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Reposed

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To pose again

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Calculated

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Carefully thought out and planned

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Sedulous

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Diligent in application or attention; preserving

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Laden

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Burdened

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Ruminate

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To meditate or muse

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Disreputable

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Having bad reputation

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Callous

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Insensitive, unsympathetic

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Amities

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Peaceful harmonies

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Stringent

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Strict, severe, compelling

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Mortify

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Humiliate or shame

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Inscrutable

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Incapable of being investigated

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Recluse

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Person who lives in seclusion

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Traversed

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Pass or move over, along

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Amply

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In an amply manner

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Carbuncles

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Spreads somewhat like a boil

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Lamentation

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Expressing grief

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Maladies

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Any disorder or disease

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Exorbitant

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Exceeding bounds of custom

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Rude

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Impolite

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Scud

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To move quickly

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Disinterred

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Unearth

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Besiege

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To crowd around

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Diaphanous

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Very sheer and light

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Calamity

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Great misfortune

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Semblance

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Outward aspect

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Predecessor

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Person who preceded another

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Pious

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Earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations

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Biasphemies

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Utterance or action concerning God/ sacred things

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Countenance

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Expression of face

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Eccentric

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Irregular

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Gaunt

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Extremely thin and bony; haggard