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04/11/2013
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evanescent
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fleeting
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machiavellian
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characterized by cunning and duplicity
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maladroit
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awkward
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extraneous
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not essential
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fatuous
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silly
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foment
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stir up
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countenance
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tolerate
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gaunt
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excessively thin
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genre
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kind; sort
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nonchalant
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unconcerned
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glean
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gather information
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glib
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smoothness of speech
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halcyon
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peaceful
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imperturbable
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extremely calm
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heinous
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hateful
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extol
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praise highly
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homogeneous
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composed of similar elements
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iconoclast
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attacker of cherished beliefs and traditional ideals
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ignominious
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humiliating
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immure
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imprison
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hortatory
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encouraging
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impromptu
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on the spur of the moment
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manifest
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obvious
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incontinent
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lacking restraint
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blank verse
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unrhymed, iambic pentameter lines
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