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Subvert

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To overthrow, cause downfall, ruin;

To undermine the principles of; corrupt

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Genial

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Warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial

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Appraise

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To estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess
To estimate the nature, quality, importance

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Dole

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To distribute in charity

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Peremptory

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Absolute and unconditional (like a command)

Decisive or final

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Astute

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Clever; cunning; shrewd; of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious

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Sagacious

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Keen, practical sense; shrewd

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Deference

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Respectful submission or yielding too the judgement, opinion, or will of another
Respectful or courteous regard

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Perfunctory

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Performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial

Apathetic

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Boor

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An unmannerly person; churlish or rude

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Incipient

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Beginning to exist or appear; an initial stage

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Vestige

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A mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence

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Recidivism

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Repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime

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Gauche

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Lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward, crude, tactless

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Deplore

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The regret deeply or strongly; lament

To disapprove of

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Frivolous

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Lack of seriousness or sense

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Exhort

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To Urge, advise, or caution earnestly

Admonish urgently

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Remonstrate

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To say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval

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Affable

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Pleasantly easy to approach and talk to; friendly, cordial, warmly polite

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Munificent

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Very generous

Extremely liberal in giving

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Candor

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Honesty; freedom from bias

Being frank, open, and sincere

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Assiduous

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Careful, methodical; unremitting constant

Attention to detail

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Feckless

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Ineffective; incompetent; futile

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Quiescent

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Being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless

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Halcyon

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Calm, Peaceful, Tranquil

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Onerous

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Burdensome, oppressive, troublesome, causing hardship

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Pretentious

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Characterized by assumption of dignity or importance; especially when exaggerated or undeserved

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Lugubrious

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Mournful
Dismal
Gloomy
Exaggeratedly

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Perpetuate

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Everlasting

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Monotony

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lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine

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Ignominy

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Public shame or disgrace

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Magnanimous

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very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.

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Paragon

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a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality:

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand, obscure

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Mundane

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lacking interest or excitement; dull

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Pedant

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a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

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Belie

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(of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict:

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Erudition

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the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship:

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Subterfuge

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deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal.

Trick, hoax

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Parsimonious

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unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal

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Paucity

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the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity

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Recalcitrant

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Rude to authority or discipline

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Sanguine

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Optimistic or positive
Confident
Blood red color

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Clemency

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Mercy or leniency

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Bellicosity

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Eager to fight

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Insidiously

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Gradually and harmfully

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Proliferation

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Rapid increase in numbers

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Adverse

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preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable

Acting to serve the opposite

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Eccentric

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Unconventional

Irregular

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Sporadic

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occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated

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Stoic

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a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.

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Acrimonious

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(typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter

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Strife

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angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict

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Prudent

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acting with or showing care and thought for the future:

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Inchoate

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just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary:

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ubiquitous

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present, appearing, or found everywhere

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purport

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appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess

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