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Analgesic

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Causing insensitivity to pain

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Monetary

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Pertaining to money

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Menagerie

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Collection of wild animals

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Glimmer

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Shine erratically; Twinkle

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Empathy

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Ability to identify with another’s feelings, ideas, etc.

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Submissive

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Yielding; Timid

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Dross

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Waste matter; Worthless impurities

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Disinclination

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Unwillingness

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Bowdlerize

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Expurgate

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Pejorative

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Negative in connotation; Having a belittling effect

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Cadaverous

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Like a corpse; Pale

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Spasmodic

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Fitful; periodic

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Genealogy

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Record of descent; Lineage

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Pragmatist

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Practical person

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Titular

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Nominal holding of title without obligations

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Hoard

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Stockpile; Accumulate for future use

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Bastion

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Fortress; Defense

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Minuscule

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Extremely small

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Vindictive

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Out for revenge; Malicious

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Obnoxious

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Offensive

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Servitude

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Slavery; Compulsory labor

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Maudlin

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Effusively sentimental

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Outlandish

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Bizarre; Peculiar; Unconventional

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Stellar

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Pertaining to the stars

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Brandish

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Wave around; Flourish

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Momentum

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Quantity of motion of a moving body; Impetus

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Marked

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Noticeable or pronounced; Targeted for vengeance

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Fitful

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Spasmodic; Intermittent

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Turgid

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Swollen; Distended

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Ovation

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Enthusiastic applause

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Pragmatic

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Practical (as opposed to idealistic); Concerned with the practical worth or impact of something

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Broach

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Introduce; Open up

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Devoid

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Lacking

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Forsake

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Desert; Abandon; Renounce

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Worldly

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Engrossed in matters of this earth; Not spiritual

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Smelt

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Melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition

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Tryst

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Meeting

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Assail

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Assault

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Seismic

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Pertaining to earthquakes

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Dislodge

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Remove (forcibly)

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Attest

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Testify, bear witness

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Propensity

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Natural inclination

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Tremulous

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Trembling; Wavering

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Hulking

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Massive; Bulky; Great in size

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Skinflint

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Stingy person; Miser

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