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| intended to instruct, especially excessively; morally instructive; improving; containing a political or moral message that over-ride the art form |
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| verbal communication; talk; conversation; to speak or write formally and extensively |
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| appropriate and descriptive speech or expression |
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| readily understood; clear; of or relating to a period of normality between periods of insane or irresponsible behavior |
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| persuasive language; the study of the technique of using language effectively |
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| a judge who decides a disputed issue |
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| trustworthiness; completeness |
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| treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices |
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| expressing remorse for ones misdeeds |
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| seemingly valid or acceptable; credible |
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| supported with proof or evidence; verified |
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| treating people as weak or inferior |
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| exercising absolute power; tyrannical |
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| domineering; oppressively overbearing |
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| contempt, scorn; to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on |
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| arrogantly domineering overbearing |
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| treating in a condescending manner |
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| having no useful purpose; pointless |
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| relatively unknown; to conceal or make indistinct |
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| a state of uncertainty or perplexity |
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| laziness; inactivity; dullness |
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| removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland) |
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| a union of two or more groups |
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| inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference |
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| submissive; like a servant |
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| subdued; kept from being circulated |
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| to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate |
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| describing flowery or elaborate speech |
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| exhibiting a display of great wealth |
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| profoundly moving; touching |
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| a brilliantly executed plan |
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| not straightforward; crafty |
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| a clever trick used to deceive or outwit |
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| to absorb; to make similar |
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| circumstances of a situation; environment |
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| copied or adapted from a source |
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| imposed as a duty; obligatory |
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| certain to happen, unavoidable |
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| easily shaped or formed; easily influenced |
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| to restrain; to hold back |
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| simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain |
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| feeling or showing little emotion |
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| determine by impulse rather than reason |
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| impulsive and unpredictable |
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| to avoid making a definite statement |
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