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acclaimed

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praise enthusiastically and publicly

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accord

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to grant, to be in agreement

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Acute

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highly developed or keen, intense severe

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adament

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impervious to please, persuasion, requests or reason/ stubborn

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adept

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very skilled or proficient at something

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adhesive

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sticky

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admonish

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warn or reprimand firmly

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affiliate

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to attach or connect

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aggrandize

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increase, to make big

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aggregate

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to form a whole from pieces

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akin

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of similar character

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allege

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to claim that someone has done wrong

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aloof

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distant

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Altruism

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Selfless concern for others

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Ambiguous

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unclear

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ambivalent

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mixed feelings

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ameliorate

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make better

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amiable

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pleasant manner

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amorphous

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no specific shape

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androgynous

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indeterminate sex

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animosity

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strong hostility

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annex

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addition

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antagonistic

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purposefully malicious

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antipathy

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deep seeded feeling of dislike

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apprehension

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fear, anxiety

to grasp or understand

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arbitrary

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based on personal whim

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arid

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lacking interest

dry

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ascertain

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make sure of

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aspect

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feature

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assail

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to attack

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assent

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to agree

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assert

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state a fact

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assess

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evaluate

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austere

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strict

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astute

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clever

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auspicious

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favorable, promising

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abdicate

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to give up or give away (power)

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banal

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boring and obvisious

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barrage

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bombard

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bastion

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a fortification

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beligerent

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hostile aggresive

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bemoan

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discontent, sorrow

humorous

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benevolent

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charitable

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benign

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gentle not harmful

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bequest

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a legacy

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biast

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unfairly prejudice

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abhor

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hate

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Blithe

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Cheerful indifference

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bumbastic

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inflated

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brash

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rude

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brazien

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bold and without shame

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candid

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frank

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capricious

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sudden changes of mood

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chagrin

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distressed or humiliated at failing

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chasm

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profound difference between people

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coalisce

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forming one whole

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coerce

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to persuade by force

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commodity

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useful or valuable

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comprehensive

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complete

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condescending

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showing a feeling of superiority

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condone

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permit wrongful behavior

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confer

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grant or bestow

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conform

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to comply

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confound

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surprise of confusion

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congenial

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pleasant because of qualities

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conniving

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conspiring to do something illegal

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consenses

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general agreement

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conspitious

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standing out

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contrite

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expressing remorse

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controversal

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disagreeing matter

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convensional

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in accord with general belief

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cordial

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warm and friendlly

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credible

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able to be believed, convincing

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creed

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a faith

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deft

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neatly skillful, agile

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dejection

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low spirits

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deviate

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to part from an established course

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disavow

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deny support

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dispell

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make disappear

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disparage

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little worth

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docile

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submissive

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dubious

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hesitating or doubting

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egotist

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self obsorbed

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egress

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to become visible

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elegy

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poem of serious reflection

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eloquent

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fluent in speaking

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embryonic

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beginning stages

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enigma

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puzzling

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ephemeral

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lasting for a brief time

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epitome

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perfect example

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equity

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impartial

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esoteric

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intended to be understood by those with special knowledge

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euphemism

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mild substitution for a harsh word

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feign

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to pretend

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fickle

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changing constantly

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flaccid

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lacking force or effetiveness

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flotsam

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rejected and disregarded

wreckage of ship floating on water

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fluctuate

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rise and fall

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foolhardy

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recklessly bold or rash

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truculent

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Aggressively defiant

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Curator

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Keeper of a museum

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Genial

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friendly and cheerful

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germane

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relevant

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glean

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extract

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haphazard

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lacking obvious organization

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extol

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exalt

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facet

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one side of something many sided

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fallacy

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mistaken belief

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fallow

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uncultivated (land)

unsown

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refute

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To argue against

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feisty

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lively, determined, courageous

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haughty

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attractive person

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ignoble

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not honorable

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imaculate

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perfectly clean

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impasse

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no progress is possible

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incisive

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clear thinking

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ingress

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an entarnce

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insipid

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lacking flavor

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inundate

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overwhelmed

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