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expedient
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appropriate to a purpose, advantageous,
convenient although immoral
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appropriate to a purpose, advantageous, convenient although immoral
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expedient
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disparage
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speak of slightingly, to lower in rank or reputation
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speak of slightlingly, to lower in rank or reputation
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disparage
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immutable
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unchangeable, unalterable
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unchangeable, unalterable
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immutable
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acquiesce
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comply with, assent to, passively accept
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comply with, assent to, passively accept
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acquiesce
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paucity
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scarcity, smallness of number
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scarcity, smallness of number
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paucity
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surreptitious
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clandestine, stealthy
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clandestine, stealthy
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surreptitious
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contrite
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feeling remorseful for a sin or shortcoming
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feeling remorseful for a sin or shortcoming
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contrite
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flagrant
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openly scandalous, egregious
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openly scandalous, egregious
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flagrant
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adulation
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a show of excessive admiration or devotion
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a show of excessive admiration or devotion
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adulation
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engender
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produce, cause
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produce, cause
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engender
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complacent
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pleased or satisfied with oneself
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pleased or satisfied with oneself
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complacent
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candor
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the quality of frankness or outspokenness
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the quality of frankness or outspokenness
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candor
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deprecate
to belittle, express disapproval of, to urge reasons against
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to belittle, express disapproval of, to urge reasons against
deprecate
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discursive
passing from one subject to another
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passing from one subject to another
discursive
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disseminate
distribute or scatter
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distribute or scatter
disseminate
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extricate
disentangle, disengage
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fallacious
illogical, misleading
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illogical, misleading
fallacious
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exacerbate
make worse
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make worse
exacerbate, pejorative
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inevitable
unavoidable
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unavoidable
inevitable
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prodigal
wasteful or recklessly extravagant
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wasteful or recklessly extravagant
prodigal
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mitigate
making milder or more endurable
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reprehensible
deserving censure or condemnation
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deserving censure or condemnation
reprehensible
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rescind
take back, revoke, abrogate
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take back, revoke, abrogate
rescind
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sycophant
flattering suckup
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flattering suckup
sycophant
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trepidation
tremulous fear
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tremulous fear
trepidation
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virtuoso
a master in the technique of some art
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a master in the technique of some art
virtuoso
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inchoate
just begun and so not fully formed or developed
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just begun and so not fully formed or developed
inchoate
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phlegmatic
cool of character, composed
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cool of character, composed
phlegmatic
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indolent
lazy
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lazy
indolent
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hackneyed
overused, cliched
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overused, cliched
hackneyed
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extraneous
irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with
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irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with
extraneous
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encumber
act as a hindrance
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act as a hindrance
encumber
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amalgamate
combine
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combine
amalgamate
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analogous
similar to something else in certain qualities
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similar to something else in certain qualities
analogous
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grandiose
having an imposing style or effect, uncommonly large
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having an imposing style or effect, uncommonly large
grandiose
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affable
easy to approach, friendly
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easy to approach, friendly
affable
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deference
humble submission or respect
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humble submission or respect
deference
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futile
hopeless, pointless
Synonyms: fruitless, hollow, impractical
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hopeless, pointless, fruitless, hollow, impractical
futile
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inconsequential
insignificant, trivial, negligible
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insignificant, trivial, negligible
inconsequential
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indefensible
inexcusable, unforgiveable, unjustifiable
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inexcusable, unforgivable, unjustifiable
indefensible
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boisterous
noisy and mischievous, clamorous, rowdy
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noisy and mischievous, clamorous, rowdy
boisterous
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deleterious
harmful, damaging
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harmful, damaging
deleterious
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extradition
exile, deportation
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exile, deportation
extradition
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enviable
desired, blessed
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desired, blessed
enviable
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auspicious
encouraging, favourable
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encouraging, favourable
auspicious
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imperious
bossy, overbearing
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bossy, overbearing
imperious
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ludicrous
absurd, ridiculous
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absurd, ridiculous
ludicrous
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callous
cruel, insensitive
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cruel, insensitive
callous
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debacle
catastrophe
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catastrophe
debacle
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deluge
downpour, flood of something
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downpour, flood of something
deluge
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convivial
fun-loving
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fun-loving
convivial, cheerful, clubby
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unassailable
