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1
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Emphasize

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Accentuate

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PERILOUS

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Hazardous

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INEPT

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Bungling

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ADAGE

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Proverb

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ADMONITION

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Warning

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DECRY

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Disparage

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MORATORIUM

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Suspension

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7
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CAJOLE

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Wheedle

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NEPOTISM

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Hiring relative/ Favoritism

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CONTENTIOUS

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Quarrelsome

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10
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UNPRETENTIOUS

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Simple

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11
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BROACH

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Mention

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COMMUNIQUE

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Message

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VIRULENT

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Abrasive

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14
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LAMBASTE

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Chastise

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15
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PRESTIGE

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Status

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16
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CONSTRUE

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Interpret

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17
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ILLUSION

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Hallucination

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17
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Infiltrate

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Penetrate/ Invade

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17
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Adjacent

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Next to

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18
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Maroon

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Stranded

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19
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Agile

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Nimble

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20
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Diminish

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decrease/ Lessen

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21
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Excels

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Outstanding

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Hindrance

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Impediment/ obstacle

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Coroner

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Medical Examiner

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24
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Screech

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shriek/ howl

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25
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Fate

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Destiny/ Providence

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26
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Abstemious

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moderate/ temperate/ abstinent

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27
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Petrify

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terrified

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28
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Halt

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Stop/ Terminate

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29
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Kink

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Twist/ curl

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30
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Snarl

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bark/ growl

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31
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Perceptive

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insightful/ discerning/ sensitive/

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32
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Negligent

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neglectful/ remiss/ careless

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33
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Suppress

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stifle/ overwhelm

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34
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Infer

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deduce/ Conclude

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35
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Makeshift

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improvised

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36
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Mammoth

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Immense

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37
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Destitution

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Poverty

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38
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Loathing

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extreme hate and disgust

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39
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Scornful

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contemptuous

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40
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Abhor

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detest/ hate

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41
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Impetuous

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Rash/ impulsive

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42
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Feign

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pretend

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43
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Ouster

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Expulsion

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44
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Terse

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short

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Disparity

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discrepancy/ incongruity

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46
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Schism

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separation

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Chronicle

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Reason/ History

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Attrition

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debilitation

48
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Flagrant

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Obvious

49
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Tantalizing

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tease

50
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Frolic

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playful/ amuse oneself/ romp

51
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Brawn

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physical strength/ muscles/ burliness

52
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Sever

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Amputate/ separate

53
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Abrupt

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sudden

54
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Commuted

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travel

55
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Latent

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dormant/ untapped

56
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Depleted

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drained/ expended

57
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Phenomenon

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event/ occurrence/ case

58
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Boring

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dull

59
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Decorum

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decency/ seemliness

59
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Lewd

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vulgar/ crude/ dirty

60
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Sham

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fake/ pretense/ fiction

61
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Soluble

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solve/ dissolve

61
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Acquisition

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Procurement/ attainment

62
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Obvious

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clear/ evident

63
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Clutter

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litter/ disarrange jumble

64
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Savor

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taste/ flavor

65
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Shun

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avoid/ evade/ ignore

66
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Tactical

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Calculated/ strategic

67
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Reprimand

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reproof/ rebuke

68
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Enclosure

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paddock/ compound

69
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Embody

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Exemplify

69
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Skepticism

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cynicism

70
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Peruse

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Study

71
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Erratically

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Irregularly

72
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Sustain

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Tolerate

73
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Devout

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Pious

74
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Oppressive

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Tyrannical

75
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Negated

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Nullified

76
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Conscious

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Awareness

77
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Abrasive

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polishing

78
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Informal

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relaxed/ casual/ not formal

79
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Void

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empty

80
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Condoled

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to express sympathy

81
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Contradiction

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Inconsistency/ Opposition

82
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Appraise

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Value/ estimation

82
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Harbored

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Sheltered

83
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Mean, Median, Mode

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Average, middle, most

84
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Defeated

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beaten/ overwhelmed

85
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Defective

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insecure/ not working

86
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PROJECTILE

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missiles

87
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Fervently

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very enthusiastically/ passionately

88
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Maxim

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a short saying

88
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CONSOLED

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comfort

89
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Inaugurate

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begin

89
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QUARANTINE

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isolate

90
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CONDEMN

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disapprove strongly

91
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Stumble

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floundered

92
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Flashy

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showy/ gaudy

93
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Testy

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irascible/ easily angered

94
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Frivolous

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lacking in seriousness/ playful

95
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ERADICATE

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get rid of

96
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Separate

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estranged

97
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Firm

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steadfast

98
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Obstacle

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impediment/ something in the way

99
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Fear

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foreboding

100
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Grand

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magnificent

101
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prosper

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to be successful

102
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Hopeless

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forlorn

103
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Solitary

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alone/isolated

104
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Sensible

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judicious

105
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Crass

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lacking refinement or intelligence/ crude

106
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NURTURE

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to care for/ cultivation

107
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Heed

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to pay attention to

108
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COMPLEXITY

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intricacy

109
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Adobe

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home

110
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Lashed

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attacked

111
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SURPLUS

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excess

112
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Small

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little

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