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abject

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wretched, miserable, degrading

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ameliorating

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improving, making better

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advent

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onset, arrival

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anomaly

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oddity, irregularity

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amorphous

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shapeless, formless

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arcane

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mysterious, secret

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accreted

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accumulated, gathered

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ambivalent

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irresolute, undecided, indecisive

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accords

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agreements

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austerity

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frugality, abstemiousness

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avant garde

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cutting edge, experimental

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apocryphal

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fictitious, imaginary, fabricated

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abhorrent

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detestable, harmful, repugnant

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aphorism

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saying, maxim, axiom, adage

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austere

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strict

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agitating

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provoking

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behooves

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befits, have responsibility for

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benign

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gentle and kind, harmless, innocent, innocuous

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bereft

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robbed of, deprived of

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braced

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readied, prepared, nerved

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breach

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cross, break through

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blackballed

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rejected, banned, barred

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compellingly

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persuasively, cogently, convincingly

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capricious

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fickle, unstable, mercurial, erratic (given to sudden and accountable changes of mood or behavior)

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convoy

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fleet, motorcade

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corrosive

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damaging, harmful

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catchall

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all encompassing

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contagion

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infection, plague, pestilence, blight

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couch

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frame, phrase, state

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depradation

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devastation, wreckages

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didatic

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pedagogic, instructive (tone: sometimes patronizing)

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dimunitive

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short, petite, small

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draconian

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harsh, severe, stringent

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derisive

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denigrating, scornful, disparaging, derogatory

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demonised

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vilified

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disenchantment

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disillusioned, dissatisfied

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demaracations

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distinctions, divisions, separations

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Esoteric

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obscure, profound, abstruse (esoteric domain) [only meant to be understood by a select group of people with a specialised knowledge or interest]

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Emphatically

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clearly, indubitably, absolutely, wholly, certainly

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Elixir

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tonic, medicine

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Excoriate

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criticise severely

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Extrapolating

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extending the application of a trend

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Ethnocentrism

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racism, bigotry

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Expedient (n)

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measure, method, scheme

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expedient (v)

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advantageous, convenient, effective

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exulting

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rejoicing, delighting, reveling

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Emphatic

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(expressing something forcibly and clearly), firm, vehement, insistent

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feral

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wild

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friendly

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amicable

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foment

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instigate, provoke, incite, encourage

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foibles

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shortcomings, imperfections, weaknesses

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fetishes

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obsessions, fixations, fascinations

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gambit

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stratagem, plan, scheme

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haughty

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arrogant, conceited, proud

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histrionic

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melodramatic, exaggerated

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heuristically

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by way of happenstance

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intangible

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incorporeal, abstract, impalpable

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intangible

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indefinable, inexpressible, indescribable

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inoculate

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immunized, vaccinate

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innocous

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harmless, safe, benign

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insipid

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boring, vapid, spiritless, tasteless

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impasse

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deadlock

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influence

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sway

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impeding

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retarding

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intermediary

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broker, agent, middleman, liaison

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insidious

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deceitful, tricky, deceptive

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infinitesimally

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minutely, imperceptibly, indiscernably

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instrumentalism

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pragmatism, practically

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impunity

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without punishment

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levy

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tax

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loathsome

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detestable, odious, repugnant, abominable

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larceny

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thievery, robbery

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litany

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recitation, account

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malignant

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virulent, invasive, infectious

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normative

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prescriptive

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nihilistic

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lawless, anarchic

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ostensible

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purported, apparent, professed (stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so)

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ostensibly

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superficially, seemingly, apparently

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plethora

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overabundance, profusion,

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paradigm

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ideal, standard

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plausible

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credible, reasonable

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pedantic

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over-exacting, fastidious, punctilious

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pundit

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expert, advisor, consultant

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protocol

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etiquette, convention, formalities

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pragmatic

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practical, sensible, realistic

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pristine

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immaculate, unspoilt, spotless

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putative

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supposed, assumed, presumptive

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patrician

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ennobling, dignifying

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peroration

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harangue, diatribe, criticism

