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group within a larger group

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fallacious

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deceitful or inccorect

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fanaticism

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excessive enthusiasm

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finesse

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tact or elegant skill

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flagarant

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evident or obvious

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foolhardy

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recklessly daring

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forlorn

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sad

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fortitude

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courage

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fraudulent

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deceitful

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frugal(ity)

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cheap-(ness)

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furor

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commotion or anger

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furtive

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sneaky

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gait

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manner of walking

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gallant(ry)

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courageous

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genial

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friendly

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hackneyed

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common

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hamper (web)

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hinder or restrict

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idyllic

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simply tranquil

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impasse

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Obstacle

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imperious

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arrogant

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impetuous

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rash or passionate

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incriminate

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accuse someone of a crime

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incubate

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develop or grow

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indeterminate

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left doubtful or inconclusive

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indigenous

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native to a region

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indignant

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angered (by injustice)

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indiscriminate D

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unselective or random

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indolent

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lazy

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ineffable

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impossible to express in words

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ingenuous

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unsophisticated and trusting or naîve

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inherent

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intrinsic or natural

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inhibit (ing)

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restrain(ing)

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innate

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intrinsic or natural

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innuendo

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implicit suggestion

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insolence or insolent

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disrespectful

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instigate

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provoke or start

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irreverent or irreverence

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disrespectful

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jaded

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tired or bored

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jocular

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cheerful

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judicious

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fair

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laggard

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lazy person

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latent or latency

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the state of being not yet evident or active

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listless

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languid or sluggish

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lithe

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graceful or supple

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lucrative

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profitable

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lurid

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sensational or shocking

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luxuriant

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lush or elaborate

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maudlin

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overly sentimental

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melancholy

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bleak

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Mercenary

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motivated by money

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mercurial

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fickle

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miserly

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cheap or stingy

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mitigate

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moderate or alleivate

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nebulous

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vogue

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nefarious

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evil

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obstinate or obstinacy

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stubbornness

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onerous

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difficult or trying

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oversight

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mistake

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pacifist

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one who completely opposes violence

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pacify

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sooth or calm

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paradigm

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clear example

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parch

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make dry

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financially support or be condescending towards

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unpleasant

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preference

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peripheral

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outermost or secondary

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perquisite

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additional payment or bonus

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someone who supports charity

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piety or pious

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religious devotion

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plasticity

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malleability or the ability to be shaped or molded

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plausible or plausibility

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likely true

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plethora or plethoric

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surplus

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precarious

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dangerous or unstable

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preclude

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prevent

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precocious

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early development in maturity and intelligence

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too bold or arrogant

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pretext

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misleading claim or appearance

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procure

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get or provide

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huge

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profound

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intense or siginificant

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plentiful

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restrictive

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proliferate or proliferation

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grow or increase

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propensity

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inclination or tendency

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proponent

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supporter

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prosaic

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lacking imagination or dull

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provident

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prudent or frugal

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provincial

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narrow-minded or unsophisticated

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pundit

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a knowledgable commentator

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quell

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suppress or quench

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ramshackle

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poorly constructed

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rancor(ous)

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bitter resentment

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ratify

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approve or confirm

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rampant

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unrestrained or growing

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ravenous

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insatiable or having huge appetite

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raze

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destroy or demolish

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reap

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harvest or gather

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rebuttal

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defence or counterargument

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recant

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reject

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recluse or reclusive

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hermit

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rectify or rectitude

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put right or correct

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relegate

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demote

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relinquish

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give back

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renounce

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Reject

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repertory

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collection

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reverent

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respectful or pious

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rhetoric(al) or rhetorician

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related to elegant speech or writing or elegant speak/writer

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sanction

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formally approve

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sanctity

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holiness

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saturate

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flood soak

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scanty

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barely sufficient

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scrathing

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harshly critical

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shrewd

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astute or smart

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shroud

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hide or obscure

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solace

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comfort or consolation

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expressing care or concern often too much

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somber

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bleak

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beseech

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beg or plead with ask for a or request earnestly

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sporadic

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occurring at irregular intervals

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spurn

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reject with contempt

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squander

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waste

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stagnant or stagnation

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not moving

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stark(ness)

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harsh or plain

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static

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not moving

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staunch

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strong and loyal

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steadfast

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not yielding

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stupefy or stupefaction

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bewilder

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substantiate

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confirm or establish as genuine

