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| discord; opposite of harmony |
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| opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal |
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| sleeping; lethargic; latent |
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| showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
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| selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources |
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| power to produce desired effect |
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| impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness |
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| poem or song expressing lamentation |
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| adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story |
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| prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country |
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| calmness of temperament; composure |
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| lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth |
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| hard to understand; known only to the chosen few |
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| expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death |
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| mild expression in place of an unpleasant one |
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| urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention |
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| joking (often inappropriately) |
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| help bring about; make less difficult |
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| brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug |
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| trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing |
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| apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
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| glowing ardor; intensity of feeling |
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| reject; mock; show contempt for |
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| prevent by taking action in advance |
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| useless; hopeless; ineffectual |
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| – loquacious; wordy; talkative |
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| pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language |
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| long, passionate, and vehement speech |
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| exaggeration; overstatement |
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| attacking cherished traditions |
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| without feeling; imperturbable; stoical |
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| impervious; not permitting passage through its substance |
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| impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed |
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| incapable of being pacified |
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| understood but not stated |
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| – unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly |
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| recently begun; rudimentary; elementary |
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| lack of harmony; absurdity |
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| insignificant; unimportant |
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| introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite |
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| – uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite |
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| inactive; lacking power to move |
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| naïve and trusting; young; unsophisticated |
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| firmly established by nature or habit |
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| unconscious; unresponsive |
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| narrow-mindedness; isolation |
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| unruly; stubborn; unyielding |
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| refusal of any compromise; stubbornness |
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| overwhelm; flood; submerge |
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| irritable; easily angered |
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| uncertain how to act; weak |
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| – potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden |
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| earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding |
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