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philippic

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harangue, attack, denunciation

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profilgately

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wastefully

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rabid

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frenzied, fanatical

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relics

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ancient objects, antiquities

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redress(v)

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correct, ameliorate, rectify

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redress (n)

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recompense, reparation, compensation, restitution

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repatriation

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return

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reeling

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staggering, addled

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rapaciously

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greedily, avariciously, covetously

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racy

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risqué, immodest, salacious

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sequester

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isolate, seclude

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seat

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principle site

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shrewdness

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astuteness, smartless, cleverness

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scrabble

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grope, muddling

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shorn (of)

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removed

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serendipity

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good fortune, providence, fortuity

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trajectories

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path, routes, courses

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tick

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work

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tropes

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motifs, elements

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tempered

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mitigated, moderated

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trumps

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is more important than, eclipses

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taint

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stigma, tarnish, disgraced

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traction

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subscription, purchase

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threshold

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minimum, lowest point

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usurped

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taken over, supplanted

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ubiquitous

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widespread, omnipresent, prevalent

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vociferous

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vehement, forceful

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virulently

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dangerously

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vernacular

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colloquialism, dialect, everyday language

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vituperative

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bitter and abusive

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xenophobic

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racist, nationalist

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zeitgeist

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the defining mood and spirit of an era

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relevant

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pertinent, applicable

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replaced

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substituted, exchange

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perspective

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viewpoint, outlook

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reconcile

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accept, resolve

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resolve

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settle, solve, rectify, correct

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everlasting

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enduring, permanent

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correct

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rectify

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verify

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check, corroborate, substantiate, validate

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coordination

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harmonious body movement

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balance

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equilibrium

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flexibility

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litheness, limberness

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self-discipline

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self-mastery

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determination

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resolve

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respect for rules

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regard for regulations

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self-esteem

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confidence

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invigorating

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energising

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relaxing

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calming

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leadership skills

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management ability

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modest (person)

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humble

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prestige

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honour

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lucrative

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profitable

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aesthetic pleasure

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artistic appreciation

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benchmarks

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standards

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painstaking process

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laborious undertaking

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unique copy

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singular existence

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elite

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upper class, exclusive

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portable

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cartable

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durable

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lasting

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affordable

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cheap

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dissemination

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distribution

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errors

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mistakes

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discrepancies

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inconsistencies, disagreements

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scepticism

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doubt

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heresies

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unorthodox opinions

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hegemony

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leadership, dominance (leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.)

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keep up-to-date

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keep abreast

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beguile

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charm, attract, entrance

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compelling

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convincing, persuasive, enthralling, captivating, riveting

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exonerating

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acquitting, absolving

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exasperating

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upsetting, frustrating

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despondent

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discouraged, dispirited, downcast, crestfallen

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(debate is) contentious

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antagonistic, querulous, belligerent

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allow

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permit

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exceptions

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exemptions

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excuses

A

evasions

167
Q

snapshot

A

vignette

168
Q

onus

A

responsibility, duty, liability, obligation, burden, blame

169
Q

curate

A

select and organised

170
Q

invidious

A

unpleasant, awkward, difficult

171
Q

miserable

A

anguished

172
Q

sad

A

depression

173
Q

lonely

A

sense of isolation

174
Q

competition

A

rivalries

175
Q

self-satisfied

A

superior, smug, complacent

176
Q

break

A

retreat

177
Q

dimunition

A

reduction, limiting, attenuation

178
Q

indignation

A

resentment, umbrage, disgruntlement

179
Q

plutocracy

A

ruled by the rich

180
Q

asceticism

A

austerity, severity, self-abnegation

181
Q

vicarious

A

surrogate, by proxy

182
Q

obsequious

A

servile, sycophant (obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree)

183
Q

sycophant

A

toady, obsequious person, kowtower

184
Q

enough

A

sufficient

185
Q

parlance

A

lingo, jargon

186
Q

calamitous

A

disastrous, tragic

187
Q

posh

A

fancy, high-class

188
Q

defer

A

postpone, delay

189
Q

self-blame

A

self-recrimination

190
Q

blame (v)

