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acquiesce

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accepting something reluctantly but without protest

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abrogate

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repeal or due away with

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adulation

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obsequious flattering, excessive admiration or praise

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affectation

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behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress

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altercation

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noisy argument or disagreement

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altruistic

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showing selfless concern for others

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ameliorate

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make something better that was bad

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anomaly

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something that deviates from what is standard

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arduous

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involving strenuous effort, difficult or tiring

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auspicious

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conductive to success, favorable

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banal

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lacking in originality, boring

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bane

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cause of great distress or annoyance

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beleaguered

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beset with difficulties

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bellicose

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demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

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choleric

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bad tempered or irritable

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clandestine

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keep secret or done secretly

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cogitation

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action of thinking deeply about something

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congenital

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present from birth (especially a physically abnormality or disease)

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consummate

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make perfect

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contemptuous

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showing that something is beneath you or worthless

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convivial

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friendly, lively, enjoyable

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culpable

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deserving blame

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debacle

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a sudden failure, a fiasco

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defray

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provide money to pay

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desecrate

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treat with violent disrespect

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didactic

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intended to teach

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diffident

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modest or shy because lacking self-confidence

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digress

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stray from the main subject in writing or talking

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duplicity

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deceitfulness, double-dealing

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egregious

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outstandingly bad

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enervate

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cause (someone) to feel drain of energy

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enigma

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a person or thing that is mysterious

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equivocal

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open to more than one interpretation

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