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dutiful

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Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect

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warily

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marked by keen caution and watchful prudence

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garrulous

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Full of trivial conversation

chatty, loquious

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stingy

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Unwilling to spend

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effusive

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Uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm

lively

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taciturn

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Habitually reserved and uncommunicative

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miserly

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characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

used with money

stingy

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reticent

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disinclined to talk

unemotional, untalkive

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munificent

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Very generous

lavish

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inquisitive

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Showing curiosity

questioning, wondering

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risque

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rude, naughty

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premature

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hasty and early

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comprehensive

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Including all or everything

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sporadic

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Recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

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subjective

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Taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias

based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.

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incontrovertible

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Impossible to deny or disprove

Necessarily or demonstrably true

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impervious

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Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

not allowing fluid to pass through.

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sustained

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Maintained at length without interruption or weakening

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infallibility

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The quality of never making an error

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doggedness

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Persistent determination

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vacillation

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Indecision in speech or action

hesitation

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docile

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Willing to be taught, led, supervised or directed

teachable

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expedient

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agency

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exploratory

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Serving in or intended for exploration or discovery

adj. explorative

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conclusive

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Forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question

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demeaning

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Causing awareness of your shortcomings

adjective

1.
 causing someone to lose their dignity and the respect of others.
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underscore

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Give extra weight to (a communication)

emphasize

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feasible

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possible, pactical, workable

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captivating

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Capturing interest as if by a spell

attracting, fasnicating

“She captivated all the men’s hearts”

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mercenary

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Profit oriented – “a mercenary enterprise”

A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

Serving for wages in a foreign army

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impulsive

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acting or done without forethought.

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humble

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abase, low, humiliate, modest

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pretension

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A false or unsupportable quality

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annulled

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Cancel officially

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stymied

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block, hinder, or prevent

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disgruntle

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Put into a bad mood or into bad humour

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obscure

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Make less visible or unclear

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spurious

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Plausible but false

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pristine

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Completely free from dirt or contamination

clean and pure

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unmarred

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Free from physical or moral spots or stains

undamage, stainless

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invidious

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Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice

discriminatory

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impromptu

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With little or no preparation or forethought

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clandestine

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hidden

kept secret or done secretively, esp. because illicit.

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idyllic

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Excellent and delightful in all respects

perfect and pleasant

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