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analgesic

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n. pain reliever

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diffident

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adj. lacking confidence; restrained or reserved

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traduce

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v. to slander or speak maliciously of

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pertinacious

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adj. holding tenaciously to a belief
adj. stubbornly unyielding

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annul

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v. to declare invalid

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ameliorate

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v. to make better

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amble

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v. to walk slowly

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plaintive

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adj. mournful, sorrowful, melancholy

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amenable

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adj. open to suggestion or criticism
adj. accountable

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apposite

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adj. relevant, suitable, or fitting

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anecdote

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n. a story of a specific incident, used as an example or for entertainment

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ambivalence

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n. indifference or confused feelings

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allude

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v. to refer to another concept indirectly

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adduce

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v. to offer as proof in an argument

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adumbrate

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v. to foreshadow vaguely
v. to produce a faint outline or resemblance of something

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allege

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v. to state that something is true without providing proof

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discursive

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adj. rambling aimlessly through a wide range of subjects
adj. drawing conclusions based on reason (as opposed to intuition)

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didactic

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adj. overly instructive or preachy

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avocation

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n. an extracurricular activity; a hobby

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turpitude

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n. depravity, baseness
n. a vile act

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diffuse

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v. to spread out
adj. widely spread, scattered
adj. wordy and rambling

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dilapidated

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adj. ruined, worn down

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alchemy

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n. the medieval study of transforming lead into gold

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altruism

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n. selfless concern for others

Question 25

recreant

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adj. unfaithful, disloyal to a belief or principle adj. cowardly or craven n. one who is a coward, unfaithful, or disloyal