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conviction

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declare guilty

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hyperbole

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exaggeration

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precipice

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cliff face

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adulation

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great admiration/praise

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adroit

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skilled

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insipid

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lacking flavour/flavourless

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unfettered

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unrestrained; unchained; unrestricted

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ubiquitous

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found everywhere

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impeccable

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flawless/perfect

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impressionable

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easily influenced due to lack of critical ability; susceptible; malleable

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preface

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introduction

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maneuver

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move skilfully and carefully

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contrivance

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device; scheme; plan; the use of skill of cresting sth

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abominable

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loathsome; unpleasant

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crude

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raw; natural state; simple; vulgar

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malignant

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virulent; cancerous; spiteful; malevolent

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competent

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capable

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inalienable

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unable to be taken away from

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untimely

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badly-timed; premature

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prodigal

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wasteful; generous; abundant

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incorrigible

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not able to be corrected/improved; incurable; hardened

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placid

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even-tempered; quiet; calm

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acolyte

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assistant

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beatific

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blissfully happy

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slovenly

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messy, dirty; careless

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mercenary

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money oriented; hired; greedy

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despot

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tyrant; ruler who holds absolute power

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jingoist

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extremely patriotic; love for ur own country

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amity

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friendly relationship

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vehement

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showing strong feelings; emotional

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malefactor

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wrongdoer; criminal

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supercilious

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arrogant; conceited

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emaciated

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abnormally thin/weak

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hapless

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unfortunate

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eulogy

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accolade; expression form of high praise for someone

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accolade

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high praise for someone

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omniscient

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knowing everything

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repress

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suppress; restrain; stop

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transgress

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misbehave; err; do wrong

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congenital

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inborn; natural

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impediment

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obstacle; defect

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succinct

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brief; curt; concise

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wharf

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dock

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convoluted

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complex and difficult to follow

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veto

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rejection

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redundant

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not required anymore; no longer needed; superfluous; extra

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austere

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severe; stern; cold; plain; simple

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lampoon

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satirize; mock; be sarcastic

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trepidation

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fear

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censure

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condemnation; blame; criticize

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fallacy

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misconception; misbelief

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epochal

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era; period of time

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obsequious

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servile; willingness to serve others; fawning over

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aspiration

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hope/ambition

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coalesce

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merge/unite

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eloquent

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fluent/persuasive in writing/speech; expressive

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frank

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honest; open

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renown

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fame

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incisive

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sharp; astute

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meander

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follow a winding course; stroll

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satire

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mock; be sarcastic; play or novel that uses sarcasm => parody

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parched

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dried out with heat

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tiresome

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causing someone to feel bored/annnoyed

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abrasive

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rubbing away; grinding; polishing

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abridge

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shorten

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antiquated

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old-fashioned; obsolete

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antithesis

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direct opposite of; reverse

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cajole

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coax; persuade

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calculated

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deliberately planned; likely

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cynic

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someone who is skeptical/distrustful; doubter

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disputatious

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argumentative

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daunt

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intimidate; frighten

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dissent

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disagree

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ethereal

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light/heavenly; delicate; lovely

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frivolous

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not having serious purpose/value; flippant; glib; shallow; inane

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euphonious

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pleasing in sound

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frugality

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the quality of being economical with money or food; carefulness; thriftiness

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lgnomity

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deep disgrace/shame

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illict

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illegal

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indomitable

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impossible to defeat; unformidable

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mitigate

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appease; moderate; make less severe; abate

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indubitable

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unquestionable; unarguable; impossible to doubt

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misnomer

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wronger name; inaccurate name

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paragon

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model of perfection

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parochial

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narrow in outlook; limited; related to a church parish

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predilection

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preference; liking; fondness

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rectify

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set sth right; correct

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sequester

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isolate; seclude

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predecessor

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former occupant of a post; precursor

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relegate

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consign; go down a position; degrade

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sustain

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experience; support mentally/physically; encourage

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serenity

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calmness

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swindler

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cheat

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substantiate

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prove sth (evidence) ; support; vindicate; back up

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subvert

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destabilize; corrupt; overthrow

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terrestrial

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relating to the earth

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traverse

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travel across/through; cross

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extrapolate

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estimate; predict an unknown stuation

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superimpose

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place/lay over another; overlaying

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supersede

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replace

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subservient

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very obedient

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travesty

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misrepresentation; distortion; mock

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panegyric

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speech of high praise

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penultimate

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next to last

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spurious

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not genuine; not authentic; fake

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cantor

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leader of singing

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loquacious

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talkative

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somnolent

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sleepy; drowsy

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somnambulist

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sleepwalker

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progeny

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children/offspring

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fulsome

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overdone; too much

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dissident

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rebellious

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acumen

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astuteness; sharpness

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garrulous

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excessively talkative

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taciturn

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untalkative

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corpulent

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fat; overweight

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culpability

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guilt

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tacit

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understood without being stated; implied; unstated; unspoken

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quagmire

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swamp

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inept

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unskillful

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imprudent

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unwise

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acrid

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pungent/bitter

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avarice

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greed

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noisome

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extremely bad smell

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debilitate

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weaken; enfeeble

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abstemious

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self-restraint when eating and drinking; temperate; abstinent

