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Coalition

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An alliance for combined action

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Chide

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Scold or rebute

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Commensurate

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Corresponding in size or degree; in proportion

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Connotation

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Association; secondary meaning of a word in addition to its primary meaning

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Diabolical

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Evil

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Dilapidated

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Ruined

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Integral

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Component; essential or fundamental

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Noxious

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Poisonous, harmful

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Scenario

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Sequence of events; outline

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Yen

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Longing or yearning

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Atrophy

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Waste away

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Deplore

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Express disapproval

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Deprivation

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Lack of necessities

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Exacerbate

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To make worse

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Imperative

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Crucial

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Mitigate

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To make less severe

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Objective

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Not influenced by personal feelings; based on facts

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Panacea

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Solution for all diseases

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Unprecedented

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Never done or known before

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Utilitarian

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Useful rather than attractive

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Decorum

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Appropriate behavior; good manners

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Espouse

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Adopt or support a belief or cause

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Exhilaration

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Make (someone) feel very happy; animated

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Exorbitant

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Excessive; prices high

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Extricate

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Free someone from difficulty

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Facilitate

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Make process easier

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Orthodox

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Conforming to what is traditionally accepted

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Rejuvenate

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Make look fresher or younger

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Tenuous

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Very weak or slight

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Assimilate

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Take in and understand fully

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Belligerent

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Hostile and aggressive

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Demeanor

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Behavior; manner

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Denunciation

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Condemnation; criticism

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Dissipate

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Disperse or scatter

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Indolent

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Lazy

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Inherent

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Basic; hereditary; permanent or essential attribute.

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Nonchalant

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Easygoing

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Unassuming

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Modest;

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Unilateral

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Performed by or Affecting only one group or person; one sided

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Analogy

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Comparison

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Annihilate

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Destroy

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Criterion

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Norm; standard

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Emanate

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Give off; originate

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Holistic

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Comprehensive

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Placebo

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Fake drug

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Proficient

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Skilled

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Staunch

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Loyal

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Subversive

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Rebellious; destructive

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Vindicate

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Prove one’s innocence