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provident

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providing carefully for the future

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reciprocity

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a mutual exchange

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serene

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calm or peaceful

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reverent

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having or showing respect

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strident

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having a harsh, grating sound

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recrimination

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a retaliatory accusation

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solicitous

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concerned or anxious

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sagacious

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having keen practical sense

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paragon

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a model or pattern of excellence

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reconciliation

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winning over to friendliness, making peace

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provincial

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belonging to a particular area

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repudiate

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to reject as false

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prevalent

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widespread

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scrupulous

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having strong principles

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potentate

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a person who possesses great power, a ruler

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sonorous

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deep, resonant

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renounce

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to give up voluntarily

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sedulous

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persistently or carefully maintained

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perfunctory

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performed merely as routine

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pliant

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bending readily

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pretension

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having an attitude of dignity or importance

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perfidy

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deliberate breach of trust

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repress

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to keep under control, suppress