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Rough Definitions for lists of words - Rough Synonyms

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Abridge

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abbreviated communication

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compendium

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abbreviated communication

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cursory

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abbreviated communication

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abrupt

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act quickly

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apace

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act quickly

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abet

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assist

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advocate

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assist

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ancillary

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assist

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bolster

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assist

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corroborate

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assist

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countenance

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assist

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espouse

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assist

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mainstay

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assist

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bilious

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bad mood

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dudgeon

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bad mood

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irascible

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bad mood

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pettish

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bad mood

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petulant

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bad mood

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pique

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bad mood

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dilettante

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amateur/beginner

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fledgeling

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amateur/beginner

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neophyte

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amateur/beginner

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burgeoning

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beginning/youth

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callow

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beginning/youth

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engender

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beginning/youth

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acerbic

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biting temperament

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acidulous

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biting temperament

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acrimonious

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biting temperament

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asperity

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biting temperament

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audacious

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bold

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courageous

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bold

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dauntless

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bold

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banal

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boring

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fatuous

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boring

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hackneyed

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boring

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insipid

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boring

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mundane

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boring

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pedestrian

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boring

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bacchanalian

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carousal

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debauchery

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carousal

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depraved

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carousal

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dissipated

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carousal

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iniquity

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carousal

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libertine

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carousal

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licentious

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carousal

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capricious

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changing quickly

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counterpart

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copy

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emulated

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copy

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facsimile

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copy

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factitious

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copy

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paradigm

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copy

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aspersion

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criticism

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belittle

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criticize

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berate

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criticize

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calumny

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criticism

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castigate

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criticize

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decry

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criticize

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defamation

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criticism

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denounce

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criticize

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deride/dericive

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criticize/criticism

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diatribe

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criticism

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disparage

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criticism

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excoriate

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criticize

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gainsay

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criticism

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harangue

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criticize

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impugn

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criticize

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inveigh

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criticize

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bereave

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mourning

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cadaver

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death

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defunct

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death

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demise

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death

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dolorous

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mourning

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elegy

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death

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knell

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death/mourning

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abnegate

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denying of self

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abstain

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denying of self

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ascetic

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denying of self

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authoritarian

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dictatorial

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despotic

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dictatorial

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dogmatic

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dictatorial

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hegemonic/hegemony

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dictatorial

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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ambiguous

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difficult to understand

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arcane

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difficult to understand

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bemusing

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difficult to understand

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cryptic

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difficult to understand

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enigmatic

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difficult to understand

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esoteric

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difficult to understand

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defile

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disgusting/offensive

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fetid

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disgusting/offensive

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invidious

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disgusting/offensive

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articulate

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easy to understand

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cogent

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easy to understand

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eloquent

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easy to understand

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evident

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easy to understand

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aberrant

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eccentric/dissimilar

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anachronism

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eccentric/dissimilar

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anomalous

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eccentric/dissimilar

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discrete

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eccentric/dissimilar

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eclectic

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eccentric/dissimilar

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abash

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chagrin

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compunction

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contrition

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embarrassment

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equitable

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apocryphal

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canard

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chicanery

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dissemble

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duplicity

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equivocate

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erroneous

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ersatz

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fallacious

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conjugal

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consanguine

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distaff

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endogamous

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filial

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ardor/ardent

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doctrinaire

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favoring/not impartial

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fervid

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favoring/not impartial

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absolve

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acquit

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exculpate

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exonerate

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expiate

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chortle

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funny (laugh)

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droll

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facetious

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flippant

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gibe

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jocular

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levity

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ludicrous

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rallery

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riposte

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imper

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abatement

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gap/opening

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aperture

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fissure

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fissure

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hiatus

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interregnum

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gap/opening

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interstice

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gap/opening

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altruistic

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generous/kind

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beneficent

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generous/kind

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clement

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generous/kind

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largess

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generous/kind

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avaricious

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covetous

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mercenary

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miserly

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asperity

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hard-hearted

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baleful

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hard-hearted

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dour

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hard-hearted

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fell

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hard-hearted

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malevolent

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hard-hearted

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mordant

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hard-hearted

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baleful

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baneful

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deleterious

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inimical

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injurious

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cacophony

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harsh-sounding

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din

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harsh-sounding

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dissonant

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harsh-sounding

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abhorrence

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anathema

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antagonism

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antipathy

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detestation

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beneficial

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dither

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oscillate

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teeter

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antithetic

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churlish

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curmudgeon

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irascible

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credulous

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innocent/inexperienced (believable)

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ingenuous

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innocent/inexperienced

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naive

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innocent/inexperienced

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disingenuous

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dissemble

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appraise

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investigate

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ascertain

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investigate

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indolent

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inert

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lackadaisical

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languid

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lassitude

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adventitious

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amulet

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luck(y item)

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auspicious

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fortuitous

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kismet

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optimum

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admonish

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belabor

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cavil

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enjoin

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exhort

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fetid

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askance

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not a straight line

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awry

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not a straight line

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careen

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not a straight line

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carom

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not a straight line

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circuitous

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not a straight line

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bombastic

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circumlocution

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garrulous

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overblown/wordy

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grandiloquent

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loquacious

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ameliorate

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appease

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assuage

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defer

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mitigate

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pacify/satisfy

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mollify

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pacify/satisfy

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euphonious

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pleasant sounding

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destitute

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esurient

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acclaim

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accolade

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aggrandize

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encomium

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eulogize

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praise (dead person)

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augur

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auspice

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fey

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discomfort

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prevent/obstruct

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encumber

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prevent/obstruct

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fetter

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prevent/obstruct

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forfent

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prevent/obstruct

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