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1
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Consecrate

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To set aside as holy

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Contiguous

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Bordering

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Contrite

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Genuinely repentant

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Contumacy

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Stubbornness

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Conundrum

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A riddle

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Convivial

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Fond of feasting and drinking

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Coterie

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A group of people with a similar interests

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Credence

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Proof

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9
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Currish

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Bad tempered

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Congenial

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Having the same tastes as another

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Demagogue

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Leader who is able to arouse the emotions and prejudices of the group

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Denizen

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Inhabitant or resident of a certain region

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13
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Depreciate

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To lessen the value of something

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14
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Despoil

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To take away possessions by force

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15
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Disingenuous

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Sneaky

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16
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Dissemble

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To hide one’s true feelings or personality

17
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Docile

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Meek and mild

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Draconian

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Excessively rigorous

19
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Efficacy

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Power or ability to produce a desired effect

20
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Effigy

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A crude figure of a hated or desired person

21
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Egress

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The act of going out

22
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Emanate

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To send or come forth from a source or central point

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Encomium

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Warm and glowing praise

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Endemic

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Native to a certain region or people group

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Epitome

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Representative or example of a class or type

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Equivocate

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To use intentionally ambiguous or misleading language to avoid making an explicit statement