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1
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Noxious

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Harmful

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Trope

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Figure of Speech

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Remiss

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Negligent

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Adamant

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Unyielding; uncompromising

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Tempestuous

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Having strong emotions

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Spuriously

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In a way that is false or counterfeit

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence

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Meek

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Timid

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Snide; derogative

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Insulting

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Affable

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Friendly

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Parochial

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Narrow; provincial

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Browbeaten

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Bullied

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Wanton

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Merciless, cruel

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14
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Inanities

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Bedeutungslosigkeiten

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Saw

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Saying

E.g. Haste makes waste

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Maxim

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A general truth, fundamental principle, rule of conduct

E.g. A watched pot never boila

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Proverbs

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A brief popular epigram or maxim

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Aphorism

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A concise statement of principle; a terse formulation of truth
E.g. Less is more

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19
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Attenuate

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Diminish, reduce

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20
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To blunt

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Take away sharpness

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21
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Incapacitate

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Disable

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Elude

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Avoid, escape

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23
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Traverse

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Deny formally
To travel
Cut across something

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To paralyse

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Make immobile, powerless

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Facile

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Superficial knowledge

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Machinate

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Engage in plots; scheme

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27
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Schmoozing

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Talk intimately and cosy, gossip

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Hobnobbing

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Mix socially, especially with those of perceived higher status

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Muckraking

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The action of searching out and publicising scandal about famous people

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30
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Scheming

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Devious; given to or involved in making secret and underhand plans

31
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Languish

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Being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation;

Lose lack of vitality , grow weak

32
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Crony

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A close friend; companion

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Chum

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Close friend

34
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Adversary

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Ones opponent in a contest, conflict, dispute

35
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Retort

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Say something In answer to a remark, typically in sharp, witty manner;
Repay (an insult or injury)

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Refuge

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The state of being safe and or sheltered from pursuit, danger, difficulty

37
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Jester

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A professional joker at medieval court

38
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Gadfly

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A fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, botfly

39
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Verge

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An edge or border, an extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen

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Scabrous

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Rough and covered with scabs;

Indecent, salacious

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Hilarity

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Extreme amusement, especially when expressed by laughter

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Aphasia

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Inability to understand or produce speech, as a result of brain damage

43
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Paronomasia

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A play on words; a pun

44
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Earmarked

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Designate for particular purpose; mark the ear of a domestically animal as a sign of ownership or identity

45
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Encumbered

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Restrict or impede in such a way that free action or movement is difficult

46
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Petulant

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Whining irritably

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Sullen

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Depressed, withdrawn

48
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Truculent

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Aggressively assertive; eager or quick to argue, fight

49
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Bravado

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Bravery, toughness

50
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Histrionics

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Deliberate display of emotion for effect; overly theatrical

51
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Flippancy

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Sauciness, sarcasm

52
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Petulance

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Whininess

53
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Improvident

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Unwise

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Ineluctable

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Unavoidable

55
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Fecund

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Lush, fertile

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Vaunted

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Praised excessively

57
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Adept

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Skilled, well- adapted

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Bereft

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Deprived of, lacking

59
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Ingenuous

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Free from restraint or innocent

60
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Siphon

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Convey, draw off, empty

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Expunge

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Strike out, obliterate

62
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Loath

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Unwilling, averse

63
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Lacerated

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Covered in cuts (as in injuries)

64
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Oblique

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Straightforward, direct

65
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Pronounced- conspicuous

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Obvious

66
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Temerity

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Boldness, rashness

67
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Contrition

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Remorse, penitence

68
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Perspicacious

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Showing keen perception or judgement

Scharfsinnig

69
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Ignominious

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Humiliating

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Harrowing

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Terrifying, disturbing

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Gainsaid

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Contradicted, denied

72
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Tainted

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Contaminated with negative quality

73
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Peril

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Danger

74
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Switchback

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A road a path, railway with alternate sharp ascents and descents

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