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truculent

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eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

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philosophical

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you choose to be more thoughtful and look at the ‘big picture’ when dealing with challenges.

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permissible

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it is allowed

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constitutes

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make up a whole from smaller parts

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mediocrity

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the quality of being average or ordinary

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inferiority

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quality of being worse than other things or people.

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integration

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when separate people or things are brought together

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impertinent

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behaving without proper respect

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aflame

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to describe someone who’s very excited

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upheaval

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violent or sudden change

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profoundly

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you’re extremely moved — you feel it deep in your soul.

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paradox

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(logic) a statement that contradicts itself

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unassailable

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  1. ) untouchable or unable to be defeated.

2. ) without flaws or loopholes

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monumental

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outstanding importance or significance.

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dignity

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the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

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arbitrary

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chosen at random instead of following a consistent rule.

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racketeers

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someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)

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metamorposis

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a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances

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subtle

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difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

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inflection

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refers to the pitch and tone patterns in a person’s speech: where the voice rises and falls.

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depraved

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describe perverse behavior lacking moral decency

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matrons

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married woman (usually middle-aged with children)

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implacable

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a person that can’t be appeased

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peremptory

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putting an end to all debate or action

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reprimanded

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an act or expression of criticism and censure

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handymen

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a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks

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oppressed

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burdened psychologically or mentally

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abnormal

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out of the ordinary

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incessant

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continues without interruption

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gratuitous

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unnecessary and mildly annoying

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frisking

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the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs

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outlet

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a way to express yourself emotionally creatively.

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dismal

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depressing; dreary

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assuaged

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provide physical relief, as from pain

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intrinsic

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belonging to a thing by its very nature

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doltish

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heavy and dull and stupid

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servile

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submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior

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scarcely

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just before, hardly, or “almost not.”

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disparity

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adherence

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subjection

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tenuous

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indicted

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icily

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gimmick

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sordid

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explicit

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overtures

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mortify

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decreed

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inexorable

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conundrums

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carnal

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anguish

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pagan

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pulpit

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relished

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heyday

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visercal

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tangible

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transfigured

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wringing

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inconceivably

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shabbiness

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sustenance

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commune

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imperceptibly

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pulverization

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tracts

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leaflets

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hypocrisy

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congregation

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lucrative

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reconcile

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dispensation

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benighted

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distortions

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zest

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fatuous

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exuberance

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tenacity

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priapic

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frivolous

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elucidation

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interposes

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disreputable

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fanatical

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dormant

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unmitigated

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infidels

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indispensable

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sanctify

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ambivalent

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virulent

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jolted

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bulwark

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deluded

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obsolete

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precinct

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menial

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despairing

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diabolical

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altercation

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abysmal

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pacify

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cordiality

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unctuous

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flirtatiousness

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decadent

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infernal

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candor

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irreducible

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condemnatory

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scruples

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galling

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travail

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marooned

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exacerbate

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narcotics

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emasculate

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inculcate

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embattled

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chattel

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hitherto

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concession

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tantamount

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abdication

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stratagems

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divest

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antipathy

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wistfully

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aridity

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advocating

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sentiment

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infanticide

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palatable

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virile

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intransigence

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gaudiest

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improbable

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