A

hold accountable for

191
Q

satisfaction

A

gratification

192
Q

excrutiating

A

agonising

193
Q

perverse

A

illogical, irrational, unorthodox

194
Q

cruelty

A

barbarism, savagery, brutality

195
Q

simplistic

A

shallow, superficial

196
Q

tendencies

A

propensities, proclivities, inclinations

197
Q

simplify

A

rationalise

198
Q

excuse

A

justify condone

199
Q

approach

A

attitude, perspective

200
Q

detached

A

aloof, dispassionate, disinterested

201
Q

self-respect

A

self-worth

202
Q

self-absorbed

A

egocentric

203
Q

callous

A

heartless, unfeeling

204
Q

immunity

A

resistance, exemption

205
Q

unpleasant

A

irksome, vexatious

206
Q

independent

A

self-sufficient

207
Q

candid

A

honest

208
Q

shameful

A

deplorable, despicable

209
Q

admit

A

confess, acknowledge

210
Q

nastiness

A

unpleasantness, loathsomeness

211
Q

confabulated

A

converse (talk)

212
Q

cheat

A

dupe

213
Q

avoided

A

averted

214
Q

polarised

A

dichotomised, divided, disunited

215
Q

native cultures

A

indigenous cultures

216
Q

commensurate

A

corresponding

217
Q

non-sectarian

A

non-partisan, without bias

218
Q

secular

A

non-religious

219
Q

expend

A

spend

220
Q

lambasted

A

excoriated, berated, upbraided

present tense: lambaste

221
Q

irascible

A

cantankerous, surly, irritable

222
Q

synthesised

A

integrated, combined, amalgamated

223
Q

set narrative

A

single account

224
Q

remembers

A

recalls

225
Q

agree

A

concur

226
Q

canonical

A

authorised, accepted, established, deemed “official”

227
Q

conflicting

A

incompatible

228
Q

memoralise

A

commemorate

229
Q

preserve

A

conserve

230
Q

collection

A

compilation

231
Q

augment

A

supplement (making something greater by adding to it)

232
Q

obsolete

A

outdated, outmoded

233
Q

laudable

A

praise-worthy, commendable, meritorious

234
Q

piliored

A

condemned, denigrated, savaged

235
Q

modest (Goals)

A

low

236
Q

modest (amounts)

A

small

237
Q

toothless

A

ineffective

238
Q

spectre

A

dread, menace, shadow

239
Q

ratcheting

A

irreversible

240
Q

acrimony

A

animosity, rancour, hostility

241
Q

relitigated

A

debated again

242
Q

invocation

A

citation, mention

243
Q

vestiges

A

remnants, remains

244
Q

presage

A

harbinger, portend, augur, fortell

245
Q

contours

A

outlines, shape

246
Q

stamp

A

mark, indication, sign

247
Q

political pressure

A

political impellent

248
Q

transparency

A

disclosure

249
Q

recover

A

regain, recoup

250
Q

exclusive rights (to something)

A

sole authority/privilege

251
Q

incentivise

A

motivate

252
Q

set a precendent

A

establish an example

253
Q

retaliation

A

reprisals

254
Q

quiescent

A

inert, latent

255
Q

BLITHE disregard for the rules of the road

A

heedless, uncaring, indifferent

256
Q

gregariousness (adJ)

A

sociable

257
Q

mollify

A

appease, placate, conciliate, soothe

258
Q

appearance

A

mien, look, aspect, air

259
Q

surreal

A

bizzare

260
Q

self-incrimination

A

exposing oneself

261
Q

incriminate

A

implicate, frame, accuse

262
Q

surfeit

A

excess, abundance, surplus

263
Q

abdication

A

failure to fulfil a responsibility or duty

renunciation, rejection, refusal

264
Q

oversight

A

unintentional failure to notice or do something
mistake, failure, fault, error

inspection, surveillance, supervision

265
Q

recalcitrant

A

having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.

