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Connoisseur

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An informed and astute judge in matter or taste; expert

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Convoluted

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Complex or complicated

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Jubilance

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Showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph

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Acute

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Severe; critical; dreadful

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Abominable

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Loathsome; very bad or unpleasant

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Barren

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(Of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation

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Maladjusted

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Disturbed; unstable; dysfunctional

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Incredulous

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Disbelieving; skeptical

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Stolidity

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Unemotional;

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Exasperation

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A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

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Perplexity

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Confusion

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Predestined

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Predetermined

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Commensurate

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Equivalent; equal

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Analogous

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Similar

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Indeterminate

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Not exactly known, established or defined

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Sidereal

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Of or with respect to the distant stars

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Subsequent

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Coming after something in time.

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Feat

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An achievement that requires great courage, skill, and strength

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Precedent

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An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example of guide to be considered in subsequent, similar circumstances

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Wanes

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Decreases in vigor, power, or extent

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Florid

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Having a red, or flushed complexion

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Quixotic

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Foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

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Pungent

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Characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste

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Prosaic

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Dull; ordinary

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Propensity

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A natural inclination or tendency; penchant

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Profligate

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Excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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Proclivity

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A natural predisposition or inclination

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Convention

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A way something is usually done

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Pristine

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Pure; uncorrupted; clean

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Plethora

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An overabundance; a surplus

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Phlegmatic

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Calm; sluggish; unemotional

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Pervade

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To permeate or spread throughout;

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Ostentatious

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Showy

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Obstinate

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Stubborn

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Obfuscate

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To make confusion

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Neophyte

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A recent convert; beginner; novice

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Mollify

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To calm or sooth

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Mercurial

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Bipolar

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Maverick

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An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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Laconic

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Using few words

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Intrepid

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Fearless

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Intractable

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Stubborn

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Inimical

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Damaging; harmful; injurious

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Impetuous

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Hastily and rashly energetic

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Immutable

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Not capable of change