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candor

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frankness; honesty

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banal

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Repeating a worn out phrase; commonplace; trite

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decadence

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decay; having low moral standards

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defamation

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Harming a person’s reputation

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eccentric

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odd; whimsical; irregular; quirky

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facilitate

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To make easier

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instigate

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urge; start; provoke

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levity

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lightness; having fun, instead of being serious

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miserly

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stingy; cheap

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obsolete

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outmoded; outdated

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phenomena

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observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation

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quandary

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dilemma; predicament, uncertainty

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restraint

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Controlling force; a rule, principal, or object that limits people’s activity or behavior

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subtlety

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nicety, cunning, guile; delicacy; skillful hiding of what one really intends to do

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terse

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concise; abrupt, short; can be borderline rude

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de-

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away, not, down

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in-

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into/not

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re-

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back, again