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"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
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"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
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"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
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"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "dranndanach"
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"word": "searbhasach"
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"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
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"word": "sotreta"
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"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
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"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "küçümseyici"
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"lang": "Turkish",
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"sense": "Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking",
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