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abate

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lessen

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accost

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confront

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adept

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skillful

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affected

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haughty

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amenable

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yielding

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antediluvian

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very old

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antipathy

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dislike

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assuage

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relieve, appease

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atrophy

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waste away

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attenuate

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weaken, reduce

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august

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dignified

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aura

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air, feeling

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auspicious

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favorable

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automaton

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person who acts like a robot

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barrage

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torrent

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belligerent

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aggressive, warlike

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belligerent

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aggressive, warlike

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bequeath

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hand down

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berate

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scold harshly

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bog

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marsh swamp

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boorish

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crude

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cantankerous

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irritable

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chagrin

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mortification

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compendious

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succinct

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complacen

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self-satisfaction

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conflagration

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large destructive fire

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confluence

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place where things merge

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consternation

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dismay

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convivial

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sociable, lively

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cursory

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hasty

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debacle

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failure

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debilitate

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weaken

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decorum

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order

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denigrate

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belittle

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deprecate

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disapprove, belittle

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disingenuous

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insinere

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elicit

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bring about

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elucidate

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clarify

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encroaching

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intrusive

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estrange

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alienate

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flummox

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confuse

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foolhardy

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recklessly daring

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gait

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manner of walking

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garish

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tastelessly showy

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grandiose

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pompous, pretentious

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impasse

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obstacle

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imperious

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arrogant

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ineffable

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impossible to express in words

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innuendo

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implicit suggestion

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intrepid

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courageous

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lackadaisical

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lacking energy, lethargic

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laggard

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lazy person

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languid

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inactive, dreamy

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latent

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not active

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lucrative

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profitable

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maudlin

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overly sentimental

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mercurial

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fickle

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morose

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depressed

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motley

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diverse, heterogeneous

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nuance

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subtle difference

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pedant

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person who makes a great deal about his knowledge

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penchant

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preference

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penurious

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cheap, stingy

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peremptory

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bossy, decisive

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perfunctory

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done routinely with little interest or care

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perquisite

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bonus, additional payment

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petulant

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irritable

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placate

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calm someone done

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polemic

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controversial

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prevaricator

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liar

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procure

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get or provide

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pundit

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knowledgeable commentator

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ramshackle

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poorly construct

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rapport

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relationship

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recalcitrant

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stubborn

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relegate

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demote

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repertory

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collection

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rescind

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annul, retract

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slipshod

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careless, sloppy

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static

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not moving

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stock

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standard, hackneyed

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tirade

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critical speech

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toady

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suck-up

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torpor

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drowsiness, apathy

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tout

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praise

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truculent

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aggressive

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unabashed

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not embarrassed

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uncouth

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crude

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ungainly

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clumsy

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unruly

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unrestrained

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unwitting

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unintentional

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urban

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elegant

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vapid

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dull

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venal

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willing to accept bribes

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vying

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striving

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avid

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eager

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barter

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trade goods or services

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chauvinist

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someone with a prejudiced belief

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contour

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outline

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fanfare

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spectacular public display

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humdrum

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dull, monotonous

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miffed

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offended, upset

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taut

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pulled tight, not slack

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testy

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irritated, peevish

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truncate

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shorten by cutting off

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voracious

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insatiable

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deference

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respectful submission, yiedl

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gargantuan

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gigantic

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incriminate

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accuse someone of a crime

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ineptitude

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incompetence

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irate

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angry

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lithe

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graceful, supple

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lurid

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sensational, shocking

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officious

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meddlesome, interfering

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ostensible

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apparent, seeming

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viscous

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thick, sticky

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waning

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lessening

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avant-garde

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vanguard, daring

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behemoth

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huge monster or animal

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bigotry

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intolerance, prejudice

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caricature

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exaggerated portrait

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catalog

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list

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connoisseur

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expert

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dilapidated

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broken down

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forestall

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delay

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garnish

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ornamentation

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gruff

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stern, harsh

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hiatus

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interruption, break

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rehash

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rework, reuse

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remiss

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neglectful, neligent

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