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subversive

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one who intends to overthrow the government

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surfeit

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surplus

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temperamental

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moody

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temporize

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delay or evade

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tenacious or tenacity

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stubborn or determined

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totalitarian

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undemocratic or rigid political control

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tractable

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easily managed or controlled

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treatise

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extensive wrriten argument about some topic

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trepidation

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apprehension

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unabashed

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not embarrassed

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unfathomable

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incomprehensible or unbelievable

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ungainly

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clumsy

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unruly

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boisterous or unrestrained

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unwitting

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unintentional

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urbane

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elegant or sophisticated

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vacuous or vacuity

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empty

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vapid

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dull or uninteresting

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venerable

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commanding respect because of age or dignity

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viscarious

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felt indirectly by imagining someone else’s experiences

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vigilant

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watchful or alert

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vindictive

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SEEKING revenge

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vindicate or vindication

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clear of blame or suspicion

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striving

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lessening

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wayward

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selfish or stubborn

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zealot

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fanatic

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abject

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of the most contemptible kind

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abjure

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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief

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abscond

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run away or often taking something or somebody along

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accost

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approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently

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affluent

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having an abundant supply of money or possesions of value

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ambivalent

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uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

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amorphous

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having no definite form or distinct shape

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anathema

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a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication

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annex

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attach to

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antithesis

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exact opposite

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arbitrary

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based on or subject to individual discretion or preference

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arboreal

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of relation to or formed by trees

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arcane

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requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

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bane

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something causing misery or death

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bereft

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sorrowful through loss or deprivation

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bilk

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cheat somebody out of what is due especially money

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camaraderie

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the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

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candor

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the quality of being honest and straightforward

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carp

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any of various freshwater fish of the family cyprinidae

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circumvent

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surround so as to force to giveup

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clamor

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utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

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cognizant

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having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization

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academic

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education form , scholarly

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aghast

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struck by shock, terror or amazement

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agrarian

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pertaining to land or its cultivation relating to agricultural or rural matters

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akin

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of the same kin related by blood

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alkali

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soda ash, caustic soda, one of a class of caustic bases such as potash and ammonia

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amalgamate

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combine or unite in one body , mix or alloy a metal with mercury

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ambidextrous

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capable of using either hand with equal ease

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amorous

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moved by sexual love or loving

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augment

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make greater as in size extent or quanity

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aver

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declare to be true

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azure

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sky blue or light purplesih blue

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austere

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strict or severe in discipline

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anarchy

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absence of governing body or political disorder and confusion

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annuity

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periodical payment or amounting to a fixed sum in each year

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banal

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obvious and dull, commonplace, lacking originality

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beget

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produce or give rise to

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keep from motion or stop progress of

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bemoan

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regret strongly or express disapproval of

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ballad

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popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing

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benign

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kindly or favourable not malignant

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desiccate

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remove the moisture from (something)

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chasten

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rid of excess , refine or purify, correct by punishment or reproof

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clemency

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mildness as of the weather or merciful kind or lenient act

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cipher

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secret code an arabic numeral or figure, a number

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toady

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stuck up

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cogent

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powerfully persuasive

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beguile

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influence by slyness

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tangenital

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digressive or irrelevant

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rescind

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annul or retract

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reticent or reticence

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emtionally reserved

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fastidious

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careful

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violate the sacredness of

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bipartisanship

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supported by two opposing groups (political parties)

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assuage

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relieve or appease

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attenuate

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weaken or reduce

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fledgling

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young and inexperienced

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meander

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to wander aimlessly

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malady

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a disease or sickness

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pithy

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concise and full of meaning

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incessant

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uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

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thwart

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hinder or prevent

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guffaw

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laugh boisterously

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raffish

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unconventionality or disreputableness

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morose

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gloomy

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impede

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be a hindrance or obstacle

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transitory

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lasting a very short time

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quandary

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state of uncertainty

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snide

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Expressive of contempt

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flounder

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behave awkwardly

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consummate

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having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

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inclement

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unpleasant

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stolid

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having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

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respite

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a loss of doing something

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renege

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fail to fulfil a promise or obligation

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ingenuity

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power of creative imagination

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plodding

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slow and laborious

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irresolute

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uncertain how to act or proceed

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grovel

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show submission or fear

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whimsical

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determined by impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

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inadvertent

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happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

