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Ambivalent

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Having contradictory feelings

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Auspicious

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Favorable

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Belligerent

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inclined to flight

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Capricious

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unpredictable, whimsical

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Corroborate

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to confirm, make stronger

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Enervate

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to weaken; drain the energy from

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Ephemeral

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short lived

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Erudite

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scholarly

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Esoteric

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known to a select few

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Extant

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in existence

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Fastidious

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nitpicky

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inculpate

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to change with wrong doing; accuse

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Loquacious

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talkactive

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Magnanimous

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big hearted; generous

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Mercurial

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changing one’s personality often and unpredictably

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Pragmatic

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practical

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Prolific

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producing or creating abundantly

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Reticent

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tightlipped, not prone to saying much, reluctant

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Sanguine

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cheerful; optimistic

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Soporific

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inducing sleep

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Calumny

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making of a false statement meant to injure a person’s reputation

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Betray

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to reveal or make known something usually unintentionally

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Ingenuous

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to be naïve or innocent

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demur

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to object or show reluctance

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ambiguous

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open to more than 1 interpretation

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Vindicate

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to clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof

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Veracious

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truthful

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Frugal

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not spending much money (but spending wisely)

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amalgam

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a mixture of multiple things

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anomalous

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not normal

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intimate

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to suggest something subtly

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parochial

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narrowing restricted in scope or oulook

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amenable

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easily persuaded

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castigate

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to reprimand harshly

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amorphous

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shapeless

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laconic

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describes a person, speech, or style of writing, using very few words

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wanting

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lacking

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equivocal

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confusing or ambiguous

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restive

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restless

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venerate

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to respect deeply

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venality

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the condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption

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harangue

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a long pompous speech; a tirade

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prodigal

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rashly or wastefully extravagant

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parsimonious

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extremely frugal; miserly

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galvanize

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to excite or inspire to action

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involved

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complicated, and difficult to comprehend

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chastise

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to reprimand harshly

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maintain

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to assert

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profligate

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spending resources recklessly or wastefully

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commensurate

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to be in proportion or corresponding in degree or amount

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egregious

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standing out in a negative way; shockingly bad

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intensification

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to become or make more intense

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authorization

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getting access to something

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centralization

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process of bringing activities together to one place

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improvisation

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to make something up on the spot with no prearation

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elimination

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to get rid of something

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prophetic

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accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future

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monotonous

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dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest

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timely

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done at a favorable or useful time

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unguided

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not guided in a particular path or direction

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consistent

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acting or done in the same way over time, especially so as to be fair or accurate

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uncomplicated

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not making things difficult

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subjective

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influence of peoples feelings, taste, or opinion

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activism

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campaigning for political or social change

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apathy

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lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

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affability

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having a friendly or good natured manner

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unqualified

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not fit or having the qualifications

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undiminished

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not made less, smaller, or weaker

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undecided

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not having made a decision

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undamaged

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not ruined

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unresolved

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not settled, solved, or brought to a resolution

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unpriciple

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not acting in accordance with moral principles

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incongruous

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doesn’t fit in

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reasonable

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having sound judgement; fair and sensible

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significant

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important to be worthy of attention

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considerable

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notable large in amount, size, or extent

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equitable

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fair and impartial

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fortuitous

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occurring by chance; lucky

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fastidiousness

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caring a lot about how accurate or tidy things are

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reverence

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a gesture of respect

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deceptive

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misleading; giving an appearance or impression different from the true one

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iconoclasm

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the rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical

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polemical

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relating to or involving strongly critical controversial, or disputatious writing or speech

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didactism

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design or intend to teach; the practice of valuing literature

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