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Heinous

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Utterly odious or wicked

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Resounding

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Loud enough to reverberate

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Waning

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Decreasing

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Garish

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Very vivid in color so as to create an unpleasant, unnatural effect

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Semblance

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Outward appearance

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Recumbent

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Lying down

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Muumuu

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Loose dress, worn in Hawaii, often floral in design

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Adverse

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Harmful, unfavorable

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Jeer

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Make rude, mocking remarks, often loudly

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Innate

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Inborn, natural

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Inaugural

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Marking the beginning of (activity, institution or period)

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Innocuous

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Not harmful

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Hydroponic

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Growing plants in sand, gravel or liquid with added nutrients but without soil

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Beckon

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Make a gesture with hand, arm or head to encourage someone to come nearer or follow

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Disparity

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A great difference

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Prototype

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A first or preliminary model of something

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Clamor

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Loud &confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently

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Saunter

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Walk in slow, relaxed manner

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Incessantly

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Something( usually regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption

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Iota

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Extremely small amount

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Demeanor

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Outward behavior or bearing

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Adamant

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Refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind

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Putrid

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Decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell (stench)

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Cumbersome

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Large or heavy, therefore difficult to carry

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Infinitesimal

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Extremely small

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Dupe

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Deceive or trick

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Smug

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Having or showing excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements

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Nondescript

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Lacking distinctive or interesting features or characteristics

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Errant

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Ering or straying from the proper course or standards

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Reminisce

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Indulge in enjoyable recollections of the past

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Hordes

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Large group of people ( derogatory connotation…implies a group not well thought of)

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Furrowed

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Mark or be marked with lines or wrinkles caused by frowning, anxiety or concentration

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something

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Contemplate

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Look thoughtfully for a long time

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Intricate

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Very complicated or detailed

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Amid

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Surrounded by

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Traipse

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Walk or move wearily or reluctantly

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Repugnant

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Extremely distasteful, unacceptable

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Elude

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Evade or escape

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Lucid

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Expressed clearly, easy to understand

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Animosity

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Strong hostility

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Hautbois

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High wood…oboe

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