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Assuaged

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To smooth or satisfy

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Predilection

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A preference

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Ambled

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To walk at a slow pace

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Malevolent

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Wishing harm to others

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Iniquities

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A great injustice

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Fractious

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Irritable

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Disapprobation

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Disapproval

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Mortification

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Humiliation

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Vexations

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A state of irritation or worry

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Transaction

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Carry out of business

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Auspicious

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Showing signs of promise or success

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Pestilence

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A deadly epidemic disease

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Edification

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To have an uplifting influence on another’s mind

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Breeches

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Trousers that reach just below the knee

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Vigil

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Staying awake to watch or pray

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Meditative

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Thinking deeply

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Unfathomable

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To difficult to understand

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Aberrations

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Deviation from what is normal

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Perplexity

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Bewilderment

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Rectitude

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Moral goodness

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Guilelessness

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Treacherous cunning

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Obstreperous

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Noisy and unruly

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Rudiments

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Basic principles

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Mausoleum

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A magnificent tomb

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Articulate

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To speak clearly

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Contemporary

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Up to date

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Cantankerous

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Bad tempered

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Inconsistent

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Changing

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Remote

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Far away

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Infallible

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Never failing

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Fragile

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Easily damaged or broken

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Placid

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Calm or peaceful

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Inaudible

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Unable to be heard

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Perpetual

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Frequent

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Amiable

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Feeling good and inspiring friendliness

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Affluent

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Rich

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Temerity

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Audacity, rashness

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Cynical

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Believing other’s motives are bad, selfish and sneering them

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Discreet

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Not showy or obstructive

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Expunge

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To delete

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Exhilaration

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To make very happy or lively

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Furtive

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Sly

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Adamant

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Unyielding to request

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Sordid

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Not honorable

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Squalid

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Morally degrading

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Brevity

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Briefness