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1
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treatise

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article treating a subject thoroughly

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vindicative

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out for revenge

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deingrate

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blacken

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rave

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overwhelmingly favorable review

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dint

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means, effort

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doldrums

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depressed, blues

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`quip

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taunt

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alacrity

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cheerful promptness

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bustle

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move about energitically

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libel

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defamatory statement

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revulsion

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sudden violent change in feeling

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earthy

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unrefined

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drivel

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foolishness

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dregs

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worthless residue

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allusion

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indirect reference

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coterie

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select circle

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ebb

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reduce,less

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feign

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pretend

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jostle

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shove, push

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crass

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unrefined

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garner

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gather, store up

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esteem

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respect

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faction

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party/ disagreement

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wry

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twisted (twisted face)

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turgid

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swollen

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problematic

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doubtful, questionable

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mode

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way of doing things

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ordination

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ceremony making someone a minister

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plight

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condition

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malpropism

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comic misuse of a word

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broach

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open up, introduce

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concerted

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done together

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premise

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assumption

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gauche

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clumsy

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testy

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short-tempered

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consonance

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agreement

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effectual

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valid

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mettle

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courage

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boorish

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rude, insensitive

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latent

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dormant, present but not visible

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anoint

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consecrate

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loath

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relunctant

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plumb

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vertical

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modicum

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limited quantity

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dingy

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dull, cheerless

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impunity

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freedom from harm

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inimitable

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matchless

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contingent(n)

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group that makes up part of a gathering

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contingent(adj)

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dependent on

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exempt

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no obligation

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liability

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debts

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disingenuous

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lacking genuine candor

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rutundity

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roundness

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miscellany

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mixture of writings

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quaint

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odd, old fashioned

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reprise

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musical repetition

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disquiet

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make uneasy

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objective(adj)

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not influenced by emotions

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onset

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attack, beginning

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traduce

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expose in slander

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conducive

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contributing

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impugn

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dispute, contrast

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anathema

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solemn curse

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catholic

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broadly sympathetic

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enervate

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weaken

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upshot

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outcome

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privation

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hardships

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unmitigated

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unrelieved or immoderate

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recidivism

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habitual return to crime

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beget

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father

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substantial

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ample, considerable amount

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retinue

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attendants

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expiate

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make amends for

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nonplus

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perplex

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forswear

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renounce, abandon

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outstrip

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surpass

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evocative

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tending to call up

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supercillious

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arrogant, patronizing

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admonition

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warning

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peremptory

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demanding and leaving no choice

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browse

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graze; skim or glance casually

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stanch

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check flow of blood

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impending

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nearing; approaching

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allure

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entice, attract

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faze

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dismay, to be disturbed

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stymie

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stump, present an obstacle

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fickle

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changeable

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scruple

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fret about

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slander

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defamation

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turpitude

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depravity

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tactile

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sense of touch and pertaining to the organs

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insubordination

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disobedience

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forsake

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abandon, renounce

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intuition

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immediate insight

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poseur

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a person who pretends to be sophistocated

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travesty

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parody, debased likeness

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reprise

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musical repetition

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nonentity

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person of no importance

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extradition

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surrender of a prisoner by one state to another

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retentive

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able to remember

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titter

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nervous laugh

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disquiet

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make anxious, uneasy

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continence

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self-restraint

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shun

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keep away from

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clemecy

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disposition to be lenient

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reminescence

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recollection

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mischance

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bad luck

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complaiscent

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trying to please

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cleft

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split

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affinity

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kinship

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defection

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desertion

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arbiter

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a person with power to decide a dispute

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abdicate

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give up, denounce

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cogitate

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think over

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perforate

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pierce, put a hole through

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humane

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marked by kindness

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rampant

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grow in profusion, unrestrained

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iniquitous

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wicked, immoral

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cull

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pick out, reject

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tutelage

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guardianship, training

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protocol

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democratic ettiquete

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impenitent

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not feeling regret about one’s sins

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inebriated

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drunk

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wanton

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unrestrained

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voluminous

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bulky, large

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dissection

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analysis

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unctuous

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oily, insincerely suave

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wince

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shrink back

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refractory

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stubborn

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sophistry

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seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning

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taint

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contaminate

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subdued

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less intense, quieter

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resolved (v)

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settle, decide, solve

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substantive

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substantial, real

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rousing

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lively

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propellants

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substances that propel or drive forward

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bent (adj)

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determined

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unobstrusive

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inconspicuous

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simper

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smirk, smile affectedy

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verisimilitude

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appearance of truth

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prognosis

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prediction

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imperative

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absolutely necessary

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temporal

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not lasting forever

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extrapolation

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conjecture

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reproach

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express disapproval

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billious

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irritable

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sedition

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resistance to authority

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interninable

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endless

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urbance

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suave, refined, elegant

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bent (n)

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natural talent

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appellation

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name, title

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prerogative

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privilege

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evince

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show clearly

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consort (n)

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husband or wife

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array

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clothe | to place in proper order

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lachrymose

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producing tears

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baroque

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highly ornate

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cogent

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convincing

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berate

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scold strongly

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collusion

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conspiring in a fraudulant scheme

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distraught

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upset

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fortitude

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bravery, courage

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asperity

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sharpness (of temper)

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incorporate

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introduce something into a larger whole

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begrudge

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resent

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exhort

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urge

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discord

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conflicting

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judicious

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good judgement

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headlong

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hasty, rash

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warble

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sing, babble

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amicable

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politely friendly

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windfall

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unexpected lucky event

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deliberate

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consider, ponder

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rout

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stampede, drive out

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diatribe

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bitter scolding

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salient

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strikingly conspicuous

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hue

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color

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expletive

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interjection

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germance

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pertinent

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consort (v)

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associate with

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implicate

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showed to be involved

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forthright

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outspoken, straightforward

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hilarity

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boisterous mirth

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reparation

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amends, compensation

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initiate

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begin

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propinquity

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nearness, kinship

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reprisal

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retaliation

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felicitous

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well-suited

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aloft

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upward

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absolute

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complete, totally unlimited

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