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Paradox

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A contradiction, a puzzle, and inconsistency

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Vigor

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Active strength or force, intensity; healthy physical or mental energy

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Reticence

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The quality or state of keeping silence; reserve

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Penchant

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A strong inclination or liking

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Predict

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To tell what will happen in advance; foretell

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Refute

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To prove to be false

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Rouse

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To bring or come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness or inactivity

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Somber

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Gloomily dark; downcast; glum; extremely serious; grave

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Sustain

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To bear the weight of, support; to undergo injury or loss without giving away ; to endure

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Obligation

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A moral or legal duty; a binding promise; contract

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Theorem

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An exclamation based on hypothesis and experiments

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Debilitate

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To impair the strength of; to weaken

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Steadfast

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Fixed in place, position, or direction; firm in purpose; unwavering

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Admonish

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To caution or advise against something

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Alleviate

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To ease a pain or burden

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Compromise

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An agreement, A give-and-take

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Anomaly

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An odd condition situation or quality; abnormal

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Reverence

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A high opinion of something; admiration

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Contrast

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You compare in order to show differences

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Enigma

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A puzzle, mystery, or riddle

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Apathetic

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Feeling or showing little emotion

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Exaggerate

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To magnify beyond the limits of truth; to overstate are over emphasize

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Disregard

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To pay no attention to, ignore; to treat without due respect or attentiveness

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Arouse

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To stir up; to excite

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Determined

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To settle or resolve

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Articulate

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Uttered clearly; compare of, expressed with, or marked by clarity and effectiveness of language

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Atypical

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Not typical; irregular

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Capricious

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Impulsive of an unpredictable

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Dispense

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Deal out, distribute; to do without, do away with

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Commend

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To mention as worthy of confidence or attention

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Ascertain

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To find out, as through investigation or experimentation

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Commonplace

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Ordinary; dull

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Magnanimous

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Courageously or generously noble in mind and hearts

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Vivid

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Strikingly bright or intense; brilliant;

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Conform

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To act in accordance, comply

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Ornate

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Decorated; beautiful; brilliant; flashy; showy

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Anecdote

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A short account of an interesting, often the bio graphical incidents

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Indulge

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To treat oneself or another to; to entertain, delight, please

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Spare

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To reframe from harming, punishing, or killing; to save, as from discomfort; kept in reserve

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Devoid

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Totally lacking;

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Mock

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To ridicule, mimic, imitate

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Neutral

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Not taking the part of either side in a dispute over war; of no particular kind or characteristic

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Distinguish

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To mark off as different; to recognize as distinct; to make prominent

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Incredulous

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Just inclined or indisposed to believe; indicating disbelief

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Diverse

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A different kind, unlike; a various kinds, varied

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Prolong

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To draw out, extend, stall, stretch

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Belligerent

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Eager to fight; hostile or aggressive

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Edify

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To instruct and improve, especially morally; to enlighten

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Negate

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To deny the existence or truth of something; to nullify or invalidate

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Ensure

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To secure or guarantee; to make sure or certain

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Voracious

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Craving or consuming large quantities of food; exceedingly eager

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Envy

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Resentment of a more fortunate person; jealousy

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Dominate

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To rule over, control; to occupy a commanding position

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Hail

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To salute our greet; to Acclaim

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Idiosyncrasy

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Peculiarity , oddity, quirk, characteristic, trait, singularity

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Irony

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The use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning; and outcome of events contrary to what was her what might have been

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Lucid

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Easily understood; clear

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Despair

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Lots of hope; hopelessness

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Modest

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Having or showing a moderate estimate of oneself

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Preoccupy

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To absorb, immersed, consume, engage

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Redundant

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Repetitive, excessive, unnecessary

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Reform

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The improvement of what was wrong; improvement, as of conduct or belief

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Reluctant

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Not willing

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Supplement

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Something added to complete a thing

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