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Altercation

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Noisy dispute
- Noun

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Opulent

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Demonstrating great wealth; extravagant
- Adjective

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Cryptic

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Secret; mysterious
- Adjective

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Fiasco

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A failure
- Noun

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Whet

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To sharpen; to stimulate
- Verb

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Intrepid

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Fearless; bold
- Adjective

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Demagogue

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A leader who promises things to people to gain power
- Noun

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Superfluous

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Beyond what is necessary; excessive
- Adjective

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Emulate

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To try to equal by imitating
- Verb

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Assiduous

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Hardworking
- Adjective

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Conform

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To become similar; to act in agreement
- Verb

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Benevolent

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Kindly; charitable
- Adjective

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Spurious

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Fake; false; counterfeit
- Adjective

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Precocious

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Brilliant or expert at any age
- Adjective

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Infer

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To conclude; deduce
- Verb

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Inevitable

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Unavoidable
- Adjective

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Hedonist

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A pleasure seeker
- Noun

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Condescending

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Patronizing; looking down on someone
- Adjective or Verb

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Florid

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Flushed; fancy
- Adjective

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Rancor

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Hatred
- Noun

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Venerable

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Respectable because of age
- Adjective

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Prosaic

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Dull; ordinary
- Adjective

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Impetuous

A

Acting suddenly with little thought
- Adjective

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Sagacious

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Wise; clever - Adjective

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Ephemeral

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Momentary; fleeting - Adjective

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Diligent

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Hardworking - Adjective

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Abstain

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To refrain from doing something - Verb

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Remuneration

A

Payment - Noun

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Wary

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Watchful; alert; cautious - Adjective

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Hackneyed

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Overused; cliched - Adjective

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Emaciated

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Skinny; especially from hunger - Adjective

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Antagonist

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Opponent - Noun

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Pretentious

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Self-important; arrogant - Adjective

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Intuitive

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Instinctive; untaught - Adjective

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Parched

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Dried up; thirsty - Adjective

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Conflagration

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Large, destructive fire - Noun

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Disdain

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The feeling that someone or something is worthless; disrespect - Noun

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Insipid

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Bland - Adjective

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Insipid

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Bland - Adjective

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Enervate

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To tire; to weaken - Verb

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Covert

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Secretive - Adjective

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Subtle

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Understated; delicate - Adjective

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Amphibious

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Able to function on both land and water - Adjective

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Restrained

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Controlled; restricted - Adjective and Verb

45
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Capricious

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Impulsive; unpredictable - Adjective

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