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Abstract

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Not concrete; theoretical

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Abstemious

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Restricted to bare necessities.

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Acclaim

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Applaud; announce with great approval

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Accolade

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Award of merit

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Acknowledge

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Recognize; admit

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Acquiesce

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Agree without protesting

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Adulation

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Flattery; admiration

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Adversary

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Opponent

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Adversity

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Poverty; misfortune

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Advocate

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Urge; plead for

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Aesthetic

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Pertaining to art or beauty

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Affable

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Easily approachable; warmly friendly

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Affirmation

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Assertion; confirmation

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Aggregate

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Total

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Alleviate

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Relieve; make more bearable

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Altruistic

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Unselfishly generous; concerned for others

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Ambiguous

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Unclear or doubtful in meaning

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Ambivalence

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The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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Amorphus

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Formless; lacking shape or definition

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Analogous

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Comparable

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Anarchist

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A person who seeks to overturn the established government; an advocate of abolishing authority

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Animosity

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Bitter hostility; active hatred

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Anomaly

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Irregularity

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Antagonism

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Actively expressed hostility

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Antediluvian

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Extremely old

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Antidote

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Medicine to counteract the poison or disease; something that relieves a harmful effect

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Antiquated

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Old-fashioned; obsolete

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Apathy

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Lack of interest or concern

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Appease

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Pacifier or soothe; relieve

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Apprehension

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Fearful anticipation of the future; dread

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Arbitrary

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Randomly chosen

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Archaic

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Ancient; out of date

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Ardent

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Intense; passionate; zealous

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Arrogance

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Pride; haughtiness

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Aloof

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Apart; reserved

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Articulate

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Able to express oneself clearly and effectively

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Artifact

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Object made by human beings

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Artisan

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Manually skilled worker; craftsman as opposed to artist

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Ascendancy

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Controlling influence; domination

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Ascetic

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Person who leads a life of self denial; austere

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Aspire

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Seek to attain; long for

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Assiduous

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Earnest and persistent in undertaking a task

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Assuage

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Ease or lessen; satisfy; soothe

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Astute

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Wise; shrewd

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Attribute

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Explain; relate to a cause

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Audacious

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Daring; bold

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Austere

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Forbiddenly stern; severely simple and unornamented

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Authoritarian

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Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another’s will

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Autonomous

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Self-governing

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Avarice

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Greediness for wealth

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Aversion

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Firm dislike

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Beguile

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Charm; mislead or delude

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Belie

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Contradict; give a false impression

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Benevolent

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Generous; charitable

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Benign

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Showing gentleness; exerting a beneficial influence; harmless

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Bolster

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Support; reinforce

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Bombastic

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Pompous; using inflated language

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Braggart

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Boaster

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Cajole

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Coax

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Calculated

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Deliberately planned

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Candor

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Frankness; open honesty

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Capricious

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Unpredictable; fickle

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Censure

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Blame; criticize

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Charlatan

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Quack; pretender to knowledge

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Coalesce

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Combine; fuse

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Colloquial

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Pertaining to conversational or common speech

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Compile

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Assemble; gather; accumulate

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Complacency

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Self satisfaction; smugness

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Compliance

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Readiness to yield; conformity

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Composure

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Mental calmness

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Comprehensive

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Thorough; conclusive

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Concede

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Admit; yield

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Conciliatory

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Overcoming hostility or distrust

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Concise

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Brief and compact

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Conflagration

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Great fire

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Confound

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Puzzle

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Contend

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Assert earnestly

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome

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Conviction

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Strongly held beliefs; judgment that someone is guilty of a crime

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Cordial

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Gracious; heartfelt

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Corrode

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Destroyed by chemical action; deteriorate

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Criterion

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Standard used in judging

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Cryptic

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Mysterious; hidden; secret

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Culpable

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Deserving blame

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Cursory

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Done with haste and little attention to detail

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Debilitate

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Weaken; enfeeble

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Decorum

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Orderliness and good taste manners

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Degradation

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Humiliation

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Deplore

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Regret; disapprove of

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Depravity

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Extreme corruption; wickedness

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Deprecate

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Express disapproval of; belittle

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Deride

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Ridicule; make fun of

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Derivative

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Unoriginal; derived from another source

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Deterrent

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Something that discourages

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Digression

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Wandering away from the subject

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Diligence

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Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work

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Disclose

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Reveal

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Discount

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Disregard; dismiss

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Discriminating

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Able to see differences

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Disdain

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Scorn

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Disinclination

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A lack of inclination; reluctance

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Dismiss

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Put away from consideration; reject

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Disperse

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Scatter

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Disputatious

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Argumentative; fond of arguing

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Dissent

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Disagree

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Divergent

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Varying; going in different directions from the same point

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Document

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Provide written evidence

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Dogmatic

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Opinionated; arbitrary

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Duplicity

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Deliberate deceptiveness

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Eclectic

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Composed of elements drawn from diverse sources

