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forgoing(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible)
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forswearing(noun, negative, disapproval, rejection, veto)
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gainsaying(noun, disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
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grave(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible)
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hard-boiled(adjective, calm, sensible, dark, restrained)
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inhibited(adjective, calm, quiet, sensible, dark)
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levelheaded(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible)
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low-key(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible)
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lucid(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible)
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nay(noun, disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
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negation(noun, negative, disapproval, rejection, veto)
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negative(noun, disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
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nix(noun, negative, disapproval, rejection, veto)
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no-nonsense(adjective, calm, quiet, reasonable, sensible)
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no way(noun, expression, disapproval, rejection, veto)
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nonacceptance(noun, disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
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noncommittal(noun, disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
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nonindulgent(adjective, temperate, sober, disciplined, abstemious)
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not drunk(expression, adjective, temperate, sober, disciplined)
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on the wagon(expression, adjective, idiom, temperate, sober)
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