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Profuse

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Adj.
Plentiful; copious; giving or given freely and abundantly; extravagant

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Boisterous

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Adj.
Rough and stormy; violent; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline.

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Interminable

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Adj.
Being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tiresomely long; tedious.

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Petulant

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Adj.
Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish; contemptuous in speech or
behavior.

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Perfunctory

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Adj.
Done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference;
showing little interest or care.

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Jovial

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Adj.
Very cheerful and friendly.

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Lapse

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Verb
To fall back into bad habits or behavior.

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Disengage

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Verb
To let go or separate from something.

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Murmur

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Verb & Noun
A quiet, soft sound made by people talking; to speak in a low, soft voice.

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Daintily

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Adverb
In a delicate and careful way.

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Lurk

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Verb
To be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something.

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Maw

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Noun
The jaws or throat of a voracious animal; the opening into something felt to be

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Peer

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Verb
To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty.

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Subsist

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Verb
Maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level.

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Venture

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Verb & Noun
An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome; to brave the dangers of; to take a risk; dare.

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Burden

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Noun & Verb
A load, especially a heavy one; to load heavily.

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Dread

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Verb & Noun
Great tear or apprehension; to anticipate with great apprehension or fear.

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Judiciously

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Adverb
Showing good judgment; wisely.

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Pugnacious

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Adj.
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

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Sap

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Verb
Gradually weaken or destroy (a person’s strength or power).

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Retribution

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Noun
punishment given to a wrongdoer for repayment or revenge

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Connoisseur

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Noun
a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts

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Repose

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Verb & Noun
the act of resting or the state of being at rest

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Grotesque

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Adj.
abnormal and hideous; distorted and unnatural in shape or size

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Implore

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Verb
to beg for urgently; beseech

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Preclude

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Verb
to prevent; to hinder, block, or impede

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Impunity

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Noun
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss

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Abscond

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Verb
to depart secretly; withdraw and hide oneself

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Gesticulate

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Verb
to make gestures, especially while speaking, for emphasis

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Recoil

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Verb
to shrink back, as in fear or extreme dislike; to spring back, as in firing a gun

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Sovereign

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Verb & Adj.
supreme ruler, especially a monarch; possessing supreme or ultimate

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Forfeit

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Verb, Noun, & Adj.
-lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty
for wrongdoing;
- a fine or penalty for wrongdoing or for a breach of the
rules in a club or game;
- lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing or

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Decree

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Noun & Verb
-an official order issued by a legal authority;
-order (something)
by legal authority

34
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Fervently

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Adverb
very enthusiastically or passionately (having or displaying a passionate
intensity)
(Fervent- Adj.)

35
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Transcend

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Verb
to rise above or go beyond the limits of; to outdo in some attribute, quality,
or power