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lament

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to express sorrow

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jurisprudence

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the study of law

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legume

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type of vegetable

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licentiousness

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ignoring moral restrictions, self indulgence

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loath

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reluctant

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malapropism

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use of a wrong word

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martinet

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strict person

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mawkish

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overly sentimental

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moratorium

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an official delay

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motley

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made up of different colors or parts

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neologism

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a new word or phrase

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nip

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to destroy, to cut, to bite

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oblivion

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state of being forgotten

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officiate

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to preform an offical duty, to referee

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opportune

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advantageous

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ordain

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to appoint to office

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ostentatious

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showy, extravagant

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overwrought

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overly excited, overdone o

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palpable

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touchable, material

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parity

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equality

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pastel

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light color

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pendant

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something suspended by a rope or chain

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percipient

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perceptive

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peripheral

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on the edge, surrounding, not central

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perturb

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to disturb

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philistine

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uncultured person, slob

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pique

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to annoy

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plaintive

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sad

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pneumeatic

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operated by air pressure

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posterior

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behind, in back of

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precipitate

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abrupt, too sudden

to make happen suddenly

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prodigal

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wasteful, extravagant

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profuse

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plentiful, freely produced

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propound

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state an idea

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provsion

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supply of good

part of an agreement

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pulchritude

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beauty

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purr

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to make a soft noise that shows pleasure

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quandary

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problem, state of uncertainty

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quibble

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minor argument

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rarefy

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to become less dense, to become thinner

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rebuke

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to criticize

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rectify

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to correct

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rectify

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to correct

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relic

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object from the past

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replete

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well fills

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repugnant

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offensive, disgusting

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restitution

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returning something to it’s former conditions

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retrograde

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to go back to an earlier or worse condition

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revert

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to return to an earlier condition

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riddled

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full of flaws or holes

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rivet

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metal fastener

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royalist

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one in favor of kings and queens

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ruffle

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to make rough

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satiate

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to satisfy

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scant

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minimal

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sedentary

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motionless

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serpentine

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snakelike

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shirk

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to avoid responsibility

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singe

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to burn slightly

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slight

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insult

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sluggard

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a slow or lazy person

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snare

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to trap, to entagke

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soothsayer

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fortune teller

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squalid

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dirty or unpleasant

poor or miserable

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stealth

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secret or hidden activity

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stratified

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separated into sections or layers

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stymied

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frustrated

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subterranean

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underground

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supercilious

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snooty, acting superior

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supplant

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to replace

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surly

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rude

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swagger

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walk in a bragging way

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temperance

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moderation, avoiding extremes

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torrent

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flood

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trepidation

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fear, anxiety

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truism

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obvious truth

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undermine

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to weaken

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unequivocal

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definite, leaving no doubt

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I plotted

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unplanned, unmapped, I chartered

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unwitting

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unaware

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vane

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device on top of a building that indicates wind direction

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vehement

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showing a lot of feeling, intensely emotional

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venturesome

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tending to risks or chances

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vertex

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highest point

point at which two or more lines meet

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Vice

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bad habit

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vintage

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old classic

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voluble

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liveliness, energy

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voluble

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very talkative, smooth talking

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warp

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to change shape

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wharf

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pier

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myriad

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many

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pauper

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beggar poor person

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whittle

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to cut and shape

to reduce gradually

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wince

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grimace

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wooden

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stiff, not flexible

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