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Bigot

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Narrow-minded, prejudice person

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Abhor

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Hate

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Enfranchise

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Give voting rights

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Hamper

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Hinder, obstruct

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Kindle

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Start a fire

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Noxious

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Harmful, poisonous

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Placid

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Calm, peaceful

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Remuneration

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Payment for work done

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Talisman

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Lucky charm

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Abrasive

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Rough, course, harsh

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Bilk

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Cheat, defraud

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Covert

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Hidden, undercover

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Engender

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Cause

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Hangar

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Storage area for a plane

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Knotty

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Complex, difficult to solve

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Nuance

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Something suble, a fine shading of meaning

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Renown

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Fame

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Tangent

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Going off the main subject

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Abasement

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Humiliation, degradation

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Billowing

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Swelling, fluttering, waving

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Cower

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Recoil in fear, shrink away from

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Enhance

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Improve, make better

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Harangue

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Noisy, attacking speech

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Labyrinth

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Maze

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Nullify

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To counter, make unimportant

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Plaintiff

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Petitioner in court of law

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Replete

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Full

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Abrogate

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Cancel, deny, repeal

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Credible

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Believable

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Blasphemy

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Speech which offends religious sentiments

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Enigma

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Puzzle, mystery

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Harbingers

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Indicators, bringers of warnings

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Labyrinthine

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Complicated, highly convoluted

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Nuzzle

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Cuddle, snuggle

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Plaudit

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Statement giving strong praise

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Reprehensible

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Shameful, very bad

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Tardy

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Slow, late, overdue, delayed

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Absolution

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Forgiveness, pardon, release

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Blatant

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Obvious

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Creditable

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Praiseworthy

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Ensconce

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Establish firmly in a position

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Hasten

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Hurry, accelerate, rush

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Laceration

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A cut

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Obdurate

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Stubborn

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Plausible

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Can be believed

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Reprieve

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A respite, postponement of a sentence

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Tawdry

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Of little value, gaudy

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Abstain

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Go without, withdraw

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Blighted

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Damaged, destroyed, ruined

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Credulous

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Gullible, ready to believe anything

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Enshroud

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Cover

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Haughtiness

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Pride,arrogance

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Lachrymose

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Tearful, sad

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Obfuscate

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Deliberately make something difficult to understand

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Plethora

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An excess

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Repudiate

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Shun, eschew

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Tedium

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Boredom

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Abstemious

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Self denying, refraining from indulging

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Blithe

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Free spirited

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Crepuscular

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Active at dawn and dusk

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Enunciation

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Clear pronunciation, accent, articulation

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Headstrong

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Willful, stubborn

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Lackluster

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Dull, monotonous, bland

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Objective

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Unbiased

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Pliable

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Flexible, not stubborn

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Rescind

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Retract, repeal

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Temper

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To moderate, soften

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Blunderbuss

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  1. Ancient weapon, type of gun 2. A clumsy person
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Cringe

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Recoil, flinch, shy away

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Envenom

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To cause bitterness and bad feeling

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Hedonism

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Self indulgence, pleasure seeking

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Laconic

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Using few words, brief, to the point

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Oblique

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Indirect, slanting

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Plumage

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Feathers of a bird

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Resignation

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Acceptance of fate

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Tenacious

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Stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose

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Accolade

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Tribute, honor, praise

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Bolster

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Support, prop up

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Cryptic

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Puzzling, enigmatic

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Ephemeral

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Short lived

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Hedonist

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A pleasure seeker

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Lamentation

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Expression of regret or sorrow

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Obliterate

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Destroy, demolish, eradicate

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Plummet

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Fall suddenly and steeply

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Resolution

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Determination

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Tentative

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Not certain

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Acquiesce

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To agree to, give in to

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Bombast

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Arrogant, pompous language

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Curtail

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Cut short

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Epicure

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Someone who appreciates good food and drink

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Heed

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Listen to

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Lampoon

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Ridicule, spoof

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Oblivious

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Totally unaware

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Podium

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Echoing

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Tenuous

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Flimsy, not solid

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