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Benevolent

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To do good

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Cajoled

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To convince

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Despot

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Dictator

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Acrimony

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Harsh or biting sharpness of a word

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Antagonistic

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Bully

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Arcane

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Mysterious

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Banal

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Boring

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Assiduous

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Persistent

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Bequeath

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To give or leave by will

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Capitulate

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To surrender

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Cloister

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Secluded

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Composure

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To stay calm

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Deride

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Make fun of

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Dissolution

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To break apart

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Enhance

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Increase or improve value, quality or attractiveness

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Fallacious

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False; tending to deceive or mislead

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Girth

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Thickness in size

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Hersey

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Opposing opinion against the church

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Homage

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Pay respect to

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Abstruse

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Difficult to comprehend

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Ambiguous

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Undecided, doubtful or uncertain

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Choler

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Anger

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Discord

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Lack of agreement or harmony

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Doleful

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To cause grief or affliction

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Enmity

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Opposed or hostile to someone or something

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Altruistic

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Well being of others; unselfish

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Appease

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To relax

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Chasitise

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To punish

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Complacent

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Self satisfied

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Destitute

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Lacking of or in need of

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Discerning

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Having a good judgement

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Diverse

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Different

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Endorse

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Support

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Acquiescent

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To go along with

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Aloof

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To set apart from

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Amity

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Friendship

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Asperity

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Anger

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Astute

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Clever; smart

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Below

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To lie

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Confounded

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Confused

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Decadent

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Decay or decline

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Deprecate

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Disapprove

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Eclectic

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Diverse range of sources

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Enigma

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Hard to explain

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Furtive

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Secretive

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Gregarious

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