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intercede
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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go between in a disagreement
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hackneyed
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used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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approbation
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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise
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innuendo
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a hint, indirect usggestion or refernece, ofen in a derogatory sense
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coalition
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a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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elicit
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to draw forth, bring out from some source
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hiatus
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a gap, opening, break, in the sense of having an element missing
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assauge
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to make easier or milder, to quiet, calm
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decadence
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decline, decay, or deterioration, a condition or period of decline or decay
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expostulae
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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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simulate
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o make a preense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
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jaded
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wearied, worn out, dulled, by sense of excessive indulgence
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umbrage
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offense, resentment
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prerogative
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a special right or privilege
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lurid
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion, sensational, pale or sallow in color
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transcend
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to rise above or beyond, exceed
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provinicial
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pertaining to an outlying area, narrow in mind or outlook, counrified in the snese of being limited or backward; a person with a narrow point of view
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petulant
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peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irriated and upset
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meritorious
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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unctous
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excessivly smooth, oily, or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety
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ex officio
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by virtue of holding a certain office
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infringe
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to violate, trespass, go byond recognized bounds
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callow
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without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophisticated and poise
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ameliorate
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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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bombastic
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pompous, or overblwon in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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ingratiate
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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable accepance by others
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epitome
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a summary, condense accoun; an instance that represents a larger reality
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aplomb
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poise, assurance, great self confidence
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exhort
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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drivel
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foolish aimless talk or thinking, nonsense
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inveigh
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to make a violent attack in words, express strong dissapproval
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surmise
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to think or believe without certain supporting evidence, to conjecture or guess; an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof
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intrinsic
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belonging to someone or somthing by its very nature, essential, inherent
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occult
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mysterious, magical, supernatural
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precipitate
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to cause or bring abou hastily, suddenly, or prematurely, to hurl down from a great height
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lassitude
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weariness of body or mind, lack energy
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millenium
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a period of 1000 years
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permeate
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to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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stringent
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strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compeliing
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interloper
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an intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be
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expiate
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to make amends, atone, make up for
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expedite
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to make easy, cause to progress faster
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abominate
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to have an intense dislike or hatred for
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ascribe
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to assign or refer to, attribute
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adventitious
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resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential
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enjoin
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to direct, order; to prescibe a course of action in an authroitative way, to prohibit
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commiserate
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to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
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acculturation
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he modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another
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circuitous
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roundabout, not direct
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ferment
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a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence, to be in or work into such a state to produce alcohol by chemical action
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vitriolic
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bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting
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wheedle
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to use coaxing or flatery to gain some desired end
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peculate
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to steal something that has been given tinot one's trust; to take improperly for one's use
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proclivity
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a natural of habitual inclination or tendency
a natural bent, penchant, propensity |
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nominal
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existing in name only; not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously
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seditious
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resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established govt.
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tenuous
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thin, slender, of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported
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noncommittal
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not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clar position or to say yes or no
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sangfroid
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composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances
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inadvertent
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resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental
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aggrandize
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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth
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inscrutable
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incapable of being understood
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erudite
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scholarly, learned
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infer
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to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought
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affable
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coureous and plaeasant, sociable, easy to speak to
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amorphous
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shapeless without definte form; of no particular ype or characer
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gossamer
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thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
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aura
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that which surrounds; a distinctive air or personal quality
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insular
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relation to characteristic of or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
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CONRAtBNAD
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ILLEGAL RAFFIC SMUGGLED GOODS
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sleazy
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thin or flimsy in texture; cheap shoddy or inferior in quality or character
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irrevocable
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incapable of being changed or called back
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sedulous
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persistent showing industry and determination
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remonstrate
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to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against object o
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resilient
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able to return to an original shape or form, able to recover quickly
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reverberate
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to re-echo, resound, to be repeatedly reflected
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querulous
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peevish, complaining, fretful
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repudiate
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to disown, reject, deny validity
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propensity
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a natural inclination or bent toward
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scurrilous
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coarsely abusive, vulgar or low foul mouthed
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brusque
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abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
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demagogue
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a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order ot gain power
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cajole
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coax, persuade through flattery or artifice
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ennui
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weariness and disconent from lack of occupation or interes, boredom
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amomalous
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abnormal, irregular
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contrive
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to plan with ingenuity, invent, bring about as result of scheme
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disabuse
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to free from deception or error, set tight in ideas or thinking
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bizarre
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extrememly strange, unusual
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castigate
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to punish severely, criticize severely
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asperison
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a damaging or derogatory statement; the act or slandering or defaming
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megalomania
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a delusion marked by feeling a power, wealth, talent
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surreptitious
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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation
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transmule
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to change from one nature, substance, or from to another, transform
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immutable
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not subject to change, constant
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transgress
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to go beyond a limit or boundayr; to sin, violate law
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heinous
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very wicked, offensive, hateful
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insurgent
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one who rebels or rises against authority;
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fetler
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a chain or shackel placed on feet; anything that confines or restrains
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sinecure
