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Reserved

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it’s slow to reveal emotion or opinion

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Privy

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it’s to be shared with the knowledge of something that is private

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Feign

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it’s to pretend to be affected by something like feelings or injuries

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Levity

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lack of seriousness.

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Scorn

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the feeling of something or someone is useless and incompetent.

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Elation

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great happiness and exhilaration.

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Supercilious

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it’s the action of superior to other.

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Palpable

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it’s something which is able to be touched or felt

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lacerate

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to tear or to make big cuts / it could also be to criticize forcefully

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appraise

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to access the value of something

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scruple

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noun : having a feeling of doubt with regard to the morality of a specific action

verb : to hesitate to do something that everyone deem as wrong

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ennui

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it’s a feeling of sadness and disappointment from a lack of excitement

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13
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rowel

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the spiky revolving disk end of the spur

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Tangible

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something that is able to be touch.

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Dank

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something that is damp, wet, moist.

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Opaque

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something that is unclear and unable to see through

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affable

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Friendly and easy to talk to

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Grotesque

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disgusting, ugly and distorted

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Amenity

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a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place

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Venerable

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accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.

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Zealous

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having or showing zeal(great enthusiasm )

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Indolent

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wanting to avoid activity or lazy

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Placid

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not easily upset or excited

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Droll

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curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.

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Opiate

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contain opium

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Deplorable

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deserving strong condemnation.

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Uncanny

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strange mysterious

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Cosmopolitan

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familiar with many culture

29
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dissimulation

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concealment of one’s thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense.

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Convivial

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friendly

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jaunty

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cheerfull manner

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refrain

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stop oneself from doing something.

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gradual

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progressing slowly

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understudy

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person who learns another’s role in order to be able to act as a replacement at short notice.

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sagacity

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quality of getting good judgment

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bona fide

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original

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suavity

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the quality of being charming, confident, and elegant in manner.

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impetuous

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acting or done quickly and without thought

39
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Gesticulation

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a gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words.

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haughty

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feeling superior to other people

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wary

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showing caution about possible dangers

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notoriety

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famous for doing someting bad

43
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vehement

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showing strong feeling

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Magnanimous

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very generous or forgiving to someone less of you.

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derision

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mockery

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persistent

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never give up

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Mockery

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teasing someone

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meretricious

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apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity.

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turgid

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pompous and bombastic

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harrowing

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acutely distressing.

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Affront

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an action that causes outrage

52
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genial

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cheerfull and friendly

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hypocritical

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behaving in an arrogant manner.

54
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conceive

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create

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profound

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showing great knowledge

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stifled

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suffocate someone

57
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envelop

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wrap up, cover, or surround completely