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\requiring, or engaged in sitting (adj)

sedentary

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dignified, serious, proper (adj)

sedate

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take place of

supersede

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to go back

recede

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soothing drug

sedative

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dispirited downcast (adj)

dejected

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to refuse, discard throw back

reject

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to throw out

eject

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subtly evil or harmful

insidious

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to destroy completely (v)

annihilate

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diligent and steady application(n)

assiduity

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to weaken in force (v)

subside

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disagreement with the rest of a group

dissidence (or dissent)

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philosophy of nothingness, of futility, (n)

nihilism

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an intense preoccupation (n)

obsession

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romantic or tender in feelings

sentimental

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deficient in feeling or emotional response

insensitive

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an emotion feeling, an opinion or thought

sentiment

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pertaining to the sense or to the organ perception

sensory

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capable of feeling, of awareness, of consciousness(adj)

sentient

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to agree

assent

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give permission

consent

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to express a feeling or opinion contrary to that of the majority (v)

dissent

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a feeling that something unfortunate is about to happen (n)

presentiment

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responding pleasurably to stimulation of the senses (adj)

sensuous

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a feeling of hurt, offense, insult (n)

resentment

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within or inside a city

intraurban

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to imprison

immure

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referring to a city or cities

urban

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into the veins (adj)

intravenous

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beyond normal sense perception

extrasensory

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outside the walls of an instituation

extramural

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pertaining to erotic pleasures-may indicate disapproval (adj)

sensual

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causing excitement or thrill

sensational

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to look at ones self (v)

introspect

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general agreement

consensus

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dweller outside the city limits

suburbanite

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polish, sophistication, culture (n)

urbanity

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totally devoid of feeling or awareness; unconscious

insensible

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a physical feeling

sensation

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dweller in a region far beyond a city

exurbanite

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friction, quarreling, etc, within a group

dissension

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person who reached the age of 100

centenarian

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5-sided figure

pentagon

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period of then years

decade

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person who reached the age of 80

octogenarian

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handwriting

chirography (maybe manuscript)

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food doctor

podiatrist or chiropodist

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indirectly expressed (adj)

implicit

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speak 2 languages fluently

bilingual

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speakers stand

podium

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addiction to long words (n)

sesquipedalianism

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one whose personality is turned inward

introvert

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to speed up (v)

expedite

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an obstacle

impediment

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undistinguished lacking in originality or freshness

pedestrian

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period of 1000 years

millennium

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hundredth anniversary

centennial

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two-foot creature

biped

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four foot creature

quadruped