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audacious (adjective)

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Taking suprisingly bold risks; not respectful of authority

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synonyms for audacious

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Bold, daring, impertinent, presumptuous, reckless

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Atrocity (noun)

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Wicked or cruel act, usually involving violence

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synonyms for atrocity

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abomination, badness, offence, violation

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Assail (Verb)

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Criticize someone strongly, violently attack

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Example of assail

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His attacker assailed him with fierce blows to the head.

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Ardent (adjective)

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Enthusiastic, passionate

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Example of ardent

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I was very ardent for my art project.

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Aloof (adjective)

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Not friendly, distant, standofish

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Synonyms for adept

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Skillful, nimble fingered, professional, proficient

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Example of adept

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A person who is in the olympics is adept at running.

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Augment(verb)

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Make something better by adding to it

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Synonyms for Augment

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Increasing, upgrade, enhance

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Awry (adjective)

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Off from whats planned

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Synonyms for awry

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Amiss, Askew, wrong, wonky

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antics (noun)

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Attention drawing foolish behaviour or amusing behavior

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synonyms for antics

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tomfoolery, goofy, silly, rowdiness

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examples of antics

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Matthew was laughing uncontrollably over the antics of the puppy.

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assimilate (verb)

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conform to the customs and attitude of a group or country

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synonyms for assimilate

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match, connect, associate

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avid (adjective)

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Showing greath enthusiasm

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synonyms for avid

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eager, devoted, dedicated, ardent

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barter (verb)

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meaning to trade by exchanging goods instead of using money

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synonyms for barter

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exchange, negotiation, commerce, haggle

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capricious (adjective)

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given to sudden and unexpected moods or behavior

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synonyms for capricious

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inconsistant, erratic, quircky

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non example for capricious

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consistant, stable

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chastice (verb)

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severly scold or punish someone for misbehavior

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synonyms for chastice

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scold, lecture, criticize

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non example of chastice

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praise

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blase’ (adjective)

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indifferent or unimpressed (because one has experienced it so often before.)

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synonyms for blase’

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Excited, bored, uninterested

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non exaples for blase’

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excited enthusiastic, nervous

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bountiful (adjective)

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Large in quantity, abudant

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non-examples for bountiful

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Scarce, insufficient

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Conscientious (verb)

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Someone who does ones work or duty well thoroughly with pride

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Synonyms for conscientious

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Thorough, diligent, close

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Non examples for conscientious

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Casual, vague

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Concise (adjective)

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Give a lot of info clearly, but with few words, brief but specific

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Synonyms for concise

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Succinct, specific, short

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Non examples for concise

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Long

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Confiscate (verb)

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Authority figure taking someones possession away often as a penalty

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Synonyms for confiscate

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Sieze, impound, take away

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Non example for confiscate

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To give

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Crucial (adjective)

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Extremely important or necessary

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Synonyms for crucial

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Critical, major, vital, significant

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Culminate (verb)

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Reach the end or final point of something one has been working towards

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Synonyms for culminate

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Climax😏, finish, complete

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Deplore (verb)

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Feeling or expressing strong disapproval of something

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Synonyms for deplore

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Despise, detest, hate

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Desist (verb)

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To stop doing something, usually because you were ordered to do so

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Synonyms for desist

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Refrain, stop, cease

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Deter (verb)

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Discourage a living thing from doing something by instilling doubt or fear for a consequence

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Synonyms for deter

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Scare off, warn, discourage

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Non example of deter

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To encourage

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Eccentric (Adjective/noun)

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Person or their behavior that is unconverntional or slightly strange

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Synonyms for eccentric

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abnormal, bizzare

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non-examples of eccentric

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normal, ordinary

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Enigma (noun)

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A person or thin that is mysterious, puzzling or difficult to understand

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Synyonyms for enigma

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Coonundrum, puzzle

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Excerpt (noun)

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a small piece taken from a film, song or writing

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Fallacy (noun)

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An idea that many think is true but is false.

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Synonyms for fallacy

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misconception, misconclusion

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non example of fallacy

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beliavable, credible, reliable

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fastidious(adjective)

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giving careful attention to detail, exessive attention to cleaniness, and hard to please

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synonyms for fastidious

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perfectionist, meticulous, picky

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formidable (adjective)

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extremely impressive in strenth or exellence, inspiring fear

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synonyms for formidable

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itimidating, tough, challenging

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Grapple (verb)

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wrestle with something literlly or figureatevly to try to overcome it

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synonym for grapple

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struggle

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gullible (adjective)

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easily tricked or deceived often because of being too trusting.

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synonyms for gullible

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naive, trustful, deceivable

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Imperative (adjective/noun)

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of vital importance, crucial

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synonyms for imperative

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vital, crucial, essential

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Intricate (adjective)

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many interrlated complex parts, extremely detailed

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synonyms for intricate

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complex, complicated, detailed

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loll (verb)

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sit, stand or lie around in a lazy relaxed manner

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lucrative (adjective)

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producing a great deal of profit or wealth

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synonyms for lucrative

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thriving, profitable, flourishing

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ornate (adjective)

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made in intricate shape or decorated with complex colorful patterns

81
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synonyms for ornate

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fancy, elaborate

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antonyms for ornate

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monochromatic, simple, bland

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overt (adjective)

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An act done openly not secret or hidden

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synonyms for ornate

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noticable, obvious, conspicious

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antonyms for ornate

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covert, hidden

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plausable (adjective)

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seeming reasonable or probable

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synonyms for plausable

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likely, possible, cogent

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preposterous (adjective)

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contrary to reason or common sense, utterly absurd or ridiculous

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synonyms for preposterous

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pointless, nonsesical, foolish

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Rebuke (Verb)

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Express sharp disapproval or criticism of someone because of their behavior

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Serene (adjective)

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Calm, peaceful, untroubled

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Sporadic (adjective)

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Occurring at irregular intervals or any in few placed

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Strident (adjective)

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forcing an opinion, sounding harsh and unpleasant.

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Sublime (Adjective)

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of such excellence grandeur of beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

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Succumb (verb)

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Fail to resist pressure, temptation or other negative force

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Recourse (noun)

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Something that is a source of help in a difficult situation

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Renown (noun)

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The condition of being known or talked about many people; fame

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non example for strident

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soft, dulcet

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Tedious (adjective)

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Too long, slow or dull tiresome. monotonus

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Tenacity (noun)

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The quality of persistence. perseverance

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turbulent (adjective)

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not controlled or calm characterized by conflict or disorder

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vilify (verb)

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To spread negative stories about a person or thing to make it look bad

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tirade (noun)

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a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.

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trepidation (noun)

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a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

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voracious (adjective)

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huge craving consuming large quantities of something(big back)

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Zeitgeist (noun)

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Defining the spirit or mood of a particular period of history

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