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restive

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impatient, uneasy, or restless

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redress

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relief from wrong or injury

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stentorian

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extremely loud

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requite

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to return or repay

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supplant

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to replace (another) by force; to take the place of

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syncophant

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a self-serving flatterer; a yes-man

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proclivity

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a natural inclination or predisposition

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sobriquet

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nickname

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prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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probity

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complete honesty and integrity

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repose

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relaxation; leisure

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rejoinder

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response

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mirth

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frivolity; gaiety; laughter

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sully

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to tarnish; to taint

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specious

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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

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phlegmatic

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calm and unemotional in temperament

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raconteur

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a witty; skillful storyteller

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phalanx

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a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things

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quotidian

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occurring daily; commonplace

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stolid

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity

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seraphic

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angelic; sweet

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sinecure

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a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work

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salubrious

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healthful

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reticent

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silent; reserved

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sentient

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aware; conscious; able to perceive

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ribald

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humorous in a vulgar way

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sedition

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behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state

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slake

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to calm down or moderate

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profligate

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corrupt; degenerate

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sagacious

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shrewd; wise