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1st Semester Flashcards

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Bigot

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Narrow-minded

Prejudiced person

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Abhor

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Hate

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Counterfeit

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Fake

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Enfranchise

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Give voting rights

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Hamper

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Hinder

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Kindle

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To start a fire

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Noxious

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Harmful

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Placid

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Calm

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Remuneration

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Payment for wok done

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Talisman

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Lucky charm

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Abrasive

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Rough

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Bilk

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Cheat

Defraud

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Covert

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Hidden

Undercover

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Engender

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Cause

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Hangar

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Storage area

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Knotty

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Complex

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Nuance

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Something subtle

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Plagiarism

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Taking credit for someone else’s ideas

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Renown

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Fame

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Tangent

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Going off of the main subject

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Accolade

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Tribute

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Bolster

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Support

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Cryptic

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Puzzling

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Ephemeral

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Short lived

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Hedonist

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A pleasure seeker

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Lamentation

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Expression if sorrow

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Obliterate

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Destroy

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Plummet

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Fall suddenly and steeply

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Resolution

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Determination

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Tentative

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Not certain

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Acquiesce

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To agree to

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Bombast

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Arrogant

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Curtail

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Cut short

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Epicure

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Someone who appreciates good food and drink

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Heed

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Listen to

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Lampoon

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Ridicule

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Oblivious

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Totally unaware

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Podium

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Raised platform

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Resonant

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Echoing

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Tenuous

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Flimsy

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Abstemious

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Self denying

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Blithe

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Free spirited

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Crepuscular

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Active at dawn and dusk

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Enunciation

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Clear pronounciation

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Headstrong

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Stubborn

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Lackluster

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Dull

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Objective

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Unbiased

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Pliable

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Flexible

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Rescind

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Retract

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Temper

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To moderate

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Blunderbuss

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Ancient weapon

Clumsy person

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Cringe

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Recoil

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Envenom

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To cause bitterness and bad feeling

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Hedonism

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Self indulgence

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Laconic

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Using few words

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Oblique

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Indirect

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Plumage

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Feathers of a bird

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Resignation

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Acceptance of fate

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Tenacious

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Stubborn

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Absolution

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Forgiveness

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Blatant

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Obvious

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Creditable

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Praiseworthy

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Ensconce

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Establish firmly in a position

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Hasten

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Hurry

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Laceration

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A cut

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Obdurate

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Stubborn

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Plausible

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Probable

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Reprieve

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A respite

Postponement of a sentence

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Tawdry

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Trashy, gaudy

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Abstain

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Desist

Go without

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Blighted

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Damaged

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Credulous

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Gullible

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Enshroud

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Cover

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Haughtiness

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Arrogance

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Lachrymose

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Tearful

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Obfuscate

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Deliberately make something difficult to understand

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Plethora

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An excess

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Repudiate

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Shun

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Tedium

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Boredom

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Acuity

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Sharpness

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Braggart

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Someone who boasts

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Debunking

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Exposing false claims

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Epitomized

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Personified

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Hidebound

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Rigid in opinions

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Languish

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Decay

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Obsequious

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Servile

Submissive

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Polemical

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Causing debate or argument

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Restorative

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A tonic

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Thwart

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Prevent

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Adamant

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Forceful

Inflexible

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Brawny

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Muscular

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Decathlon

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An athletic event with 10 events

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Equivocate

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Speak ambiguously

Avoid telling the truth

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Hieroglyphics

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Picture writing

Writing that is difficult to read or enigmatic

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Larceny

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Theft

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Obsession

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A dominating concern

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Ponderous

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Weighty

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Retention

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Preservation

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Timorous

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Cowardly

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Adroit

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Skillful

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Brevity

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Being brief

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Decorum

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Dignified, correct behavior

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Err

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Make a mistake

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Hinder

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Obstruct

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Largess

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Generosity

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Obsolete

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No longer valid

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Pontificate

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Speak pompously or dogmatically

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Reticent

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Restrained

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Tirade

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Stream of verbal abuse

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Adulation

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Strong admiration

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Bristle

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To show irritation

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Decoy

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Lure

Trap

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Erratic

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Wandering

Irregular

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Histrionic

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Theatrical

Exaggerated

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Laud

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Praise

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Obstreperous

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Noisy and boisterous

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Portend

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Foretell

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Retraction

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Withdrawal

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Titter

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Giggle quietly

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Adversity

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Hardship

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Broach

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Start to discuss

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Deference

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Respect

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Esoteric

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Obscure and difficult to understand

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Hoary

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Old

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Lavish

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On a grand scale

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Obtuse

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Mentally dull

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Portent

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A warning sign

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Revere

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Worship

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Tome

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Large book

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Advocate

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Support

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Brusque

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Blunt

Abrupt

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Defoliate

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Cause leaves to fall off

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Espouse

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Promote

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Hone

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Sharpen

Increase

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Lax

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Careless

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Obviate

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Avoid

Make unnecessary

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Poseur

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Someone who puts on an act

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Riddled

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Full of holes

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Torpid

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Inactive

Lazy

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Aesthetic

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Concerning art or beauty

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Bulwark

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Fortification

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Defunct

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No longer in existence

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Etymology

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The study of word origins

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Hyperbole

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Grossly exaggerated speech

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Legend

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Key to map

Myth or story

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Odious

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Hateful

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Posterity

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Future generations

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Rife

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Common

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Torpor

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Dormancy

Sluggishness

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Affable

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Friendly

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Bureaucracy

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Officialdom

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Degradation

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Deprivation

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Eulogy

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Praise

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Hypochondriac

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A person obsessed with health

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Legion

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In large numbers

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Officious

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Domineering

Intrusive

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Posthumous

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After death

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Rigor

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Thoroughness

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Totter

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Walk unsteadily

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Acrid

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Shape

Pungent

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Boorish

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I’ll mannered

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Cynical

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Believing that people act only out of selfish motives

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Epistle

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A letter

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Heresy

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Against orthodox opinion

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Lance

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Spear

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Obscure

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Difficult to understand

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Poignant

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Deeply moving

Emotional

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Respite

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A break

Intermission

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Terse

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Concise

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Bourgeois

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Middle class

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Debility

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Weakness

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Epistlolary

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Concerned with letters

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Hiatus

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Interruption

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Languid

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Tired

Slow

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Obscured

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Hidden

Covered

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Poised

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Calm

Composed

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Resplendent

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Shining

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Therapeutic

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Medicinal

Curative

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