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associated, connected, attached, related, joined

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affiliated

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to find out, discover, establish

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ascertain

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an accomplishment, the act of achieving, achievement, fulfillment

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attainment

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to give or pass on as an inheritance, transmit, bestow

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bequeath

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forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point, persuasive, compelling

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cogent

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to move toward one point, approach nearer together, meet, unite, intersect, merge

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converge

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to scatter, spread far and wide, break up, dispel

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disperse

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to regard highly, a highly favorable opinon or judgment, respect, honor, revere

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esteem

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to erase, oblierate, destroy, efface, annihilate

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expunge

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having limits, lasting for a limited time, bounded, measurable

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finite

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not able to be wounded or hurt, shielded against attack, impregnable, impervious, immune

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invulnerable

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spireful, showing ill will, malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant

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malevolent

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cool and confident, unconcerned, composed, unruffled, blase

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nonchalant

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knowing everything, having unlimited awareness or understanding, wise, all knowing

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omniscient

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a remedy for all ills, cure all, an answer to all problems, universal cure

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panacea

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exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details, having high moral standards, principled, painstaking, meticulous, conscientious

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scrupulous

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to move about stealthily, to lie in hiding, lurk, slink, prowl

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skulk

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proud and comtemptuou, showing scorn bc of a feeling of superiority, snobbish, patronizing, overbearing

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supercilious

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strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation, inexplicable, spooky

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uncanny

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easily excused, pardonable, excusable, forgivable

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venial

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unselfish, concerned w the welfare of other, selflesss

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alruistic

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to express agreement, agreement, consent, concur

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assent

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one who does good to others, patron, humanitarian

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benefactor

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marked by honor, courtesy, and courage, knightly, civil, valiant, courtly

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chivalrous

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mercy, humaneness, mildness, moderateness, leniency, forbearance, gentleness

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clemency

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a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply, a famine, insufficiency, want, paucity

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dearth

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shy, lacking self confidence, modest, reserved, timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn

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diffident

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a difference, a lack of agreement, disagreement, divergence, inconsistency

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discrepancy

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to go aboard, to make a start, to invest, commence, begin, board

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embark

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easily done or attained, superficial, ready, fluent, easily shown but not sincerely felt, effortless, assured, poised, specious

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facile

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unconquerable, refusing to yield, unbeatable, invincible, unyielding

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indomitable

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free from error, absolutely dependable, unerring, certain

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infallible

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to walk heavily or slowly, to work slowly, lumber, trudge

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plod

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causing a sharp sensation, stinging, biting, sharp, spicy, piquant, racy

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pungent

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neglectful i nperformance of one’s duty, careless, negligent, lax, slack

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remiss

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to rest, lie, place, relaxation, peace of mind, calmness, sleep, tranquility, respite

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repose

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rashness, boldness, recklessness, follhardiness, effrontery

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temerity

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fierce and curel, aggressive, deadly, destructive, scathingly harsh, savage, belligerent, viltriolic

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truculent

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sincere, real, without pretense, genuine, heartfelt

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unfeigned

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extremely poisonous, full of malice, spiteful, noxious, baneful, hateful

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virulent

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to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

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abhor

42
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to change in a formal way; to change for the better

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amend

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(1) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force blows; force one’s way with difficulty, (2) a slap, blow

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buffet

44
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great confusion, disorder

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chaos

45
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roomy, spacious

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commodious

46
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eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

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corrosive

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to see clearly, recognize

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discern

48
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still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

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extant

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to involve in; to connect with or be related to

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implicate

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to bury; to consign to oblivion

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inter

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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

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martinet

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to anticipate and prevent to remove, dispose of

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obviate

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(1) one who leaves a group; a deserterm outlaw (2) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

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renegade

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deserving blame or punishment

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reprehensible

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dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

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somber

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filthy, wretched, debased

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squalid

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disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

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turbulent

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loud and noisy; compelling attention

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vociferous

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of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

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voluminous

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to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

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waive

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to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

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accede

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to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

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brandish

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to include or contain; to be made up of

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comprise

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skillful, nimble

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deft

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deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

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destitute

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definite, clearly stated

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explicit

67
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to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

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extirpate

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coming at a bad time; not appropriate

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inopportune

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suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcasm

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ironic

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stale, moldy; out of date

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musty

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meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

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officious

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unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

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ominous

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a high peak or point

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pinnacle

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considered beforehand, deliberately planned

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premeditated

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growing without check, running wild

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rampant

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comfort, relief; to comfort, console

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solace

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dignified, majestic

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stately

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bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

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supple

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to stop by force, put down

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suppress

80
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open or marked by bribery or corruption

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venal

81
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strong dislike, bitter hostility, enmity, rancor, antipathy

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animosity

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a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

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apathy

83
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fearful or anxious, especially about the future

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apprehensive

84
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to praise, express approval, to present as worthy of attention, to commit to the care of, applaud, entrust

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commend

85
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able to get along or work well together, capable of use with some other model or system

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compatible

86
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an expression of sympathy

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condolence

87
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to make sacred, hallow, to set apart for a special purpose

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consecrate

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old and feeble, worn out, ruined

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decrepit

89
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to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

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deride

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innocent, simple, frank, sincere

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ingenuou

91
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having great variety, numerous and diverse

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multifarious

92
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out of date, no longer in use

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obsolete

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eating every kind of food, eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes

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omnivorous

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stingy, miserly, meager, poor, small

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parsimonious

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a state of perplexity or doubt

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quandary

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stubbornly disopedient, resisting authority

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recalcitrant

97
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an injury done in return for injury

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reprisal

98
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to take great pleasure in, a wild celebration

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revel

99
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to make ineffective or useless, cripple, to have a dulling effect on

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stultify

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smoothly agreeable or polite, pleasing to the senses

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suave

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