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Accent

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To emphasize;

Distinctive manner of pronunciation

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Abolish

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To do away with;

To put an end to

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Acquiesce

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To agree;
To accept;
To give in

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Aesthetic

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Relating to beauty and art

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Affirmation

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Statement of validation or confirmation;

A positive assertion

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Ambivalence

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Undecided;

Having mixed emotions about something

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Ambulatory

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Able to walk

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Anchor

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To hold in place

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Anecdote

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Short story of an interesting or amusing event

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Arrogant

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Overly convinced of one’s own importance or superiority

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Articulate

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Able to speak well;
Precisely defined;
Intelligible

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Assess

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To estimate the value of something;

To measure

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Authoritarian

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Against individual freedom;

Favoring absolute obedience

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Biased

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Not neutral;
Prejudiced;
Leaning to one side

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Bizarre

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Strikingly unconventional;
Odd;
Eccentric

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Blunder

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To make a stupid mistake;

To move unsteadily

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Complacent

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Self- satisfied;

Unconcerned

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Comprehensive

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Of a large scope;
All encompassing;
Including all

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Condescend

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To talk down to;

To patronize

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Confide

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To tell someone a secret

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Conspicuous

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Easily noticed;

Obvious

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Contaminate

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To make impure or corrupt by contact or association

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Contemporary

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Living or existing at the same time

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Corroborate

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To support with evidence;

To confirm

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Corrugated

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Formed into wrinkles, folds, or grooves

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Corrupt

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Immoral;
Dishonest;
Contaminated

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Credulous

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Believing;

Gullible

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Denounce

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To speak out against;

To condemn

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Disentangle

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To free;

To clear up or resolve

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Disparity

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Inequality; difference; incongruity

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Diverse

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Varied;
Distinct;
Differing from one another;
Heterogenous

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Eloquent

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Fluent and graceful in speech;

Articulate

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Elusive

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Hard to catch;

Evasive

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Emulate

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To try to equal or excel;

Especially through imitation

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Endorse

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To approve;

To sanction

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Enduring

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Lasting;
Durable;
Chronic;
Unresolved;
Persistant
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Evacuated

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To empty;
To vacate;
To remove residents from a place

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Exclude

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To eject;
To shut out from membership;
To bar

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Exemplary

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Outstanding;

Setting a good example

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Exemplify

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To serve as an example of

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Exhaustive

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Thorough;
Complete;
Comprehensive

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Expedite

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To hasten;
To speed up;
To remove impediments

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Expendable

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Not needed after having been used;

Disposable

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Expenditure

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Expense;

That which is consumed, used up

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Extraneous

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Irrelevant;
Extra;
Unnecessary;
Unimportant;
Foreign
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Facilitate

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To make easier

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Fanatic

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One who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea

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Fertile

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Productive or fruitful

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Flagerant

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Conspicuously bad;

Outrageously noticeable

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Fraudulent

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Using deceit or trickery

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Fruitful

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Productive;

Successful

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Fundamental

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Essential;
Basic;
Original

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Futile

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Hopeless;
Ineffective;
Useless

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Grave

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Serious

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Gullible

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Easily cheated or deceived;

Ingenuous

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Heed

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To listen to;

To give careful attention to

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Hideous

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Disgusting;
Foul;
Revolting;
Grisly

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Hilarity

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A state of merriment or high enjoyment;

Boisterous fun

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Hypothetical

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Theoretical;

For the sake of argument

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Immune

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Exempt;

Resistant to disease

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Inadvertent

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Accidental;
Unintentional;
Not duly attentive;
Heedless

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Incessant

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Unceasing;

Never ending

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Incoherent

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Without logical connection;
Disjointed;
Rambling

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Indifferent

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Not caring one way or another;

Lacking preference

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Inevitable

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Unavoidable;

Bound to happen

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Infer

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Conclude from evidence;
Deduce;
Guess;
Surmise

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Innate

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Inborn;
Inherited;
Intrinsic

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Innocuous

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Inoffensive;

Harmless

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Innovate

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To introduce something new;

To create

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Ironic

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Satiric;
Unexpected;
Using words to say opposite of what is meant

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Irrational

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Not based on reason;

Not capable of reason

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Jovial

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Characterized by hearty, joyous humor

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Lenient

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Gently tolerant;
Permissive;
Indulgent;
Forbearing

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Marred

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Damaged;
Injured;
Imperfect;
Impaired;
Spoiled
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Mobile

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Movable;

Adaptable

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Neutral

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Unbiased;
Not taking sides;
Objective

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Novel

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New;
Unusual;
Fresh

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Opaque

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Not allowing light to pass;

Not transparant

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Orthodox

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Standard;
Commonly accepted;
Conventional;
Customary

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Peripheral

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On the edge;
External;
Surrounding;
Unimportant

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Phenomenon

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An observable fact or occurrence;

An extraordinary person or thing

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Pivotal

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Important;

Crucial

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Preclude

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To prevent;
To make impossible;
To bar

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Predecessor

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One who previously held a position;

One who came before

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Predicament

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Unpleasantly difficult or dangerous situation

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Premature

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Happening before the proper time

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Premeditated

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Planned or considered in advance

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Provocative

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Exciting;
Attracting attention;
Irritating;
Evocative;
Stimulating
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Rejuvenate

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To restore to a youthful vigor or youthful appearance

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Relevant

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Important;
Pertinent;
Material;
Applicable

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Remorse

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Deep and painful regret for a wrong-doing;

Contrition

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Renounce

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To give up;
Refuse;
Resign

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Repudiate

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To refuse to have anything to do with;

Disown

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Scrutinize

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To examine very closely

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Solemn

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Serious;
Grave;
Somber;
Gloomy;
Formal;
Ceremonies
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Solicit

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To ask for;
To seek;
To extract;
To beg;
To tempt or lure
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Solitude

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The state of being alone;
Seclusion;
Isolation

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Specify

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To mention or name explicitly

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Stanza

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A section of a poem

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Subtle

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Not obvious;
Delicate;
Difficult to distinguish or understand

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Summary

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A concise statement of main points

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Summon

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Call together;

Send for

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Tentative

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Not fully worked out or developed;

Uncertain

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Trivial

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Of little importance/significance;
Ordinary;
Commonplace;
Trite

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Turbulence

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State of unrest or disturbance;

Atmospheric agitation

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Uniform

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Always the same;
Unchanging; 
Unvarying;
Consistent;
Regular
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Universal

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Something which includes or covers everything;

Present everywhere

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Unprecedented

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Having no previous answer or precedent

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Valid

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Well-grounded;
Sound;
Supportable;
Producing desired result

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Viable

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Capable of surviving or growing;

Practical and workable

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Virtue

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The quality of moral excellence;
Righteousness;
Goodness

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Vital

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Necessary to continuation of life;
Full of life;
Energetic

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Willful

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Governed by will without regard to reason;
Intentional;
Stubborn

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Zany

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Given to outrageous behavior;
Bizarre;
Absurd

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