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Whimsical

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playfully quaint

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Wile

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devious or cunning, artifice

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Winnow

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cull, shift through, separate

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Worldly-wise

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cosmopolitan, sophisticated

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Xenophobic

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fear of strangers/different beliefs

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Zealot

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fanatic, devotee, extremist

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Zenith

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summit, vertex, peak

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Vindicate

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acquit, exonerate, exculpate

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Vindictive

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vengeful, revengeful, retaliatory

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Virago

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shrew, nagging woman

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Virtuoso

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expert, masterful

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Virulent

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poisonous, hostile, malicious

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Vitriolic

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acrimonious, bitter, virulent

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Vituperation

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scolding, shame, disgrace

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Vociferous

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uproarious, shouting, bellowing

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Vogue

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fashion, style

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Voluminous

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large, spacious

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Waiver

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forgo, relinquish

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Wanton

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malicious, spiteful, cruel

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Ungainly

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awkward, clumsy

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Unpalatable

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unsavory, unpleasant, objectionable

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Untenable

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refutable, flawed, faulty

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Urbane

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sophisticated, suave, refined

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Usurp

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seize, expropriate

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Utopian

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dreamer, visionary, romanticist

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Vacillate

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indecisive, oscillate, tergiversate

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Vacous

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vapid, inane, brainless

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Vanguard

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groundbreakers, forefront, cutting-edge

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Vapid

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insipid, jejune, dull

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Venal

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corruptible, open to bribery, avarice

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Venerable

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respected, esteemed

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Verbatim

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word for word

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Verdant

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lush green

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Vernacular

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colloquial, commonplace, informal

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Torpid

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inactive, supine

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Traduce

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malign, impugn, defame

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Translucent

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lucent, comprehensible, diaphanous, semi-transparent

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Tremulous

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trembling, timorous, cowardly

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Trenchant

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caustic, pungent, acrid

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Truculent

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fierce, cruel, ferocious

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Turgid

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swollen, enlarged, bombastic

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Turpitude

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corruption, profligacy

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Umbrage

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offense, displeasure, vexation

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Unanimity

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accord, agreement

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Unassuming

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modest, diffident, demure

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Undulate

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rise and fall, swell, heave

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Unequivocal

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clear, undeniable, irrefutable

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Unfeeling

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insensate, callous, insensitive

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Stolid

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unemotional, impassive

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Tantalize

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entice, allure, inveigle, tempt

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Tawdry

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meretricious, showy, flashy

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Tempest

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violent storm, turmoil

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Temporize

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procrastinate, dilatory, dalliance

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Tenet

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belief, conviction, position

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Tinsel

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ostentation, showy, garish

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Tirade

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diatribe, bitter harangue, curse

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Relegate

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consign, impute, put down to, dismiss

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Remedial

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corrective, restoring, mending

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Remonstrate

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protest

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Reputable

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honest, trustworthy

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Resuscitate

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revive, restore to life

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Retrenchment

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reduction, economize

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Rhapsodic

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thrilled, elated

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Ribald

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vulgar, salacious

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Rue

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regret bitterly

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Ruminate

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contemplate, meditate

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Sacrosanct

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hallowed, sacred

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Sagacious

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wise, sapient

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Salubrious

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curative, therapeutic, salutary

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Sanguine

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red, ruddy, buoyant, optimistic

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Sedulous

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tenacious, assiduous, diligent

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Seditious

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dissentious, defiant, rebellious

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Satire

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parody, lampoon, mock

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Servility

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obseqiousness, docility, toadyism

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Mimetic

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practicing imitation or mimicry

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Miscreant

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criminal, corrupt, wicked, nefarious

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Miserly

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stingy, penurious, parsimonious

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Mitigate

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alleviate, abate, placate, assuage

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Modicum

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pittance, smidgen, small amount

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Mordant

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caustic, acrimonious, bitter, astringent

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Morose

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sullen, saturnine, somber

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Motley

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discordant grouping

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Mountebank

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charlatan, swindler, impostor

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Multifarious

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varied, diverse, myriad, variegated, eclectic

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Mundane

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dull, boring, banal, prosaic

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Munificent

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generous, philanthropic, plenteous

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Mutable

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flexible, permutable, changeable

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Myopic

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short-sighted, narrow-minded, chauvinistic, jingoistic

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Narcissistic

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egocentric, self-centered, conceited

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Narcotic

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soporific, opiate, somnolent

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Nascent

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beginning, incipient, embryonic

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Nebulous

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obscure, hazy, shapeless

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Nefarious

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wicked, virulent, perfidious

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Nettle

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irritate, annoy, provoke

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Milieu

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environment, life conditions

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Millstone

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load, burden, onus

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Morbid

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somber, morose, despondent, depressed

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Machiavellian

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cunning, devious, wily, sly

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Maelstrom

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confusion, chaos

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Magnanimous

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benevolent, munificent, forgiving

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