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Altruism

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Unselfish interest in the welfare of others

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Arbitrary

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Not planned or chosen for a particular reason

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Introspection

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The act or process of self-examination

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Malaise

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Feeling of discomfort in the body

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Preemptory

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Putting an end to all debate or action

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Quail

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To lose heart in the face of difficulty or danger

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Sacrilegious

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A violation of somethings consecrated to God

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Solicitous

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Expressing care or concern

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Urbane

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Polished In a smooth manner

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Verbose

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Containing more words than necessary

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Apocryphal

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Of doubtful authority or authenticity

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Caprice

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A tendency to change ones mind

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Censure

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The act of blaming

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Ephemeral

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Lasting only one day

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Harbinger

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A forerunner, s precusor

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Insinuate

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To imply in a subtle or devious way

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Microcosm

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A little world

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Primeval

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Of o relating to the earliest ages

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Sporadic

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Appearing or happening at irregular intervals

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Uncouth

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Unrefined in appearance

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Caveat

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A warning or caution

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Convivial

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Relating to, occupied with

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Demure

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Characterized by shyness

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Foster

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To promote growth or development of something

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Glean

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To gather slowly

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Itinerant

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Passing of traveling about a country, going from place to place

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Morose

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Gloomy or sullen, as in a person or mood

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Paltry

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Trivial, meager, measly, worthless

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Sophomoric

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Conceited and overconfident of knowledge

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Vapid

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Lacking life and spirt, flavorless, flat

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Adept

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Very skilled

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Appreciable

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Sufficient to be easily perceived, noticed

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Callow

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Immature

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Exemplar

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One that is worthy to be copied or imitated

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Maelstrom

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Violent whirlpool sucking in objects

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Mollify

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To soothe or calm in temper or disposition

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Preternatural

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Existing outside of nature, differing from the natural

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Succor

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Aid, help, assistance

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Supine

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Lying on back

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Voluptuary

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A person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of luxury and pleasure

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Adage

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An old saying

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Apprise

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To give notice, to inform

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Chasm

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A deep hole

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Contrition

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Sincere penitence or remorse for having done wrong

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Explicate

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To unfold the meaning or sense of, to explain

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Fortitude

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Mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, danger

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Pragmatic

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Practical point of view

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Prescience

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Knowledge of things before they exist or hapoen

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Surly

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Rude

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Voracity

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To consume great amounts of food

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Divest

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To take away from a person

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Fecund

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Fruitful in offspring or vegetatio

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Insuperable

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Incapable of being passed over

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Interlope

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To intrude or interfere wrongly

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Myriad

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Consisting of very great

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Onerous

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Troublesome

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Panacea

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A cure-all

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Precocious

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Exceptionally early or mature in development

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Querulous

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Apt to find fault, complaing

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Rue

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To feel regret, remose,, or penitence for

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Assail

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To attack violently with blows or words

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Capitulate

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To surrender unconditionally or on agreed upon terms

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Circumspect

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Attentive to all the circumstances of a case or the probable consequences of an action

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Clamber

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To climb using both hands and feet, climb with effort or difficulty

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Heterogeneous

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Composed of dissimilar elements, parts, or ingredients

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Malcontent

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Discontented, uneasy , dissatisfied

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Obsequious

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Obedient or attentive to a fawning

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Quintessence

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The pure and concentrated essence of something

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Tulelage

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The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding

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Visage

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The face, contenance, or look of a person or animal

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Affable

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Pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to

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Alacrity

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Cheerful readiness, promptness

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Craven

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Lacking the least bit of courage

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Ineffectual

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Not producing the proper effect

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Meander

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To follow a winding or intricate course

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Nuance

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A subtle distinction or variation

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Null

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Having no legal or binding force

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Patrician

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A member of one of the ordinal citizen families of Ancient Rome

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Placate

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To ease the anger or agitation of, to calm

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Repartee

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a quick and witty reply

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Abyssal

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Impossible to comprehend

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Commodious

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Spacious

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Didactic

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Designed or intended to teach

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Enthrall

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To hold temporarily

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Hallmark

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A distinguishing characteristic, trait, or feature

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Hew

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To strike with citing blows

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Inexorable

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Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer

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Jeopardize

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To expose to danger or risk

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Ponderous

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Of very great weight

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Propitiate

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To render favorably inclined, to appease

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Acquiesce

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To accept, comply, or submit passively

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Expunge

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To skrike out, erase, or mark for deletion

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Genteel

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Affected my proper or refined

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Hackneyed

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Lacking in freshnes

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Impunity

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Exemption of freedom from punishment

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Incipient

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Beginning to come into being or become apparent

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Irascible

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Easily provoked to anger

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Pecuniary

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Pertaining to, consisting of, or measured

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Pertinacious

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Adhering resolutely to an opinion or purpose

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Slipshod

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Careless, shabby, sloppy

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