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Deference

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Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority

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Adherent

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A follower of a person or idea

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Impervious

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Unable to be affected

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Purported

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Claimed as true, but probably false

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Introspective

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Contemplating ones own thoughts and feelings

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Incredulous

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Unable to believe something, amazed

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Sacrilege

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An act against a holy person or place

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Inference

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A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but Able to be drawn from the facts at hand.

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Phenomenon

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A fact or occurrence which can be observed and/or documented

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Sycophant

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A person who flatters, yes man

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Infinitesimal

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Extremely small, incalculable or immeasurably small

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Retrospective

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Looking backward over a period of time

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Confer

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To discuss something with someone else, consult

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Expound

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To explain or discuss something In detail

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Incoherent

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Not able to be understood

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Docile

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Easily taught, submissive to instruction.

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Innovative

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Showing creativity or originality

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Deflect

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To cause to turn aside or away

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Revert

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To fall back into an old condition

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Reprobate

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A dishonest or immoral person, scoundrel

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Reprove

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Scold or criticize

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Fallacy

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A misleading or mistaken idea