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ameliorate

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to improve

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assuage

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to reduce pain

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atrophy

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to waste away from lack of use

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austere

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severe; strict

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banal

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commonplace; dull; ordinary

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benign

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kindly; good natured

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cander

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frankness; honesty

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conciliate

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to soothe anger

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contrite

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thoroughly sorry

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derision

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contempt; ridicule

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disparity

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inequality

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drone

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to talk on an on in a dull way

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fastidious

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finicky; overly critical

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insipid

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bland; boring

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15
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laud

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to praise

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parsimony

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stinginess

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philistine

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one who lacks culture or taste

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protracted

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drawn out; lengthy

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provincial

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narrow-minded; unsophisticated

20
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respite

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a break; a rest

21
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reticent

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restrained; uncommunicative

22
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revere

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to worship; to honor

23
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squander

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to waste

24
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tentative

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not final; uncertain

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zeal

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enthusiasm