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Trite, tired, banal, ordinary, commonplace, hackneyed

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Not new

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Resilient, amenable, malleable

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Tractable or manageable

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Erratic, capricious

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Changeable, unpredictable

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Trivial, venial, negligible

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Minor, insignificant

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Pith, gist

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Theme

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Incipient, inchoate, fledging

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Beginning to grow but not fully developed

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Unsparing, caustic

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Harsh

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abjure, perjures

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to break oath

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bane, imprecation, anathema

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curse

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scathe, injure

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hurt (physical or sentimental)

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bombastic, pompous

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hhh

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superfluous, redundant, extraneous

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extra, unnecessary

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entail, evoke, effect

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to cause or cause to happen

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mettlesome, brawny

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,,

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bland, insipid, lukewarm, lackluster

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uninteresting, unexciting

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ambiguous, equivocal

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giving either this or that meaning

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orator, prolocutor

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spokesperson

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invert, undo

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reverse

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crux, gist, pith

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theme

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objective, empirical

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based on test or experiment

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squalor, indigent, penurious (very)

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poor

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feigned, cloak, sham

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pretended, not genuine

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absolve, amnesty

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pardon

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obsolete, outdated, dated, superannuated, antediluvian, anachronistic, archaic

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old and outdated

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deluge, a flood of, spate, plethora

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A large number or amount

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pat, shallow, glib

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without serious study or observation

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adjucator, arbitrator

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judge

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apostle, advocator

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strong supporter

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sanguine, roseate

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optimistic, cheerful

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jaundiced, wan

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not energetic

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pernicious, virulent, detrimental, deleterious, toxin

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harmful

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Crude, vulgar, ribald

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Not accepted by society

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Enfeeble, debilitate

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Weaken

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Considerable, substantial, plethora

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Large amount

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Coy, bashful

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Shy

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Enforce, execute

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Bring into effect

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Inflated, to blow, hyperbolic

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Exxagerated

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Competence, prowess

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Great skill

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Accede, acknowledge

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To accept

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Tranquil, serene, placid

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Calm, peaceful

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Vocal, vociferous

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Loud, forceful

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Angle, eyes

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Perspective

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Sham, insincere

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Pretended, not genuine

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Vigorous, entrenched

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Stong

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Convoluted, distort

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Complex, twisted

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Convened, congregate

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To gather

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Impartial, dispassionate, disinterested

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Unbiased

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Perceptible, conspicuous, patent

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Easy to see or notice

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Mitigate, ameliorate, meliorate, alleviate, palliate

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To reduce the degree of something negative

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Incessant, relentless, perpetual

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Continous

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Effect, evoke, entail

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Cause or cause to happen

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Saturnine, somber, grim

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Unhappy or serious

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Amenable, docile

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Manageable, tractable

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Recalcitrant, froward,unruly

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Unmanageable, intractable

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Checkered, dynamic, mercurial

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Fluctuating

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Falter, wax and wane

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Fluctuate

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Venerable, revered, estimable

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Deserving respect

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Arduous, taxing, demanding, exacting

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Very difficult requiring much time and effort

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Challenge/v/, question

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To have doubts

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Onset, outset, genesis

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Starting

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Salubrious, statutory

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Hygienic

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Miser, tightwad, parsimonious

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Excessively frugal

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Vivacious, impassioned, vigorous

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Very energetic

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Rampant, unchecked

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Uncontrollable

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Sophomoric, asinine, absurd

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Stupid, illogical

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Articulate, eloquent

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Clear at expression

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Steward, retrench

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To economize

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Scintilla, iota, modicum

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Small amount

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Frivolous, vain

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Useless, worthless

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Daring, leonine

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Very courageous

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Condone, overlook

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To promote something -ve by ignoring

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Foster, cultivate

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To promote

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Statutory, wholesome, salubrious

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Hygienic

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Refulgent, lustrous

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Shining very brightly

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Pertinacious, perseverent, dogged

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Persistent

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Assert,maintain

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To claim

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Enduring, abiding, indissoluble

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Longlasting

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Oracular, prophetic

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Indicating something will happen in the future

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Subjective, tendentious

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Biased

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Garner, solicit

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To get or receive

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Anomalous, aberrant

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Abnormal

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Pithy, terse

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Using less and effective words

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Parochial, insular, provincial

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Fig. M - having and showing narrow outlook or limited

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Rage, wrath

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Strong anger

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Furious, wrathful

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Very angry

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Adherence, espousal

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Strong support

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Disingenuous, devious

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Indirect and dishonest

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Repudiate, spurn, flout

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To reject

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Hail, exalt, tout ( publicize )

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Highly praise

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Fetter, manacle

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To restrict

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Proliferation, boom

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Rapid growth

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Choleric, curmudgeon

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Bad tempered

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limpid, lucid, pellucid

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clear, transparent

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wary, chary

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cautious

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commanding, domineering, overbearing, imperious

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not giving freedom

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rebuff, repel, repudiate, refute

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to reject

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apposite, pertinent, germane

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appropriate, relevant or apt

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belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious

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aggressive, willing to fight

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verdant, fecund

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green and rich with vegetation - fertility

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listless, lackadaisical

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lacking energy or enthusiasm

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accede, defer

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yield to another’s wishes, to agree

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Manumit, extricate, emancipate

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To set free

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Implore, cadge

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To beg

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Wax, recount

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To record

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Quagmire, morass, predicament

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Unpleasant situation

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Depose, oust

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To remove from position