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Nefarious

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Evil

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Vernacular

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Every day speech

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Glutton

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Over consume

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Tout

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Brag

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Efface

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Erase

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Brawn

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Muscular

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Hindrance

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Obstacle

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Hiatus

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Break

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Enhance

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Improve

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Querulous

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Grumbling

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Obliterate

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To destroy

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Copious

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Plentiful

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Obscure

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Unknown

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Extol

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Praise

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15
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Pugnacious

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Ready to fight

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16
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Quell

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To calm

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Artisan

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Person well with their hands

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18
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Kindle

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Start fire

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Bucolic

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Rural

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Gullible

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Easily deceived

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Convivial

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Festive

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Discreet

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Sneaky

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Discrete

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Unconnected

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24
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Fabricate

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To lie

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Gesticulate

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Make gesture

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Laud

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To praise

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Belabor

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Go over repeatedly

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Desiccate

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To dry out

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Diverse

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Different

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Loquacious

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Talking a lot

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Maudlin

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Self pity

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Farcical

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Absurd

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Vibrant

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Lively

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Virulent

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Poisonous

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Contemptuous

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Lack of respect

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Enigma

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Mystery

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Labyrinth

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Maze

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Delineate

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To describe

39
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Lethargy

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laziness

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Conspicuous

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to standout

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Archaic

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old

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Imminent

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about to happen

43
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Predator

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One that preys

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Coalesce

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To fuse

45
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Exult

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to celebrate

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Exalt

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to glorify

47
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Extraneous

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irrelevant

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Incantation

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a chant

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Soporific

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Boring

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Anarchy

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Lawlessness

51
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Strident

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Shrill

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Nonchalant

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Not concerned

53
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Malleable

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Bendable

54
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Ludicrous

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Ridiculous

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Abridge

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Shorten

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Conflagration

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Inferno

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Induce

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Cause to happen

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Reiterate

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Repeat once

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Assuage

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To soothe

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Insuperable

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Cannot overcome

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Assiduous

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Hard working

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Indulgent

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Yielding to desire

63
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Avarice

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Greed for riches

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Squander

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To waste

65
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Permurions

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Related to poverty or stingy

66
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Debunk

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To prove wrong

67
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Eccentric

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Unconventional

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