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ambivalence
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lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided
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cantankerous
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bad tempered; quarrelsome
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derogatory
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uncomplimentary
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exemplify
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to serve as a good example
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impecunious
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having no money
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lucid
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clear
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ornate
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highly decorated
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precipice
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steep slope
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salubrious
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health giving
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truant
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shirker; someone absent without permission
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ambulatory
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able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
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capacious
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spacious
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desecrate
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to damage or pollute a holy place
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exhaustive
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complete and thorough
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impious
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wicked; profane
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ludicrous
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ridiculous; silly
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orthox
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conventional
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precipitous
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done in a hurry
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salutary
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something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
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truncate
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cut short
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ameliorate
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make better
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capitulate
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surrender; give in to
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desecration
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spoiling something holy
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exonerates
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acquits; absolves; removes blame
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impoverished
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destitute; poor
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lukewarm
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1) unenthusiastic
2) niether hot nor cold |
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ossify
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1) turn to bone
2) become fixed and rigid |
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preclude
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prevent or make possible
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sanctimonious
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hypocritically holy
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tumult
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uproar; noise
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amelioration
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improvement
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carping
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constant criticism
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desist
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stop; discontinue; cease
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exorcism
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getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
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impromptu
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unrehearsed; spontaneous
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lummox
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clumsy person
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ostentatious
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showy
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precocious
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developing early
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sanction
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give approval to
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turpitude
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depravity
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amiable
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friendly
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cartographer
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person who makes maps
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despondent
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having no hope; miserable
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expatriate
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refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
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inadvertant
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not intentional
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luscious
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juicy; moist; succulent
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oust
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push out of position
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predecessor
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one who came before
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sanguinary
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bloodthirsty; bloody
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tyro
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novice; beginner
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amity
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friendship
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castigate
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scold strongly
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destitution
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hardship; poverty; misery
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expedient
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convenient; practical
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incantation
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chant; invocation; prayer
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lynch
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assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
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overt
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obvious; not hidden
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predicament
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dilemma; difficult situation
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sanguine
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optimistic; cheerful
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ubiquitous
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found everywhere; omnipresent
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amorphous
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lacking in shape
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catharsis
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purging of pent-up emotion
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deter
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put off; prevent
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expedite
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make faster
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incarceration
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putting in prison
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machinations
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plots and plans
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overwrought
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worked up; in an emotional state
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preeminent
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famous; outstanding
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sardonic
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mocking
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unalloyed
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undiluted; total
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analgesic
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medicine to comabt pain
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caucus
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type of private political meaning
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deteriorate
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worsen; decline
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exposition
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clear explanation
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incessant
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without stopping
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maelstrom
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whirlpool; storm in the ocean
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palatable
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good to eat; agreeable
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prerogative
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right or privilege
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savant
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person with knowledge
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unctuous
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oily; using excessive flattery
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analogous
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comparable
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causting
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burning
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detrimental
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harmful
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extol
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praise
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incipient
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just beginning
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magnanimous
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generous; big-hearted
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palisade
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fence made of posts
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prescient
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having fore-knowledge
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scale
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to climb
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undermined
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damaged; attacked
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anarchy
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chaois; lack of government
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cavalcade
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procession of vehicles
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devoured
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greedily eaten/consummed
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extradite
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deport from one country back to the home country
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inclination
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tendency; a leaning toward
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magnate
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a powerful businessman
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palliative
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a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
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presentiment
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a feeling that something might happen
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scapegoat
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a person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
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underscore
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emphasize
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