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tedium

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free spirited, carefree

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active at dawn and dusk

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to moderate, soften

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difficult to understand, obsucre

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ancient weapon, (type of gun) /a clumsy person

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to cause bitterness and bad feeling

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self ingulgence, pleasure seeking

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using few words, brief, to the point

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indirect, slanting

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stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose

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short-lived

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a pleasure seeker

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arrogant, pompous language

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ridicule, spoof

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flimsy, not solid

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sharp, pungent

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ill-mannered

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believing that people act only out of selfish motives

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a letter (form of communication0

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against orthodox opinion

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spear, slike, javelin

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break, intermission

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concise, to the point

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fear of heights

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middle class

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weakness, incapacity

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concerned with letters, through correspondence

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interruption, pause

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tired, slow

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calm, collected, self possessed

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shining, glowing

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sharpness (mental or visual)

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someone who boasts

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typified, characterized, personified

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rigid in opinions

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decay, fade away, get weaker

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servile, submissive

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causing debate or argument

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prevent, frustrate

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an athletic competition with ten events

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speak ambiguously, avoid telling the truth

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theft, robbery, stealing

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weighty, slow and heavy

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cowardly, fearful

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being brief

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dignified, corrected behavior

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generosity

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speak pompously or dogmatically

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restrained, holding something back, uncommunicative

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stream of verbal abuse

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strong admiration, worship

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to show irritation

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theatrical, exaggerated

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noisy an dboisterous

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giggle quietly

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start to discuss, approach

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obscure and difficult to understand

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on a grand scale, wasteful

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mentally dull

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a warning sign, omen

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large book

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blunt, abrupt

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cause leaves to fall off

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promote, take up support

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sharpen, increase, whet

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careless, not strict

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avoid, make unnecessary

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someone who puts on an act

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full of (usually holes)

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incactive, lazy, stagnant

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concerning art of beauty

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fortification, barricade, wall

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no longer in existence

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the study of word origins

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grossly, exaggerated speech

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future generations

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dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity

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friendly, social, easygoing

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officialdom

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deprivation, poverty, debasement

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in large numbers

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domineering, intrusive, meddlesome

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after death

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walk unsteadily

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eagerness, enthusiasm, quickness

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grow, flourish, put forth new shoots

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a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant

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stare at, observe in an obvious manner

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hypothesize, propose

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obedient, dutiful, polite

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medievil chemistry, attempt to change base metal into gold

Answer 92

to think over deeply

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pleasant sounds

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person who opposes orhtodoxy

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flippancy, joking about serirous matters

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concerned with the sense of smell

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suitable for drinking

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strenghten, support

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demarcation, explanation, definition, outlining

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a personal peculiarity, something uniquet to an individual

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someone who opposes tyranny

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threatening

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think over something, ponder

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the line that tells you who wrote an articl

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hesitate, refuse

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make worse

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soothing lotion

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all powerful

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trick, stratagem

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discordant loud noises

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frustrated, annoyed

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flexible, supple

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all knowing

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pratical person, one who is concerned with usefulness

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falsely sweet

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short lived, ephemaral

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very bad (something which we should object to)

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burdensome, hard to undertake

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introductory material

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very holy, inviolable

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to move across

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putting others first, being self sacrificing

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huge cooking pot

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free someone from blame, pardon, acquit

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deceptive, false, misleading

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person who tried to persuade someone to support a particular cause

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unstable, risky

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accumulate

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moral corruption

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very very bad

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excessive, extreme

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snooty, arrogant, haughty

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does not let light through

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a previous occurrence used as a guide

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a wise person

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something of little value, knick knack

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uncertaninty, vagueness

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frank, honest

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criticize, denounce

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scholarly, explanation or interpretation

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unchanging, permanent

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wealthy, rich, magnificent

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guiding principle

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lecherous, erotic

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unoriginal, dull

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unclear in meaning, can be interpreted in diferent ways

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ridicule, make fun of, mock

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outstandingly good, setting a fine example

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unbiased, neutral

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destine, confer holy orders on a priest

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district of a city

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lack of clarity, wavering, being undecided

