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Fabricating

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Invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent

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Endorse

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Declare ones public approval

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Scrutinize

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Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

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Industrious

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Diligent and hard working

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Flamboyant

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Strikingly bold or brilliant

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Concoct

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To devise; make up; contrive

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Contrive

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To plot

To plan with ingenuity; decide; invent

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Diminutive

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Small, little, tiny

A small thing or person

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Prosaic

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Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty

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Judicious

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Having, showing, or done with good judgement or sende

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Gratuitous

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Uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted

Given or done free of charge

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Unfetter

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Release from restraint or inhibition

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Emphatic

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Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcible and clearly

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Obsequious

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Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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Recalcitrant

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Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone