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Daunting

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Intimating

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Ameliorate

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To make or become better

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Acclimate

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To become accustomed to new climate

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Inextricable

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Incapable of being disentangled

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Dilapidated

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Fallen into decay

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Malicious

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Intentionally harmful

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Sociopath

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Someone who lacks remorse

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Disdain

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Look down

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Loathe

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To be disgusted

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Ruminate

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To ponder or mediate

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Scrutinize

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To examine in great detail

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Exacerbate

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Increase the severity of a situation

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Incongruent

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To not be in agreement

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Gullible

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Easily deceived

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Volatile

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Explosive

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Growth mindset

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Intelligence doesn’t have a limit or learning

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Indelible

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Marks that can’t be erased

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PTSD

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Post traumatic stress disorder
Anxiety, flashbacks, and sleeping problems

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Explicit

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To explain in great detail

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Context

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To explain certain events

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Psychiatrist

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Doctor of the mind and human body

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Dissociation

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Separation

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Fixed mindset

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Believing intelligence is fixed at birth

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Indict

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To charge with an offense

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Antidote

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The medicine for a certain wound

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Surreptitious

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Secret or unauthorized

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Propensity

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Tendency

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Dichotomy

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A division of two groups

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Bolster

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Support

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Ostracize

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Exclude

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Debacle

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A complete failure

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Reciprocate

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To give in return

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Incorrigible

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Not reformed

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Propaganda

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Spread ideas that help or harm others

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Impeccable

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Flawless

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Allay

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To rest or calm

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Languish

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To become weak

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Aversion

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A strong feeling of dislike

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Subside

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To sink to a low level

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Holocaust

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Destruction or a burnt offering

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Impetus

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Moving force

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Sabotage

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Interfere with enemy plans

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Elated

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To be very happy

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Revelation

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The act of revealing moment

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Evade

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Avoid trickery

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Mock

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Treat with ridicule

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Meticulously

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Examine closely

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Palpable

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Plainly seen

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Humbug

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Nonsense

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Spectre

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A ghost

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Incredulous

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Skeptical

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Facetious

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Not to be taken seriously

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Melancholy

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Gloomy

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Human trafficking

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The illegal practice of trading or selling humans

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Refugee

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A person who flees for safety

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Terrestrial

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Something of the earth

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Hearth

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The floor of a fireplace

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Dowry

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A gift the wife gives to her husband

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Meander

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Winding in a indirect way

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Contempt

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Disdain or despised

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Defector

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A person who leaves a country

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Feign

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Pretend

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Amends

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Compensation for loss

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Plunder

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Rob or steal

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Pendulum

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A fixed point in gravity which requires of momentum

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Theme

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Important idea of a story or a unifying idea

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Jovial

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Joy or happiness

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Nostalgia

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Sentimental yearning for the happiness

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Brothel

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A house for prostitution

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Gulag

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Labor camp

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Caste

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Social position given by the government

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Regime

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Government in power

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Proselytize

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To recruit to a religion

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Purge

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Cleanse or purify

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Indoctrinate

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To teach someone certain beliefs

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Grotesque

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Something that is ugly

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Celestial

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Something of the sky or heaven

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Condescending

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Showing superiority against you

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Tunic

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Robe

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Inoculate

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To vaccinate

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Annex

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To connect or attach

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Arduous

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Difficult

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Communism

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System of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by the government

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Contraband

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Anything prohibited by law

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Buoyant

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Float in liquid

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Clandestine

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Executed with secrecy

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Gallant

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Brave or chivalrous

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Penitence

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Regret of wrong doing

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Cache

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Hiding place or what is inside

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Incoherent

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Not logical or meaningful

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OB-GYN

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Branch of medicine that helps women give birth

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Glean

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To gather or learn slowly

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Decadence

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Excessive self-indulgence

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Laureate

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A person honored for achieving in a field

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Exploit

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To use selfishly for profit

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Malady

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Disorderly or disease

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Broker

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Agent who buys or sells

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Ubiquitous

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Everywhere

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Opulence

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Wealth and riches

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Exult

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To be elated or happy

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Interrogation

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Questioning

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Cavernous

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A cave or a big open area

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Tenet

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Opinion principal doctrine

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Allegory

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Extended comparison

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Queue

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To line up

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Democracy

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Government by the people in which citizens elect leaders

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Advocate

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Someone who speaks or write to support people

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Humanitarian

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Having concern for helping people

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Articulate

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You are skilled at communication

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Benevolent

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Good will or kind feeling

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