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  1. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  2. relentless
    never-ceasing
  3. optimum
    most desirable possible under a restriction
  4. conceptually
    in a conceptual manner
  5. disenchantment
    freedom from false belief or illusions
  6. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  7. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
  8. irrigation
    the act of supplying dry land with water by artificial means
  9. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  10. disparagement
    a communication that belittles somebody or something
  11. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
  12. superimposed
    placed on or over something else
  13. misconception
    an incorrect assumption
Created on Tue Dec 07 19:05:02 EST 2010

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