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01/22/2010
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dearth
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scarcity or lack
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dimunitive
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tiny
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prodigious
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extremely large or impressive
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profuse
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flowing freely
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amity
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friendship, agreement
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clemency
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mercy
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coherence
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the quality of logical consistency of parts of a whole
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deference
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honor and respect due an older or more experienced person, esteem
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euphony
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pleasing, agreeable sound
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levity
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lightness of mood, humor
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penchant
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natural tendency, fondness for
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propriety
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what is proper or customary
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resolution
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determination, decision
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respite
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a pause, lull, or break
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acute
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quick to comprehend, sharply intelligent
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aloof
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distant, unsociable, withdrawn
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ambivalence
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lack of certainty or definiteness
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capitulate
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to yield to pressure, to give in
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desultory
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random, haphazard, casual
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ephemeral
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fleeting, short-lived
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laconic
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sparing of speech, concise, to the point
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neophyte
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beginner
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provincial
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unsophisticated
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resignation
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reluctant acceptance of conditions
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reticent
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untalkative, reserved
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stoic
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brave in the face of pain or sorrow
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tentative
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not final, hesitant, unsure
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willful
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strong-minded, stubborn, determined
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apprehension
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fear of evil, a foreboding
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complacence
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smugness, self-satisfaction
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contempt
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feeling of hatred or loathing
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decadence
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a state of decline or deterioration
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detriment
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harm, injury, or damage
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disdain
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a feeling of superiority and disrespect
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dissent
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disagreement
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duplicity
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deception
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indigence
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poverty
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indolence
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laziness,idleness
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languor
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relaxed sleepiness, unwillingness to move
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parsimony
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extreme thrift, often stinginess
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atrophy
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to wither and waste away
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debility
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physical weakness
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fester
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to irritate or worry
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salutary
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promoting good health
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virulent
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often fatal in its progression, poisonous
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arcane
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known to a select few, secret
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austere
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reserved, somber, grave in manner
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candid
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honest, open, frank
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docile
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easy to direct or discipline
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eloquent
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verbally skilled
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fastidious
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extremely or particularly neat, picky
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incessant
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continuous, unstopping, ceaseless
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lucid
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clear and distinct, logical, intelligible
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novel
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fresh, new, creative
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objective
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not biased
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palatable
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acceptable , even pleasurable
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potent
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having strength or power, effective
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pragmatic
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sensible, practical
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prudent
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wise, sensible
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succinct
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brief and to the point
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urbane
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polished and sophisticated
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vigilant
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watchful. on guard
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admonish
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to warn storngly or show disapproval
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admonish
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to warn storngly or show disapproval
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censure
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to criticize harshly
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coerce
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to force or compel
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deride
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to make fun of, ridicule
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disparage
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to belittle or downgrade
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dissipate
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to use up in a worthless , foolish way
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enervate
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to sap, exhaust
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exacerbate
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to irritate or worsen a situation
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inundate
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to overwhelm, as a flood
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lampoon
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to ridicule, satirize
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proscribe
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to outlaw, prohibit
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reproach
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to show displeasure
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rue
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to regret with sorrow, to feel remorse
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sully
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to soil or defile
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usurp
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to take by force
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vilify
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to slander or defame
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chimera
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wild dream or imaginative creature
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cupidity
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greed, avarice
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halcyon
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peaceful, tranquil
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hector
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to bull or pick on
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jovial
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jolly, good-natured
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malapropism
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a hilarious misuse of words
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mercurial
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changing easily
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mnemonics
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the art of improving memory
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muse
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source of inspiration, poet
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quixotic
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idealistic but impractical
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stentorian
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obnoxiously loud
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tantalize
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to torment or tease
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asinine
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stupid or ridiculous
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bellwether
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a leader whom others follow
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bovine
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slow-moving, slow-witted
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denizen
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a normal inhabitant
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prehensible
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able to grasp quickly and naturally
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ruminate
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to ponder repeatedly, slowly, and thoughtfully
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simian
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like apes or monkeys in character
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whelp
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any youngster
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acrid
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deeply bitter
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ambiguous
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vague and unclear, lacking definition
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apocryphal
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of doubtful origin
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arduous
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demanding, difficult
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banal
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stale, overused
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belligerent
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looking for a fight
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caustic
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biting, corrosive
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contrite
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sorrowful for some wrong
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credulous
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innocent
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dubious
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doubtful, questionable
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futile
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hopeless
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inane
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foolish and silly
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insipid
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broingly dull and bland
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irascible
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easily annoyed or angered
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parochial
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limited in outlook or scope, narrow
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pompous
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sel-importan, arrogant in manner
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prosaic
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dull, lacking originality
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recalcitrant
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tough to manage or control
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reprehensible
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earning disapproval or blame
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stolid
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showing no emotion
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terse
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brief and to the point
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antithesis
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a direct opposite
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coalesce
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to come together, join, mix
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doldrums
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a stae or place of inactivity
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dormant
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temporarily inactive
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incendiary
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highly exciting
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inert
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motionless, idle, dormant
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innocuous
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harmless
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adhere
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to stick to, abide by
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ameliorate
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to make better, improve
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ascertain
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to make certain, to find out for sure
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comply
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to agree to, to go along with
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conciliate
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to calm someone's anger by agreeable behavior
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condone
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to pardon or excuse
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converge
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to come together, meet
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discern
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to reason, conclude
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disseminate
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to disperse or spread
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enthrall
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to charm, entrance
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facilitate
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to make easier
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heed
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to pay attention to
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preclude
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to hinder, avert, prevent
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sanction
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to authorize, approve
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solicit
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to seek something
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temper
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to moderate or adjust, strengthen through hardship
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dichotomy
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cut in 2, division into groups or ideas
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expurgate
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to sensor, abridge, cut out offensive material
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germane
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fitting and appropriate
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inexorable
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not moveable, inflexible
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innate
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inborn, natural, inherent
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intrinsic
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internal, inherent
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nuance
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subtle undertone of meaning
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superficial
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on the surface, unimportant, insignificant
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tortuous
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winding, twisted
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truncate
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to cut short
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vacillate
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to waver among choices
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vicarious
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felt or experienced through another person
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