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(n) correctness or uprightness; unerring in following principle

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Rectitude

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(adj) widely known but viewed negatively or critically

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Notorious

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(v) to have a profound dislike or abhorrence for; to hate

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Detest

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(adj) noticeable or important; standing out

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Salient

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(n) the physical property of matter wherein matter returns to its original form after being reshaped, as an elastic band returns to its original shape after being stretched

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Elasticity

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Bewilder

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(v) to perplex or confuse; to disorder a person’s thinking

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(n) a name or title; a word used to identify a person or thing

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Appellation

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(n) an experience that is extremely difficult or trying

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Ordeal

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(adj) inauthentic; not bona fide

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Spurious

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Aberration

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(n) a variation or change from what is normal or right; something unnatural

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(adj) unimaginable or unthinkable

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Inconceivable

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(n) a typically alcoholic mixture containing a medicine or remedy

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Tincture

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(n) a variation or change from what is normal or right; something unnatural

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Aberration

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Appellation

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(n) a name or title; a word used to identify a person or thing

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Aghast

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(adj) shocked; terrified or amazed

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(adj) matter-of-fact; without spirit, style, or imagination

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Prosaic

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(n) a minor sin or fault; a trifling wrongdoing

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Peccadillo

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(adj) tranquil and calm; at rest

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Placid

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(n) a thing that is owned; a possession

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Chattel

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(adj) willing and likely to pursue a lawsuit

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Litigious

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(adj) thinking poorly of; scornful or disdainful

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Contemptuous

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(adj) shocked; terrified or amazed

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Aghast

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Chattel

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(n) a thing that is owned; a possession

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(adj) charming; having a sophisticated and attractive manner

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Debonair

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(v) to banish from or force out of a group or situation

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Ostracize

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(v) to perplex or confuse; to disorder a person’s thinking

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Bewilder

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(v) to make as small as possible

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Minimize

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Contemptuous

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(adj) thinking poorly of; scornful or disdainful

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(n) alertness; unbreaking attention to a duty

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Vigilance

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(n) an obstruction or impediment; something that blocks progress

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Hinderance

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(adj) capriciously changeable in affection or belief; not remaining faithful to one idea or feeling

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Fickle

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Debonair

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(adj) charming; having a sophisticated and attractive manner

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