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Gilded

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Golden

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Torpid

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tired

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Somnambulant

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Sluggish

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Festooned

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decorated (verb)

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Bellicose

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aggressive

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Crepuscular

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twilight (adj) - sun setting/rising purple/red sky

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Preternatural

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unnatural

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Coruscating

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sparkling

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Malodorous

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Smelly

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Tremulous

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trembling

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Disenchanted

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disappointed

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Ethereal

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delicate in a way thats not of this world - heavenly, supernatural

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Ornate

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highly decorated

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ubiquitous

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found everywhere

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Vivacious

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lively and animated

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jaunty

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cheerful and self-confident

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unscrupulous

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dishonest or unfair

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tottering

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feeble/ unsteady (verb)

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metropolis

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a large city

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Bucolic

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idyllic, perfect countryside (adj)

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Temerity

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extremely confident/ audacity

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perspicacious

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really clever

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avarice

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excessive greed (noun)

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brusque

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short, abrupt, dismissive

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cajole

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to urge, coax

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brazen

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bold, clear, obvious (adj)

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clandestine

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secret (adj)

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cynical

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believing the worst of others, all acts are selfish

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demure

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quiet, modest, reserved

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extol

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to praise(verb)

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fabricate

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to make up, invent

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feral

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wild, savage

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fractious

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troublesome, irritable

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vociferous

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loud

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macabre

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gruesome, horrifying, frightening

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euphoric

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happy

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Morose

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Sad

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Indigant, exasperated

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1 - Raw Anger
2 - Fed up anger

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Serene, Harmonious

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Calm

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Gargantuan

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big

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Befuddled

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Confused

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Lackadaisical

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Lazy

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Abominable, Atrocious

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Bad

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Heinous, malevolent

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evil

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Agil, nimble

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fast

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Appetising, Luscious

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Tasty

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Loathsome, gruesome

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disgusting

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Gallant, Valiant

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Brave

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Sweltering, Blazing

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