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paternal
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fatherly
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potent
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powerful; mighty
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edifying
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enlightening, informative
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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monotonous
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lacking in variety
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obstinate
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firm; not yielding
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proximate
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close; very near
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querulous
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full of complaints
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obsolete
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out of date
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erudite
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scholarly, learned, bookish
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fundamental
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basic; primary; essential
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eloquent
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well-spoken; expressive; articulate
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empathetic
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compassionate; kindhearted; considerate; understanding
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opprobrious
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outrageously disgraceful or shameful
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prosaic
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dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative
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doughty
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courageous, brave, and fearless
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ecstatic
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intensely and overpoweringly happy
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ecclesiastical
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relating to the church
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extrinsic
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external, unessential; originating from the outside
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crass
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coarse, crude, and unrefined
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quaint
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having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm
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poignant
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affecting or moving the emotions
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precarious
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dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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fervent
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very emotional, passionate; showing great feeling
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corrosive
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eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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discomposed
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having composure or order disturbed
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defamatory
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slanderous, injurious to the reputation
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patronizing
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displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner
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pseudo
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almost; approaching or trying to be
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fractious
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stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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derogatory
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disparaging; intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing
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egalitarian
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promoting equal rights for all people
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dissolute
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unrestrained or lacking convention or morality
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ersatz
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an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
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malevolent
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wishing evil or harm on another; malicious
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orthodox
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customary or conventional, as a means or method; established
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corporeal
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relating to a physical, material body; tangible
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overt
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not concealed or secret; open to view or knowledge
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discreet
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careful about what one says or does; prudent
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maternal
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of or pertaining to the qualities of a mother
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