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said without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality
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alleged
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reserved or incommunicable in speech; saying little
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taciturn
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offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
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vapid
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having or showing a wish to do evil to others
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malevolent
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a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed
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culprit
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a preference or special for something; a bias in favor of something
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predilection
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a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory especially to obtain something; a raid
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foray
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show feelings of superiority; patronize
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condescended
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forbidden by laws, rules, or custom
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illicitly
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originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
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indigenous
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the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried
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vexations
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showing contempt; scornful
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contemptuous
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causing or likely to cause an argument controversial
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contentious
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easily irritated; bad tempered
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fractious
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strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds
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disapprobation
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conducive to success; favorable
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auspicious
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reach an authoritative judgement or settlement
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arbitrated
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to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated
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mortifying
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understood or implied without being stated
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tacit
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extremely stupid or foolish
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asinine
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deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness
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desolate
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find out for certain, make sure of
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ascertaining
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not being able to understand
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unfathomable
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departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome
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aberrations
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carry out or commit; harmful, illegal, or immoral action
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perpetrated
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next to or adjoining something else
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adjacent
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inability to deal with or understand something complicated or unaccountable
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perplexity
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unusually or disproportionately large; excessive
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inordinately
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innocent and unsuspecting
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ingenuous
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comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the things compared
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analogous
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feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
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wary
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devoid of guile; innocent and without deception
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guilelessness
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noisy and difficult to control
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obstreperous
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insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
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invective
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showing strong feeling; forceful, intense
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vehemently
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having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
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articulate
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a deep pensive and long lasting sadness; sad, gloomy, depressed
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melancholy
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offensive or annoyance; shade or shadow, especially cast by trees
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umbrage
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morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness
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rectitude
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an authoritative prohibition ; prohibit or forbid
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rectitude
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