Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did.

Mark Twain

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Askance

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with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval.

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Cogent

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clear, logical, and convincing.

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Daedal

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skillful, ingenious, or complex; intricate.

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Prognostication

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the action of predicting future events or outcomes.

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Discordant

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disagreeing or incongruous; conflicting.

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Garrulous

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excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

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Assuage

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to make an unpleasant feeling less intense; to calm or pacify.

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Engendered

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to cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition.

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Sequester

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to isolate or hide away; to keep a person or group apart from others.

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Reproach

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to address someone in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.

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Washington Irving

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