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a position requiring little or not work; an easy job
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vicarious
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performed sufferend, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
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desecrate
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to commit sacrilege; to treat irreverently
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inconsequential
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trifiling, unimportant
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concoct
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to prepare by combinging ingredients
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disconcert
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to confuse; to disturb the composure of
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cadaverous
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pale, gaunt, resembling corpse
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grandiose
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grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur
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debase
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o lower in charcater, quality, or value
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beneficient
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performing acts of kindness or charity
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crass
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coarse, unfeeling, stupid
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austere
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severe in stern manner, simple harsh, without adornment
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heinous
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very wicked, offensive, hateful
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insurgent
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one who rebels or rises against authority;
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fetler
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a chain or shackel placed on feet; anything that confines or restrains
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sinecure
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a position requiring little or not work; an easy job
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vicarious
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performed sufferend, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
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desecrate
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to commit sacrilege; to treat irreverently
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brusque
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abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
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inconsequential
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trifiling, unimportant
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demagogue
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a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order ot gain power
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cajole
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coax, persuade through flattery or artifice
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heinous
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very wicked, offensive, hateful
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concoct
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to prepare by combinging ingredients
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insurgent
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one who rebels or rises against authority;
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ennui
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weariness and disconent from lack of occupation or interes, boredom
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fetler
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a chain or shackel placed on feet; anything that confines or restrains
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amomalous
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abnormal, irregular
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disconcert
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to confuse; to disturb the composure of
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sinecure
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a position requiring little or not work; an easy job
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cadaverous
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pale, gaunt, resembling corpse
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vicarious
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performed sufferend, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
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grandiose
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grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur
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desecrate
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to commit sacrilege; to treat irreverently
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debase
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o lower in charcater, quality, or value
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inconsequential
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trifiling, unimportant
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contrive
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to plan with ingenuity, invent, bring about as result of scheme
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beneficient
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performing acts of kindness or charity
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disabuse
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to free from deception or error, set tight in ideas or thinking
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concoct
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to prepare by combinging ingredients
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bizarre
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extrememly strange, unusual
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disconcert
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to confuse; to disturb the composure of
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crass
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coarse, unfeeling, stupid
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castigate
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to punish severely, criticize severely
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austere
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severe in stern manner, simple harsh, without adornment
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asperison
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a damaging or derogatory statement; the act or slandering or defaming
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cadaverous
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pale, gaunt, resembling corpse
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grandiose
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grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur
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megalomania
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a delusion marked by feeling a power, wealth, talent
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debase
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o lower in charcater, quality, or value
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beneficient
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performing acts of kindness or charity
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surreptitious
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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation
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crass
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coarse, unfeeling, stupid
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transmule
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to change from one nature, substance, or from to another, transform
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austere
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severe in stern manner, simple harsh, without adornment
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immutable
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not subject to change, constant
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transgress
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to go beyond a limit or boundayr; to sin, violate law
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infraction
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a breaking of a law or obligation
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redoubtable
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inspiring fear or awe
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pillage
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o rob of goods by open force, plunder
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vulnerable
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open to attack
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prate
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to talk a great deal in a foolish aimless manner
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restitution
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the act of restoring something to the rightful owner
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punctillious
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very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
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stalwart
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strong and studry, brave
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reprove
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to find fault with, to scold, to rebuke
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mitigate
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o make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
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dissipate
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to scatter, dispel
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disavow
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to deny connection with
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expurgate
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to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text, cleanse, purify
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dispassionate
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impartial; clasim, free from emotion
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consternation
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dismay, confusion
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dissension
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disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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bovine
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resembling a cow or ox, sluggish
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acrimonious
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stinging, bitter in temper
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corpulent
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fat
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subserivent
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subordinate in capacity or role
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perfidy
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faithlessness, treachery
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hypothetical
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based on assumption or guess
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impugn
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to call into question, attack as false
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odium
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hatred, contempt
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intemperate
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immoderate, lacking in self control
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ignoble
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mean low base
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squeamish
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easily shocked or upset
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susceptible
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open to, easily influenced
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gauntlet
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challenge in combat
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relegate
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to place in lower position, to assign refer turn over
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amnesty
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an act of forgiveness for past offenses, a pardon
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autonomy
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the condition of being autonomous; self-government, or the right of self-government; independence
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axiomatic
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self-evident; obvious
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blazon
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to adorn or embellish, esp. brilliantly or showily.
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caveat
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a warning or caution;
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equitable
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characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable:
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extricate
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to free or release from entanglement; disengage:
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filch
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to steal
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flout
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o show disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff, mock, or gibe
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fractious
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eadily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome
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precept
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a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct
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salutary
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promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome
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scathing
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to attack with severe criticism.
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scourge
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o punish, chastise, or criticize severely.
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sepulchral
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of or pertaining to burial.
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straitlaced
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excessively strict in conduct or morality;
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transient
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asting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary
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unwieldy
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Difficult to carry or manage
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vapid
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without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious
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soporific
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causing or tending to cause sleep.
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