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facetious

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funny or trying to be funny ; at inappropriate times

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seeped

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trickle through slowly; ooze

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dislodged

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remove (something) from a previously flexed point

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amid

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in the middle; among

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tenderly

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gentle or affectionate; vulnerable or sensitive

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wallowing

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revel in an emotion

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devoured

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eat greedily; engulf

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presumptuous

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assumed to be true or valid until the contrary is proved

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strewn

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scatter things over a surface

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indigenous

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born in or natural to a country

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peignoir

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women’s light dressing gown

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inquisitive

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excessively curious about others’ affairs

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broiling

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cooking by direct heat under a grill

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distinguished

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make, show or recognise a difference

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relic

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something that has survived from the past (saint)

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orchid

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plant with flowers that have unusual lip-shaped petals

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antipathy

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dislike, hostility

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raft

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floating platforms of lags or planks

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leanine

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like a lion

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rake

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dissolute or immoral man

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ostensibly

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seeming

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esoteric

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understood by only a small number of people with special knowledge

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burlesque

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artistic work which satirises a subject by caricature

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satirises

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use of ridicule to expose vice or folly; poem or other work does this

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caricature

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drawing or description of a person what exaggerates features for a comic effect

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ramification

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consequence resulting from an action

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vice

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immoral, evil habit, action

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folly

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foolishness

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salvo

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simultaneous discharge of guns

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demurred

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show reluctance without objecting

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facade

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front of a building (outward appearance)

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clientele

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person who uses the services of a professional person or company

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cupolas

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damed roof or ceiling

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fortifications

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make a place defensible

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quaving

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shake or tremble in speaking

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floundered

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move with difficulty, behave or speak in a hesitating manner

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dew

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drops of water that form on the ground at night from vapour in the air

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littoral

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of or by the seashore

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poplars

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tall slender trees

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armorial

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relating to heraldry or heraldic devices

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curlicues

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a decorative curl or twist in calligraphy

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jaded

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tired and unenthusiastic

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avidity

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keen or enthusiastic; greedy

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idiomatic

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a group of words which when used together have a different meaning from the words individually (it’s raining cats and dogs)

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veranda

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open porch attached to a house

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incantation

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ritual chanting of magic words/sounds

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exultant

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joyful or jubilant

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scrutiny

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close examination

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staggered

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walk unsteadily

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tufted

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held or growing together at the base (bunch of feathers)

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brash

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offensively loud and self confident

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navel

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hollow in the middle of the abdomen where the umbilical is attached

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reluctantly

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unwilling or disinclined

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superfluous

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more than is needed

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effeminate

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displaying characteristics thought to be of a typical woman

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convulsive

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undergo violent spasms, be overcome with laughter

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ghastly

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unpleasant

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superimposed

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place something on or over something else

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scrawny

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thin and bony

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flourish

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be active or successful, wide spread, he at peak of development

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vehemently

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expressing strong feelings

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mirage

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optical illusion, especially caused by hot air

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assemblage

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collect/congregate, put together the parts of

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sawing

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compromise by making concessions to one another

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temperament

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a persons nature, especially as it permanently affects their behaviour

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irreparably

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of an injury or loss - impossible to rectify or repair

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recuperate

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recover from an illness or exertion

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intonation

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the rise and fall of the voice in speaking

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marred

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impair the quality of appearance; spoil

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lustre

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a gentle sheen or soft glow

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skeptical

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not easily, convinced; having doubts in a scornfully derived way

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derisively

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expressing ridicule or mocking someone

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abstractedly

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lost in thought; deeply engrossed/pre occupied

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garrulity

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excessive talkativeness, especially on trivial matters

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dispensation

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exemption from a rule or usual requirement

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plaintive

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surrounding sad or mournful

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strenuous

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requiring or using great effort or exertion

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inherent

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existing in something as a permanent, essential or characteristic attribute

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compelling

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evoking interest, attention or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way

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spontaneous

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having an open, natural and uninhibited manner

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contemplated

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look thoughtfully

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equanimity

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calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation

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perpetuation

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everlasting

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evoke

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bring or recall

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equitable

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fair and impartial

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rationality

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being reasonable, based on facts

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impelled

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using someone to do something

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acerbity

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sourness or bitterness

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tarnishes

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diminish or destroy the purity

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profanity

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conduct or language; a profane act or utterance

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culminates

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end or arrive at a final stage

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trepidation

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a tremor

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indoctrination

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to teach a certain view

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prevalence

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being widespread

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desolate

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left alone

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rigours

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a sudden feeling of cold

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promontories

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a point of high land jutting into sea

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cavillers

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to raise trivial objections to something

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myriad

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replaces a lot

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galvanize

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replaces motivates

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erroneous

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replaces wrong

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craft

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replaces makes/creates/writes

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reasons

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thinks

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tenuous

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replaces weak or fragile

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egregious

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replaces bad

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esoteric

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something that’s not so easy to explain

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salient

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replaces important

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substantiate

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replaces proves

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engenders

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replaces causes

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elucidate

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explain

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caustic

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mean/harsh

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asserts

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replaces says confidently

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perfunctory

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replaces hasty, careless