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habitude

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custom, addiction, characteristic, fashion, form

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custom, addiction, characteristic, fashion, form

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habitude

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respite

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pause, suspension in activity, breather, breathing time, downtime, hiatus, interruption, layoff, letup, relief, relaxation, recess, truce

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truce, recess, relaxation, relief, letup, layoff, interruption, hiatus, downtime, breathing time, breather, suspension in activity, pause

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respite

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imperial

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regal, royal, stately, sovereign, domineering

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domineering, sovereign, stately, royal, regal

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imperial

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mnemonic

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cue, clue, hint, suggestion, memory, prompt, reminiscent

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reminiscent, prompt, memory, suggestion, hint, clue, cue

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mnemonic

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maven

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mace in field, connoisseur, expert

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expert, connoisseur, mace in field

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maven

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quixotic

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idealistic, dreamy, foolish, impractical, impulsive, romantic, unrealistic

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idealistic, dreamy, foolish, impractical, impulsive, romantic, unrealistic

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quixotic

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anathema

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something hated, bane, pariah, abomination, bugbear

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bugbear, abomination, pariah, bane, something hated

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anathema

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galvanize

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stimulate, inspire, arouse, astonish, energize, excite, frighten, invigorate, jott, motivate, provoke, shock, spur, startle

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startle, spur, shock, provoke, motivate, jott, invigorate, frighten, excite, energize, astonish, arouse, inspire, stimulate

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galvanize

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lurid

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shocking, gruesome, exaggerated, ghastly, gory, grim, grisly, horrifying, macabre, obscene, racy, revolting, sensational, startling, violent, vivid

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vivid, violent, startling, sensational, revolting, racy, obscene, macabre, horrifying, grisly, grim, gory, ghastly, exaggerated, gruesome, shocking

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lurid

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coalseced

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come together, blend, consolidate, fuse, integrate, unite

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unite, integrate, fuse, consolidate, blend, come together

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coalesced

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kilter

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trim, commission, condition, fettle, fitness

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fitness, fettle, condition, commission, trim

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kilter

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moratorium

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suspension, ban, delay, freeze, halt, pause, postponement, reprieve, truce

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truce, reprieve, postponement, pause, halt, freeze, delay, ban, suspension

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moratorium

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callous

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apathetic, careless, cold-blooded, heartless, indifferent, insensitive, uncaring, unsympathetic

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unsympathatic, uncaring, insensitive, indifferent, heartless, cold-blooded, carless, apathetic

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callous

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contrived

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overly planned, false, phony, affected, elaborate

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elaborate, affected, phony, false, overly planned

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contrived

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ardent

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overly enthusiastic, loyal, avid, fervent, fierce, impassioned, intense, keen, passionate, vehement, zealous

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zealous, vehement, passionate, keen, intense, impassioned, fierce, fervent, avid, loyal, overly enthusiastic

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ardent

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dilettante

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amateurish, green, rookie, tenderfoot

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tenderfoot, rookie, green, amateurish

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dilettante

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suave

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charming, smooth, affable, courteous, courtly, genial, ingratiating, polite, soft-spoken, sophisticated

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sophisticated, soft-spoken, polite, ingratiating, genial, courtly, courteous, affable, smooth, charming

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suave

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demagogue

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agitating person, agitator, firebrand, fanatic, fomenter, hothead

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hothead, formenter, fanatic, firebrand, agitator, agitating person

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demagogue

37
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delectation

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delight, amusement, elation, enjoyment, happiness

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happiness, enjoyment, elation, amusement, delight

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delectation

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blandishment

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flattery, adulation, allurement, blarney, cajolery, coaxing

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coaxing, cajolery, blarney, allurement, adulation, flattery

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blandishment

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blanched

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whitened, paled, ashen

42
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ashen, paled, whitened

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blanched

43
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preferment

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advancement, elevation, improvement, preference, promotion, melioration, advance, growth

44
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growth, advance, melioration, promotion, preference, improvement, elevation, advancement

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preferment

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zealous

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enthusiastic, ardent, devoted, avid, dedicated, earnest, fanatical, fervent, impassioned

46
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impassioned, fervent, fanatical, earnest, dedicated, avid, devoted, ardent, enthusiastic

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zealous

47
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dither

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upset, agitation, babble, confusion, flap

48
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flap, confusion, babble, agitation, upset

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dither

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inexorable

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pitiless, cruel, implacable, inescapable, merciless, relentless, unrelenting

50
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unrelenting, relentless, merciless, inescapable, implacable, cruel, pitiless

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inexorable

51
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squabble

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argument, altercation, bickering, controversy, difference, disagreement, feud, dispute, hassle, quarrel, spat, flap, tiff, wrangle

52
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wrangle, tiff, flap, spat, quarrel, hassle, dispute, feud, disagreement, difference, controversy, bickering, altercation, argument

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squabble

53
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sumptuous

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luxurious, splendid, awe-inspiring, beautiful, deluxe, elegant, extravagant, gorgeous, grand, lavish, luscious, luxuriant, magnificent, opulent, palatial, plush, posh, superb, swank

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swank, superb, posh, plush, palatial, opulent, magnificent, luxuriant, luscious, lavish, grand, gorgeous, extravagant, elegant, deluxe, beautiful, awe-inspiring, splendid, luxurious

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sumptuous

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fatuous

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stupid, absurd, dense, dull, idiotic

56
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idiotic, dull, dense, absurd, stupid

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fatuous

57
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viceroy

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ruler, governor, nabob, representative, satrap

58
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satrap, representative, nabob, governor, ruler

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viceroy

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