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abjure

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to reject

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abnegate

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to renounce

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adduce

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to cite; to bring forward as proof

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adherent

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follower

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alienate

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to estrange

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allege

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to assert without proof

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animosity

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resentment; hostility

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annex

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to add or attach

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apprise

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to inform

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approbation

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approval

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askance

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with suspicion or disapproval

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aspersion

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a slanderous or damning remark

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avuncular

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like an uncle

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awry

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off course

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bestow

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to present as a gift; to confer

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bilious

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ill-tempered; cranky

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bucolic

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charmingly rural

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buffoon

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a joker; especially one who is coarse or acts like an ass

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castigate

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to chastise, to punish

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cataclysm

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a violent upheaval; a disaster

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circuitous

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roundabout

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circumlocution

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indirect expression

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compatible

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harmonious; consistent

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compelling

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forceful

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confluence

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a flowing together

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confound

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to bewilder; to amaze; to throw into confusion

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conventional

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common

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conversant

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familiar; experienced

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critique

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a critical review

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crude

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raw

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defile

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to make foul, dirty, or unclean

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definitive

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conclusive

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derelict

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neglected; delinquent; deserted; abandoned

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deride

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to ridicule

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discrepancy

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difference; inconsistency

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discrete

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unconnected

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doctrinaire

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committed to a theory

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document

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to support with evidence; especially written evidence

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egregious

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extremely bad

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elation

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a feeling of great joy

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enormity

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extremely evil

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ensue

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to follow in order

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evoke

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to call up or produce (feelings, memories, etc.)

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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extricate

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to free from difficulty; to free from guilt

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extrovert

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outgoing person

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flagrant

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glaringly bad; notorious

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flaunt

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to show off

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furtive

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secretive; sly

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futile

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hopeless; useless

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harbinger

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a precursor; an indication; an omen

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harry

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to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance

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impeach

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to bring an accusation against

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impeccable

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flawless

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incisive

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cutting right to the heart of the matter

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inclination

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tendency; preference; liking

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inherent

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part of the nature of

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inimical

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unfavorable; harmful; detrimental; hostile

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intransigent

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unyielding; stubborn

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intrepid

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fearless

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larceny

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theft; robbery

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lascivious

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lustful; obscene; lewd

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malleable

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easy to shape or bend

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mandate

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command to do something

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misanthropic

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hating mankind

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mitigate

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to moderate the effect of

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nonchalant

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indifferent; coolly unconcerned; blase

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nostalgia

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longing for the past

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ostensible

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misleadingly apparent

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ostentatious

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showing off

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paternal

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fatherly

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pathology

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the science of diseases

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phantasm

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apparition; ghost; phantom

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philanthropy

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love for mankind

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precept

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rule to live by

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precipitate

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to cause to happen abruptly

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prodigy

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extremely talented child

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profane

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irreverent; blasphemous

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pseudonym

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a false name; an alias

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psyche

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the human soul; the mind; the spirit

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ratiocination

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logical reasoning

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rationale

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underlying reason; basis; reasoning

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renounce

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to disown

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reparation

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paying back

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rhetoric

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formal writing or speaking

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ribald

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indecent or vulgar; off-color

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secede

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to withdraw formally from an organization

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seclusion

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aloneness; withdrawal from other people

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soporific

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sleep inducing

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sordid

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vile

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stymie

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to thwart, hinder

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subjugate

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to subdue and dominate

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synthesis

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combining of parts

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systemic

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affecting the entire system, especially the entire body

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torpor

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sluggishness

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tortuous

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winding; twisting; serpentine; full of curves

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usurp

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to seize wrongfully

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usury

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lending money at an extremely high rate of interest

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visionary

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dreamer

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vitiate

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to make impure

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