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litigious

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prone to engage in lawsuits

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lucid

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easily understood

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lugubrious

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dismal, gloomy

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mar

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to damage

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martinet

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disciplinarian

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mausoleum

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impressive tomb

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mendacious

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lying

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meritorious

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praiseworthy

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modicum

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a small amount

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multifarious

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diverse

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neophyte

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amateur

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novel

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original

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nuance

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a slight shift

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obdurate

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unyielding to moral influences

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obsequious

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groveling

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pacific

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soothing

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palliative

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relieving symptoms of a disease

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parity

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equality

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partisan

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biased in support of something

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pedantic

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follows the rules

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pejorative

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insulting

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penchant

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strong liking

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perambulate

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to stroll

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peregrinate

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to roam

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perfunctory

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to do without interest

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peripathetic

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nomadic

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perspicacious

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clear-sighted

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phlegmatic

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sluggish

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pontificate

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to speak pompously

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predirections

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preference

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prescient

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knowing before

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propitiation

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satisfaction

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pugilistic

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fighting with fists

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pundit

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skeptic, critic

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querulous

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peevish

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quiescent

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inactive

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rail

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scold, protest

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rancorous

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showing bitterness

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raze

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demolish

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reclusive

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likes isolation

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rectitude

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righteousness

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remiss

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negligent

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remunerative

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rewarding

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renounce

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to give up by formal announcements

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replete

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fully filled with

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reprehensible

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worthy of criticism

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reprieve

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temporary suspension

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resplendent

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bright/shiny

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repudiate

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to reject

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reticence

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silence

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revelry

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loud, obnoxious festivity

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sanctimonious

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feigning righteousness

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sanguine

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optimistic

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slipshod

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sloppy

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specious

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looking true, but actually false

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sporadically

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occurring irregularly

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spurious

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not authentic

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squelch

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to squash

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staid

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unemotional

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substantiate

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support with evidence

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subterfuge

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a way to escape something

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superciliously

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disdainfully

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tedium

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boredom

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temper

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to strengthen

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tenacious

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determined

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tenuous

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loose, shaky

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therapeutic

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able to cure

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thrall

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to enslave

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travesty

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imitation

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trepidation

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fear

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unadultered

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pure

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unscrupulous

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deceitful

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vacillate

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to waver

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vacuous

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stupid

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variegated

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streaks with different colors

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veracity

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truthfulness

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verdant

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green with vegetation

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vex

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to annoy

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vibrant

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bright

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vindicate

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to redeem

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vituperative

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marked by harsh condemnation

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vociferous

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loud

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yoke

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to join

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zealous

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very enthusiastic

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zenith

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highest point

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abstain

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to refrain from

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acquiesce

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to yield, give in to

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acuity

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sharpness, keenness

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adroit

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nimble

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adulation

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adoration

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aggrieved

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to be wronged

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altruism

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selflessness

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amalgam

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a mixture

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anodyne

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something that takes away pain

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anomaly

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something unique

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apparition

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illusion or appearance

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arboreal

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relating to trees

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ascertain

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to figure out, make sure

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assimilate

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to absorb, adapt, or adjust

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astute

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clever

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