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affected

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behaving in an artificial way to impress people

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dismal

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causing gloom or depression

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gustatory

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relating to sense of taste

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till

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to prepare the soil for planting

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taboo

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something forbidden

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noisome

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disgustingly offensive, foul

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paucity

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smallness of number

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taut

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tense, very tight

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impute

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to assign credit, often of guilt or blame

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disparate

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extremely unlikely

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protract

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to extend the duration of, prolong

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quotidian

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daily, customary

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retract

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to take back

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repertoire

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the range of pieces an artist is prepared to perform

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ineffable

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incapable of being expressed

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kindle

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to set free, ignite

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lenient

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not strict

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histrionic

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overly dramatic

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ingenious

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inventive, cunning, clever

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valiant

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courageous, brave

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dovetail

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to combine or interlock into a unified whole

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choleric

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easily angered, bad-tempered

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earshot

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the distance within which a sound can be heard

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saturate

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to soak or fill to capacity

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obstinate

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unreasonably stubborn

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bellow

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to yell very loudly, to shout

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acrid

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harsh, sarcastic, bitter to the taste

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ludicrous

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ridiculous, exaggerated to cause laughter

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culminate

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to reach the highest point

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quail

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to draw back in fear, to lose heart or courage

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chaste

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pure, not engaging in sexual activity

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manumit

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to grant freedom to slaves, to emacipate

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tract

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area of land or water

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venue

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the location where something takes place

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attract

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to pull towards, to stimulate interest

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dowdy

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lacking in neatness and style

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deride

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to criticize, to make fun of(ridicule)

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berserk

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dangerously destructive, frenzied

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vindicate

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to clear of blame with supporting arguments

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olfactory

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relating to sense of smell

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canon

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a law or body of laws

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ubiquitous

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present everywhere

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malady

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a disease, illness

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anecdote

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a brief story

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salutary

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beneficial, favorable to health

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Maelstrom

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a violently confused state, a large whirlpool

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diffuse

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to spread around or scatter

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embezzle

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to take money for one’s own use

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accrue

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to come as a gain

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diffident

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lacking self-confidence, shy

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muse

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to mediate

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condone

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to pardon or overlook voluntarily

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covert

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concealed or disguised, secret

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adulterate

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to make impure, corrupt

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ethereal

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delicate, soft, airy

56
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anthropology

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the study human behaviors

57
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crestfallen

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feeling disappointed

58
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collude

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to plot secretly

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collateral

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parallel, serving to support

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extant

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currently existing

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blandishment

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a flattering act or remark

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unpretentious

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modest, not showy

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weather

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to survive

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conundrum

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a riddle or puzzle

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colloquial

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appropriate to spoken

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lethargic

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dull, sluggish, moving slowly

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insensible

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not able to fell or percieve

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commensurate

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equal in proportion

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hyperbole

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exaggeration

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proleteriat

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the working class

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dupe

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to deceive and trick

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fruitless

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without results, unprofitable

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parody

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a humorous imitation

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traction

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the ability to stay on the surface

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salient

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important, most noticeable

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exemplary

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worthy to serve as a model

77
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frugal

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careful in spending money

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assuage

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to lessen the intensity of pain

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predilection

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a preference, strong liking, bias

80
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arbitrate

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to settle differences between two parties

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piety

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commitment to natural obligations

82
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sojourn

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to stop temporarily

83
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discernible

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differences detected by the eye

84
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taciturn

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disinclined to talk

85
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fractious

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tending to be troublesome

86
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vapid

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lacking liviness

87
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dissapprobation

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strong feelings of disapproval

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schism

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a division, a split

89
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placidly

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peacefully

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ascertain

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to make certain

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accost

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to approach and speak to someone

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procure

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to obtain

93
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quell

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to stop something

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inordinately

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unreasonably large in size

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ingenuous

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honest, sincere

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analogous

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comparing things that have similar feature

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obstreperous

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difficult to deal with

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evade

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to avoid or escape from someone or something

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umbrage

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state of feeling upset

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vehement

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showing strong feeling

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apoplectic

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vehement denial or offense

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tirade

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a long, angry speech

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cantankerous

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arguing and complaining

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melancholy

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sad

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austere

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plain without decoration

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obliiquely

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expressed indirectly

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elusive

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difficult to describe

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flighty

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unstable or easily excite

109
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extract

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to remove with effort

110
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duress

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hardships

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credit

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to believe, to treat

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bourgeoisie

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the middle class

113
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forthright

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direct and without evasion

114
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archive

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records or documents of a government

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collage

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an assembly of disease elements

116
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repel

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to drive or force back

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sensuous

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appealing to the senses

118
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anachronism

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something not belonging to a certain period

119
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table

A

to post consideration of

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