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smattering

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a slight or superficial understanding of a subject a small amount of something

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jargon

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A characteristic language of a particular group

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spurn

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reject with contempt

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rankle

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make resentful

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pristine

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unspoiled

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genteel

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marked by refinement in taste and manner

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fickle

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liable to sudden unpredictable change

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facetious

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cleverly amusing in tone

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detrimental

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causing harm or injury

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hamstrung

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made ineffective or powerless

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perennial

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lasting an indefinitely long time

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cornucopia

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an abundant supply of something good

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derisive

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abusing vocally

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presumpion

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an assumption that is taken for granted

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credence

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belief in somthing

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embezzle

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use in a wrong way for one’s own benefit

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aphoristic

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something that is concise and instructive of a general truth or principle

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brusquely

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in a blunt or direct manner

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travail

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use of physical or mental energy

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maxim

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a short saying expressing a general truth

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foible

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a behavioural attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

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presumptuous

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excessively forward

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exasperate

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to irritate intensely

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analogous

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similar in some respects but otherwise different

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leery

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openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

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connive

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talking part in immoral and unethical plots

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behoove

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to be ones duty or obligation

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impend

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close in time

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perturb

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disturb in mind or cause to be worried or alarmed

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finagle

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achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

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redress

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remedy or set right

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malevolent

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wishing or appearing to wish evil others

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glean

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collect information bit by bit

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lascivious

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sexually perverted

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piquant

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having an agreeably pungent taste

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incumbent

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necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility

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choleric

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easily angered

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consecrate

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to make holy

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fawn

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try to gain favor by extreme flattery

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wanton

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without check or limitation

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rakish

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marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

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besmirch

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damage the good name and reputation of someone

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forthright

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directness in manner or speech

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chary

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cautious

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irascible

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quickly aroused to anger

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antedate

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percede in time

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hector

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To bully or intimidate

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bergrudge

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to envy someone

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cavalier

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given to haughty disregard of others

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untoward

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unfavourable

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repulsive

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feeling of disgust

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incongruous

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not in agreement

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skit

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a piece of humorous writing

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lampoon

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publicly mock

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dexterity

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skill

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bogus

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not geniue

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evasive

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tending to evade

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edify

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instruct

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garrulous

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someone who talks to much

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frantic

A

anxiety

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valiant

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brave

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pervade

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spread through every part of

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tarnished

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lost brightness

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irrevocable

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final and unalterable

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imminent

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likely to come or happen soon

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soggy

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heavy with water

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savor

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taste flavor something

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defiance

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open disobedience or resistance

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pinch

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be too tight take between the thumb and finger