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bad tempered, quarrelsome

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to serve as a good example

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having no money

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highly decorated

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steep slope

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health giving

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ablt to walk around

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wicked, profane

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conventional

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done in a hurry

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something which teaches you a lesson, beneficial

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make better

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surrender, give in to

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turn to bone, become fixed and rigid

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hupocritically holly

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uproar, noise

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improvement

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constant criticism

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stop, discontinue, cease

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clumsy person

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developing early

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give approval to

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person who makes maps

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having no hope, miserable

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refugee, emigrant, someone living away from his own country

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juicy, moist, succulent

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push out of a position

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bloodthirsty, bloody

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novice, beginner

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friendship

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scold strongly

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chant, invocation, prayer

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optimistic, cheerful

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found everywhere, omnipresent

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lacking in shape

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purging of pent up emotions

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put off, prevent

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plots and plans

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worked up, in an emotional state

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famous, outstanding

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undiluted, total

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medicine to combat pain

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type of private politicla meeting

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without stopping

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whirlpool, storm in the ocean

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right or privilege

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person with knowledge

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oily, using excessive flattery

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just beginning

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generous, big hearted

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fence made of posts

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having fore knowledge

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chaos, lack of government

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procession of vehicles

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greedily eaten/consumed

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deport from one country back to the home country

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tendency, a leaning toward

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powerful businessman

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a remedy that improves but doesnt cure

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a feeling that something might happen

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a brief amusing story

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skilful with hands

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irrelevant

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culmsy, unskillful

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careful, diligent, painstaking

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clear, obvious

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hatred, antagonism

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disapporving, critical

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a division into two parts

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extend, pretend on the basis of known data

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not fitting in, out of place

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easily felt, easily perceived

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pompous, self-important

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examine carefully

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a building which in an addition to an existing building

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intended to teach, instructive

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irrelevant, on the outside

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unimportant, insignificant, negligible

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remedy for all ills

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speak misleadingly and evasively

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to remove a priest from his position

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intellectual

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lacking confidence

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a wrong doer

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example, model, way of looking at things

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never having happened before

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something which does not fit in a pattern, irregularity

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deliberately avoid work, shirk

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apparently contraidtory statement

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tendency towarda

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appealing to the senses

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unharmed, intact, without a scratch

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hostitlity, strong opposition

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trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't ahve

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dam, embankment

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obsessive, fixated

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neutra, not outstanding

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person who deliberately tries to avoid work

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a perfect example

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guard, sentry

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not deliberate, unconscious

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opposed, hostile, aggressive

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wary of, cautious about, reluctant to give

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slow, falling behind with one's work

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passion, excessive devotion

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native to a particular area

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wasteful, extravagant

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scold, tell off, reprimand

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outdated, prehistoric, very old fashioned

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overly particular, finicky

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very large

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fortunate coincidence, unsought discovery

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hilarious, hysterical, very funny

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a book which is a collection of poems or stories

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silly, foolish

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novice, beginner

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putting man at the center of one's philosophy

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changeable, unstable

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an outcast from society

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sophisticated, suave

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outdated, old fashioned

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easily angered

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model of a scene

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drunkenness, intoxication

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to gather together

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overly submissive, groveling

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take someones position (usually by force)

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indifferent, uninterested, lethargic

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person who records historical information

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mournful song

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coannot be expressed in words

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pouched animal

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narrow minded, concerned only with local matters

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lack of interest or emotion

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disapproval

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passion, enthusiasm

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incompetent, unskilled, useless

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person who believes in strict discipline

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a mockery, imitation for ridicule, spoof

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member of the working class

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minor battle

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a believer in the ideal world

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of doubtful origin

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using too many words, long windedness

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to distinguish one thing from another

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unpredictable, whimsical, easily swayed

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inactivity, lethargy

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person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself

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ward off, avoid

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producing a lot

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slow moving, lethargic person

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waver, hesitate

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society governed by women

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economical, frugal, thrifty

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refine an ore

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empty, silly, meaningless

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cautious, considering all sides

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cacophony, harshness, jarring

