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abate
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became less strong
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abhor
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hate (very much)
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adjacent
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next too
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amble
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walk slowly in a relaxed way
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anagram
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word formed by changing order of letter in another word
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apathetic
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showing no interest in anything
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avuncular
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like a friendly uncle
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belligerence
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unfriendly, agressive
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blithely
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cheerful
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circumspect
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cautious, careful
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daft
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foolish
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erroneous
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in error, mistaken
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fathom
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understand
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incongruous
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strange and not suitable
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litany
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long list
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malarkey
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nonsense
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mundane
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ordinary, boring
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obtuse
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unwilling to understand
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ostentatiously
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in an exaggerated way
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patronize
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treat in a way that shows you consider other unintelligent
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raucous
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unpleasantly loud
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reverie
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day dream
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serrated
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formed like a sharp edge of a knife with jagged edges (think saw)
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tetchy
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bad tempered, easily angered
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vagrant
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homeless
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abashed
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to make self-conscious and embarrassed; disconcerted
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affable
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easy to approach or tai to; pleasant, polite
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arduous
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difficult to do; requiring exertion. laborious, steep, hard to climb. energetic; working hard
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chasm
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deep crack in earth's surface. a wide divergence of feelings, interests, etc. between people or groups, rift
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coup d'etat
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a sudden forceful strike in politics, esp. the sudden over through of a government
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cursory
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hastily, hence often superficially, done or doing rapidly w/out attention to details, fleeting perfunctory
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curt
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short, shortened. brief as to be rude; terse and abrupt
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daunt
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to make afraid, intimidate, dishearten
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de facto
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in fact, actual, in reality, as in de facto government
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facade
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the front or principal face of a building. often used figuratively as a deceptive outward appearance. fake.
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feign
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to make up (at story), to imagine, to pretend, to make a false show
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furtive
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done or acting in a stealthy manner, shifty, sly, stealthy, sneaky, crafty
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garrulous
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talking much or ofte about unimportant things, loquacious, rambling (that one sub who is really annoying)
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imminent
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likely to happen without delay, impending, approaching, looming, awaiting
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impunity
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freedom from punishment, penalty or loss.
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malady
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an ailment, disease or illness, trouble, woe
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melee
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a confused, general hand fight between groups. a skirmish, a fracas, a clash
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minaret
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a high, slender tower attached to a muslim mosque, with balconies from with a muezzin cries the call to prayer
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nemesis
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goddess or retribution or vengeance (greek) . Just punishment, or one who imposes it, opponent adversary.
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palliatate
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to lessen the pain or severity of without curing; alleviate. To make something (crime, etc.) appear less serious than it is; excuse
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pragmatic
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busy, active, practical, officious, meddlesome, conceited. having to do with affairs of a state or community
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query
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a question, an inquiry. A doubt to call to question
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reticence
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quality or state of being reserved being disinclined to speak readily; habitually uncommunicative
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rueful
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causing sorrow or pity; feeling or showing sorrow or pity. feeling remorseful or regretful
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ruminate
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to chew as a cow does. to mediate or reflect
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serpentine
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of or like a serpent. evil cunning. coiled or twisted; winding
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viable
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able to live; possible. workable, feasible, practical
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roxanne
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B-E-A-UTIFUL
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Beautiful
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excellent of its kind
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life
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the general or universal condition of human existence
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