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spontaneous

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infrequent, irregular

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sporadic

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frolicsome, playful

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sportive

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lively, animated, energetic

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sprightly

to prod

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lacking authenticity; counterfeit, false

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to reject or refuse contemptuously; scorn

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filthy; morally repulsive

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marked by abrupt, clear cut sounds

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immobile, stale

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self restrained to the point of dullness

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to hunt, pursue

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group of trees

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bare, empty, vacant

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motionless state; standstill

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to smother or suffocate; suppress

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mark of disgrace or inferiority

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stiff, unnatural

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period of time spent doing something

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to be sparing or frugal

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allowance; fixed amount of money paid regularly

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enclosed area forming defensive wall

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indifferent to or unaffected by emotions

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having or showing little emotion

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trick designed to deceive an enemy

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to arrange into layers

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something that restrains; negative criticism

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loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy

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imposing severe, rigorous standards

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to impare or reduce to uselessness

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spur (v)

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spurious

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spurn

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squalid

to waste

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squander

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staccato

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stagnant

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staid

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stalk (v)

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stand (n)

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stark

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stasis

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stifle

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stigma

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stilted

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stint (n)

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stint (v)

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stipend

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stockade

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stoic

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stolid

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stratagem

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stratify

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stricture

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strident

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