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Repudiate

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Refuse to accept

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Discombobulated

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Disconcerted and confused

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Inconsequential

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Insignificant

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Inconclusive

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Proves nothing

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Travesty

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Misrepresentation

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Penchant

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a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.

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Affinity

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a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something

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Copious

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Large amounts

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Exactitude

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Accuracy

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Impetus

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Rise

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Expedite

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Make process fast

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Subserve

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help to further or promote.

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Facilitate

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make (an action or process) easy or easier.

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Visceral

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Deep gutted

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Ensconced

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Settled

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Ventured

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Had the audacity to

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Bereft
He left me bereft in this city

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Deprived of

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Notorious

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Infamous

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Proponent

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Advocate

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Ennui

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Boredom

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Uninhibited

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expressing one’s feelings or thoughts unselfconsciously and without restraint.

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Downplay

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Less imp than is

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Corroborate

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Verify

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Squashed

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Crushed

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Squander
Waste
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Vanquished
Conquered
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Disinclination
Reluctance
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Exemplifies
be a typical example of, symbolise
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Hankering
Strong urge
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Peculiar
different to what is normal or expected; strange Particular
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Hitherto
Previously
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Nominal
Very small
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Cajole
Persuade
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Relent
Change one’s mind
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Desist
Refrain abstain
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Hitch
Problem
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Unwarranted
Unjustified
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Jesting
Joking
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Amassed
Gathered
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Delve
Investigate
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Veracity
Truthfulness
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Marginally
Slightly
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Invidious
Unfair awkward
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Persecute
Hounded
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Lecherous
Lustful having excessive sexual desires
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Bellicose
Willing to fight
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Boisterous
Noisy, energetic and cheerful
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Adroit
Skilled
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Contrite
Sorry
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Galvanize
Impel
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Semblance "There was a semblance of her mother in her features." "He maintained a semblance of composure even though he was nervous."
Appearance Resemblance
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Brawny
Muscular
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Nimble
Flexible
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Affronted
Insulted
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Ensue
Result
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Undercurrents
Undertone
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Absurd
Preposterous
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Bizzare
Strange
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Effusive
showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
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Robust
Fit
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Exacted
Demanded imposed
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Multiplicity
A lot of
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Hirsute
Hairy
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Woefully It goes woefully wrong
Badly
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Rescind
Revoke, cancel or repeal
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Deftly
Cleverly
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Foreboding
A feeling that something bad will happen
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Lissome
Graceful
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Turmoil
a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty
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Impervious
Unaffected by
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Onerous
Burdensome kasht
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Genial
Friendly
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Perverse
Absurd
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Diminutive
Short
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Circuitous
Long
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Unkempt
Untidy
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Overt Overt judgment
Clear
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Tactile "he took her in his arms—he's a very tactile person"
given to touching other people, especially as an unselfconscious expression of sympathy or affection.
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Outmanoeuvre
Outsmart
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Imminent
About to happen
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Flair
a natural ability to do something well the quality of being interesting or having style
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Onus
Responsibility
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Inducing
Causing
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Exigencies
Need
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Contingent
Dependent
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Eludes
Evades
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Covert
Clandestine
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Blase Your blase about your words
Indifference
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Touted
Advertised publicised
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Indubitably
Unquestionably
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Mettle
Resolve
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Insular
Narrow minded
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Recondite
Obscure abstruse
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Awry
Off course
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Decadence
Luxury