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coalesce

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to fuse; unite; grow together

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clemency

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leniency; mercy; mildness, especially of weather

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derivative

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copied or adapted; obtained from reasoning or logic

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despondent

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dejected; disheartened, depressed

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endorse

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to write one’s signature; to give approval or support; sanction

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engender

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to bring into existence; produce; propagate

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flagrant

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extremely conspicuous; notorious; shocking

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marred

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blemished; damaged, disfigured

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obliterate

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to do away with completely; destroy without a trace

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painstaking

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careful; taking diligent effort

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preclude

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to make impossible or prevent; to bar

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relegate

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to send to an obscure place; to cast out or banish; to classify

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satirical

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sarcastic; based on satire, irony, derision; designed to expose foolishness

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swindler

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a cheater or fraud, especially one who obtains money or property by fraudulent means

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undermine

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to weaken by wearing away a base; to injure or impair