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astute
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clever; marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
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smart
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suavely
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charmingly; with suavity; in a suave manner; "he is suavely charming and all the ladies love him"
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cool
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myriad
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a large indefinite number; "he faced a myriad of details"
countless: too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" |
many
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coquettishly
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flirtingly;
in a flirtatious manner; "she smiled coquettishly" |
flirt
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gratuitously
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freely;
in an uncalled-for manner; "he insulted us gratuitously" |
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voracious
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famished
devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" |
hungry
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diabolical
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devilish: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye"
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evil
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abominable
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dreadful
atrocious: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" |
horrible
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apoplectic
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out of control; pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy; "apoplectic seizure"
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seizure
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palisade
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fortress;
wall: surround with a wall in order to fortify fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground |
fortifiy
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felicity
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happiness: state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
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happy
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indignant
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angry
angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory" |
angry
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malignant
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malicious
dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor) |
growth
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apprehension
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anxiety
fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" |
anxiety
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assurance
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freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
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confidence
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pommelled
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stomped
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exertions
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energetic activity
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auspicious
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favorable
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innate
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inherent
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felonious
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criminal
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disposed
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inclined
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enviable
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highly desireable or coveted
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orbit
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course or path
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laborious
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tedious
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potheosis
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idealization or deification
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impudent
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arrogant
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compelled
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coerced
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apparition
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a sudden, strange appearance
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disposed
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inclined
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discourteous
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impolite expression
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