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not continuous, stopping and starting

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relentless

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stinginess, frugality, cost cutting

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dull, boring, ordinary

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a Swedish buffet of cold dishes

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person wantering without a home

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can be cultivated

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clearly wrong

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not advisiable

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biased, one sided, commited to one group

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comfort for grief

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dull, uninspirirng

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perfect, flawless, can not make mistakes

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evoking sadness or pity

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stufy of verisfication

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multicolred, speckled

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obscure, known only to a few people

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shout, scream

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long windedness, indirectness

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famous for something bad

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lying face down, be overcome with extreme weakness

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sleepwalker

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violence, fervor, forcefulness

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ancient, outdated, old fashioned

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secret, covert, stealthy

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making jokes about serious matters

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collection of animals

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main chatacter in fil, book, play

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fortuneteller

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classic example of

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defy, reject

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naive, unsophisticated person

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given to lying

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changeable

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juvenile, immature

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overused expression, something unoriginal

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criticize, belittle

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ungrateful person

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concerned only with money

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minor weakness, trivial offence

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person under protection of or guided by another

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incuding sleep

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surface coating

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and inequality

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volatile, changeable

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person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrrow learning

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revere, worship

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deception, trickery

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come together, merge

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inherited, inborn

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common, mundane, banal

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unsophisitcated, narrow minded

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minor, unimportant

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harmless, inoffensive

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symbolically, figuratively

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without equal

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cautious, wise

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without luxuries, severly simple

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active in daytime

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happening by chance

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very careful, painstaking

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derogatory

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not continuous, intermittent

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talkative, long winded, ramblin

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throrough, diligent

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lucid, well argued

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irritable, difficult to control

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mysterious, inpenetrable

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courage, bravery, valor

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transparently clear

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paying attention to small details

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think over something, ponder

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environment

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in a thoughtful mood, thinking deeply

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perceptive, sharp witted

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having stubbornl held opinions

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not serious

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dull, bland, boring

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swamp, muddy grund

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dull, sober, serious

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not developed

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place of refuge or safety

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arrange in order

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stupid person

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hater of the rest of mankind

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compulsion to start fires

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section of a poem

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small sketch

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person who does not believe in God

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local an informal

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foolish old man

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wrong name

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perceptive, insightful

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drink down quickly

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loyal, faithful, dependable

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blackening someone's name

Answer 407

waste away from lack of use

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plotting and planning

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speak slowly with words running together

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hidden and secret

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hater of women

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marsh, bog

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fixed image

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prove right, remove blame

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take possession of

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useless, hopeless

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never ending

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in a commanding manner

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pituresque

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dockworker

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an accomplished musician

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increase, make bigger

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self satisfied, smug

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dryly amusing

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ancient type of sailing ship

Answer 426

lessen, make less severe

Answer 427

dilemna, puzzle

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dangerous, harmful

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favorable, promising to turn out well

Answer 430

easy to control, submissive

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monotonous noise, speak with no emotion, male bee

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frolic, leap, bound

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stubborness

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small amount

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superficial, cursory

Answer 436

isolation to prevent the spread of disease

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known for fortitude, indifferent to pleasure of pain

Answer 438

severely plain

Answer 439

link together

Answer 440

distort, confuse, muddle

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stubborn, unyielding

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very important

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nomadic, moving from place to place

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something that is hunted, mine for stone

Answer 445

corrosive, strongly attacking

Answer 446

dull unvarying

Answer 447

on the edge, not important

Answer 448

always complaining

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impassive, dull, indifferent

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liveliness, animation

Answer 451

hinder and prevent, hesitate over

Answer 452

to bring together, end a dispute

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gather, collect

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temporary prohibition or halt to activity

