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Unfettered (adj.)

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Free, unchained

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Cognizant (adj.)

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Aware, conscious

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Relegate (verb)

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To lower, downgrade

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Provincial (adj.)

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Small minded or rural

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Repudiate (verb)

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To reject

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Latent (adj.)

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Present but not visible, subconscious, underlying

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Clarion (adj)

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Loud and clear

Noun: a trumpet

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Sentient (adj.)

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Able to feel/perceive

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Vestigial (adj.)

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Concealed between the lines

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Idiosyncratic (adj.)

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Unique to a specific person

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Soporific (adj.)

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Inducing sleep, drowsy

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Dogged (adverb)

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Determined, persistent

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Taciturn (adj.)

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Anti-social, close-mouthed

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Whimsy (adj.)

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Playfulness, the state of being fanciful

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Indolent (adj.)

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Lazy, languid

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Imperturbable (adj.)

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Calm, collected

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Ardent (adj.)

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Very enthusiastic, passionate

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Eminent (adj.)

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Famous, very important

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Iconoclastic (adj.)

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Nonconforming, irreverent

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Venerable (adj.)

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Given a great deal of respect

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Hegemony (noun)

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Predominant influence over others

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Licentious (adj.)

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Promiscuous, immoral (sexual)

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Brandish (verb)

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To wave menacingly

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Revile (verb)

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Abuse verbally

Throng (noun)

A crowd, gathering

Balk (verb)

To scoff, refuse abruptly

Destitute (adj.)

Lacking something in need

Feign (verb)

To pretend

Eclectic (adj)

Deriving ideas, styles/tastes from a broad and diverse rang of sources

Anomalous (adj)

Abnormal, irregular

Enigma (noun)

A person/thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

Vapid (adj.)

Uninspired, colorless

Laconic (adj.)

A person, speech, or style of writing that is brief, using few words

Dilatory (adj.)

Sluggish, slow to act

Vitriolic (adj.)

Filled with bitter criticism or malice, vicious, hateful

Avarice (noun)

Greed, materialism, insatiable desire for wealth

Forlorn (adj.)

Unhappy, dreary, lonely

Wanton (adj.)

Uncalled for, cruel

Stupendous (adj.)

Amazing, astounding

Perpetual (adj.)

Continual, lasting, constant

Illustrious (adj.)

Eminent

Perverse (adj.)

Uncooperative, deliberately bad

Obstinate (adj.)

Stubborn, adamant

Crony (noun)

Ally, friend

Ingratiate (verb)

To get on the good side of someone

Prodigious (adj.)

Huge, marvelous

Inconspicuous (adj.)

Hidden, unnoticed

Haughty (adj.)

Arrogant

Adept (adj.)

Expert, skillful

Siphon (verb)

To convey, draw off