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incredulous

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adj- unbelieving (unwilling to admit/accept)

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interminable

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adj- Monotonously unending

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vulnerable

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adj- Open to attack/injury

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impervious

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adj- incapable of being injured/attacked

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furtive

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adj- sneaky or sly

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fervor

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N- enthusiasm/ excitement

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covert

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adj- Hidden/secret/disguised N- A place that is hidden/secret/disguised

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superficial

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adj- at or near the surface/concerned with the surface

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derision

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N- ridicule

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corruption

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N- the rotting of something/ decay

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demented

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Vt- to make insane adj- insane

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gesticulate

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v- to make gestures (motions and movements)

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obscene

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adj- offensive to morality/decency

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ludicrous

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adj- silly and senseless

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inscrutable

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adj- not easily seen or understood (mysterious)

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talisman

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N- A charm (magical and/or decorative)

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Ineffectual

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adj- without effort/result

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propitiate

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vt- to gain/ regain the favor or goodwill of

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cordon

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N- A group designed to protect/guard Vt- to form a group to protect or guard

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obscurity

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N- vague, not clear

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antiphonal

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N- if versus or song that is sung in response adj- responsive

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inimical

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adj- unfriendly/unfavorable/harmful

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other forms of incredulous

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adv- incredulously N- incredulousness

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other forms of interminable

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adv- interminably N- interminableness / interminability

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other forms of vulnerable
adv- vulnerably N- vulnerability/vulnerableness
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other forms of impervious
imperviously- adv imperviousness- N
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other forms of furtive
adv- furtively N- furtiveness
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other forms of fervor
fervid- N
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other forms of covert
covertness- N covertly- adv
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other forms of superficial
superficially- adv
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other forms of derision
deride- N derisive- adj
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other forms of corruption
corrupt- V corruptable- adj corrupted- adj
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other forms of demented
dementedly- adv dementedness- N
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other forms of gesticulate
gesticulative- adj gesticulator- N gesticulatory- adj gesticulation- V
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other forms of obscene
obscenely- adv obsceneness- N obscenity- N
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other forms of ludicrous
ludicrously- adv ludicrousness- N
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other forms of inscrutable
N- inscrutability, inscrutableness adv- inscrutably
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other forms of talisman
adj- talismanic, talismanical
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other forms of ineffectual
N- ineffectuality, ineffectualness adv- ineffectually
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other forms of propitiate
N/adj/V- propitiating adv- propitiatingly adj- propitiative
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other forms of obscurity
adj- obscure adv- obscurely N- obscureness
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other forms of antiphonal
antiphonally- adv
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other forms of inimical
inimically - adv inimicalness / inimicality - N
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synonym of furtive
syn: surreptitious
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synonym of fervor
syn: ardor, zeal
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synonym of obscene
synonym- repulsive, lewd
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synonym of ineffectual
syn: futile, unavailing
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synonym of propitiate
syn- conciliate