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04/07/2009
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congenial
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pleasant
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deprecate
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express dissapproval of
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depravity
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wickedness
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delude
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decieve
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deference
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respect + submission to anothers will
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debauchery
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wild living
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dearth
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lack
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daunt
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intemidate
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cynic
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someone who distrusts human nature
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criterion
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basis for judgment
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credulous
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gullible
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covet
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wish for enviously
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covenant
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contract
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countenance
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facial expression
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corroborate
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confirm
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corollary
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natural consequence
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copious
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abundant
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convivial
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festive
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conventional
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common
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contrived
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artificial or fake
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contrite
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admitting guilt
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consecrate
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declare or make sacred
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conjure
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to summon up into being by magic
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dessicate
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to dry out
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didactic
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intended to teach
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digress
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to stray from main subject
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dilettante
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an amature
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discern
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to differentiate
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disinterested
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not taking sides, unbiased
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distinguish
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to tell apart
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dogmatic
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claiming something is beyond dispute; assertive of unproven ideas.
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efface
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to erase
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emigrate
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to move to a new country
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eminent
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well-known; respected
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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epitome
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brief summary that captures the meaining of the whole; a paradigm
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ethereal
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heavenly; light + gas or ether
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euphemism
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inoffensive expression used in place of an offensive one.
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evanescent
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fleeting; vanishing
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exemplify
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to illustrate by example
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exhort
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to urge strongly
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existential
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holds that humans are responsible for their own actions
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expedient
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serving immediate self-interests
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explicit
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clearly expressed
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extraneous
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irrelevant; extra
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exult
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to rejoice
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facile
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fluent; easy
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faction
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group
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fervor
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great warmth or earnestness
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