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show A tedious recital or repetitive series  
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Ostentatious   show
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show Showing strong feeling; passion; intense  
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show Mourn; passionate expression of grief  
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Contentious   show
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show Out of place; incompatible  
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Illicit   show
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Fervor   show
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Crass   show
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Piety   show
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Bellicose   show
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Discourse   show
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Vacillate   show
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Profound   show
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show Surface level  
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show Presenting a point, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way  
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show Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque  
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show Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe  
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Reprieve   show
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Approbation   show
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Fervent   show
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Aesthetic   show
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show Something that causes annoyance, frustration, or worry  
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show Obsessive thinking about an idea, situation, or choice especially when it interferes with normal mental functioning  
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Aloof   show
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show Relating to or characteristic of an elegy  
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Obdurate   show
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show Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others  
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Stoic   show
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Assuage   show
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Profiligate   show
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Vitiate   show
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show A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen  
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Malady   show
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show (of a person) fat  
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Derisive   show
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Penitent   show
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show Overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with  
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show Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis  
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Censure   show
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show Provide money to pay (a cost or expense)  
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show A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong  
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show Silly or pointless  
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show Apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending  
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show Very angry; enraged.  
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Accede   show
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Errant   show
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Phlegmatic   show
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show Lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward.  
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Jocund   show
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show Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation  
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Hegemony   show
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show A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy  
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show Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters  
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show (of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate  
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Indolent   show
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Chasten   show
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Corporeal   show
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show Mention (a number of things) one by one  
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Sordid   show
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Etymology   show
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show accept something reluctantly but without protest  
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Idiosyncratic   show
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show an excessive amount of something  
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Ignominious   show
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show provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction  
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show the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness  
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show a stereotype or concept obtained by inference from specific cases  
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show the action or process of distributing something.  
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show not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous  
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Wry   show
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show think deeply about something  
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Admonish   show
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show a person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features  
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Jovial   show
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Invocation   show
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Sanctity   show
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show great wealth or luxuriousness  
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show anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment  
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show behavior showing high moral standards  
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Beget   show
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show persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery  
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show existing in a material or physical form; not abstract  
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Indulgence   show
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show the manner in which one conducts oneself  
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show give official permission or approval for (an action).  
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show to support with evidence or authority  
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Consonance   show
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Assonance   show
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Synesthesia   show
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show (in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza  
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show emptied of or lacking content  
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Assertion   show
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Melancholy   show
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Nonchalant   show
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show large in quantity; abundant; plentiful  
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show (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to detail  
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Transcendent   show
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show humble submission and respect  
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