11/20/2014

Question 1

august

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respected and impressive

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terse

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sparing in use of words, abrupt

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deadpan

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deliberately impassive or expressionless

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laconic

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using very few words

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torrid

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very hot and dry; full of difficulty or tribulation

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whereas

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in contrast or comparison with the fact

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inasmuch as

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used to introduce a statement that explains, limits or gives more specific info about what you have just said

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while

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at the same time as

Question 9

obviate

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remove (a need or difficulty)

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indignanty

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disgruntled,resentful; feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

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melancholically

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depressively

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dogged

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determined, resolute, tenacious

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middling

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moderate or avg in size

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unmitigated

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absolute, unqualified, complete, total

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abatement

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ending, reduction, or lessening of something

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ebbing

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moving away from land; recede; gradually lessen or reduce

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averred

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to state or assert to be true

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opined

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to hold and state as one’s opinion

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conflagration

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a great fire

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repudiation

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reject, deny; rejection of a proposal or idea; denial of the truth or validity of something

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dissension

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disagreement that leads to discord

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contention

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heated disagreement

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a rubicon

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a point of no return

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a squall

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sudden sharp increase in wind; sudden disturbance or commotion

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jaunty

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cheerful; happy

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pithy

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concise and forcefully expressive; succinct, terse

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burnished

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polished, shines, buffed; enhanced or perfected (as in a reputation or skill)

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slipshod

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careless, haphazard; lackadaisical

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blithe

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casual, indifferent, unconcerned, unworried, untroubled

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idiosyncratic

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peculiar or individual; distinctive

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parsimonious

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unwilling to spend money or use resources

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avaricious

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extreme greed for wealth; greedy, acquisitive, covetous

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covetous

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desire to possess something (typically belonging to someone else); envious

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penurious

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extremely poor; poverty stricken

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rapacious

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aggressively greedy or grasping; avaricious, acquisitive, covetous