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Bowlderize

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Censor

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Epiphany

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Realization

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Omnipotent

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Very Powerful; Godly Characteristic

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Xenophobia

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Fear of Foreigners

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Frivolous

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Apathetic; Not Sincere

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Garrulous

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Talkative

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Besmirch

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Destroy

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Uphold

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Defend

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Laud

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Praise

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Intermittent

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Malfunction

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Yielding

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To; Submissive

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Croissant

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Bread

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Faux Pas

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Honest Social Mistake

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Rendezvous

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Meeting

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Kindergarten

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Kids School

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Rucksack

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Backpack

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Pretzel

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Twist; Crispy Biscuit

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Glitch

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Irregularity

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Klutz

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Clumsy

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Spiel

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Short Speech

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Schmooze

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Gossip

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Pinata

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pot

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Siesta

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Nap

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Macho

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Strong

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Sheik

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Ruler

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Karaoke

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a form of entertainment, offered typically by bars and clubs, in which people take turns singing popular songs into a microphone over prerecorded backing tracks.

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Origami

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the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures

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Chocolate

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a food preparation in the form of a paste or solid block made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, typically sweetened.

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Mocassin

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Native Indian Shoes

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31
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Gung-ho

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Excited

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Typhoon

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Dimsum

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Dumplings

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Babushka

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Scarf

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Moped

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Scooter that is auto and manual

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Paparazzo

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Sing. Paparazzi

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Futon

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Bedclothes; Bedding

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38
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Gorilla

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A tribe of hairy woman

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39
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Kink

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A twist in the rope

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Slogan

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Battle Cry

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Smorgasbord

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Bread and Butter Table

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42
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Abate

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Reduce; Lesson

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43
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Abdicate

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Give up; Position

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44
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Aberration

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Something Unusual

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Abhor

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Really hate

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Abstain

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Refrain

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Adversity

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Hardship

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Aesthetic

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Pertaining to beauty

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Amicable

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Agreeable

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Anachronistic

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Out of the context of time; out of date

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Arid

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Very dry

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Asylum

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Sanctuary; place of safety

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Benevolent

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Friendly; Helpful

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Bias

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A prejudice towards something or against something

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Boisterous

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Enthusiastic; Loud

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Brazen

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Bold

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Brusque

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Short; Rude

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Camaraderie

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Togetherness; trust; group; study; dynamic of trust

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Canny

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Careful

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Capacious

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Very Large; Spacious

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Capitulate

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Surrender

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Clairvoyant

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Can predict the future

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Collaborate

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Work together

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Compassion

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Sympathy

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Compromise

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Meeting in the middle; Settling Differences

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Condescending

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Patronizing

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Conditional

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Contingent upon something else; Contingent upon

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Conformist

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Someone who follows the majority

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Demagogue

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Rabble-rousing leader

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Digression

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Straying from the main point

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Diligent

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Hard-working; dedicated

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Discredit

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Dishonor someone; Prove something untrue

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Disdain

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To regard with scorn

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Divergent

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Moving apart; going in different directions

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Empathy

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Feeling someone else’s feeling

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Emulate

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Following someone else’s example

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Enervating

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Tiring

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Ephemeral

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Fleeting; Temporary

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Evanescent

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Not lasting long

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Exemplary

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Outstanding

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Extenuating

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Something that makes the situation not as bad

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Florid

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Ornate

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Forbearance

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Patience; Restraint

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Fortitude

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Strength

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Fortuitous

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Lucky

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Foster

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Promote; Aid

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Fraught

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Filled with

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Frugal

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Thrifty

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Hackneyed

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Cliched

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Haughty

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Being arrogant; Talking down to people

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Hedonist

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A person who acts in pursuit of pleasure

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Hypothesis

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Unproven theory; educated guess

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Impetuous

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Rash; Impulsive

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Impute

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To assign or To attribute to someone

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Inconsequential

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Without Consequence; Trivial; Does not matter

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Inevitable

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Unavoidable; Definitely; Going to happen

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Intrepid

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Fearless

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Jubilation

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Extreme Happiness; Joy

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Lobbyist

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A person who takes one side or the other, and persuades government officials

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Nonchalant

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Boring

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Opulent

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Wealthy orator; speaker

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Ostentatious

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Flaunting; wealth

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Perfidious

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Disloyal

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Precocious

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Gifted; Talented; Beyond one’s years

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Prosaic

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Ordinary

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Prudent

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Careful; Wise

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Querulous

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Irritable; Prone to argument

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Rancorous

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Hateful; Unpleasant

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Reclusive

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Hermit; Withdrawn

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Reconciliation

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Coming back together after a disagreement

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Reverence

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Deep respect

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Sagacity

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Wisdom

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Spurious

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False; Untrue

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Substantiate

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To confirm; Prove

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Superficial

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Shallow

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Superfluous

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Unnecessary; Too much

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Surreptitious

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Secret

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Tactful

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Polite

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Tenacious

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Persistent; Stubborn Transient; temporary; Impermanent

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Vindicate

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Free from blame

CETS (Sci) (11 decks)

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