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Sojourning

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Staying temporarily

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zeal for

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strong interest

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zeal

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Great energy in pursuit of cause

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apathy

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a-not path-emotion

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euphoria

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bliss

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consummate

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perfect

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whim

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passing thought

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dogma

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idea held to be true

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tenet

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idea held to be true

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dogmatic

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opinionated

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polity

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a government

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spurious

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falseness

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terse

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not using many words

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fallacious

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falseness

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succinct

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not using many words

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bellicose

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looking for a fight

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blithe

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cheerful

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extol

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to praise highly

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deprecate

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to express disapproval

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renounce

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to put aside

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spurn

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to reject scornfully

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discountenance

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to express disapproval

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eulogize

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praise highly

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substantial

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having great meaning

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paltry

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inferior, trivial

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abhorrent

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strong dislike

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elusive

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difficult

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desultory

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lacking a plan

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parsimonious

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frugal

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truculent

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aggressive

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circumnavigate

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go around not through

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circumvent

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avoid altogether

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adversaries

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enemies

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sacrosanct

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enemies

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injudicious

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foolish

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postulated

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hypothesized

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refuted

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declared untrue

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embryonic

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new

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pestilential

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harmful

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approbation

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praise

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largess

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generosity

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galvanize

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energized

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abide

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overlooking

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repudiate

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reject

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inscrutable

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incomprehensible

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mercenary

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greedy

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proloctur

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spokesperson

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figurehead

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leader w/o real power

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cognizant of

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aware of

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phlegmatic and conciliatory

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calm

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cantankerous

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argumentative

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inscrutable

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mysterious

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contentious

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controversial

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precarious

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uncertain

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malcontents

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rebels

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cognoscenti and connoisseurs

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experts

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neophytes and uninitated

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novices or untrained

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detractors

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those who criticize

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seminal

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influential

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canonical

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recognized, time-honored

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abstain

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restrain from doing

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volatile

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changeable or explosive

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capricious

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inconsistent

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engender

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cause/give rise to

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gullible

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easily persuaded

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equivocal

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ambigious

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audable

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deserving praise

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mitigate

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make less severe

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placate

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make less angry

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prodigal

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wasteful, immoderate