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abstruse

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obscure; profound; difficult to understand

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apocryphal

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untrue; made-up; genuine

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candor

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frankness; honestly

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dissent

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disagree

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evanescent

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fleeting; vanishing

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exacerbate

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worsen; embitter; aggravate

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futile

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ineffective; fruitless; pointless

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illusory

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deceptive; not real

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induce

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persuade; bring about

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irreproachable

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blameless; impeccable

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parry

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ward of a blow; defect

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partisan

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one-sided; prejudiced

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presumptious

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overconfident

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relinquish

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give up without reluctance; resign

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sycophant

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bootlicker, pick-me girl, doormat

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tangential

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hardly touching a matter; peripheral

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assail

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attack; plague; criticize

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coerce

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pressure

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deft

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skillful; agile

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embodiment

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personification

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incite

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encourage or stir up violent behaviour; kindle

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carnage

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bloody and extensive slaughter

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ingratiate

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win over

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antecedent

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previous

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antebellum

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occurring or existing before a particular war

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belligerent

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hostile and aggressive

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enamored

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be filled with love

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nascent

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just beginning

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bellicose

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demonstrating aggression and willing to fight

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amicable

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friendly

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natal

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of or relating to the place or time of one’s birth

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renaissance

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revival

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omnipotent

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all-powerful

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potentate

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having great power

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prescience

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foreknowledge

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genial

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friendly. affable

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ingress

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entry

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trite

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banal, cliche; lacking in originality as tp be obvious and boring

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pilfer

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steal

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acrimonious

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bitter in words/manners

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censorious

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overcritical; condemning

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acquiesce

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agree without protesting

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arable

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fit for growing crops

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certitude

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certainty

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defame

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harm sb’s reputation; slander; vilify

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debunk

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expose the falseness of sth; explode; deflate; puncture

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deference

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courteous regard for another’s wish; respect; regards

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divergent

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differing; deviating

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exacting

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extremely demanding; challenging

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gregarious

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sociable; outgoing; friendly

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exonerate

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clear sb for their wrongdoings; vindicate; acquit

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grievance

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injustice; wrong; cause of protest

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immutable

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unchangeable

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industrious

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diligent; hardworking

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ineffectual

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not effective; weak

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jocular

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said/done in jest; joking

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irresolute

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uncertain ; hesitant; tentative

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munificent

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very generous

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mutability

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ability to change in form; fickleness

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paucity

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scarcity; lack

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pedantic

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showing off learning; bookish; SEB; precise; scrupolous

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proclivity

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liking; tendency; inclination

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renegade

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deserter; traitor

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rescind

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cancel

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solicit

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request earnestly; seek; ask for

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tentamount

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equivalent in effect or value; as good as

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admonish

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warn/reprimand sb firmly

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reprimand

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sharp dissaproval

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plunder

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steal goods from a place, typically using force and during war

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confer

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grant/bestow a title,etc

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aggregate

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collection; whole formed by small elements

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ail

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trouble/afflict sb in mind or body

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bastion

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a projection; defender; protection; parapet

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reprehensive

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showing anger or disapproval about sth

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negate

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nullify; make ineffective; make negative proposition

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bemoan

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express discontent/sorrow over sth

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facet

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one side of sth my-sided

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stagnate

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cease to flow/move

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docile

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obedient; submissive; willing

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contrite

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feeling remorse; affected by guilt

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cordial

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warm and friendly

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androgynous

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partly male and partly female in appearance

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feasible

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practical to do; the most likely

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laudatory

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expressing praise and commendation

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ominous

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threatening

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ameliorate

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make (sth bad) better

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flotsam

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wreckage of a ship

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stringent

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strict

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flaccid

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soft or hanging loosely to look unpleasant; soft; loose; hanging

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reservations

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doubts

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adverse

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unfavourable; hostile

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aesthetic

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artistic

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archaic

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antiquated; old-fashioned

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affinity

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kinship; similarity

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ardor

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heat; passion; zeal

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artisan

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manually skilled worker; craftsmen

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charlatan

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pretender of knowledge; a fraud

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clemency

A

mercy; lenience

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conciliatory

A

reconciling; peacemaking; appeasing

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Q

conflagration

A

great fire

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Q

consienctious

A

diligent; careful

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Q

delineate

A

portray; depict

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Q

ebb

A

recede; lessen

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Q

depravity

A

corruption; wickness

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Q

eclectic

A

wide-ranging

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dogmatic

A

opinionated

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Q

effervescent

A

exuberant; bubbly and excited; vivacious

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expository

A

explanatory

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hallowed

A

blessed; venerated

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Q

extricate

A

free; disentangle

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Q

hackneyed

A

trite; banal; cliche; ordinary; boring

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Q

extant

A

still in existence

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Q

hamper

A

obstruct; create difficulties

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Q

hardy

A

sturdy; robust

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Q

hedonist

A

someone who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life

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Q

expedient

A

convenient and practical

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impecunious

A

without money

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hiatus

A

gap

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imperious

A

domineering; haughty; assuming power without justification; arrogant

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Q

judicious

A

sound in judgement; wise

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laconic

A

brief and to the point

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nefarious

A

very wicked

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lucid

A

easily understood

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impervious

A

incapable of being damaged/distressed

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