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affable

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friendly

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Astute

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Clever

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Subside

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Decrease

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Illustrious

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widely acclaimed and highly honored

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Plumage

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Patterns

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Heed

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Obey

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Dilapidated

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Battered

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Wrath

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Fury

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Soothe

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Pacify

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Pedestal

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Foundation

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Supreme

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Ultimate

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Admonish

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Scold

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Assert

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Declare

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Emulate

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Imitate

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Ponderous

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Heavy

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Avert

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Avoid

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Blithe

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Carefree

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Sacrifice

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Surrender

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Loath

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Reluctant

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Bleak

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Unwelcoming

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Nomad

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Wanderer

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Dwindle

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Lessen

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Nimble

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Quick

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Plight

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Difficult

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Placate

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Soothe/Pacify

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Docile

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Obedient

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Verge

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Threshold

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Recede

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Draw back

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Vigilant

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Watchful

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Chaotic

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Frenzied

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advent

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the arrival of, the coming of

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emerge

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to come out from, to appear

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substantiate

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to prove something

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distinctive

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unique, special

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optimistic

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thinking positively

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conundrum

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a confusing problem

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prerogative

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a right, entitlement

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contradiction

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saying the opposite

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detrimental

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envy

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evacuate

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to leave in an emergency

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hardship

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tough times

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idealism / ideal

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perfection and perfect situation

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illuminate

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to shine or light up

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liberate

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moral

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do good and do the right thing

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nonchalant

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done without caring, not careful

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obsolete

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outdated, doesn’t exist anymore

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petrified

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to be scared

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protagonist

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the main character and usually the good person in a story

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queasy

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salvage

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to save and preserve

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inclination

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a want to do something

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indelible

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a permanent mark

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invaluable

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extremely useful, precious

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lucid

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clear and easy to understand

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vicarious

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experience through someone else

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sanctuary

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a safe place, haven

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render

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to make something happen

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relinquish

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to give something up

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sequester

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to separate from others

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adept

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to be good at something

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contemporaneous

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in the same time period

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empathy

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understanding the feelings of others

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reinforce

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make stronger, strengthen

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valiant

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courageous, brave

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persist

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to keep doing something

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magnify

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to make something bigger

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sentimental

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feel fondness and have warm memories

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contemplate

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think carefully about

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contrite

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to feel apologetic, to feel sorry

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facilitate

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to help do something

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monotonous

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dull, repetitious

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mundane

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dull, uninteresting

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illustrious

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well known

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obscure

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