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| Contradictory, having mixed feelings |
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| Deviation from the norm, something that is ATYPICAL |
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| Mocking, derisive, taunting, and stinging |
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| Mocking, derisive, taunting, and stinging |
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| Mocking, derisive, taunting, and stinging |
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| A scarcity or shortage of something |
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| A scarcity or shortage of something |
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| To speak in a foolish manner, to babble incessantly |
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| Dry, humorous with a clever twist and a touch of irony; DROLL |
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| Not ordinary or typical; characterized by avoiding customary conventions and behaviors |
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| Not ordinary or typical; characterized by avoiding customary conventions and behaviors |
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| Extremely careful; very EXACTING |
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| Extremely careful; very EXACTING |
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| Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; very bold |
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| Lacking self-confidence; self-effacing; NOT assertive |
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| Practical; sensible; NOT idealistic or romantic |
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| An imaginative re-creation |
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| Stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance; OBSTINATE; OBDURATE |
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| A timely benefit; blessing |
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| a source of harm and ruin |
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| Secret; covert; not open, NOT ABOVEABOARD |
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| Secret; covert; not open, NOT ABOVEABOARD |
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| Affable, Amiable, Genial, Gregarious |
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| All mean agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; warm and friendly |
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| Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare; not ORNATE |
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| The trait of great self-denial; economy |
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| Unselfish concern for the welfare of others |
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| Unclear; Uncertain; open to more than one interpretation; not definitive |
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| Upbraid, Reproach, Castigate |
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| To express disapproval; scold; rebuke; CENSURE |
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| A sentimental longing for the past |
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| An inference based upon a guesswork; a SUPPOSITION |
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| Obsolete, Archaic, Antiquated |
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| No longer in usel outmoded in design or style |
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| Very depressed, DESPONDENT, mournful |
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| A deadlock; stalemate; failure to reach an agreement |
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| The false assignment of an event, person, scene or language to a time when the event, person, scene, or word did not exist |
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| To give a false impression; to contradict |
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| Mitigate, Mollify, Assuage, Alleviate |
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| All mean to relieve; to lessen; to ease |
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| To strongly desire; to crave |
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| Direct opposite; the complete reverse; ANTIPODE |
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| Detached; distant physically or emotionally; reserved; standing near but apart |
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| Trite, Hackneyed, Banal, Platitudinous, Insipid |
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| All mean unoriginal; commonplace; overused; CLICHED |
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| A preceding event; a FORERUNNER; a PRECURSOR |
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| Careful; cautious; sensible |
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| Relating to what is beautiful; an appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive |
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| A seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless expresses a truth |
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| Mysterious; puzzling; unfathomable; baffling |
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| To comply, agree, give in |
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| Unaffected simplicity; lacking worldly expertise; overly CREDULOUS; unsophisticated |
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| Independent; not controlled by others |
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| Completely useless; doomed to failure |
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| Both mean native to an area |
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| Characterized by being everywhere; omnipresent; widespread; PERVASIVE |
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| An epidemic that is geographically widespread and affects a large proportion of the population |
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| Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage |
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