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Axiom

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premise, postulate,

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reticent

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silent, reserved

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3
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sully

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tarnish to taint

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4
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rejoinder

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response

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5
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demur

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express doubts

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lissome

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easily flexed

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7
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lassitude

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lacking energy

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8
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ignoble

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having low morals

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leery

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suspicious

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trenchant

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acute, sharp

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molt

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to shed

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12
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stentorian

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really loud

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calumny

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false, misrepresentation

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14
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perspicacious

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shrewd, astute, sagacious

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15
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implacable

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unable to be calmed down

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craven

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lacking courage

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17
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prescient

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having foresight

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surly

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rude

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winsome

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happy

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zephyr

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gentle breeze

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lugubrious

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sorrowful

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assail

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to attack

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zenith

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acme, pinnacle,, (highest peak)

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analgesia

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lessening of pain without losing consciousness

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nadir

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lowest point

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iniquity

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a sin

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panegyric

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praise

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bilk

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to cheat

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obsequious

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to eager to please

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vestige

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a trace amount

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pallid

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lacking color or liveliness

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indolent

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lazy

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endemic

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belonging to a particular area

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profligate

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corrupt

35
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expurgate

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to censor

36
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phalanx

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close nit group or people or animals

37
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fatuous

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stupid

38
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prudence

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wisdom

39
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myopic

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not being able to see ahead

40
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hegemony

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domination over state or other group