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Lethargic
 Definition
tired, languid, wear
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Jeopardy
 Definition
danger
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Mitigate
 Definition
to make milder/ less servere
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Orthodox
 Definition
standard
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Dogmatic
 Definition
stubbornly opinionated
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Extraneous
 Definition
irrelavent
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Kindle
 Definition
to ignite, to setfire too
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Irrational
 Definition
unreasonable
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Meander
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to wander randomly
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Fickle
 Definition
Unpredictable, whimsical
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Scrutinize
 Definition
to examine closely
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Innocuous
 Definition
harmless
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Blasphemy
 Definition
departure from accepted practice
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Esoteric
 Definition
understood only by a select few
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Pretentious
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pompous self-important
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Avarice
 Definition
greed
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Hedonistic
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Pleasure seeking, indulgent
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Slander
 Definition
to defame, to speak bad about
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Amass
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to pile up
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Fortuitous
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accidental, happening by chance
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Assuage
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to soothe
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Verbose
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Wordy, overly talkative
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Objective
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without biass
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Revere
 Definition
to worship
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Banal
 Definition
dull, ordinary
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Sycophant
 Definition
a suck-up
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Censor
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to delete objectable matter
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Complacement
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Overly confident
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Virtue
 Definition
moral excellence
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Solitude
 Definition
the stage of being alone
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Tentative
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temporary, not final
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Expedite
 Definition
to make faster or easier
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Exhaustive
 Definition
thorough, complete
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Redundant
 Definition
repetitive unnecessary
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Fervor
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passion, great enthusiasm
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incessant
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never ending
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Enhemeral
 Definition
short lived
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Brevity
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the quality of being breif
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Acclaim
 Definition
praise, applause
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Indolence
 Definition
laziness
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Irresolute
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indecisive
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Elude
 Definition
to avoid by using cleverness
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Amiable
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freindly, sociable
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Credulous
 Definition
believing on slight evidence
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Corrupt
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to ruin or destroy morally
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Enthrall
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to hold spell bound
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Obstinate
 Definition
unyeilding regardless of reason
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Scrupulous
 Definition
very principled/careful
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Vehement
 Definition
forecefully expressing emotion
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Surreptitiously
 Definition
displaying a stealthy, sneaky mannor
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Tumult
 Definition
state of noise / confusion
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Altruistic
 Definition
charecterized by unselfish devotion to welfare of others
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Emaciated
 Definition
wasted away physically
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Lament
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to mourn aloud
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Vigilance
 Definition
state of watchfulness
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Premonition
 Definition
a feeling somethings about to happen
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Incite
 Definition
to urge, act, provoke
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Banishment
 Definition
a punishment required to leave area
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Imputity
 Definition
excemption from punishment
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Masculine
 Definition
habing the qualities usually associated with a man
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Hubris
 Definition
overbearing pride
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