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pulchritude

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loveliness, prettiness, beauty

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composure

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self-control; aplomb

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demoted

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abase, downgrade, declass

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despotic

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cruel

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dexterity

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manual skill

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amorphous

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shapeless

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penchant

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fondness

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transmuted

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changed

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transcendental

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supernatural

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rancor

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bitterness

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carnal

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worldly

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sine qua non

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indispensable, necessary

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conflagration

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large fire

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mundane

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ordinary

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impertinent

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irrelevant

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chauffer

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driver

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careat

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emptor- let the buyer decide

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ambivalent

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uncertain

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ominous

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threatening

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susceptible

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likely/inclined

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adamant

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resolute

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futile

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useless

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ostentatious

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pretentious

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grotesque

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weird/deformed

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clandestine affair

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secret affair

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fleeting

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brief

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sordid

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dirty/foul

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euphoria

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ecstasy

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blurb

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teaser

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labyrinth

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maze

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obsolete

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outdated

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vivaciously

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lively

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dogmatic

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opinionated

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plethoric

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excessive

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haphazard

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disorganized

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abase

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humiliate

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brusque

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short

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capacious

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large

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eloquent

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articulate

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frugality

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thriftiness

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hone

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sharpen

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imperative

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essential

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jurisprudence

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law

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laud

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praise

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muster

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assemble

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abriged

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shortened

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abysmal

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deepest

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swathe

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wrap around

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flair

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talent

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fulsome

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sincere comments, enthusiastic

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paltry

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insignificant

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orthodox

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traditional

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auspicious

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favorable

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gamut

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range

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jocund

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cheerful

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presumptuous

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arrogant

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retrench

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cut back, reduce

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ruthless

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merciless, pitiless

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turncoat

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traitor

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red letter day

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holiday

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stop beating a dead horse

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move on

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frivolous

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worthless

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Vexatious

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annoying

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unscrupulous

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no conscience/ credulous

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