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discern
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overlook
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munificent
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stingy
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propinquity
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distance
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acquisitive
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unretentive
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devious
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aboveboard
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taciturn
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garrulous
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attainment
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failure
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exhilarate
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discourage
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temerity
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diffidence
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augment
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decrease
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expostulate
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none
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waive
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claim, accept
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solecism
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correct usage
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virulent
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innocuous, harmless
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innuendo
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direct statement
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adulterate
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purify, purge, expurgate
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commodious
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cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient
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meticulous
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careless, negligent, sloppy
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thrifty
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wasteful, careless, extravagant
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vignette
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epic, full-length treatment
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Discrepancy
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Convergence; agreement, consistency
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precipitate
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wary, cautious, circumspect
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portable
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immovable, fixed, rooted
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abstemious
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indulgent, immoderate, intemperate
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intrinsic
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extrinsic, external, outward
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monologue
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dialogue, conversation, colloquy
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musty
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fresh, sweet-smelling, up-to-date, brand-new
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recalcitrant
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obedient, docile, cooperative, compliant
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neutral
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involved, committed, opinionated, heated, bold
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microcosm
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universe, macrocosm, cosmos, totality
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Assent
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To disagree, differ, dissent
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Averse
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Favorably disposed, eager, keen
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decadence
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rise, growth, development, maturation
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preposterous
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sensible, reasonable, realistic, plausible
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pernicious
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harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious
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incorrigible
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docile, tractable, curable, reparable
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vitriolic
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bland, saccharine, honeyed, sugary
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preamble
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conclusion, ending, closing, epilogue
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exult
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mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament
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Intimation
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A direct or blunt communication
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clangor
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silence, stillness, peace and quiet
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rasping
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sonorous, smooth, satiny, silky, mellow
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condemn
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to praise, admire, honor, applaud, approve
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dregs
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elite, upper crust, cream of the crop
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