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09/24/2009

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abstain
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to refrain from something voluntarily
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beneficent
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doing good or causing good to be done
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candid
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frank; straightforward; sincere
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coerce
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to compel; to force
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dubious
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doubtful; uncertain
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fallacy
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a false idea; mistaken belief; error
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indolence
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love of ease and inactivity; laziness
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lucid
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clear; easily understood
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nostalgia
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a longing for experience, things, or people from the past
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precarious
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insecure; unsafe; dangerous
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adamant
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unyielding; hard
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ademable
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easy to persuade; open to suggestion; agreeable
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augment
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to increase; to enlarge
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chronic
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constant; habitual
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cursory
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rapidly or hurriedly done
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eccentric
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different from the usual; odd; peculiar
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irrelevant
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off the subject; not applicable
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lethargy
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a state of inaction or indifference; dislike of activity
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panacea
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a cure-all; a general remedy for all ailments
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plebeian
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common, unrefined
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affable
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sociable; friendly; agreeable
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bigot
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a person stubbornly and intolerantly devoted to one set of ideas, one party, church, ect.
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avarice
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greediness; extreme desire for wealth
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charlatan
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a person who pretends to have knowledges to have knowledge or ability; a quack; an impostor
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coherent
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sticking together, logically organized and consistent
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diffident
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shy; lacking in self-confidence
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feasible
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capable of being done; practicable
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loquacious
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talkative; enjoys talking
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pertinent
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relating directly to the subject
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veracity
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truthfulness
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altruism
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concern for others, their interests, welfare, ect.
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derogatory
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showing an unfavorable opinion of someone or something
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dogmatic
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speaking as though one's opinion were established fact; positive; overbearing
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emulate
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to imitate another person in order to equal or surpass the person
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expedient
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useful for producing a desired result; advisable, advantageous
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gregarious
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fond of associating with others
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indigent
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needy; poor
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lucrative
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financially profitable
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obsolete
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no longer in use; out of date
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opulence
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wealth, riches, abundance as shown in luxurious living
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impunity
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freedom from punishment
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incorrigible
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not capable of being corrected; not correctable
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incredulous
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unwilling to believe; doubtful; skeptical
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insatiable
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not capable of being satisfied; greedy
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inanimate
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not living; without life or consciousness
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lugubrious
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sad, mournful
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ostentatious
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showy; indicating fondness for unnecessary outward display
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phlegmatic
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sluggish; calm; not easily aroused
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plausible
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seeming to be true and reasonable
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reactionary
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favoring return to former state of affairs, especially in politics
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audacious
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daring,bold,adventurous
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enigma
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a riddle; a puzzling problem or statement
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facetious
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humorous,funny; trying to be humorous
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immaculate
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spotlessly clean,pure
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implacable
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impossible to pacify,calm, or appease
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inexplicable
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unexplainable
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irrevocable
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impossible to withdraw, cancel, revoke
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latent
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in existence but hidden or concealed
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pernicious
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causing harm; very injurious, wicked
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propriety
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fitness, suitability, proper behavior
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