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draconian

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excessively harsh or severe.

2
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friendly

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kind and pleasant.

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fatuous

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silly and pointless.

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illicit

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forbidden by laws, rules, or custom.

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nonplussed

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surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react.

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exhaustive

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examining, including, or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive.

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futile

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incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

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irredeemable

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not able to be saved, improved, or corrected.

9
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efficient

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achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.

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taxonomy

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the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics.

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remarkable

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worthy of attention; striking.

12
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variance

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the fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent.

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mitigating

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having the effect of making something bad less severe, serious, or painful.

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circumstance

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a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

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casual

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relaxed and unconcerned.

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nonchalance

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the state of feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed.

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profound

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very great or intense.

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meticulous

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showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

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idle

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avoiding work; lazy.

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envy

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a feeling of discontended or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck.

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gesture

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a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.

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farce

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a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.

23
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tirade

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a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.

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engaging

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charming and attractive.

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affectless

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characterized by a lack of emotion or desire.

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dogmatic

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inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

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worthy

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having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in a specified way.

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tired

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in need of sleep or rest; weary.

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instructive

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useful and informative.

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teem

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be full of or swarming with.

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devoid

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entirely lacking or free from.

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substance

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a particular kind of matter with uniform properties.

33
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rife

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of common occurrence; widespread.

34
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contention

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heated disagreement.

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critical

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expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments.

36
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immaterial

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unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant.

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anathema

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something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.

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esteem

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respect and admiration, typically for a person.

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beneficiary

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a person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy.

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quarrelsome

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given to or characterized by having a heated argument or disagreement.

41
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faction

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a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.

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seasoned

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accustomed to particular conditions; experienced

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practitioner

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a person actively engaged in an art discipline, or profession, especially medicine.