certain
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certain, absolute, conclusive
unassailable
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scanty
inadequate, insufficient, meager
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inadequate, insufficient, meager
scanty
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peeve
something strongly disliked, annoyance, bitter
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something strongly disliked, annoyance
peeve
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stringent
rigid, tight, binding, bonding
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rigid, tight, binding, bonding
stringent
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monolithic
massive, hulking, imposing
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massive, hulking, imposing
monolithic
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avert
thwart, avoid by turning away
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thwart, avoid by turning away
avert
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imminent
at hand, on the way, forthcoming
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at hand, on the way, forthcoming
imminent
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splurge
spend lavishly, binge, celebrate
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spend lavishly, binge, celebrate
splurge
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overawe
alarm, appall, astonish
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alarm, appall, astonish
overawe
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bemuse
confuse, amaze, puzzle, perplex
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confuse, amaze, puzzle, perplex
bemuse
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stint
period of responsibility, assignment, duty
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period of responsibility, assignment, duty
stint
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austere
severe in manner, exacting, forbidding
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severe in manner, exacting, forbidding
austere
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protozoan
minute organism, amoeba, cell
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minute organism, amoeba, cell
protozoan
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salubrious
health-giving, beneficial, invigorating
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health-giving, beneficial, invigorating
salubrious
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untenable
indefensible, illogical, unsound
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indefensible, illogical, unsound
untenable
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agoraphobic
not willing to work, no hard-working attitude
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not willing to work, no hard-working attitude
agoraphobic
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kleptomaniac
stealer, thief, pilferer
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stealer, thief, pilferer
kleptomaniac
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hypochondriac
neurotic, valetudinarian
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neurotic, valetudinarian
hypochondriac
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abstruse
difficult to understand, esoteric, perplexing
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difficult to understand, esoteric, perplexing
abstruse
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succinct
brief, to the point, blunt, concise
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brief, to the point, blunt, concise
succinct
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eclectic
broad, diverse, comprehensive, general
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broad, diverse, comprehensive, general
eclectic
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acrimonious
nasty in behaviour, speech, petulant
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nasty in behaviour, speech, petulant
acrimonious
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cloister
secluded religious place
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secluded religious place, nunnery, abbey
cloister
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granary
repository, bin, storehouse
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repository, bin, storehouse
granary
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excise
tax on goods, surcharge, tariff
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tax on goods, surcharge, tariff
excise
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disinclined
unwilling, balking, hesitating
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unwilling, balking, hesitating
disinclined
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timeliness
opportuneness, opportunity, well-timed
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opportuneness, opportunity, well-timed
timeliness
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avid
enthusiastic, ardent, devoted, eager
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enthusiastic, ardent, devoted, eager
avid
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jaded
exhausted, indifferent, weary
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exhausted, indifferent, weary
jaded
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swarthy
dark-complexioned, black
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black, dark-complexioned
swarthy
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raucous
noisy, rough, discordant
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noisy, rough, discordant
raucous
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antiquarianism
archaeology, excavation
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excavation, archaeology
antiquarianism
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jettison
eject, throw aboard, abandon, relinquish
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proclivity
will, enthusiasm, determination, yen
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will, enthusiasm, determination, yen
proclivity
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eject, throw aboard, abandon, relinquish
jettison
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kindle
start a fire, excite, ignite
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start a fire, excite, ignite
kindle
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myriad
innumerable, countless, infinite
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infinite, countless, innumerable
myriad
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opacity
cloudiness, obscurity, darkness
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cloudiness, obscurity, darkness
opacity
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squander
fritter away, use up, blow, expend, lavish
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fritter away, use up, blow, expend, lavish
squander
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tantamount
same, identical, commensurate
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same, identical, commensurate
tantamount
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unctuous
sycophantic, ingratiating, oily
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sycophantic, ingratiating, oily
unctuous
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whet
make sharp, arouse, excite
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make sharp, arouse, excite
whet
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zany
crazy, funny, loony, madcap
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crazy, funny, loony, madcap
zany
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litigate
prosecute, bring matter before court of law, contest, dispute
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prosecute, bring matter before court of law, contest, dispute
litigate
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xeric
dry, insipid
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dry, insipid
xeric
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aftermath
influences, causes, effects
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influences, causes, effects
aftermath
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realm
instance, level, position
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instance, level, position
realm
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nascent
being born, budding, under development, fledgling
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being born, budding, under development, fledgling
nascent
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ubiquitous
present, pervasive, universal
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present, pervasive, universal
ubiquitous
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rudimentary
basically, elemental, embryonic
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basically, elemental, embryonic
rudimentary
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ramification
consequence, development, upshot
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consequence, development, upshot
ramification
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plaudits
applause
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sparse
very few and scattered, inadequate, infrequent, meager, scant
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very few and scattered, inadequate, infrequent, meager, scant
sparse
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sincerely believing, devoted, adoring, ardent
devout
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devout
sincerely believing, devoted, adoring, ardent
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abhorrence
disgust, enmity
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disgust, enmity
abhorrence
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admonish
warn, strongly critize
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warn, strongly critize
admonish
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perfidious
treacherous, betraying, deceitful
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tracherous, betraying, deceitful
perfidious
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venerable
respected, esteemed, revered
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respected, esteemed, grand
venerable
