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1
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courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

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affable

2
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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

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aggrandize

3
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shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

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amorphous

4
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an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing

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archetype

5
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that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality

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aura

6
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illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited

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contraband

7
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scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

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erudite

8
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thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth

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gossamer

9
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incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

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inscrutable

10
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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

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insular

11
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incapable of being changed or called back

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irrevocable

12
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a natural inclination or predilection toward

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propensity

13
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peevish, complaining, fretful

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querulous

14
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to argue with someone against something, protest against

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remonstrate

15
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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

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repudiate

16
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able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

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resilient

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to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

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reverberate

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coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

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scurrilous

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persistent, showing industry and determination

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sedulous

20
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thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable

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sleazy