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139 Cards in this Set
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dank
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unpleasantly damp
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ecumenical
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worldwide in influence
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beatitude
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a blessing
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bete noire
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pet peeve
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bode
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foreshadow
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ferid
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zealous, fervent
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fetid
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smelly
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gargantuan
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huge
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heyday
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golden age
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incubus
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demon or evil spirit, nightmare
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infrastructure
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basic foundation
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inveigle
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entice by flattery
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kudos
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praise
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lagniappe
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bonus
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prolix
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wordy, verbose
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protege
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trainee, disciple
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prototype
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archetype, original model
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sycophant
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yes-man, someone who attempts to win favors by flattery
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tautology
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needless repetition, redundancy
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truckle
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yield or sumit tamely
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acumen
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keenness of insite, quickness or accuracy of judgement, shrewdness
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adjudicate
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to act as judge, mediate
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anachronism
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chronological error
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apocryphal
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doubtful or questionable authenticity, fictious
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disparity
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discrepancy, dissimilarity
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dissimulate
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to hide one's true thoughts, pretend
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empirical
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derived from practical experience or observation rather than theory, observed
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flamboyant
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highly elaborate or ornate, showy
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fulsome
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offensively insincere, disgusting
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immolate
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to kill as a sacrifice
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imperceptible
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extremely slight, minimal
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lackey
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servant, footman
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liaison
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means of communication between groups, intermediary
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monolithic
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massive, dense, uniformed
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mot juste
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exact word
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nihilism
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total rejection of existing laws, extreme radicalism
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patrician
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aristocrat, highborn
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propitiate
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to coniciliate, to appease
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sic
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thus so, intentionally written so
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sublimate
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rechannel, redirect the energy
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apostate
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one who forsakes his religion, party, or cause
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bravado
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false courage, swagger
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consensus
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general agreement of opinion
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constrict
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to make smaller or narrower
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dichotomy
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schism, division
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effusive
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lavish
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euphoria
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elation
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gothic
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sinister, gloomy setting
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impasse
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dead end
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lugubrious
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sad, mournful to an exaggerated degree
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metamorphosis
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complete transformation
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mystique
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charisma, aura of mystery
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non sequitur
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illogical reference
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parlous
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perilous
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punctilio
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minute detail
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quagmire
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soggy mud, marsh
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quixotic
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extravagantly idealistic, fanciful
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raconteur
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storyteller
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sine qua non
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necessity
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vendetta
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rivalry, prolonged feud
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apposite
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appropriate
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augur
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a prophet, to predict
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bilk
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to defraud, to swindle
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charisma
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charm
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debilitate
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to make feeble
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execrable
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untterly detestable
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impinge
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to strike against violently, affect
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labyrinth
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maxe
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narcissism
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excessive self-love
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niggardly
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stingy, penny-pinching
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pastiche
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work made up from bits and pieces of other sources, hodgepodge
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precarious
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perilous
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rapport
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harmonious relationship
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utilitarian
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practical
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vacuous
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devoid of substance, insipid
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vagary
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whim, unpredicatable action
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viable
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feasible
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xenophobia
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unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or what is foreign
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zany
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comical, buffoon
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zealot
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extremist, ardent follower
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accolade
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kudos
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acerbity
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bitterness, harsheness
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attrition
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erosion, reduction
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bromide
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cliche, commonplace remark
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chauvinist
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extravagantly patriotic
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chronic
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recurrent
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expound
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to explain in detail
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factionalism
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party strife, infighting
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immaculate
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spotless
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imprecation
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a curse
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ineluctable
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unavoidable
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mercurial
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unpredictable changes of mood, flighty
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palliate
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mitigate, alleviate
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protocol
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code of conduct
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resplendent
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radiant
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stigmatize
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to disgrace
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sub rosa
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secretly
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vainglory
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excesssive pride, conceit
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vestige
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artificat, remains
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volition
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free will
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accoutrements
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accessory items of clothing or equipment
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apogee
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farthest or highest point
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apropos
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appropriate, relevantly
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coalesce
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to merge
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contretemps
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blunder
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convolution
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twist, complication
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cull
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to choose, to glean
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disparate
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entirely dissimilar
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dogmatic
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opinionated
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licentious
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morally or sexually unrestrained
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mete
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assign, to allot
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noxious
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harmful to physical health or morals
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polemic
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diatribe, aggressive attack of a specific opinion or doctrine
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populous
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crowded
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probity
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complete honesty
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repartee
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swift, witty reply
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supervene
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to follow immediately after
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truncate
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to shorten
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unimpeachable
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unquestionable
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adumbrate
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indicate
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apotheosis
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dification
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ascetic
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celibate, strict self-denial
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bauble
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small showy ornament of little value or use
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beguile
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mislead or deceive
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burgeon
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sprout, bloom
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complement
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something that completes a whole
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contumacious
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disobedient, openly rebellious
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curmudgeon
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grouch
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didactic
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educational
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disingenuous
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lacking sincerity
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exculpate
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to clear of guilt or blame
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faux pas
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slip in manners or conduct
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fulminate
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to condemn vehemently, to explode
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fustian
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inflated or pretentious language
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hauteur
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conceit, snobbishness
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inhibit
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to restrain
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jeremiad
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song of praise
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opportunist
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self-seeker, exploiter
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unconscionable
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unjustifiable, unforgivable
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