Answer 455

plot, plan, trick

Answer 456

common, dull

Answer 457

stated in few words

Answer 458

very lively, cheerful, jovial, happy

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arousing envy

Answer 460

on the point of death

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destructive, harmful

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wander aimlessly

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lound and harsh

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noisy, loud in speech

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ordinariness, dullness

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talk down to

Answer 467

unusual, quirky, odd

Answer 468

emanciated, bony and angular

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cannot be invaded

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gloomy, bad tempered

Answer 471

fastidious, fussy

Answer 472

branches, subdivisions of a complex, outcomes

Answer 473

dangerously unstable, evaporates easily

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troublesome influence

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tacitly support, overlook

Answer 476

taking things from different sources

Answer 477

a category, type

Answer 478

easily angered

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ordinary, worldly

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caused to continue

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resentment, animosity, bad feeling

Answer 482

building, structure, construction

Answer 483

generous, charitable

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using bombastic language

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astonishing, shocking, stunning into silence

Answer 486

fortress, stronghold

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wipe out, remove all trace of

Answer 488

just growing, not developed, immature

Answer 489

annoyingm infuriating

Answer 490

very rebellious

Answer 491

a model of a person

Answer 492

making meaningless noises

Answer 493

in large numbers

Answer 494

insightful, sharp, wise

Answer 495

give supporting evidence

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surrender, give up

Answer 497

to solidify

Answer 498

gushing, demonstrative

Answer 499

hostile, unfriendly, cold, icy

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destroy, demolish, tear down

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mislead, lure

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present form birth

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belief in equality

Answer 504

cannot be criticized, perfect

Answer 505

hesitant, cautious

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explain in unnecessary detail

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outstandingly, obviousle bad

Answer 508

to annoy, aggravate, vex, shred

Answer 509

cannot be cancelled, unchangeable

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wicked, immoral, disreputable

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read carefully

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rebellious, revolutionary

Answer 513

to increase, to grow

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besiege, attack

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free of charge, without payment

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nomadic, wandering from place to place

Answer 517

cancel, deny

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spreading everywhere

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accost, stop, approach, hinder

Answer 520

contradict

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general agreement

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fluent and persuasive in speech

Answer 523

unwarranted

Answer 524

tired, bored, worn out

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terrify, turn to stone

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someone who campaings for voting rights

Answer 527

easily seen, prominent

Answer 528

make clear

Answer 529

seriousness

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specialized language used by experts

Answer 531

newly coinged word

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sulk, peevish

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proud and haughty

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aggressive, ready to fight

Answer 535

living or happening at the same time

Answer 536

short pleasure trip

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miserly, stingy

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charity, love of mankind

Answer 539

grumpy, rude

Answer 540

capricious, changeable

Answer 541

complain about

Answer 542

sudden loud laughter

Answer 543

wandering from place to place

Answer 544

uncultured person

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smelling of, giving off odors

Answer 546

secret, sneaky, stealthy

Answer 547

cunning, craftiness

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calm, imperturbable

Answer 549

put right something that was wrong

Answer 550

secretly, furtively, stealhily

Answer 551

kindly, harmless

Answer 552

involve in hostility or argument

Answer 553

frank, straightforward, honest

Answer 554

in a joking manner

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having no special features, dull and ordinary

Answer 556

a person of no importance, not famous

Answer 557

topmost point

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public vote

Answer 559

melancholy, pensive, expressing a longing for

Answer 560

long for the past

Answer 561

very religios

Answer 562

lover of luxury

Answer 563

crazy, wacky

Answer 564

concerned with the sense of taste

Answer 565

correct in judgement, wise

Answer 566

infamy, known for wrong doing

Answer 567

of central importance

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bootlicker, flatterer

Answer 569

commond over used

Answer 570

science or study of law

Answer 571

new, unusual

Answer 572

pacify, soothe, calm

Answer 573

dismiss to a lower position

Answer 574

quiet, saying little

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behaving like a beast, brutal

Answer 576

highly folded

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place next to

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a beginner, tyro

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harmless medicine with no effect, dummy medicine

Answer 580

concerned with the sense of touch

Answer 581

reduce in ntensity

Answer 582

renounce, swear to refrain from something

Answer 583

ill mannered person

Answer 584

high ranking church official

Answer 585

speaking ambiguously

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feeble, helpless, lacking in initiative

Answer 587

quality of being calm and not easily disturbed

Answer 588

falsely attractive, tawdry

Answer 589

prediction, looking for omens

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