266
Q

self-defeating

A

frustrating one’s own interests

267
Q

noncommittal

A

evasive, equivocal (using ambiguous or evasive language)

268
Q

indictment

A

allegation, charge

269
Q

pandering

A

indulge, gratify, satisfy, accommodate

270
Q

grovel

A

kowtow, toady, behave obsequiously, be obsequious, be servile, be sycophantic

271
Q

self-effacing

A

overly-modest

272
Q

disdain

A

contempt, scorn, derision

273
Q

sanctioned

A

authorised, permitted

274
Q

autocrat

A

dictator, tyrant

275
Q

plausible

A

credible, reasonably, believable, likely

276
Q

putsch

A

coup

277
Q

renounce

A

abstain from, desist from

278
Q

up the ante

A

raise the stakes

279
Q

abysmal

A

dreadful, woeful, awful

280
Q

despots

A

tyrants, autocrats

281
Q

plethora

A

abundance, surfeit, profusion

282
Q

flirted with

A

dabbled, entertain the idea

283
Q

alleged

A

purported, putative, ostensible

284
Q

edifice

A

complex system of belief

285
Q

perception

A

construct

286
Q

status

A

social position

287
Q

inclusive

A

all-encompassing

288
Q

lift people out of poverty

A

end penury for many

289
Q

social cohesian

A

community solidarity

290
Q

partisan

A

prejudiced, sectarian

291
Q

divisive

A

alienating, isolating

292
Q

obeisance

A

submission, worship

293
Q

psyche

A

mind

294
Q

discourse

A

dialogue, conversation

295
Q

catharsis

A

purging, relief

296
Q

stoic

A

long-suffering, patient

297
Q

debased

A

corrupted, tainted

298
Q

platitude

A

cliché, banality

299
Q

community spirit

A

social solidarity

300
Q

amoral

A

ethically neutral

301
Q

moral fibre

A

ethical strength/fortitude/puissance

302
Q

moral courage

A

bravery

303
Q

precept

A

rules, principle, tenet, canon, doctrine

304
Q

hankering

A

yearning, longing, hunger

305
Q

neurotic

A

obsessive. compulsive

306
Q

satirical

A

mocking, ironic, sardonic

307
Q

reprisal

A

retaliation, recrimination

308
Q

inscrutable

A

enigmatic, cryptic

309
Q

dissembling

A

hypocritical, disingenuous

310
Q

profess

A

assert, claim, purpoty

311
Q

listless

A

lackadiasical, lethargic, spiritless

312
Q

vapid

A

insipid, uninspired, colourles

313
Q

almagam

A

combination

314
Q

idiosyncracies

A

peculiarities, individual traits

315
Q

proffer

A

offer, extend, tender

316
Q

apprehend

A

understand, realise

317
Q

inutile

A

useless

318
Q

adduce (as evidence)

A

provide

319
Q

gravitas

A

dignity, seriousness

320
Q

conundrums

A

puzzles, quandaries, questions

321
Q

interrogatories

A

queries, questions

322
Q

spurious

A

specious, invalid, fallacious

323
Q

sublime

A

magnificent, splendid, awe-inspiring

324
Q

indelible

A

permanent, ineradicable

325
Q

extol

A

praise, rhapsodise over

326
Q

verities

A

truth, principles

327
Q

occluding

A

blocking, obstructing

328
Q

conceit

A

notion, fancy

329
Q

lavish

A

opulent, lavish, luxurious

330
Q

poignantly

A

distressingly, distubringly

331
Q

wile

A

cunning, stratagems, artfulness

332
Q

rouse

A

inspire, encourage

333
Q

exhorts

A

urges, encourages, enjoins

334
Q

arcane

A

mysterious

335
Q

adept

A

skilful, talented, proficient

336
Q

adulation

A

adoration, idolisation

337
Q

fractious

A

disorderly, unmanageable

338
Q

axioms

A

rules, aphorisms, dicta

339
Q

frank

A

ingenuous

340
Q

unbridled

A

uncontrolled

341
Q

acutely

A

keenly

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