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Mellifluous

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a sound that is sweet and smooth, pleasing to hear

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Mischief

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a behavior or an activity that is annoying but that is not meant to cause serious harm or damage

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Ineffable

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to great to be express in words

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Epoch

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a particular period of time in history or a person’s life

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Limerence

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a state being obsessively infatuated with someone

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Truculent

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quick to argue or fight

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Delineate

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to describe or portray something

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Daunt

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to make someone feel intimidated

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Protean

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able to change frequently or easily

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Conundrum

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a confusing and difficult question or problem

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Contentious

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causing or likely to cause an argument

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Vituperate

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to blame or insult someone in a strong or violent language

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Diaphanous

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delicate and translucent

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Epitome

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a perfect example of a particular quality or type

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Tawdry

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showy but cheap and poor quality

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rhodomontade

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a vain and empty boasting speech

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renegade

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a person who betrays an organization or a set of principles

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flexuous

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having turns or windings

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testator

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a person who makes will

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espial

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the act of detecting something or catching sight of something

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arduous

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difficult or tiring

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deleterious

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causing harm or damage

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desist

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cease or abstain

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devoid

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entirely lacking

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accede

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agree or accept

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vernacular

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local language

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facetious

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inappropriate

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fauxpas

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mistake

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intractable

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hard to control

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exacerbate

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worsen

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antsy

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restless

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deprecate

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disapprove

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affluent

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rich

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amicable

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friendly

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complacent

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contented

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Gullible

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naive

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abhor

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to regard with disgust or hatred

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vex

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to annoy or frustrate someone

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ameliorate

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to make something better

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obfuscate

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to make something unclear

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altruistic

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showing selfless concern for the well being of others

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ephemeral

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lasting for a very short time

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tenacious

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persistent

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magnanimous

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generous and forgiving

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apathy

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lack of interest

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epitaph

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a commemorative inscription on a tomb

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epiphany

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sudden realization

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paradox

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an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion

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plethora

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overabundance or excess

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nemesis

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something that a person cannot conquer

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reverie

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lost in one’s thoughts

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insatiable

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impossible to satisfy

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pensive

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deep in thought or contemplating

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quaint

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attractively unusual

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quixotic

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unrealistic and impractical

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alleviate

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to make it easier to endure

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superficial

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lacking in content or shallow

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futile

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incapable of producing useful results

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grotesque

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weird

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clandestine

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something that is done secretly

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incredulous

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unable to believe something

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ubiquitous

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found everywhere

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perfunctory

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done without care

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intransigent

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refuse to change

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prosaic

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dull or lacking in imagination

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