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Inharmonious
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The group's brazen braggadocio was dissonant with his humility. |
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Trembling
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She scratched out the words with a tremulous but determined hand. |
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Delusions of Greatness
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Blind compulsions of megalomania twisted his reason. |
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High Fashion
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Her designs made her a star in the Parisian haute couture scene. |
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Sharp
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The pungent smell of ammonia filled the air near the chemical plant. |
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Earnestly object
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Kate expostulated with Petruchio for overturnign their table. |
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Compulsive arson
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The neighborhood lived in fear of an unknown pyromaniac. |
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Formal Discussion
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They carefully read her disquisition on the moral issues |
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Overly discriminating
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His dainty, fastidious taste made him impossible to please. |
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Temporary
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With the fall chill, summer's transient population left the beach deserted. |
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Chronic Self-reference
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The egotism of his continual self-talk soon became tedious. |
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Innumerable
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Myriad Macedonian campfires stretched from Sparta to the pink horizon. |
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A fixed prejudice
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His ignorant stereotypes of minority groups made him repugnant. |
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