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ramification |
n a consequence; a branching out |
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rancor |
n bitter long-lasting ill will or resentment |
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rapacious |
a greedy; plundering; avaricious |
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rebuke |
v to criticize sharply |
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rebut |
v to contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false |
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recalcitrant |
a stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient |
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recant |
v to publicly take back and deny something previously said or believed; to openly confess error |
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reciprocal |
a mutual; shared; interchangeable mutual |
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reclusive |
a hermitlike; withdrawn from society |
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recondite |
a hard to understand; over ones head |
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recrimination |
n a bitter counteraccusation or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation |
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redolent |
a fragrant fragrant |
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redundant |
a unnecessarily repetitive; excessive; excessively wordy |
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refute |
v to prove to be false; to disprove |
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reiterate |
v to say again; to repeat |
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relegate |
v to banish; to send away |
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relentless |
a continuous; unstoppable |
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relinquish |
v to release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing |
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remonstrate |
v to argue against; to protest; to raise objections |
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renaissance |
n a rebirth or revival |
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renounce |
v to give up formally or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore |
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reparation |
n paying back; making amends; compensation ; |
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repercussion |
n a consequence; an indirect effect |
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replenish |
v to fill again; to resupply; to restore |
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replete |
a completely filled; abounding ; |
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reprehensible |
a worthy of blame or censure |
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reprisal |
n a military action undertaken in revenge for another; an act of taking an eye for an eye ; |
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reproach |
v to scold usually in disappointment; to blame; to disgrace |
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reprove |
v to criticize mildly |
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repudiate |
v to reject; to renounce; to disown to have nothing to do with |
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requisite |
required necessary |
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resolute |
determined; firm; unwavering |
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respite |
n a period of rest or relief ; |
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reticent |
a quiet; restrained; reluctant to speak especially about oneself |
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revere |
v to respect highly; to honor |
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rhetoric |
n the art of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse |
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rigorous |
a strict; harsh; severe ; |
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robust |
a strong and healthy; vigorous |
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rogue |
n a criminally dishonest persons; a scoundrel ; |
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rudimentary |
a basic; crude; unformed or undeveloped ; |
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ruminate |
v to contemplate; to ponder; to mull over |
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rustic |
a rural lacking urban comforts or sophistication; primitive rural |
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saccharine |
a sweet; excessively or disgustingly sweet |
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sacrilege |
n a violation of something sacred; blasphemy |
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sacrosanct |
a sacred; held to be inviolable |
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sagacious |
a discerning; shrewd; keen in judgment; wise |
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salient |
a sticking out; conspicuous; leaping ; |
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salutary |
a healthful; remedial; curative |
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sanctimonious |
a pretending to be devout; affecting religious feeling |
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sanguine |
a cheerful; optimistic; hopeful |
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sardonic |
a mocking; scornful |
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scintillate |
v to sparkle either literally or figuratively |
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scrupulous |
a strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons |
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scrutinize |
v to examine very carefully |
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secular |
a having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns |
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sedition |
n treason; the incitement of public disorder or rebellion |
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sensory |
a having to do with the senses or sensation |
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sentient |
a able to perceive by the senses; conscious ... |
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sequester |
v to set or keep apart ; |
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serendipity |
accidental good fortune; discovering good things without looking for them |
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servile |
submissive and subservient; like a servant |
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singular |
unique; superior; exceptional; strange |
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slander |
to speak badly about someone publicly; to defame; to spread malicious rumor |
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sloth |
laziness; sluggishness |
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sobriety |
the state of being sober; seriousness |
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solicitous |
eager and attentive often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring or attentive |
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solvent |
not broke or bankrupt; able to pay ones bills |
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soporific |
sleeping inducing; extremely boring; very sleepy |
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sordid |
vile; filthy; squalid filthy squalid vile |
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spawn |
to bring forth; to produce a large number |
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specious |
deceptively plausible or attractive |
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sporadic |
stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while |
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spurious |
false; fake false fake |
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squalor |
filth; wretched degraded or repulsive living conditions |
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squander |
to waste |
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stagnation |
motionlessness; inactivity |
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static |
stationary; not changing or moving |
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staunch |
firmly committed; firmly in favor of; steadfast |
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steadfast |
loyal; faithful loyal faithful |
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stigmatize |
to brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon |
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stipulate |
to require something as part of an agreement |
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stoic |
indifferent at least outwardly to pleasure or pain to joy or grief to fortune or misfortune |
