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DELUGE

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Flood of water, anything that overwhelms like a flood; to overwhelm

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DISQUIETUDES

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Causing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing

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Dissension

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Disagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude

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EMBARK

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To begin, to venture into, to involve oneself

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FALLACIOUS

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Containing a fallacy, deceptive, logically unsound

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FLOURISH

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To thrive, to grow well

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INEFFECTUAL

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Having an adequate effect

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INTRIGUING

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Arousing curiosity or interest

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MOTIVE

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Something that causes a person to act in a certain way, incentive

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OBLIVION

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State of being forgotten; total forgetfulness

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PRECARIOUS

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Dangerous, risky, not situation

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PRECEDENT

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An act or decision that serves as a guide for subsequent decisions

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RECONCILE

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To reestablish friendship, to resolve a dispute

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REDRESS

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The setting right of what is wrong; relief from injury or wrong

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REFUTE

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To disprove, to show as erroneous

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RESOLUTE

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Characterized by a decided purpose

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TOTTER

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To stagger as if about to fall

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PREPOSSESSING

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Pleasing or creating a favorable impression

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VIRTUOUS

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Having excelling morals; righteous

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ASSERT

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To state w assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm;