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Puttering
to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner: to putter in the garden. |
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Gaudy
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brilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage.
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cheaply showy in a tasteless way; flashy.
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Renegade
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a person who deserts a party or cause for another.
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an apostate from a religious faith.
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Heave
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to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax. |
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Affluent
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having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich: an affluent person.
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abounding in anything; abundant.
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dilapitated
-reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect. |
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Transient
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not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
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lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary: transient authority.
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Facilitator
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a person or thing that facilitates.
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a person responsible for leading or coordinating the work of a group, as one who leads a group discussion: Each committee will meet with its facilitator.
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Constrain
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to force, compel, or oblige: He was constrained to admit the offense.
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to confine forcibly, as by bonds.
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Medium
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a middle state or condition; mean.
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something intermediate in nature or degree.
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an intervening substance, as air, through which a force acts or an effect is produced.
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Expedient
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tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances: It is expedient that you go.
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conducive to advantage or interest, as opposed to right.
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Collective
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formed by collection.
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forming a whole; combined: the collective assets of a corporation and its subsidiaries.
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