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Egotism

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Excessive self-importance; conceit

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Elated

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Overjoyed; in high spirits

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Elegy

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Poem or song expressing grief

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Elusive

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Hard to grasp; tending to evade capture

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Embellish

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Adorn; ornament; add fictitious detail

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Emulate

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Imitate; strive to equal or excel

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Endorse

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Approve; support

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Enmity

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Ill will; hatred

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Ephemeral

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Short-lived; fleeting

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Equivocal

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Unclear in meaning; intentionally misleading

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Erroneous

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Mistaken

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Eulogy

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Expresion of praise

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Evanescent

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Fleeting; vanishing

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Exalt

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Raise in rank or dignity; praise

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Execute

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Put into effect; carry out

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Exemplary

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Serving as a model; outstanding

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Exemplify

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Serve as an example of

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Exhaustive

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Thorough; comprehensive

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Explicit

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Totally clear; definite

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Extol

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Praise; Glorify

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Extricate

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Free; disentangle

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Exuberane

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Joyful enthusiasm; overflowing abundance

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Facilitate

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Help bring about; make less difficult

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Fallow

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plowed but not sowed; uncultured

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Falter

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Hesitate

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Fanaticism

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Excessive enthusiasm; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

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Fastidious

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Difficult to please; very careful

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Feasible

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Practical

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Flagrant

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Conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous

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Furtive

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Sneaky; secretive

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Garrulous

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Talkative; wordy

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Glacial

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Very slowly; like a glacier; extremely cold

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Glutton

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Someone who eats and drinks excessively

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Gregarious

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Sociable

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Guile

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Deceit; willingness; cunning

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Gullible

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Easily deceived

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Hamper

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Obstruct; make more difficult

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Hardy

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Strong; sturdy

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Haughtiness

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Pride; arrogance

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Hedonist

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One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life

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Heresy

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Opinion contrary to popular belief

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Hierarchy

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Arrangement by rank or standing

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Homogeneous

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Composed of identical parts

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration; overstatement

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Hypocritical

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Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving

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Iconoclastic

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Attacking cherished traditions

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Ignominy

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Deep disgrace; shame or dishonor

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Illusory

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Deceptive; not real

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Immutable

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Unchangeable

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Impair

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Injure; hurt

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Impeccable

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Faultless; having no flaws

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Implement

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Put into affect

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Impudence

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Offensive boldness

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Inadvertent

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Unintentional; as a result of oversight; careless

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Incite

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Arouse to action

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Inclusive

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Tending to include all

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Incongruous

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Not fitting; absurd

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Inconsequential

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Insignificant; unimportant

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Incorrigible

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Not correctable

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Indifferent

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Unmoved; unconcerned by; mediocre

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Induce

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Persuade; bring about

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Ingenious

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Clever; resourceful

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Inherent

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Firmly established by nature or habit

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Innate

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Inborn

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Innocuous

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Harmless; unlikely to provoke strong emotion

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Innovation

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Change; introduction of something new

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Instigate

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Provoke; start; urge

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Insularity

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Narrowmindedness; isolation

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Integrity

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Uprightness; wholeness

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Intimidate

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Frighten; coerce or inhibit by threats

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Intrepid

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Fearless

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Ironic

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Unexpected and contrary in outcome

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Jocular

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Said or done in jest

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Lament

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Grieve; express sorrow

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Lavish

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Extravagant; wasteful

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Linger

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Loiter or doddle; continue or persist

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Listless

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Lacking in spirit or energy

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Lofty

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Very high

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Meander

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Wind or turn in its course

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Mercenary

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Interested in money or gain

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Meticulous

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Painstaking; excessively careful

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Miserly

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Stingy

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Mitigate

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Moderate in intensity

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Morose

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Ill humored; sad; gloomy

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Mosaic

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Picture made of colorful small inlaid tiles; something that resembles a mosaic

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Mundane

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Worldly as opposed to spiritual; every day; concerned with the commonplace

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Munificent

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Very generous

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Nefarious

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Very wicked

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Nonchalance

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Indifference; casual lack of concern

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Notoriety

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Ill fame (being known widely and unfavorably)

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Novelty

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Something new; newness

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Nurture

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Nourish; educate; foster

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Obliterate

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Destroy completely

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Oblivion

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Obscurity; forgetfulness

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Obscure

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Indistinct; not easily understood

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Obstinate

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Stubborn; hard to control or treat

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Ominous

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Threatening

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Opportunist

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One who sacrifices principles for gain by taking advantage of circumstances

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Opulence

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Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

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Orator

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Public speaker

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Ornate

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Excessively or elaborately decorated

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Pacifist

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One opposed to forced; antimilitarist

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Parody

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Humorous imitation; spoof; take off

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Partisan

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One sided; prejudice; committed to a party

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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