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1
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Abate

A

Hostile

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Abhor

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Regarded with hatred and disgust

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Acrimony

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Bitter feeling

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Adamant

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Unwavering

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Affable

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Approachable

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Anathema

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Disgrace

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Arduous

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Strenuous

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Audacity

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Confidence

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Austere

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Harsh

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Bacchanalian

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Intoxicated merrymaking

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Balk

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Hesitant

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Barrister

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A lawyer entitled to practice as an advocate

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14
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Bawdy

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Dealing with sexual matters in a comical way

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Befuddle

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Confuse

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16
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Cajole

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Persuade someone by flattery

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Caustic

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Corrosive

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Charlatan

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Fraud

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Chastise

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Scold

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Clandestine

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Secret

21
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Circumspect

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Cautious

22
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Cliche

A

Overused, unoriginal

23
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Copious

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Abundant

24
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Crass

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Insensitive

25
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Collaborate

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Work together

26
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Connoisseur

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Expert, critic

27
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Culinary

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Food

28
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Cult

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Religious beliefs or practices that are regarded as strange

29
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Demagogue

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Dictator

30
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Decorum

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Decency

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Diffident

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Shy

32
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Dilettante

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Amateur

33
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Dogmatic

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Inflexible

34
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Dolorous

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Mournful

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Droll

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Absurd

36
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Effigy

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Representation

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