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palliative

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improve situation without curing

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exuberant

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full of life

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obstreperous

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noisy boisterous

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furlough

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official leave

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ostensible

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appearing to be true

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idiosyncratic

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particular&individual

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despotic

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tyranny

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untoward

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unforeseen

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foment

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stir, instigate

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tacit

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implied but not out spoken

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egregious

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outstandingly bad

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unprepossessing

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not attractive

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whet

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sharpen (feeling

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turbid

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not clear

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potable

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good to drink

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flagging

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getting less

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tortuous

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long indirect

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enervating

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tiring

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renege

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back out of agreement

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suborn

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bribe

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duplicitous

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illegal underhanded

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vitriolic

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strong aggressive

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verdant

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green~~ fertile

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disbar

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throw out of profession

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debilitating

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cause great weakness

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consummate

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supremely good

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pernicious

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sneaky harmful

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tome

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big book

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ostentatious

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showy

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apocryphal

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doubtful

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wanton

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deliberatebribe

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vicarious

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experienced indirectly

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inexorable

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cannot be halted

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trounce

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beat thoroughly

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hoary

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old

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ignominious

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shameful

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wallow

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indulge

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internecine

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destructive to both parties

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eschew

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avoid

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illustrious

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well known good repute

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implacable

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impossible to appease

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raucous

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rough unpleasant noise

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pungent

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strong smell

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resolute

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forceful and determinded

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sedentary

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sitting

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cower

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recoil cringe

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tangent

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goes off point

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byline

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line telling who wrote article

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variegated

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multicolored

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facetious

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amusing not taken seriously

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inveterate

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habitual

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inclement

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very bad weather

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allay

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diminish

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mollify

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appease

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innocuous

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harmless

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parry

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(a blow)dangxia

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vagaries

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unexpected change

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entrenched

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established

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scotch

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put to end

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intermittent

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iterating

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halcyon

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happy peaceful(time

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runic

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mysterious

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travesty

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false absurd presentation of sth

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mnemonic

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assistent memorizing

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redoubtable

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formidable

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sequester

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isolate

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regurgitate

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fact)repeat what’s learnt by heart

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fulsome

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praise)glowing excessive

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