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Lavish

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Extravagant, rich

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Corpulence

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fat, portly

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Practicality

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usefulness,pragmatic

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Therapeutic

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healing, salutary

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Cerebral

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related to the brain, or related to intellectual

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Undermine

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sabotage

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Debacles

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fiasco, disaster, ruin

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Dispersion

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scattering, distribution, spread

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Thwart

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frustrate, contravene, impede

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Harangue

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rant, tirade

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Intemperate

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immoderate, excessive, overweening, outrageous

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Radical

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revolutionary, seditious, rebellious

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Concillatory

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appeasing, pacifying, assuaging, mollifying, mitigating

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Indulgent

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permissive, tolerant

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Robust

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strong, vigorous

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Prompt

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immediate, willing, direct, expeditious

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Imperious

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bossy, officious, dogmatic

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Inscrutable

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cryptic, mysterious, obscure

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Convivial

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jovial, friendly, gregarious, amicable

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Histrionic

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dramatic, overly demonstrative, overacting

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Solicitous

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anxious, concerned, attentive, enthusiastic (expressing alacrity)

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Insular

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detached, isolated, alone

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Autonomy

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independence

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Disavow

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disclaim, deny

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Liberality

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generosity, philanthropy, altruism

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Earthly

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worldly (of the earth, NOT cosmopolitan), coarse, unrefined

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Cloying

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sickeningly sweet

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Succulent

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juicy

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Acrid

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bitter, pungent, caustic, acrimonious

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Predilection

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natural inclination, knack, affinity for

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Bereavement

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grief, sorrow, mourning

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Solicitous

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anxious, uneasy

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Reticent

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reserved, quiet, (also modest, diffident, demure, humble)

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Impervious

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cannot be penetrated, callous, insensitive

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Pejorative

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belittling, disapproval, scornful, disrespectful

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Edify

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instruct or improve

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Embolden

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give sb. courage or confidence

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Nominal

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in name only, puppet

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Simplistic

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portraying something as much less complicated than it actually is

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Interdisciplinary

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of or relating to more than one branch of knowledge

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Economical

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careful to avoid waste

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Voluble

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tending to talk a lot, loquacious

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Penitent

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remorseful, compunctious, expressing remorse due to guilt

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Presumptuous

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failing to observe the limits of what is permitted

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Tenacious

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assiduous, sedulous, steadfast, keeping a firm hold on something

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Proliferation

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increase rapidly in numbers

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Squalid

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extremely dirty and unpleasant

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Volatile

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explosive, subject to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

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Cataclysmic

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used to emphasize the extent of something bad or unwelcome

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Incontrovertibly

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not able to be denied or disputed

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Apologist

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a person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial

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Sojourn

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a temporary stay

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Protege

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somebody who is guided and supported by somebody older and more experienced

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Magnate

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a wealthy and influential person

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Raconteur

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a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful way

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Prevaricate

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to lie or act in an evasive way

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Contentious

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likely to cause an argument

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Malignant

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infectious

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Inexact

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not correct

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Sinuous

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having many curves and turns

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Succinct

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briefly and clearly expressed

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Ludicrous

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so foolish as to be amusing

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Deleterious

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causing harm or damage

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Laud

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praise highly

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Propound

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to offer for consideration

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Eschew

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avoid, elude

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Amorphous

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without shape or form

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Indelible

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not able to be forgotten or removed

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Innocuous

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harmless, innocent

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Capricious

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given to sudden changes in mood or behavior

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Beneficence

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generous

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Partisanship

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prejudice in favor of a particular cause

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Magnanimity

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generous, unselfish

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Jingoism

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extreme patriotism, chauvinism

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Stipulate

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demand or specify, usually as part of an agreement

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Surmise

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guess without evidence

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Elicit

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evoke or draw out

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Enshrine

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protect

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Affable

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friendly, sociable, gregarious, amiable

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Acrimonious

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sharp or severe, pungent, sharp, acrid

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Amiable

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friendly

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Chagrin

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distress or embarrassment

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Windfall

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a piece of unexpected good fortune

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Harbinger

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herald, forerunner

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Boon

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helpful or beneficial

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Unsubstantiated

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not supported or proven by evidence

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Marginalize

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treat as insignificant

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Facile

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easy, adept, done without much effort

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Beleaguer

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beset with difficulties

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Equestrian

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relating to horse riding

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Abstemious

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to refrain from doing something, eschew

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Innocuous

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harmless, innocent, jejune

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Perfunctory

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cursory, carried out with minimal effort

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Bohemian

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unconventional

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Ebullient

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cheerful and full of energy

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Effusive

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expressing gratitude

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Loquacious

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talkative, garrulous, voluble

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Garrulous

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exessive talking

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Melodic

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pleasant sounding

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Fractious

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irritable, annoying

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Conundrum

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a confusing or difficult problem

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Castigate

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reprimand severely

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Enumerate

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to list individually

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Appraisal

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the act of assessing something

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Laconic

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of few words, concise, succinct

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Cohesion

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forming a united whole

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Implacable

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unforgiving, un-mollifiable

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Influx

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arrival or entry of a large number of people or things

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Instigate

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bring about or initiate

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Abeyance

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suspension, inactivity

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Diminution

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reduction in size or importance of something

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Dearth

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a scarcity or lack of something

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Expedient

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suitable, quick and easy

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Happenstance

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coincidence

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Bane

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cause of great distress

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Fortitude

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courage in pain

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Narcissist

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egocentric, self-centered

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Adversary

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opponent in a contest or dispute

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Fastidious

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meticulous

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Tractable

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easy to control

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Finicky

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fussy about one’s needs or requirements, (also meticulous)

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Gregarious

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fond of company, sociable

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Stolid

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apathetic, unemotional, indifferent

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