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Repugnance
Repulsion, hatred, aversion |
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Strong dislike, distaste; an instance of contradiction or inconsistency |
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Disquisition
dialogue, dissertation, speech |
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A formal inquiry or discussion |
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Impend
loom, near, progress, meet |
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To hover threatingly, to be about to occur |
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Dilatory
sluggish, tardy, unhurried |
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Sluggish, tardy, unhurried |
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Machination
consipiracy, intrigue, design, cabal |
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Indolence
sloth, languor, lethargy, sluggishness |
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habitual laziness, idleness |
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Variegated
motley, pied, diversified |
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varied, marked with different colors |
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Chasten
tame, moderate, temper |
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Transitory
transient, ephermeral, fleeting, fugitive, monetary |
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short-lived, existing only briefly |
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Ennui
tedium, listlessness, world-weariness |
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boredom, lack of interest and energy |
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Remisness
unwillingness, tardiness, idleness |
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negligence in the performance of work or duty |
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Remonstrate
challenge, resist, disupte |
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to present and urge reasons in poosition; to say or plead in protest |
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Gaunt
lean, spare, skinny, scrawny, lank |
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Penury
destitution, beggary, need, privation |
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Tremulous
shaking, palsied, timourous, anxious |
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trembling, quivering, fearful, timid |
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Provocation
controversy, stimulation, contention |
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something that provokes a response; eg anger or disagreement |
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Propagate
distribute, circulate, disseminate, reproduce, procreate |
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to spread or proliferate; to breed |
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Profundity
intellect, shrewdness, extent, intensity |
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intellectual depth; great depth |
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Inexorable
adament, obdurate, relentless |
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Perturbed
bothered, annoyed, distressed, confused |
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Insatiate
insatiable, greedy, ravenous, gluttonous |
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Insuperable
unbeatable, undefeatable, invincible |
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insurmountable, unconquerable |
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Mutable
Inconstant, inpermanent |
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Construe
analyze, translate |
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