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Anthropomorphism

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Giving human shape

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Dexterous

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Skillful with the hands

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Misanthrope

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One who hates humans

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Misogynist

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Woman Hater

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Facetious

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Humorous

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Auspicious

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Favorable

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Gregarious

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Sociable

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Lament

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To feel or express sorrow

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Hubris

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Excessive pride

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Ostentatious

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Flashy

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Vicarious

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Experienced through imagination

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Panacea

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Cure-all

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Pandemonium

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Wild uproar

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Prosaic

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Dull

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Autonomy

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Self governed

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Lucid

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Clear

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Circumspect

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Watchful

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Circumlocution

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Evasive language

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Scrupulous

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Having moral values

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Tacit

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Not spoken but understood

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-Cide

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To kill

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Anarchy

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Lawless

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Diffident

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Timid

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Nadir

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Lowest point

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Lionize

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Celebrity treatment

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Magnanimous

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Forgiving

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Obdurate

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Stubborn

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Tenable

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Definsible

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Narcissism

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Excessive self love

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Sanguine

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Cheerful

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Garrulous

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Talkitive

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Taciturn

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Untalkitive

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Assidious

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Hard working

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Malediction

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Curse

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Penchant

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Strong like for something

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Sepulcher

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Chamber for a grave

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Extricate

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To free from difficulty

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Propitious

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Favorable

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Peremtory

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Final

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Laconic

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Using few words ; rude

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Ubiquitous

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Being everywhere at one time

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Fastidious

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Picky

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Superfluous

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Unneccessary

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Esoteric

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Hard to understand

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Petulant

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Ill tempered

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Eschewed

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To avoid

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Malevolent

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Wishing evil on others

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Prostrate

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Bowed low

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Sullen

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Somber

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Inexorable

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Inevitable

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Fervent

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Showing great warmth

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Asperity

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Harshness of tone

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Indignant

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Angry ; due to unjust acts

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Egregious

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Extremely flagrant ; offensive / bad

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Remiss

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lack of care

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Vapid

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Without liveliness; dull

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Implacable

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Not to be mollified

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Cacophony

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A harsh sounding mix

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Eloquent

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Fluid or persuasive in speech or writing

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Belligerent / Bellicose

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War-like

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Complicity

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Involvement as an accomplishment in a crime or wrongdoing

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Unsurp

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To take possession or authority over something

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Extol

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Praise enthusiastically

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Lethargic

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Sluggish

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Imminent

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About to happen

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Itinerant

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Moving from place to place

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Parsimonious

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Stingy

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Exonerate

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To free completely from blame

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Lugubrious

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Exaggeratedly mournful

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Respite

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A period of rest or relief

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Tenuous

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Extremely thin or weak

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Ingenuous

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Frank

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Dearth

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Lacking

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Remiss

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Laking care

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Insidious

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Treacherous

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Malign

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Slander

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Beguile

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Delude and deceive

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Effusion

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outpouring of emotions

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Effusion

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outpouring of emotions

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Caterwaul

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To cry or screech like a cat in heat

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Odious

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Deserving hate

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Adroit

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Clever or skillful with the hands or mind

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Perdition

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Eternal damnation

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Quell

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To put and end to

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Capitulate

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Surrender

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Candid

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Sincere honesty

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Insolence

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insulting behavior

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Bombastic

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using inflated language

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Iniquity

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Grossly unfair behavior

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Obsequious

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Excessively obedient

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Harbinger

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A person who announces the approach of another

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Vehement (VEE uh ment)

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Showing strong feeling ; passionate

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Voluble

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Rapid or fluid talk

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Protract

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To extend

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Platitude

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Dull remark

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Quixotic

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Foolishly idealistic

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-ex

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Like

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Turpitude

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Wicked

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Lucrative

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Producing wealth

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Soporific

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Causing sleep

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Replete

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Completely filled

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Viable

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Capable of living

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Plebeian

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Common; vulgar

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Perfidy

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Treachery

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Nebulous

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Vague

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Serendipity

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Accidental good fortune

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Immolate

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To kill in sacrifice by fire ; offer in sacrifice

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Malinger

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to pretend to be sick to avoid work

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Manifest

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Visible ; evident

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Chaste

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Abstaining for extramarital intercourse

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-ine

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Like

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Officious

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Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or services

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Swarthy

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Darkness of skin complexion

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Enmity

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A feeling or condition of hostility or ill will

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Inimical

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Unfavorable ; hostile

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Specious

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Deceptive

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Bastion

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A fortress; a stronghold

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Contrite

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Extremely apologetic

English III Honors (8 decks)

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