Paired Words Flashcards

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belligerence

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pugnacity

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acrimonious

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antagonistic
animus
inimical
antipathy

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capricious

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cavalier

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punctilious

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scrupulous

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coaxes

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cajoles

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enigmatic

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perplexing

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eclectic

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heterogenous

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quirk

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idiosyncratic

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lionized

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eulogised

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ratiocinate

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collate

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perspicacious

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discernment

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unmistakable

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decisive

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rebuke

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mockery

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camaraderie

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fellowship

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presage

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portent
betoken

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circumspect

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conservative

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equivocal

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suspicious

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germane

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meaningful

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decadence

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degeneracy

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ubiquitous

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omnipresent

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intractable

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stubborn

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opprobrium

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disgrace
scandalous

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trepidation

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apprehension

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infamy

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dishonour

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levity

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cheerful

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exacting

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exhausting

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trenchant

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caustic

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surly

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irritability

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interminable

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endless

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jarring

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incongrous

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quiescent

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quiet

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hyperbole

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exagerration

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sanguinity

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cheerfulness

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snag

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hitch

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waning

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ebb

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abstracted

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daydreaming

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accord

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reconcilliation

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mendacity

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deceitful
fabrication

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erudite

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scholarly

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unexceptional

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commonplace

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nondescript

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dull

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restorative

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wholesome

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voluble

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glib

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primitive

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rudimentary / fundamental / basic

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limpid

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untroubled

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tranquil

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steady / stable

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pedigree

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origin

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precursor

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predecessor

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novelty

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unusual

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dreary

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discouragement

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untethered

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divorce

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profusion

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wealth

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encomiums

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tribute

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succinct

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abrupt

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deleterious

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pernicious

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approbation

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adulation

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codifying

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cataloging

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shackle

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stifle

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enliven

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animate

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stasis

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inertia

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espoused

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marry

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derided

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lambaste

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diatribe

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rant

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denunciations

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indictments

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stratify

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hierarchical

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repudiate

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recant

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provocative

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incite

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castigate

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penalising

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countenance

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sanction

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pedestrian

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unimaginative

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pacific

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dovish

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erroneous

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wandering

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delusive

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specious

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relic

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vestige

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prophetic

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predictive

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mirthful

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jovial

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inherent

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intrinsic

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subjective

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technical

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arduous

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challenging

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strenous

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aggressive

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hodgepodge

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patchwork

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paradigm

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pattern

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affable

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easygoing

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antagonsitic

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adversarial

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dichotomous

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contradictory

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subversive

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destruction

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trifling

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minimal

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momentous

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significant

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oust

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forcing out

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belie

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mask

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quirky

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mask

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obscure

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opaque / inaccessible

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professed

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proclaimed

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antedulivian

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archaic

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flighty

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capriciousness

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chauvinistic

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patronise

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discern

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detect / discovered

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envisage

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conjure up

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pugnacious

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truculent

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clandestine

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surreptitious / furtive

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precarious

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perilous

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stave off

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forestall / obviate / preclude

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prosaic

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vapid
banal
hackneyed
insipid
commonplace
unexceptional
mundane
pedestrian

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knotty

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labyrinthine
complicated

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extraneous

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irrelevant

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engender

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yield

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rapacious

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avaricious / mercenary / covetous

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interdependent

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interrelated

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heterogenous

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dissimilar

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impair

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undermined

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abound

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proliferate

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coalesce

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conjugate / collect

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conundrum

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riddle

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paragon

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exampler

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prototype

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model

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nettlesome

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vexation

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incontrovertable

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indisputable

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palpable

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tangible

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aberration

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anomaly

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an affinity for

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attraction

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a liberation from

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rejection

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altruism

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beneficence

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delighted in

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relish

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exactitude

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meticulousness

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eminence

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superiority

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unimpeachable

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blameless

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unassuming

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modest

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idealistic

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quixotic

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seditious

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provocative / incite