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extenuating |
to make or try to make seem less serious, esp. by making excuses |
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inherent |
existing in someone or something as a permanent element |
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cursory |
quick, fleeting |
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pensive |
dreamily or wistfully thought |
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preamble |
an introductory statement; preface |
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sedulous |
diligent in character; persevering |
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proclivity |
natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
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subterfuge |
an artifice used to evade a rule, escape a consequence |
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compassion |
a feeling of deep sympathy or sorrow for someone |
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conjecture |
the formation of an opinion or theory |
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obsession |
the domination fo ones's thoughts by ideas, etc. |
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demise |
death, downfall |
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composite |
made up of several elements |
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recourse |
access of resort to a person for help or protection |
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propensity |
a natural inclination or tedency |
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dispassionate |
free from or unnaffected by passion; impartial; calm |
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superstition |
an irrational belief in the ominous significance of a particular thing |
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preponderance |
superior in weight, power, numbers, influence, etc. |
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perpendicular |
vertical, straight up and down, forming a 90 degree angle |
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eventuality |
a possible event, circumstance, or occurence |
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disposition |
a prevailing tendency of one's spirits; physical inclination or tendency |
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