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1
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Vigilant

A

Ready to act quickly

S: Watchful, alert

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Brawny

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muscular or strong

S: sinewy

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Candid

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Open and honest in what one says or does

S: frank, outspoken

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Chide

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Scold

S: reprove, reproach

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Counterfeit

A

Fake

S: forged, bogus, sham

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Culprit

A

Guilty person

S: offender, malefactor

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Defraud

A

Cheat

S: bilk

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Flaw

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Weakness

S: defect, imperfection, blemish

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Goad

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Proud

S: spur, urge, incite, impel

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Maul

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beat

S: batter, mangle

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Neglect

A

ignore

S: disregard

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Novice

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noob or beginner

S: apprentice, neophyte, tyro

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Obstinate

A

Stubborn

S: intransigent, unyielding, inflexible

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Peer

A

equal or classmate

S: match

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Proficient

A

skilled

S: adept

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Prohibit

A

ban

S: outlaw, interdict

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Sleuth

A

detective

S: blood hound, investigator

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Truce

A

temporary agreement to end fighting

S: cease-fire, armistice

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Wan

A

pale, as from sickness or anxiety

S: ashen, pallid

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Wrath

A

Intense anger

S: ire, rage, fury, indignant

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Antagonistic

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against

S: opposed, hostile, inimical

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Botch

A

Mess up

S: ruin, bungle

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Death of

A

inadequate supply

S: scarcity lake (phrase: “death of”)

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Dire

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arousing fear or deep stress

S: dreadful, ominous, threatening

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Dolt

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Stupid person

S: dunce, oaf, clad, blockhead, buffoon

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Fraught with

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Full of
S: filled, laden charged
(phrase: “fraught with”)

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Gult

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oversupply

S: surplus, superabundance

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Humane

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Kind and generous

S: Charitable, allruistic

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Intrude

A

enter without invitation

S: encroach, trespass

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Loath

A

dislike

S: unwilling, reluctant, hesitant

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Novelty

A

Something new

S: newness, change, innovation

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Prach

A

dry

S: scorch, dehydrate

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rue

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regret

S: deplore, lament, mourn

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Sparse

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few and far between

S: Scattered, meager, scanty

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teem

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plentiful

S: abundant, around, swarm

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Tractable

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obedient

S: Compliant, docile

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trite

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common and overused

S: Cliché

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Unruly

A

Resistant to discipline or control

S: rowdy, fractious, recalcitrant

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Wharp

A

where ships load and unload

S: dock, pier

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Wilt

A

droop

S: winter, shrivel

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Abate

A

diminish in intensity, let up

S: recede, subside, taper off

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Cower

A

crouch in fear

S: Cringe, quail

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crest

A

highest part

S: top, summit, peak

44
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Devise

A

create

S: Concoct, formulate

45
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Din

A

steady loud noise

S: uproar, clamor, tumult

46
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Entreat

A

beg

S: beseech, implore

47
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Feasible

A

possible, doable

S: practical, viable

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Groundless

A

false and illogical

S: baseless, unfounded, unwarranted

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Horde

A

large moving crowd

S: multitude, throng, mob

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Loom

A

appear, often imposingly

S: appear, emerge

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Patron

A

regular customer

S: client, supporter

52
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persist

A

go on despite difficulty, refuse, to give up

S: persevere, endure, grind

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Prone

A

predisposed to a type of behavior

S: inclined, disposed, apt

54
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Prudent

A

showing good judgment, wise

S: Sensible, judicious, discreet

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Rouse

A

wake up

S: stir, activate

56
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Scoff

A

mock or sneer

S: jeer, gibe, belittle, ridicule

57
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Hoax

A

fraud

S: dupe, hood wink, sham

58
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Spurn

A

reject, turn down

S: decline, refuse, snub

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Timid

A

afraid or fearful

S: timorous

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Unkempt

A

not neat

S: uncombed, disheveled, untidy, slovenly

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Civil

A

polite

S: mannerly, genteel, courteous

62
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codense

A

make smaller

S: compress, abridge, summarize

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Culpable

A

deserving blame

S: guilty, reprehensible

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Delectable

A

yummy and delightful

S: savory, palatable, exquisite

65
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Edible

A

eatable

S: Comestible

66
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Garrulous

A

talkative about unimportant matters

S: loquacious

67
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Gist

A

main point

S: essence, core, theme

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Insolent

A

insulting

S: offensive, impudent, disdainful

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Irk

A

irritable

S: peeve, exasperate, vex

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knack

A

special skill

S: talent, flair

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Literate

A

able to read and write

72
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Mock

A

ridicule, taunt, deride

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Obliging

A

ready to do favors

S: agreeable, amiable, accommodating

74
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Prevail

A

be victorious

S: triumph, predominate, domineer

75
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Quell

A

put an end to

S: suppress, crush, extinguish

76
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Queue

A

a line of people or vehicles

77
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Relish

A

like, enjoy

S: savor

78
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Resolution

A

firmness of purpose

S: determination, resolve

79
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verge

A

point beyond which something happened

S: edge, brink, threshold

80
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Whim

A

sudden idea or desire

S: caprice

81
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Abet

A

aid or support

S: Incite, instigate

82
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Astute

A

clever

S: shred, sagacious, crafty

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Intricate

A

complicated

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Conjecture

A

guess work

S: supposition, theorizing, surmize

85
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Deter

A

discourage

S: dissuade, inhibit

86
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Elude

A

escape

S: evade, flee

87
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Eon

A

extremely long and indefinite period of time

S: age eternity

88
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Exonerate

A

free from blame or responsibility

S: advisable

89
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Expire

A

die

S: cease, terminate

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