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coalescing

A

coming together and uniting into one substance

400
Q

torment

A

severe pain or suffering

401
Q

exculpate

A

to clear from a charge of guilt

402
Q

abraded

A

worn away by friction

403
Q

compunction

A

feeling of regret for ones action

404
Q

deplete

A

use until none remains

405
Q

coerce

A

compel to force to make obedient

406
Q

recompense

A

make payment to reward punish

407
Q

personable

A

pleasing in apperrance attractive

408
Q

punitive

A

Punishing

409
Q

reciprocity

A

granting of privileges in return for similar

410
Q

antithetical

A

direct opposing

411
Q

hoister

A

Leather case for a pistol

412
Q

stifled

A

supressed and kept back

413
Q

aseptic

A

surgically clean

414
Q

propagation

A

extending

415
Q

hapless

A

unlucky

416
Q

implacable

A

unpleasable

417
Q

distraught

A

distracted violently upset in mind

418
Q

vigilance

A

watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain order

419
Q

condense

A

increase in density strength make laconic

420
Q

lustrous

A

polished

421
Q

lament

A

show feeling of great sorrow

422
Q

plummet

A

fall plunge streeply

423
Q

subpoena

A

written order requiring a person to appear in a low court

424
Q

accure

A

accumulate

425
Q

vitriolic

A

sarcastic

426
Q

idolatry

A

excessive admiration of

427
Q

valorous

A

brave

428
Q

floe

A

a sheet of floating ice

429
Q

complasiance

A

tending to comply obliging willingess to please

430
Q

supersede

A

take the place of

431
Q

apprehensive

A

grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future

432
Q

topple

A

be unsteady and overturn

433
Q

deviance

A

Being different in moral standards

434
Q

concord

A

agreement or harmony

435
Q

enunciate

A

pronounce (words) or express a theory

436
Q

variegate

A

to mark with different shade or colors

437
Q

malevolence

A

wishing to do evil

438
Q

undermine

A

weaken gradually at the base make something under

439
Q

slack

A

not tigth

440
Q

calisthenics

A

excercises to develop strong bodies

441
Q

regicide

A

Crime of killing a king

442
Q

palate

A

sense of taste

443
Q

arduous

A

laborious

444
Q

prevalent

A

common

445
Q

pungency

A

sharpness stinging quality

446
Q

felon

A

person guilty of murder

447
Q

bigot

A

narrow-minded person

448
Q

aloof

A

indifferent

449
Q

imperative

A

essential

450
Q

smolder

A

burn slowly without flame

451
Q

muffler

A

silencer

452
Q

perilous

A

dangerous

453
Q

apprise

A

give notice to inform

454
Q

dismal

A

miserable

455
Q

trickle

A

flow in drops

456
Q

enthral

A

take the whole attention

457
Q

disencumber

A

free from encumbrance

458
Q

impending

A

about to happen

459
Q

lavish

A

giving or producing freely liberally or generously

460
Q

stickler

A

person who insists on importance of something

461
Q

vehemence

A

forcefulness

462
Q

benevolence

A

wish or activity in doing good

463
Q

connotation

A

suggestion in addition to

464
Q

flaunting

A

show off complacently

465
Q

empirical

A

relying one experiment

466
Q

immaculate

A

faultless

467
Q

engrave

A

impress deeply

468
Q

soar

A

rise fly high

469
Q

squat

A

crouch or settle without permission

470
Q

castigation

A

severe punishment

471
Q

mendacious

A

habitually dishonest

472
Q

hush

A

make or become silent

473
Q

iconoclast

A

person who attacks popular beliefs

474
Q

tamper

A

interfere with

475
Q

apropos

A

by the way

476
Q

stipulate

A

state or put forward as a necessary condition

477
Q

dawdler

A

person who is slow waste of time

478
Q

plunge

A

move quick suddenly and with force

479
Q

precursory

A

anticipating

480
Q

peccadillo

A

small sin small weakness in ones character

481
Q

gush

A

burst out suddenly/talk ardently

482
Q

swerve

A

change direction suddenly

483
Q

wince

A

show bodily or mental pain

484
Q

warmonger

A

person who stirs up war

485
Q

candid

A

straight-forward

486
Q

gust

A

outburst of feeling; sudden rain wild fire etc

487
Q

earthenware

A

dishes made of baked clay

488
Q

voluptuous

A

arousing sensual pleasures

489
Q

hoax

A

mischievous trick played to decieve

490
Q

decree

A

order given by authority

491
Q

turquoise

A

greenish blue

492
Q

concoct

A

preparE BY MIXING together

493
Q

cognizant

A

being fully aware of

494
Q

underbid

A

make a lower bid then somebody else

495
Q

euthanasia

A

easy and painless death

496
Q

convoluted

A

twisted

497
Q

indefatigability

A

tirelessness

498
Q

feud

A

bitter or quarrel over long period of time

499
Q

substantiation

A

giving facts to support (statement)

