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invariably

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not changing or capable of change; staying the same

2
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infectious

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capable of being easily spread to other people

3
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scheme

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the way that something is arranged or organized

4
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insalubrious

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not clean or healthy

5
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epidemic

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a sudden quickly spreading occurrence of something harmful or unwanted

6
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ravish

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to fill with pleasure, joy, or happiness

7
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mimic

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to copy especially for humor

8
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animosity

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active enmity

9
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uplifting

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causing happy

10
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prune

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to reduce by removing parts that are not necessary or wanted

11
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reminiscence

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a story that someone tells about something that happened in the past

12
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clandestine

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done in a private place or way; done secretly

13
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dishearten

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to discourage

14
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deception

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the act of making someone believe something that is not true

15
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fervid

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ardent; having or showing feelings that are very strong or too strong

16
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inherent

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belong to the basic nature of someone or something

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levity

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lack or seriousness; lightness

18
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pitiable

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deserving pity or sympathy

19
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commerce

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activities that relate to the buying and selling of goods and services

20
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addendum

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an addition or supplement

21
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heyday

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time of greatest success; prime

22
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camouflage

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to hide by covering it up or making it harder to see

23
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remonstrate

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to stay or plead in protest, object, or disapprove

24
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incorporate

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to include as part of something else

25
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hierarchy

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a system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status

26
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buffoon

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a person who behaves comically; clown

27
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disheveled

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not neat or tidy

28
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torpid

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dormant; inactive; lethargic

29
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subservient

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very willing or too willing to obey someone else

30
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utilize

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to use for a particular purpose

31
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vestige

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trace; remains

32
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debunk

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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule

33
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seductive

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making someone do or want something; very attractive

34
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solidarity

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a feeling of unity between people who have the same interests, goals, etc.

35
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indoctrinate

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instruct in a doctrine or idealogy

36
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puritanical

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having very strict standards of moral behavior; rigid; prudish

37
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derelicts

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a person who has no money, job, home, etc.

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stymie

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present an obstacle; stump

39
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totalitarian

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with an absolute rule; not tolerating opposing opinions

40
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introspection

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the process of examining your own thoughts or feelings

41
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affluent

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having a large amount of money and owning many expensive things; rich, wealthy

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heinous

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atrocious; hatefully bad

43
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polemic

A

controversial argument against a controversial issue; a strong written or spoken attack against someone else’s opinions, beliefs, practices, etc.

44
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asphyxiating

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to cause to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die

45
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unfazed

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not confused, worried, or shocked by something that has happened

46
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constrict

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to prevent or keep from developing freely

47
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deem

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to think of in a particular way

48
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immutable

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unchangeable

49
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petulance

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ill-humored, irritable, cranky; having or showing the attitude of people who become angry and annoyed when they do not get what they want

50
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prose

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writing that is not poetry; ordinary writing