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1
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reprimand harshly

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chastise
castigate

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spend recklessly

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profligate
prodigal
spendthrift

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3
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inducing sleep

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somniferous
hypnagogic

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scold, criticize, publicly denounce

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objurgate
upbraid
decry

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calm and collected

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Imperturbable
limpid
equanimity

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speaking few words

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laconic
taciturn

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based on fixed beliefs

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dogmatic
doctrinaire

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improperly bold or forward, rude

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brusque
impertinent
impudent
gall

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9
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early development, immature

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precocious
rudimentary
embryonic

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10
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dirty, foul, soiled

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sullied
squalid

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no respect, vulgar

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blasphemous
profane

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mysterious

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runic
arcane

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13
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deep respect

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reverence
deferential
veneration

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14
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avoid telling the truth

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prevarication
mendacity

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15
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evil

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nefarious
diabolical
fell
malign

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16
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criticize

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denigrate
vituperate
excoriate

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17
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too much attention to small detail

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fastidious
punctilious

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18
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hindered, held back

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forestalled
hobbled
hamstrung
frustrate

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19
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brave

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plucky
mettlesome
gallantry

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20
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strengthen

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invigorate
buttress
bolster

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21
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harsh in tone

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acerbic
asperity
vitriolic

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22
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overly sentimental

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mawkish
bathetic

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bold, excessive confidence, risk taking

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presumptuous (rude/arrogant)
effrontery (rude/arrogant)
audacious (reckless)
temerity (foolish)
brazen (no shame)

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24
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praise

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panegyric
approbatory
vaunt
exalt
laudable
extol
commendable
adulation

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25
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flattery to gain favor

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fawning
obsequious
ingratiate
sycophant

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26
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practicing self denial

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austere
ascetic
abnegation

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27
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aggressive, hostile

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truculent
bellicose

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28
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annoy or irritate

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peeve
irk

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29
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friendliness

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bonhomie
cordiality
geniality

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30
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hard to understand

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tenebrous
obscure
inscrutable
abstruse
involved
recondite

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clumsy

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inept
maladroit

32
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short life

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transient
transitory
ephermal

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attempting to impress, flashy

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pretentious
ostentatious
conspicuous (maybe)

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sign or warning

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presage
portend
augury

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lively, drinking atmoshphere

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revelry
carousing

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unconventional, peculiar

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quirk
eccentric

37
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loyalty

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constancy
fealty
steadfast
staunch

38
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various methods

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multifarious
eclectic

39
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not willing to admit defeat or criticism

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indefatigable
defiant

40
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false, based on faulty reasoning

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specious
spurious
fallacious

41
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to make less angry

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mollify
placate

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uncertain, unpredictable; likely to change

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precarious
capricious

43
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companion, partner in crime

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chums
crony

44
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coward

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spineless
cravenness

45
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vast in number

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legion
innumerable

46
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strong moral principles; honesty and decency

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probity
virtuous

47
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examine and take out unacceptable parts

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censor
expurgate
bowdlerize

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too many words

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verbosity
prolixity

49
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great energy or enthusiasm

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zeal
exuberant

50
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easy to understand

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lucid
pellucid

51
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wise

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prudent
perspicacious

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causing fear or alarm

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formidable
undoubtable

53
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sarcastic

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facetious
caustic
mordant

54
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pleasure seeker

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sybarite
hedonist

55
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peaceful

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halcyon
serene

56
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damage (someone’s reputation), make dirty

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besmirch
tarnish

57
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becoming rigid and fixed in attitude or position; unresponsive

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sclerotic
ossified

58
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humble request

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supplication
entreaty

59
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give or grant

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accorded
conferred

60
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a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth

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maxim
aphorism

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ill will, feeling of active opposition or hostility

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enmity
antagonism
inimical

62
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unprincipled

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unscrupulous
reprobate
rogue

63
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swollen

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turgid (can mean pompous)
tumid (can mean pompous)
distended

64
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travel

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itinerant
peripatetic (by foot)

65
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young and inexperienced

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callow
jejune
fledgling

66
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put end to

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suppress
quell
squelched

67
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lacking energy

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anemic
lethargy

68
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sharp judgement, cunning

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shrewd
sagacious

69
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socially awkward

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gaffe
flounder
solecism

70
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carefree, whatever attitude

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blasé
cavalier

71
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resisting authority, hard to control

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incorrigible
recalcitrant
intractable

72
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mixture or jumble of things, random assortment

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hodgepodge
mismatch
medley
farrago

73
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situated on the fringe or outside; not common or important

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marginal
peripheral

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