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(v.) praise enthusiastically

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extol

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extol

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(v.) praise enthusiastically

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aplomb

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(n.) self-confidence or assurance, especially in a demanding situation

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(n.) self-confidence or assurance, especially in a demanding situation

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aplomb

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derision

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(n.) ridicule or mockery

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(n.) ridicule or mockery

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derision

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innocuous

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harmless

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harmless

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innocuous

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disquieting event

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a worrisome happening

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a worrisome happening

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disquieting event

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standard concession

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suggests people are conceding or giving in

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suggests people are conceding or giving in

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standard concession

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an anathema

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cursed event

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cursed event

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an anathema

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trifling

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(adj) unimportant or trivial

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(adj) unimportant or trivial

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trifling

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arcane

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(adj) understood by few; mysterious or secret

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(adj) understood by few; mysterious or secret

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arcane

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brazen

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(adj) bold and without shame

(v) endure an embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent lack of shame

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(adj) bold and without shame

(v) endure an embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent lack of shame

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brazen

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languid

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(adj) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion;
weak or faint from illness or fatigue

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(adj) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion;
weak or faint from illness or fatigue

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languid

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dogmatic

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(adj) inclined to lay down principles and incontrovertible true

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(adj) inclined to lay down principles and incontrovertible true

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dogmatic