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Affable

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easy-going: friendly

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amenable

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favorably disposed; willling to change

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amiable

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good-natured and likable

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apt

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suitable; appropriate

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assiduous

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hard-working

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benevolent

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kind; generous

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camaraderie

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good will between friends

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conscientious

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careful and thorough in work; guided by conscience and good moral sence

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cordial

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warm and sincere; friendly

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decorous

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proper; marked by good taste

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diligent

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hard-working; preserving and painstaking

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exemplar

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one who is worthy; an ideal model

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gregarious

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sociable and outgoing; enjoying company of others

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laudatory

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expressing great praise

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propriety

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appropriateness of behavior; the state of exhibiting proper etiquette

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prudent

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exercising good judgement and common sense

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sanguine

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optimistic; cheerfully confident

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motif

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a recurring subject, idea, or theme

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amulet

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charm; a small piece of jewelry that protects against evil

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avarice

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greed

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benign

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kind

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coagulate

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solidify; change to solid state

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deftly

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skillfully, quick in movement

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estuary

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mouth of a river

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exhilaration
invigorated feeling
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fatigue
extreme tiredness
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germane
natural to setting
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Incandescent
emitting light
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Indigene
native person
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Malignant
evil, destructive
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Monstrosity
monster, grossly malformed object; something hideous and large
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Petulant
crabby, bad-tempered
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Poultice
moist mass of plants/herbs used to relieve pain
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Stalwart
reliable, hardworking
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celerity
swiftness/quickness of movement
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lugubrious
looking or sounding sad, morose or dismal
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exertion
physical or mental effort
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chaffering
to haggle/ bargain over terms or agreement or the price something
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salient
most noticeable- or important
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slovenly
messy, untidy, dirty, disheveled
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chivalrous
courteous, honorable, gallant
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grit
firmness of character; having an indomitable spirit
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virility
having the quality of strength, energy, masculintity
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conjuration
the act of calling or involving, usually implying magic
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writhing
to twist or squirm about as if in pain or a violent manner
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pertinacity
persistence
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coy
shy, reluctant, usually in an sly manner intended to allure
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somber
dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy
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gorge
a narrow and steep valley between hills or mountains, or to eat a large amount greedily
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imperiously
domineering in a dictatorial way or being overbearing; urgent, imperative
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palpitant
usually of an abnormally rapid or violent beating of the heart
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pell mell
of a confused, jumbled, reckless, disorderly manner
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Insular
isolated, cut off (like an island)
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Latent
present but not visible; hidden
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Swarthy
dark-skinned
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Morose
gloomy, ill-tempered
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Arduous
difficult, strenuous
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Moral
a pratical lesson; adjective- pertaining to right behavior
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Primeval
ancient
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Cadence
rhythm of voice or musical sound
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Malingerer
a person who avoids work, a "slacker"
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Marauder
a raiding thief: usually violent
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Daunted
discouraged, intimidated
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pall
dark covering
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insidious
tricky and crafty with an evil intent
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wraith
a ghost
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inexorable
unstoppable
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maneuver
a skillful move; to move skillfully
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austere
somber; stern and severe
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beatific
revealing a profound joy and inner peace; angelic
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cloister
a peaceful, secluded place; a place devoted to religious retreat, such as a monastery or to seclude, especially for the purpose of religious devotion and contemplation
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emulate
to try to equal or excel, especially through imitation
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epiphany
a sudden burst of understanding or discovery, a revelation, often of religious nature
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harbinger
one that foreshadows or announces the arrival of an event or individual
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heresy
an opinion that differs from established, dearly held beliefs, often of a religious nature
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omnipotent
possessing unlimited power
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penitent
expressing remorse or regret for one's misdeeds
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pious
devout, moral
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portend
to serve as an omen or warning of
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precept
a principle established proper behavior
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prophetic
For-telling or predicting future events
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purist
one who is particularly concerned with maintaining traditional practices
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reclamation
a restoration to productivity or usefulness
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revere
to greatly respect and honor
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zealous
passionate; extremely interested in pursuing something

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