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indifferent

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not caring one way or the other

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apathy

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lack of emotion

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obscure

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unclear; clouded

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impartial

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unbiased; neutral

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objective

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without bias/opposite of subjective

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revere

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to worship; to honor

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denounce

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to condemn

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stagnation

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motionlessness

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candid

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honest

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discernment

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insight

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hypocritical

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saying one thing but doing the opposite

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disdain

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arrogantly dislike something because it’s regarded as unworthy. (arrogant scorn)

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eccentric

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irregular

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provincial

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limited in outlook to one’s own small corner of the world; narrow

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apprehensive

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worried

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pious

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devout, sometimes falsely

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resignation

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reluctant acceptance of a bad situation

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resolute

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determined; firm

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servile

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submissive and subservient: like a servant

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anarchy

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lawlessness; disorder

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virulent

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full of hate

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miser

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one who saves greedily

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articulate

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speaking clearly and well

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discord

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disagreement

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superficial

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shallow: not thorough

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contempt

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disdain

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prodigal

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extravagant: wasteful

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complacent

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overconfidence smug: self-satisfied

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eloquence

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fluent or persuasive speaking or writing

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virtue

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moral excellence

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guile

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cunning; sly

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monotonous

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without vareity

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contemporary

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living at the same time; modern

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profound

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deep; insightfull

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deter

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to prevent; to stop

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tentative

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not final; temporary

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provocative

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exciting; attractign attention

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depravity

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the state of being morally bad

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adversary

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an opponent; enemy

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gravity

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seriousness

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banal

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common; dull

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temperate

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calm, reasonable

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extol

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to praise enthusiastically

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erratic

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irregular

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euphony

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pleasant sound

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insipid

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bland; boring

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indulgent

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pampering oneself

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austere

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unadorned; stern and forbidding

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expedient

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providing an immediate advantage

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heresy

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an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs

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censure

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to condemn severely

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arbitrary

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subject to individual judgement

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solicit

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to ask for; to seek something from someone

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condescend

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to patronize; to act graciously towards another regarded as being on a lower level

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irrational

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unresaonable

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fallacious (fallacy)

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false

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taciturn

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quiet; saying little

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compatible

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able to co-exist

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discriminate

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to differentiate

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innovate

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to be creative

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subtle

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not obvious

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abstract

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theoretical

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valid

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based on truth

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inevitable

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unavoidable

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inferred

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figured out based on information you have

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diverse

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varied

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vulnerable

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defenseless

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skeptical

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doubting

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illuminate

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to light up/make clear

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refute

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to disprove

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diligent

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hardworking

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perceptive

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having a keen understanding

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contempt

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disdain

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lucid

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clear; easy to understand

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immune

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safe from harm

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aesthetic

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artistic; related to artistic beauty

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inclined

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tending toward one direction

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uniform

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consistent; unchanging; same for everyone

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assess

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to measure

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censor

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one who deletes objectionable manner

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bias

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prejudice; tendency

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enhance

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to augment

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enduring

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lasting

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phenomenon

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an obsevable fact or occurence

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solitude

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the state of being alone

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advocate

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to support

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antagonism

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opposition

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intangible

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untouchable

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dubious

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doubtful

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elusive

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hard to pin down

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compromise

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to settle by concession or surrender

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flagrant

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outstandingly bad

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static

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not moving

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ironic

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satiric

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dogmatic

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stubborn in one’s belief

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facilitate

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to make easier

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frivolous

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not serious

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exhaustive

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thorough

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arrogant

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feeling superior to others

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infamous

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having an extremely bad reputation

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authoritarian

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a dictator

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reticent

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restrained

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redundant

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repetitive; unnecessary

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deference

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respect; courtesy

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vacillate

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to be indecisive

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fervor

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passion

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dispassionate

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objective; neutral

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pragmatic

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practical

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didactic

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instructive

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scanty

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minimal

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alleviate

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to lessen

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negligence

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carelessness

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endorse

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to approve

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conspicuous

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obvious

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relegate

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to banish

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incessant

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unceasing

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condone

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to permit to happen

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tranquility

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calmness

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dissent

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disagreement

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conciliatory

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making peace

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rigorous

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strict; harsh

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disparate

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incompatible

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disparage

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to belittle

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conventional

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ordinary; customary

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ephemeral

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short-lived

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futile

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hopeless

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prosaic

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dull; unimaginative

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profuse

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flowing; extravagant

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authentic

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real

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expedient

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providing an immediate advantage

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fastidious

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meticulous

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philanthropy

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love of mankind

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astute

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perceptive

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brevity

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briefness

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languish

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to become weak

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novel

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new; original

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relevant

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important

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mitigate

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to lessen the severity of something

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reprehensible

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worthy of blame

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engender

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to create

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deride

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to ridicule

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lethargy

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laziness

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fanatic

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one who is extremely devoted to a cause of idea

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solemn

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serious; grave

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acclaim

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praise; applause

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augment

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to make bigger

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incoherent

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chaotic

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indolence

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laziness

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ambivalent

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undecided

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benign

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not harmful

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amiable

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friendly

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tedious

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boring

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caustic

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like acid

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laudable

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worthy of praise

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acquiesce

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to agree

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atrophy

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to waste away from lack of use

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instigate

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to provoke

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heed

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to listen to

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virtuoso

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masterful musician

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deplete

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to use up

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compliant

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yielding ; (inclined to agree)

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inadvertent

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careless

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extraneous

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irrelevant; extra

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levity

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lightness; unseriousness

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belittle

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to make it seem little

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digress

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to go off subject

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predecessor

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someone who came before another

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scrutinize

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to examine closely

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