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abhor

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hate

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abject

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wretched

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abscond

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to go into hiding

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abstemious

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eating and drinking in moderation

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abstruse

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profound

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adamant

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stubbornly unyielding

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alacrity

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zeal

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castigate

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criticize/punish severely

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chronic

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habitual, prolonged

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codicil

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supplement

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cognate

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related

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commend

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praise

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conclave

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secret or confidential meeting

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concordance

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agreement

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confound

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confuse

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conundrum

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puzzle, riddle

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daunt

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discourage, dismay

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decadent

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declining

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denigrate

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vilify, malign

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destitute

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poor

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diaphanous

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transparent

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diffident

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timid, reserved

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elegy

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melancholy song

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endemic

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inherent, native

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epitome

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embodiment

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epoch

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era, time period

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erudite

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learned, scholarly

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exculpate

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exonerate

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extemporize

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improvise

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extirpate

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destroy completely

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extricate

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release

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fecund

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fertile, productive

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foment

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incite, stir up

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hubris

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pride, arrogance

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ignominious

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disgraceful

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incursion

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invasion

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internecine

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mutually destructive

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maladroit

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inept

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mandate

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an order

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mandatory

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obligatory

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maverick

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non-conformist

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mendicant

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beggar

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mercurial

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volatile

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misnomer

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incorrect name or designation

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moot

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arguable

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nostrum

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untested solution

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obfuscate

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confuse

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obloquy

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abuse, vilification

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odium

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hate, loathing

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opus

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a creative work or art

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orthodox

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conventional

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palliate

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mitigate

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pecuniary

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relating to money

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pedagogue

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educator, teacher

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pedantic

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academic, bookish

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peregrinate

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journey, wander

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perfidious

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back-stabbing

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pernicious

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deadly

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petrify

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turn to stone

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pillage

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plunder, loot

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pithy

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cogent

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platitude

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trite or banal statement

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polemic

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denunciation, tirade

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politic

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diplomatic

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pontificate

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express opinions in a dogmatic way

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prattle

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babble, ramble

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precocious

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unusually mature

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predilection

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preference

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presage

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predict, foretell

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prestidigitation

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skillfulness

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presumptuous

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excessively forward

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prevaricate

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equivocate

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probity

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honesty

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proclivity

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predisposition

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prodigal

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lavish, wasteful

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prolix

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verbose

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propensity

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inclination

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propitiate

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appease

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propitious

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auspicious

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prosaic

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dull

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protocol

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code of conduct

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punitive

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vengeful

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pusillanimous

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cowardly

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quack

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fake, fraud

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quagmire

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predicament

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rancid

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stale, foul, putrid

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recondite

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ambiguous

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regale

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entertain

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replicate

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copy

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reticent

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restrained, reserved

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sagacious

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wise, learned

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salubrious

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healthful, wholesome

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saunter

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stroll, walk at a leisurely pace

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savant

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expert

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servile

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slavish

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shun

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ostracize

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stigma

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mark of disgrace

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subvert

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ruin, undermine

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succor

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give assistance

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sundry

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miscellaneous

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supplant

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displace, usurp

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tactile

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tangible

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talon

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claw

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tangential

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divergent

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tangible

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touchable

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temperance

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moderation

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thwart

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defeat

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titter

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giggle

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toady

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henchman

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trenchant

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observant

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trite

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overused

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unctuous

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slippery, oily

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undermine

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weaken, impair

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unkempt

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unruly, messy

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unwarranted

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without cause

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unwitting

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unintentional

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vapid

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dull, flat

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venerable

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commanding respect

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verily

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assuredly

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vernacular

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common tongue

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vestige

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evidence

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vigor

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strength, enthusiasm

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vindicate

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justify, prove

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virtuoso

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master

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vitiate

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corrupt, debase

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