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Deleterious

harmful

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Laizze-Faire

a doctrine or policy of minimal governmental intervention in the economic affairs of individuals and society

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Mirth

gaiety accompanied by laughter

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Absolve

to free from guilt or blame

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Ebb

the receding of a flood or tide

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Querulous

given to complaining

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Palpable

capable of being felt; tangible

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Restrained

held back, not emotionally expressent

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Discredit

to refuse or believe or cause others to disbelieve

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Troupe

a group (especially performers)

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Guile

cunning,decit

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Whimsical

characterized by sudden and eccentric ideas

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Ravenous

extremely hungry for satisfaction

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Unheralad

unannounced

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Abstemious

restrained (food and alcohol)

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Anachronism

a person or thing that is out of place in time

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Evanescent

tending to fade or vanish

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Jovial

characterized by jollity and hearty good nature

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Verbose

wordy

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Awe

a feeling of dread inspired by someone powerful

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Loathe

to dislike to the point of disgust

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Balk

to stop short; to put an obstacle in the way of

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Hedionism

devotion to pleasure, pleasure is in the greatest good

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Obsolete

on longer in use, useful, or current

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Bombastic

obnoxious in speech or writing

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Feckless

weak, ineffective, irresponsible

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Hone

to sharpen

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Nascent

just coming to existence

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Caprichious

impulsive, tending to act according to whim

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Complicity

association or involvement in wrongdoing

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Ruminate

to go on again and again, to reflect

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Temprance

moderation or restraint in thought, feeling, or dead

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Yield

give up, surrender

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Curcuimnavigate

to travel around, especially by water

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Oust

to remove from a position or place, either legally or by force

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Strident

commanding attention

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Vivid

very bright or intense

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Inept

lacking ability or sense

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Kinetic

having to do with the movement and energy associated with movement; dynamic

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Flourish

to thrive

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Wry

bent, twisted, crooked

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Trese

consise, sometimes abruptly so

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Mosaic

an image made by many colors of glass, stained window like

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Utopia

a place or state of ideal perfection

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Gerrymander

the dividing of a state, country to make one political power force more in power

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Nostalgia

a state of longing for the past

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Secrete

example:to sweat

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Plucky

spirited or courageous

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Auspicious

promising success

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Illistourus

notable or highly distinguished