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appease

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to bring peace to; placate; satisfy

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apathy

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lack of emotion or feeling; indifference

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apprehension

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fearful anticipation of the future; dread; also, to capture or seize

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brevity

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briefness, concise expression

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concede

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to acknowledge as true; admit; yield or grant

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conciliatory

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characterized by attempts to gain, win, or secure favor by friendly overtures

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diligence

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long, steady application to one’s occupation or studies; attentive care

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lethargic

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characterized by sluggish indifference

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meticulous

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extremely careful or precise

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paucity

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small of number; few ness; dearth

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progdigious

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impressively great in size; enormous, marvelous

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profound

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deep; far-reaching; complete

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reproach

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blame or rebuke; admonish

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vacillation

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swaying from one side to another; irresolution, doubt

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wither

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to dry up or shrivel up; droop; fade