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Machiavellian

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Cunning, scheming and unscrupulous, especially in politics or in advancing one’s career

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Cunning, scheming and unscrupulous, especially in politics or in advancing one’s career

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Machiavellian

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Trepidation

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A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

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A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

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Trepidation

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Clandestine

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Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

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Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

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Clandestine

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Nihilistic

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Rejecting all religious and moral principles in the belief that life is meaningless

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Rejecting all religious and moral principles in the belief that life is meaningless

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Nihilistic

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Sporadic

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Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places

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Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places

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Sporadic

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Inebriated

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Make someone drunk

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Make someone drunk

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Inebriated

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13
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Sentient

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Able to perceive or feel things

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Able to perceive or feel things

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Sentient

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Plethora

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A large or excessive amount of something

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A large or excessive amount of something

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Plethora

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Surreptitious

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Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

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Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

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Surreptitious

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Petrichor

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A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

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A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

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Petrichor

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Compartmentalise

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Divide into sections or categories

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Divide into sections or categories

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Compartmentalise

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Maelstrom

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A situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil

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A situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil

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Maelstrom

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Intrepid

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Fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)

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Fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)

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Intrepid

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Dalliance

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Brief or casual involvement with something

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Brief or casual involvement with something

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Dalliance

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Cerulean

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Deep blue in colour like a clear sky

30
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Deep blue in colour like a clear sky

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Cerulean

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Disconcert

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Disturb the composure of; unsettle

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Disturb the composure of; unsettle

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Disconcert

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Unseemly

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Not proper or appropriate

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Not proper or appropriate

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Unseemly

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Stonewall

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Delay or block by refusing to answer questions by giving evasive replies, especially in politics

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Delay or block by refusing to answer questions by giving evasive replies, especially in politics

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Stonewall

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Desolation

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A state of complete emptiness or destruction

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A state of complete emptiness or destruction

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Desolation

39
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Metanoia

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Change in one’s ways of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion

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Change in one’s way of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion

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Metanoia

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Taciturn

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Reserved or uncommunicative in speech

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Reserved or uncommunicative in speech

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Taciturn

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Cantankerous

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Bad tempered, argumentative and uncooperative

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Bad tempted, argumentative and uncooperative

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Cantankerous

45
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Phallocentric

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Focused or concerned with the phallus or penis as a symbol of male dominance

46
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Focused or concerned with the phallus or penis as a symbol of male dominance

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Phallocentric

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Prescient

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Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place

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Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place

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Prescient

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Matricide

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The killing of one’s mother

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The killing of one’s mother

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Matricide

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Ostracised

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Exclude someone from a society or group

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Exclude someone from a society or group

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Ostracised

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Acerbic

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Sharp and forthright style of speaking

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Sharp and forthright style of speaking

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Acerbic

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Untoward

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Unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient

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Unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient

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Untoward

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Unscrupulous

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Having or showing no moral principles

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Having or showing no moral principles

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Unscrupulous

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Illicit

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Forbidden by law, rules or custom

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Forbidden by law, rules or custom

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Illicit

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Embitter

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Cause someone to feel bitter or resentful

62
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Cause someone to feel bitter or resentful

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Embitter

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Evasive

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Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly

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Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly

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Evasive

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Penitence

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The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong

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The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong

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Penitence

67
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Morose

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Sullen and ill tempered

68
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Sullen and ill tempered

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Morose

69
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Surreptitious

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Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

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Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

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Surreptitious

71
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Petulant

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Childishly sulky or bad tempered

72
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Childishly sulky or bad tempered

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Petulant

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