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Penitential
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Showing or pertaining to penance
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Austerity
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Severe, stern, somber, grave
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Intractable
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Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn
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Prolixity
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Excessive wordiness in speech or writing; longwindedness
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Impetuous
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Impulsive and passionate
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Prodigal
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Rashly or wastefully extravagant
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Volubility
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Marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent
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Pellucid
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Transparent or translucent
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Hackneyed
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Trite; overly familiar from overuse
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Prosaic
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Dull; matter-of-fact; straightforward
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Placid
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Undisturbed; calm or quiet; satisfied; complacent
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Restive
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Resisting control; difficult to control
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Circumscribe
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To limit narrowly; restrict
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Dogma
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An authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially ones considered to be absolutely true
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Lionize
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To treat as or make into a celebrity
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