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"sense": "possessing a bold nature",
"word": "昂扬"
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"sense": "possessing a bold nature",
"word": "ὑπέρθυμος"
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"sense": "possessing a bold nature",
"word": "móraigeanta"
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"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "possessing a bold nature",
"word": "ardintinneach"
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"sense": "possessing a bold nature",
"word": "ardaigeanta"
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"sense": "possessing a bold nature",
"word": "indiavolato"
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"sense": "possessing a bold nature",
"word": "effervescente"
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "possessing a bold nature",
"word": "esuberante"
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"sense": "possessing a bold nature",
"word": "ard-spyrrydagh"
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"roman": "žiznerádostnyj",
"sense": "possessing a bold nature",
"word": "жизнера́достный"
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"sense": "possessing a bold nature",
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