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gregarious   sociable  
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egregious   awful  
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atrophy   waste away  
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concise   briefly stated  
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sublime   grand  
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subliminal   subconscious, under the surface  
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esoteric   hard to understand  
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eradicate   erase  
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sacrilegious   irreverence toward something held sacred  
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status quo   present conditions  
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reprehensible   shameful  
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supercilious   snooty  
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haughty   self-satisfied  
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diffident   shy  
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dupe   trick  
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hoodwink   trick  
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winsome   charming  
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fetid   foul-smelling  
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levity   humor, uplifts the mood  
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exhaustive   thorough  
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ambivalent   undecided  
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incisive   cutting  
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amicable   most friendly  
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superfluous   nonessential  
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appease   soothe  
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placate   soothe  
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pacify   soothe  
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foible   minor weakness  
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digressive   rambling  
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travesty   mockery  
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inadvertent   unintentional  
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incongruous   unfitting  
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peripheral   on-the-edge  
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brevity   briefness  
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volatile   explosive  
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eclipse   surpass  
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remorse   regret  
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scrupulous   principled  
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hedonistic   pleasure-seeking  
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hedonist   party animal  
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animosity   hostility  
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enmity   hostility  
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depleted   used up  
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stringent   strict  
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voluminous   very large in number  
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prodigious   enormous  
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ominous   unfavorable  
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willful   stubborn  
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bastion   stronghold  
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trepidation   fear  
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desecrate   damage a holy place  
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fortuitous   happily accidental  
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vehement   strongly expressed  
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dormant   inactive  
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inexplicable   unexplainable  
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deference   respect  
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benefactor   generous donor  
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clandestine   secret  
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covert   secret  
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supplication   beg  
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verbose   wordy  
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innocuous   harmless  
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benign   harmless  
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dearth   shortage  
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paucity   shortage  
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rescind   repeal  
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emulate   imitate  
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meander   wander aimlessly  
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authoritarian   favoring strict rules  
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penitent   regretful  
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lucrative   profitable  
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construe   interpret  
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concur   agree  
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tenacious   holding on strongly  
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rejuvenate   make young again  
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monogamous   restricted to one mate  
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promiscuous   not restricted to one mate  
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insatiable   unsatisfiable  
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cantankerous   grouchy  
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vilify   degrade, speak ill of  
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pristine   uncorrupted  
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disseminate   distribute widely  
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pungent   penetrating  
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prudish   overly proper  
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sedentary   involving much sitting  
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innuendo   subtle suggestion or hint  
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eclectic   full of variety  
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metamorphosis   transformation  
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tycoon   bigshot  
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subpoena   legal summons  
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entourage   followers  
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invincible   unbeatable  
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panache   pizzazz or flair  
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arduous   difficult  
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jaded   spoiled by luxury  
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abdicate   give up power  
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loath   reluctant  
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exonerate   set free from blame  
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poignant   emotionally moving  
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symbiotic   mutually beneficial  
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