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Anomaly

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Abnormality

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Abnormality

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Anomaly

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Antipathy

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Strong dislike

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Strong dislike

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Antipathy

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Bilateral

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two sided

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two sided

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bilateral

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cacophony

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bad noise

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bad noise

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cacophony

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fractious

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unruly

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unruly

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fractious

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incredulous

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not believing

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not believing

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incredulous

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monolithic

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massive and uniform

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massive and uniform

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monolithic

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omniscient

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all knowing

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all knowing

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omniscient

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platitude

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overused remark

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overused remark

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platitude

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superfluous

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unnecessary

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unnecessary

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superfluous

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acerbity

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sharpness of temper

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sharpness of temper

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acerbity

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culpable

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deserving of blame

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deserving of blame

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culpable

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diatribe

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bitter verbal attack

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bitter verbal attack

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diatribe

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effusion

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outpouring

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outpouring

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effusion

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enumerate

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to list

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to list

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enumerate

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impugn

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attack as false

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attack as false

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impugn

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pugnacious

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combative

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combative

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pugnacious

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superego

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unconscious conscious

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unconscious conscious

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superego

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urbane

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sophisticated

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sophisticated

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urbane

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germane

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relevant

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relevant

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germane

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gregarious

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sociable

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sociable

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gregarious

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incur

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acquire

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acquire

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incur

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indignation

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anger about injustice

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anger about injustice

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indignation

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47
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in medias rey

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in the middle of things

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in the middle of things

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in medias rey

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preclude

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prevent in advance

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prevent in advance

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preclude

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51
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sophomore

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wise fool

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wise fool

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sophomore

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53
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stringent

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strict

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strict

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stringent

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tangible

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touchable

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touchable

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tangible

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transpose

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switch

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switch

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transpose

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altercation

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heated dispute

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heated dispute

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altercation

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chronic

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lasting

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lasting

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chronic

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cognizant

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aware

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aware

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cognizant

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commensurate

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of like measure

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of like measure

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commensurate

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67
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demagogue

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corrupt politician

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corrupt politician

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demagogue

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dissonant

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inharmonious

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inharmonious

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dissonant

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hyperbole

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overstatement

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72
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overstatement

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hyperbole

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73
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surrealistic

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unrealistically imaginary

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unrealistically imaginary

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surrealistic

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75
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stereotypical

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conforming to a fixed pattern

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conforming to a fixed pattern

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stereotypical

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viable

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able to live

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able to live

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viable

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anthropomorphic

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human shaped

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human shaped

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anthropomorphic

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aver

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affirm or declare

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affirm or declare

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aver

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83
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benediction

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blessing

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blessing

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benediction

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85
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compunction

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feeling of remorse

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feeling of remorse

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compunction

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euphony

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beautiful sound

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beautiful sound

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magnanimous

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great minded

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great minded

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magnanimous

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paradox

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self contradictory statement

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self contradictory statement

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sangfroid

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cold blooded composure

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cold blooded composure

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xenophobia

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fear of foreigners

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fear of foreigners

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xenophobia

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veracity

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truthfulness

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truthfulness

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introspective

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inward looking

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inward looking

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introspective

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circumspect

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cautious

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circumspect

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deduction

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general to specific reasoning

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general to specific reasoning

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resurgence

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rising again

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rising again

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resurgence

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specious

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false

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vivacious

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lively

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exorbitant

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unreasonable

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unreasonable

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exorbitant

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expository

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explanatory

114
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explanatory

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expository

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exculpate

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free from blame

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free from blame

117
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prototype

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first model

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first model

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adherent

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supporter

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autonomous

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self governing

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bellicose

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self governing

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autonomous

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warlike

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bibliography

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list of books

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list of books

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bibliography

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conscription

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required enrollment

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required enrollment

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conscription

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credible

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believable

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believable

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diction

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word choice

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word choice

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emissary

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messenger

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encapsulate

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summarize concisely

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summarize concisely

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encapsulate

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hierarchy

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ranking

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circumvent

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to get around

140
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to get around

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circumvent

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condescend

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lower oneself

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delineate

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to outline

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lower oneself

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condescend

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to outline

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depose

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topple from power

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topple from power

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intractable

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stubborn

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intractable

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malice

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intention to harm

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intention to harm

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nonplussed

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perplexed

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nonplussed

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subliminal

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below consciousness

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below consciousness

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subliminal

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subordinate

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lower

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subordinate

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unequivocal

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direct

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unequivocal

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adapt

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to modify

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advocate

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speak for

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equivocate

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to hedge

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equivocate

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inanimate

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lifeless

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metamorphosis

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change of shape

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change of shape

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metamorphosis

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metonymy

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association name

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association name

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retrograde

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backward

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retrograde

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sanction

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authorize

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sedate

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calm

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sedentary

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sitting

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commiserate

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sympathize

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sympathize

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commiserate

181
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congenital

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at birth

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congenital

183
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discursive

184
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rambling

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discursive

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expedite

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hasten

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loquacious

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talkative

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loquacious

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precursor

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forerunner

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forerunner

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mutable

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changeable

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changeable

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sacrosanct

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sacred

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sacrosanct

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soliloquy

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speech to oneself

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speech to oneself

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subterfuge

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evasive dodge

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evasive dodge

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subterfuge

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androgynous

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masculine and feminine

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masculine and feminine

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androgynous

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epigram

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witty comment

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witty comment

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luminary

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enlightening person

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enlightening person

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misogynist

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hater of woman

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hater of woman

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misogynist

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omnipotent

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having unlimited power

208
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having unlimited power

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omnipotent

209
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prerogative

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exclusive privilege

210
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exclusive privilege

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prerogative

211
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prognosis

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medical forecast

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medical forecast

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prolific

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productive

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productive

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recant

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take back

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supercilious

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snobby

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supercilious

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