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brute
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a nonhuman creature; beast.
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a brutal, insensitive, or crude person.
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Opiate
-any sedative, soporific, or narcotic.
-anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the feelings.
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Propagate
-to transmit (hereditary features or elements) to, or through, offspring.
-to spread (a report, doctrine, practice, etc.) from person to person; disseminate.
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Comprehensible
-capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible. |
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Revert
-to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.: They reverted to the ways oftheir forefathers. |
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Preeminent
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eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession. |
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Contemplative
-characterized by a full or deep consideration; reflective |
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Abstemious
-sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
-characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life. |
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Adherent
-a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.; supporter; follower. |
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Assertion
-a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason: a mere assertion; anunwarranted assertion. |
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Immerse
-to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
- to involve deeply; absorb: She is totally immersed in her law practice.
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Imperturbable
-incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure. |
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