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Pique

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To feel resentment

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Serendipity

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The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident

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Churlish

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A rude, surly person

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Eclectic

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Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources

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Belligerent

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Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive

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Insolent

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Disrespectfully arrogant; impertinent; rude

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Spurious

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Lacking authenticity; fake

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Nebulous

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  1. Cloudy, misty or hazy

2. Lacking definite form or limits; vague

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Convoluted

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Unnecessary complicated

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Glib

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Lighthearted; showing little concern

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Chivalry

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The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women

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Erudite

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Deep wide learning

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Memento

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A reminder of the past; a keepsake

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Poignant

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Profoundly moving; touching

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Pigeonhole

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A specific, often oversimplified category; stereotype

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Camaraderie

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Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends

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Plausible

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Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible

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Etymology

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The study or origin of a word

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Replete

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Abundantly supplied; abounding

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Vindicated

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To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof

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Coalesce

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To come together to form a whole

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Deviant

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Differing from a norm or form the accepted standards of society

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Taboo

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A ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

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Equestrian

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Of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders

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Suffice

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To meet present needs or requirements; be sufficient

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Circuitous

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Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course

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Parch

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Desiccated; dried out

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Bloviate

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Excessively talking about yourself vainly; pompously

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Anachronism

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Out of chronological order

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Demagogue

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A leader that has an emotional connection of hate with the crowd

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Dogma

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Teachings of morality of faith

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Reprehensible

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Blameworthy

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Enfranchise

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Endowed with the right of a citizen

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Noxious

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Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant

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Placid

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Calm

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Talisman

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Good luck charm

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Knotty

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Complicated

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Fetter

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To restrict the freedom of

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Gait

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Manner of walking

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Palpitate

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To pulsate

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Oenophile

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Person who enjoys wines

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Pessimistic

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Person who sees things as gloomy

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Plaintive

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Express sorrow

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Languid

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Indifferent

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Contemplative

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Devoted to

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Frugal

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Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources

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Magnanimous

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Courageously noble in mind and heart

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Discernment

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The act or process of exhibiting keen insight and good judgment

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Candor

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Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness

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Incessant

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Continuing without interruption

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Contemplative

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To be thinking something over

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Languid

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Lazy; slow

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Plaintive

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Expressing sorrow

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Lackadaisical

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Unconcerned attitude; lacking spirit

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Culpable

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Guilty