500
Q

feign

A

to pretend that u have a particular feeling or that you are ill , tired

501
Q

retaliate

A

to react to something unpleasant

502
Q

dissident

A

a person who strongly disagrees with and critizies his or her government

503
Q

expedite

A

make (an action or process) happen sooner

504
Q

stringent

A

very strict

505
Q

tumult

A

a state of confusion or disorder

506
Q

habituate

A

make or become accustomed or used to something

507
Q

quotidian

A

occuring every day

508
Q

hallowed

A

made holy

509
Q

guise

A

form or style of dress

510
Q

ignoble

A

not honourable in character or purpose

511
Q

droll

A

curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement

512
Q

waft

A

to move or make something move gently through the air

513
Q

talisman

A

a person regarded as representing and inspiring a particular group

514
Q

redundant

A

not necessary or wanted

515
Q

cohesive

A

the act or state of sticking together tightly

516
Q

emulate

A

to try to do something as well as or better than somebody

517
Q

preposterous

A

silly; ridiculous not to be taken seriosuly

518
Q

brevity

A

the state of being short or quick

519
Q

daunting

A

to frighten or to worry somebody by being too big or difficult

520
Q

endow

A

to give a large sum of money to a school, a college or another institute

521
Q

oafish

A

rough or clumsy and unintelligent

522
Q

sacrosanct

A

too important or valuable

523
Q

divest

A

deprive someone of power

524
Q

debase

A

to reduce the quality or value of something

525
Q

ebb

A

to become weaker

526
Q

winsome

A

attractive or appealing in a fresh or innocent way

527
Q

acerbic

A

sharp or forthright

528
Q

balk

A

hesitate or to be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

529
Q

malign

A

to say or write bad things about somebody or something publicly

530
Q

gaiety

A

a feeling of happiness and fun

531
Q

abut

A

be next to or have a common boundary with

532
Q

milieu

A

a person’s social envrionment

533
Q

paragon

A

a perfect person

534
Q

ennui

A

a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement

535
Q

prudish

A

to be extremely proper

536
Q

quibble

A

a slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter

537
Q

sordid

A

unpleasant

538
Q

terse

A

said in few words and in a not very friendly way

539
Q

miscreant

A

a person who has done something wrong

540
Q

constraint

A

something that limits or restricts

541
Q

sardonic

A

showing that you think you are better than other people and not taking others seriously

542
Q

echelon

A

a level or rank in an organization

543
Q

antiquated

A

old-fashioned

544
Q

vie

A

complete for something

545
Q

snub

A

to treat somebody rudley

546
Q

discreet

A

careful to protect ones speech or actions in order to avoid offense or draw attention

547
Q

travesty

A

something that does not have the qualities or values that it should have

548
Q

staid

A

characterized by dignity or propriety

549
Q

dilapidated

A

in terrible condition

550
Q

anachronism

A

something that is out of place

551
Q

anoint

A

smear or rub with oil

552
Q

arcane

A

understood by few

553
Q

descant

A

comment

554
Q

gratuitous

A

done without good reasons

555
Q

connote

A

suggest or imply in addition to the precise

556
Q

abhor

A

to detest

557
Q

upbraid

A

scold reproach

558
Q

lugubrious

A

excessively sad

559
Q

gouge

A

tool for cutting grooves in wood

560
Q

halcyon

A

calm and peaceful

561
Q

predilection

A

special liking mental preference

562
Q

insouciant

A

carefree

563
Q

ineluctable

A

inevitable

564
Q

severance

A

severing

565
Q

parsimonious

A

miserly

566
Q

interdict

A

prohibit and forbid

567
Q

rubicund

A

red and healthy

568
Q

eddy

A

circular or spiral movement

569
Q

poignant

A

deeply moving keen

570
Q

aleck

A

one who considers himself smarter than others

571
Q

flax

A

pale yellow (hair) or plant

572
Q

cordon

A

line (of police acting as guard)

573
Q

specious

A

illogical of questionable truth or merit

574
Q

vacuity

A

idleness

575
Q

fervid

A

showing earnest feeling

576
Q

indigence

A

poverty

577
Q

goad

A

something urging a person to action

578
Q

restive

A

refusing to move reluctant to be

579
Q

entreat

A

ask earnestly

580
Q

mendacity

A

dishonesty

581
Q

machination

A

scheme

582
Q

seminal

A

originative

583
Q

tortuous

A

devious or not straightforward

584
Q

perspicacity

A

quick judging and understanding

585
Q

benison

A

blessing

586
Q

petrous

A

like a rock hard stony

587
Q

dereliction

A

like a rock hard deserting and leaving to fall into ruins

588
Q

contemn

A

to scorn or despise

589
Q

scabbard

A

sheath for the blade

590
Q

blithe

A

carefree

591
Q

cloture

A

closing device to end a debate by voting (parliment)

592
Q

ford

A

shallow place in a river (to cross)

593
Q

blandness

A

polite manner

594
Q

soporific

A

producing sleep

595
Q

skiff

A

small boat

596
Q

excoriation

A

severe criticism

597
Q

rueful

A

dejected

598
Q

slur

A

join sounds

599
Q

supplicate

A

make a humble petition to

600
Q

inimical

A

harmful or unfriendly

601
Q

secular

A

material living outside monasteris (not spiritual)

602
Q

onus

A

burden

603
Q

admonitory

A

containing warning

604
Q

coeval

A

coexisting

605
Q

decry

A

disapprove of

606
Q

sodden

A

saturated

607
Q

crush

A

press lose shape subdue overwhelm

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