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Bewilder

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confused; perplexed

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Uncoordinated

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badly organized

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Exorbitant

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priced or charged unreasonably high

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Flounder

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struggle or stagger helplessly

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Fathom

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understand, comprehend

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Enigmatic

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difficult to understand or abstruse; mysterious

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Cacophony

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harsh noise

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Sinecure

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easy job

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Acrimony

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bitterness; ill feeling

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Impugn

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dispute, challenge, object

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Capitulate

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surrender

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Apogee

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highest point

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Impasse

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deadlock - situation in which no progress is possible

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Regress

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Return to a former state

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Facetious

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joking, flippant, treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

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Precarious

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dangerous, unsafe

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Gainsaid

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deny or contradict

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Elusive

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difficult to find, catch or achieve (indefinable)

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Ornate

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elaborate, decorate

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Ostentatious

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Ornate, showy, excessive

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Dilapidated

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run down or plain

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Impassioned

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emotional, heartfelt

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Duress

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threats, violence, intimidation

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Ebullience

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high spirits, exuberance, cheerful

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Volatile

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instable, changing

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Candid

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honest

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Naive

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lack of experience

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Altruistic

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unselfish

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Baneful

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harmful

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Benevolent

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kind, kindhearted

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Articulate

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speak clearly

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Eloquent

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moving and persuasive

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Vociferous

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blatant, offensive

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Lethargic

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slow, tired, sluggish

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Atrocious

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brutal, barbaric

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Vigorous

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strong, full of energy

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Morose

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bad-tempered, gloomy

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Abashed

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embarrassed

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Dolorous

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expressing great distress or sorrow (sadness)

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Nonplussed

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surprised, stunned, dumbfounded

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Candor

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open, honest

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Apprehensive

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anxious but not tired

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Discern

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perceive, make out, detect

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Histrionic

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overly theatrical

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Inimical

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harmful, injurious

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Abstruse

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difficult to understand

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Prosaic

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ordinary

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Robust

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strong

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Scanty

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small amount

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Gregarious

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outgoing, sociable

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Congenial

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hospitable, friendly

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Brusque

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blunt

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Scurrilous

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defamatory, scandalous

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Reticent

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reserved, shy

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Arcane

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not easily understood, enigmatic, abstruse, mysterious

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Unwelcoming

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sense of unpleasantness

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Harmonious

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tuneful

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Pan

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criticize

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Lauding

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praise, applaud

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Deriding

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a strong negative reaction (ridicule)

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Infallibility

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inability to be wrong

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Appalled

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displease

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Hindered

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obstruct

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Chagrin

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embarrassed but not angry

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Resentment

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bitterness

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Befuddlement

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unable to think clearly

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Bemusement

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Bewilder, puzzled

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Irate

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angry, furious

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Relativism

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philosophy that says truth is subjective (personal)

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Nepotism

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favoritism, favoring family over others

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Malfeasance

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wrong doing

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Sardonic

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sarcasm

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Supercilious

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conceited (proud of oneself), superior

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Fatuous

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stupid, idiotic

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Ribald

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referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude way

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Cultivated

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cultured, well educated

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Patronized

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condescendingly, look down on

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Snubbed

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repulse, cold-shoulder

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Ingenuous

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innocence

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Imprudent

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unwise

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Apocryphal

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fictitious, made up

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Ignominious

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shameful

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Obscurity

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insignificant

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Mystique

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Charisma, glamour

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Acridity

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sharp taste or smell

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Trenchancy

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sharp analysis or remark

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Acumen

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mental sharpness

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Laconic

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using few words

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Mellifluous

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sweet or pleasing (speech)

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Euphonic

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sweet or pleasing (speech)

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Shook

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stunned, surprised

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Erratic

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wandering and unpredictable

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Circuitous

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roundabout

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Extirpate

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weed out

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recondite

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obscure, little known

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barrenness

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lack of something

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bedlam

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uproar

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gaudiness

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lack of taste

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detritus

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waste or debris

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refuse

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waste

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scathing

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devastating

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punctilious

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meticulous (great attention to detail)

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waggish

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lighthearted, mischievous

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Mien

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appearance, look, demeanor

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repudiation

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rejection

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vindicated

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clear someone of blame/suspicion

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convalescing

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recuperate, feeling better

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unprecedented

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unheard of

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Potential

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possible, likely

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Pungent

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sharp and irritating to the senses

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Reminiscent

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similar to, evocative of, tending to remind someone of something

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Salubrious

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healthy, not “run down”

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Truculent

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defiant

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Panegyrical

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a public speech

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disquieted

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unease, alarmed

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Phlegmatic

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calm, cool

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Preposterous

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absurd, ridiculous

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plausible

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credible, reasonable, believable

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feasible

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practical, easy to do

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improbable

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unlikely

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timorous

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extremely cautious or shy

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vacillating

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wavering, move unsteadily from side to side

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deplored

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feel strong disproval

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catholic

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lower case meaning - diverse or widespread

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eclectic

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selecting from or made up of a variety of sources

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dilettantish

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implies amateurishness

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encroachment

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trespass on, intrusion on, stepping on someone’s property

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eschewed

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avoid or shun (forwent)

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deprecated

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disapprove of

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