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duplicity

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deliberate deceptiveness

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effusive

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unrestrained in emotional expression

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egalitarian

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characterized by belief in equality

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elaborate

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to express in greater detail

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elites

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a group or class with superiority

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elitist

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the belief that certain groups deserve favored treatment by perceived superiority

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elusive

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tending to elude

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embezzlement

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to take for one’s own use in violation of a trust

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empathy

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identification with understanding of another’s feelings

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empirical

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relying on observation or experiment

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emulated

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striving to imitate

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enrapture

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to fill with delight

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enterprising

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showing initiative to undertake new projects

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enumerate

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to list

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ephemeral

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lasting for a brief period of time

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euphoric

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a feeling of great happiness

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exacerbate

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to aggravate

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exasperated

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to annoy greatly

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exonerated

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freed from blame

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fabrication

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a lie

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fanaticism

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excessive, irrational zeal

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fanciful

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imaginative

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fanfare

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a spectacular public display

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fart

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audible discharge of intestinal gas that may cause others to leave the room

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fashion

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the prevailing style or custom

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fawn

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to seek favor by flattery

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feckless

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lacking purpose or vitality

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fecundity

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fertility

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feigned

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pretended

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figurative language

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language that uses figures of speech

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finite

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having bounds, limited

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flaunted

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exhibited ostentatiously or shamelessly

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flippant

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disrespectfully lighthearted

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foreshortened

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to reduce the length of

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fortuitous

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fortunate

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fruitless

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unsuccessful, futile

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geographical

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concerning the topography of a specific region

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gratified

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to please or satisfy

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gregarious

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sociable

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guileless

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not deceitful or crafty

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hamper

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to prevent the free movement of

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havoc

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disorder or chaos

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heeded

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paid attention to

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herald

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a messenger

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hidebound

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stubbornly prejudiced

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histrionics

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theatrical arts or performances

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hodgepodge

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a jumble

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hub

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a center of activity or interest

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hubris

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arrogance

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hypocrisy

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professing beliefs that one does not hold or possess

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iconoclast

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one who attacks popular ideas or institutions

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idealistic

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visionary, impractical

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ignominy

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great personal dishonor or humiliation

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immersed

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covered completely

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immobility

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the quality of being motionless

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impeccable

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having no flaws, perfect

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imperceptible

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hard to detect

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imperious

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arrogantly overbearing

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impetuous

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impulsive or passionate

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impetus

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an impulse

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