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Taciturn

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Disinclined to talk; silent

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Alleged

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Asserted without proof

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Vapid

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Not lively; without spirit

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Malevolent

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Having, showing, or arising from intense, often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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Culprit

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One accused of or arraigned for a crime; one guilty of a crime or of misconduct

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Predilection

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A predisposition in favor of something; preference

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Foray

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A quick raid or sudden attack

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illicitly

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Unlawfully; without permission

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Indigenous

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Native to a particular region or species; inborn; innate

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Vexations

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Irritations; annoyances

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Contemptuous

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Scornful; despising; disdainful

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Contentious

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Belligerent; argumentative

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Fractious

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Tending to be troublesome, quarrelsome, or irritable

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Disapprobation

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The act or state of being disapproved; condemnation

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Auspicious

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Propitious; favorable

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Arbitrated

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Decided; determined

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Mortifying

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Shameful; embarrassing

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Tacit

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Silently understood; unspoken

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Asinine

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Lacking sound judgment; stupid; silly

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Desolate

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Devoid of inhabitants or visitors; barren; empty

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Ascertaining

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Making certain; discovering; determining

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Unfathomable

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Unable to be measured or understood

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Aberrations

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Deviations; strayings from the right or normal way

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Perpetrated

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Committed; carried out; brought about

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Adjacent

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Not distant; nearby

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Perplexity

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The state of being confused or bewildered

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Inordinately

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Unregulatedly; disorderly; excessively

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Ingenuous

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Noble; honorable; straightforward

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Analogous

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Showing a likeness which permits one to draw an analogy; similar

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Wary

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Marked by keen caution; cunning and watchful

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Guilelessness

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Innocence; naiveté

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Obstreperous

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Uncontrollably noisy; clamorous; unruly

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Invective

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Of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse; denunciatory

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Vehemently

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Passionately; powerfully; fervidly

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Articulate

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Able to speak; expressing oneself clearly or effectively

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Melancholy

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A depression of spirits; dejection; a pensive mood; sadness

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Umbrage

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Resentful displeasure; personal offense

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Rectitude

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Straightness; righteousness

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Interdict

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Prohibition; an order forbidding something to be done

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Palliation

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Reduction of violence; moderation of intensity

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Reconnaissance

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A preliminary survey to gain information

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Undulate

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To form or move in waves; fluctuate

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Propensities

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Natural inclinations; leanings

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Altercation

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A noisy or angry dispute; a quarrel

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Austere

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Stern and forbidding in appearance and manner; somber; grave

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Prerogative

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An exclusive or special right, power, or privilege

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Obliquely

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Indirectly; deviously; underhandedly

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Infallible

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Incapable of error; sure; certain

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Acquiescence

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Acceptance; assent

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Sullen

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Gloomy; resentfully silent or repressed; dismal

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Futility

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Fruitlessness; uselessness

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Venerable

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Respected or admired

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Formidable

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Causing fear, dread, or apprehension; awe-inspiring

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Acrimonious

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Biting or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner

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Haughty

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Disdainfully proud; arrogant

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Mollified

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Appeased; assuaged

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Impudent

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Insolent; contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others

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Unmitigated

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Not lessened; unrelieved

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Temerity

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Rashness; foolishness

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Integrity

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Honesty; incorruptibility

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Cynical

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Critical and distrustful of human nature and motives

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Credibility

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Believability; plausibility

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Furtive

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Secretive; surreptitious

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Wryly

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Ironically humorous

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Adamant

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Unyielding; inflexible

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Sordid

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Base;vile; filthy

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Impertinence

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Insolence; rudeness

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Bovine

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Of, relating to, or resembling the ox or cow

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Persecuted

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Harassed; made to suffer because of one’s beliefs

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Notoriety

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The state of being widely and unfavorably known

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Stealthily

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Secretively; slyly

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Irascible

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Marked by hot temper and easily provoked to anger; touchy; cranky

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Garishly

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Glaringly; flashily; gaudily

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Stolidly

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Unemotionally

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Apprehensive

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Fearful; filled with anxiety

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