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stratum |
a layer; a level layer level |
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stricture |
a restriction; a limitation; a negative criticism ; |
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strife |
bitter conflict; discord; a struggle or clash |
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stringent |
strict; restrictive |
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stymie |
to thwart; to get in the way of; to hinder |
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subjugate |
to subdue and dominate; to enslave |
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sublime |
awesome; extremely exalted; lofty; majestic |
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subordinate |
lower in importance position or rank; secondary |
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substantive |
having substance; real; essential; solid; substantial |
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subtle |
not obvious; able to make fine distinctions; ingenious; crafty |
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subversive |
corrupting; overthrowing; undermining; insurgent |
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succinct |
brief and to the point; concise |
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succumb |
to yield or submit; to die ; |
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supercilious |
haughty; patronizing |
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superficial |
on the surface only; shallow; not thorough |
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superfluous |
extra; unnecessary; redundant |
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surfeit |
excess; an excessive amount; excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking |
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surreptitious |
sneaky; secret |
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surrogate |
substitute |
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sycophant |
one who sucks up to others |
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synthesis |
the combing of parts to form a whole ; |
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tacit |
implied; not spoken implied |
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taciturn |
untalkative by nature |
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tangential |
only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral ; |
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tangible |
touchable; palpable touchable palpable |
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tantamount |
equivalent to |
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tautological |
redundant; circular ; redundant |
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temerity |
boldness; recklessness; audacity boldness; recklessness; audacity |
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temperate |
mild; moderate; restrained mild |
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tenable |
defensible as in ones position in an argument; capable of being argued successfully; valid |
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tenacious |
persistent; stubborn; not letting go |
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tenet |
a shared principle or belief |
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tentative |
experimental; temporary; uncertain |
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tenuous |
flimsy; extremely thin |
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terse |
using no unnecessary words; succinct succinct |
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theology |
the study of god or religion |
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tirade |
prolonged bitter speech |
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torpor |
sluggishness; inactivity; apathy |
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touchstone |
a standard; a test of authenticity or quality |
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tout |
to praise highly; to brag publicly about |
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transcend |
to go beyond or above; to surpass |
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transgress |
to violate a law; to sin violate |
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transient |
not staying for a long time; temporary |
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trepidation |
fear; apprehension; nervous trembling fear |
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turpitude |
shameful wickedness; depravity |
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ubiquitous |
being everywhere at the same time |
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unconscionable |
not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous |
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unctuous |
oily both literally and figuratively; insincere |
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uniform |
consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone consistent unchanging |
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unremitting |
unceasing; unabated; relentless |
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unwitting |
unintentional; ignorant; not aware |
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urbane |
poised; sophisticated; refined |
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usurp |
to seize wrongfully |
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utilitarian |
stressing usefulness or utility above all other qualities; pragmatic |
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utopia |
an ideal society |
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vacillate |
to be indecisive; to waver ; |
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vapid |
without liveliness; dull; spiritless |
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vehement |
intense; forceful; violent |
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venal |
capable of being bribed; willing to do anything for money; corrupt |
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venerate |
to revere; to treat as something holy especially because of great age |
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veracity |
truthfulness |
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verbose |
using too many words; not succinct; circumlocutory |
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verisimilitude |
similarity to reality; the appearance of truth; looking like real thing |
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vernacular |
everyday speech; slang; idiom |
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vestige |
a remaining bit of something; a last trace |
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vex |
to annoy; to pester; to confuse |
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viable |
capable of living; workable |
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vicarious |
experienced performed or suffered through someone else; living through the experiences of another as though they were ones own experiences |
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vicissitude |
upheaval; natural cange; change in fortune ; |
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vilify |
to say vile things about; to defame ; |
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vindicate |
to clear from all blame or suspicion; to justify |
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vindictive |
seeking revenge |
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virtuoso |
a masterful musician; a masterful practitioner in some other field |
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virulent |
extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate |
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visionary |
a dreamer; someone with impractical goals or ideas about the future |
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Vitiate |
to make impure; to pollute |
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vitriolic |
caustic; full of bitterness |
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vocation |
an occupation; a job ; |
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vociferous |
loud; noisy |
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volatile |
quick to evaporate; highly unstable; explosive |
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volition |
will; conscious choice |
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wanton |
malicious; unjustifiable; unprovoked |
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willful |
deliberate; obstinate; insistent on having ones way |
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wistful |
yearning; sadly longing |
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zealous |
enthusiastically devoted to something; fervent |
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