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Contrite

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Adj: expressing remorse

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Guffaw

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Noun: sudden loud laughter

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Redolent

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Adj: giving off odors

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Surreptitious

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Adj: secret, sneaky

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Jingoistic

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Adj: extremely patriotic

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Phlegmatic

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Adj: calm, imperturbable

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Contumacious

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Adj: stubborn

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Guileless

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Adj: frank, straightforward, honest

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Nonentity

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Adj: not famous

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Wistful

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Adj: showing regretful longing

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Sybarite

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Noun: a lover of luxury

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Gustatory

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Adj: concerned with the sense of taste

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Sycophant

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Noun: boot licker, flatterer

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Corpulent

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Adj: fat

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Jurisprudence

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Noun: philosophy of law

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