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Asunder

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Divided, part, seperate

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Adulation

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Excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery

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Scrupulous

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Punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact

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Ponderous

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Awkward

the giant elephant walked ponderously

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Deference

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Show of respect

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Heretic

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A professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church

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Conciliate

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To overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over

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Defamation

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The act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another by slander

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Abrogation

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To abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal

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Prudent

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Careful in providing for the future

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Licentious

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Going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits; disregarding rules

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Begrudge

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To envy or resent the pleasure or good fortunes of someone

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Effrontery

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Shameless or imprudent boldness

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Paucity

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Smallness of quantity; scarcity

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Augur

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To divine or predict, as from omens; fortuneteller

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Benediction

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An utterance of good wishes; the form of blessing pronounced by an officiating minister, as at the close of divine service

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Jaunty

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Carefree

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Meretricious

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Alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; like a street hoe

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Punctilious

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Strict or exact in observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions

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Somnambulatory

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Sleepwalk

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Vinous

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Alcoholic (any alcoholic substance)

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Corpulent

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Large or bulk of body; stout; fat

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Extemporize

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Ad-lib; to preform without preparation

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Florid

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Flowery; excessively ornate; showy

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Levity

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Lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate earnestness or seriousness

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Vacuous

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Without contents; vacant

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Savor

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The quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or smell

(savory smell of the pizza)

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Dogmatic

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Pertaining to the principles regarding faith

the dogmatic view of gay marriage is that it is immoral

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Indigenously

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Originating in a particular region or country; local

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Parochial

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Pertaining to religion, like religious council

the parochial met to discuss the churches opinion on the birth control

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Predilection

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A tendency to think favorably of something particular; bias

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Junta

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Small group ruling a country

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Propriety

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Conformity to established standards; fitting in

we show propriety by wearing the uniform

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Vindictive

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Inclined to seek revenge

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Trepidation

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Fear, nervousness

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Partisan

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An adherent supporter of another

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Didatic

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Inclined to teach or lecture others too much

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence in one’s own ability or worth; timid, shy

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Digression

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To deviate from the main topic to discuss something else

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Elucidate

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To provide clarification; explain

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Laud

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Praise

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Surreptitious

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Done by stealth or in secret; secret or unauthorized; sly

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Astute

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Clever, cunning, ingenious

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Blasphemy

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Improper utterance or action concerning God or sacred things

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Censure

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Strong expression of disapproval

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Ablution

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Cleansing with water or another liquid, especially at a religious ritual

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Feign

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Fake

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Pedestrian

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Lacking in imagination or distinction, dull

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Laudable

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Deserving praise, praiseworthy

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Reproach

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To find fault with, blame

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Protract

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Draw out, lengthen (especially in time)

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Implore

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Beg urgently, as for aid or mercy

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Denounce

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To make a formal accusation against; accuse

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Consanguineous

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Having the same ancestry or descent, related by blood

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Ceaseless

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Without stop or pause

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Bane

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A person or thing that ruins or spoils

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