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Felonious

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Pertaining to or constituting a major crime

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Numismatist

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A coin collector

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Chauvinist

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One having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, and displaying contempt for other countries, the opp. sex, or other beliefs

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Laggard

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A slow person, especially one who falls behind

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Advocate

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To recommend, to speak in favor of

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Begrudge

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To resent another’s success; to envy

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Felicity

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Happiness; bliss

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Educe

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To draw or bring out

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Emit

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To send out; to give forth as in sound or light

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Eradicate

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To wipe out; to destroy

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Fallible

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Capable of error

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Prevaricate

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To lie

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Facade

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A deceptive outward appearance

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Kindred

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Having similar origin in nature, character

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Anthropomorphic

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Attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals or gods

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Rancid

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Having bad taste or smell; spoiled

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Defunct

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No longer in existence

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Impetuous

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Acting suddenly without thought

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Filial

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Of, relating to, or befitting of a son or daughter

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Haughty

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Arrogant, proud

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Deify

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To make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god

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Penchant

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A strong liking

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Impermeable

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Not permitting passage

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Imperturbable

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Not easily excitable even under pressure

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Cavort

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To leap about in a sprightly manner; to romp

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Fidelity

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Faithfulness

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Personification

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A person or thing that represents an idea

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Belabor

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To work at something beyond practicality; to overstress

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Genocide

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The deliberate destruction of a group of people

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Manifesto

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A public declaration of policies or inventions

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Quintessential

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The most typical; ideal

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Perjury

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Lying under oath

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Placebo

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A fake drug used in the testing of medication

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Rigorous

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Severe, relentless, harsh

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Erroneous

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Incorrect, mistaken

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Malodorous

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Having an offensive odor

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Visage

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A face, facial expression

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Brinkmanship

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Pushing dangerous situations to the edge of disaster rather than conceding

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Fortitude

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Strength in adversity

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Ineffable

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Too sacred or great to be described; indescribable

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