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abrasive

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rough

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abhor

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to hate

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accelerate

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to speed up

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accord

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agreement

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adjacent

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next to

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adverse

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opposing

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agenda

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list of things to do

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agony

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extreme pain

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akin

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similar to

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allot

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to give out

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ambiguous

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unclear

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ample

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plentiful

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anesthetic

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painkiller

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anticipate

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to except

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appeal

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attractiveness

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appropriate

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proper

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arbitrary

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random

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ascertain

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find out by making inquiries

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atheist

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one who does not believe in God

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audible

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able to be heard

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baffle

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to fool

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barren

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infertile

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benchmark

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a standard for measuring something

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bizarre

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strange

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blueprint

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plan

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bonanza

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huge unexpected profit

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braggart

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one who brags a lot

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brittle

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easy to break

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burly

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muscular

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calamity

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disaster

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capacity

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available space

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cease

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to stop

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census

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official population count

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chronicle

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story

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cliche

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overused phrase

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colleague

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co-worker

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compatible

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able to get along well together

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complementary

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completing

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composite

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made up of separate parts

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compromise

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settlement in which each party surrenders something it wants

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concussion

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head injury

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confinement

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imprisonment

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conscientious

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careful

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conservative

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traditional seeking to preserve the past

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constituents

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voters

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contemporary

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of the same time; present

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contract

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to shorten

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conversion

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change

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correspondence

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similarity

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counterfeiter

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one who makes fake money

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creases

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wrinkles; folds

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critic

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a reviewer

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cunning

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sly; devious

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dam

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a barrier that holds back water

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decelerate

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slow down

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decomposition

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process of falling apart

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deflect

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to block

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deliberate

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intentional

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deplete

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to use up

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desertion

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abandonment

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deteriorate

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to decay

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diction

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choice of words

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diligent

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hard working

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disbar

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to expel a lawyer from law practice

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disclosure

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something revealed

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discredit

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to disbelieve

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disengagement

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separation

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disinclination

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unwillingness

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dismiss

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to send away

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disrobe

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to take off ones clothes

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distasteful

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unlikable

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divergence

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separation

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downheartedness

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sadness

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dubious

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doubtful

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dutiful

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obedient

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economize

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to save

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elongate

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to make longer

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embroidery

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needlework decoration

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empathy

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sympathy

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endure

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to tolerate

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enmesh

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to catch

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entrepreneur

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an independent businessman

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eradicate

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to get rid of

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essence

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basic nature

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everlasting

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lasting forever

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exclaim

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to cry out in surprise

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exhilarating

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exciting

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explicit

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clear; obvious

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extroverted

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outgoing; friendly

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facilitate

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to make easier

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feasible

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possible

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flower

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blossom

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forge

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to copy something illegally

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fragrant

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pleasant-smelling

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frenzy

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temporary madness

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garland

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a circle of flowers

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gibberish

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nonsense

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goal

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score in soccer

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grant

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gift

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grim

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terrible; stern

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gulf

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huge gap

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haggard

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looking tired

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harbor

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place where ships dock

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headstrong

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determined

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hemorrhage

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heavy uncontrollable bleeding

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high-minded

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showing high morals or feelings

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homogeneous

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the same throughout

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hybrid

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a blend of two things

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hypothetical

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theoretical

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idiom

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an expression of language

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immaculate

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clean; pure

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impartial

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neutral; not biased

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imperious

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bossy; acting like a king

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imposition

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burden

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inaccesssible

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not able to be reached

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incarcerate

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to imprison

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inconclusive

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without final results

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incurious

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not curious

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indigenous

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native

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induced

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brought about

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inevitable

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unavoidable

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inhabit

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to live in

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innumerable

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countless

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insistent

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demanding

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instigate

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provoke

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integrity

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honesty

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intimate

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close as in relationships

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inventory

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a list of goods a business owns

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irretrievable

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impossible to bring back

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jeopardy

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danger; risk

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junction

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where two things meet

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kindle

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to start a fire

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landslide

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rocks and earth suddenly falling down a mountain

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lax

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careless; lazy

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linger

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to hang around

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loiterer

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one who hangs around

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luminous

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full of light

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mandatory

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required

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meager

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thin; not enough

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megaphone

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device used to make ones voice louder

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metaphor

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literary comparison

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migrant

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one who often changes his or her place of living

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minnow

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small fish

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mishap

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accident

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monotony

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boredom

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mutability

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changeability

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nick

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to cut slightly

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novel

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new

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oblige

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to do a favor

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oceanographer

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one who studies oceans

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optimism

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positive attitude

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outcast

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someone not accepted by society

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paradox

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an apparent contradiction

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passable

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able to be traveled through

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an equal

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peer

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perplex

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to confuse

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phenomenon

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occurrence

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pittance

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small amount

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polarize

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divide into opposing groups`

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postscript

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a not added to a finished letter or book

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precursor

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one who comes before someone else

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preeminent

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superior

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prescribe

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to lay down as a rule

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pretentious

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pretending you’re someone you are not

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probing

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exploring

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prominent

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standing out

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prose

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ordinary language

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pseudonym

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false name

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qualitative

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relating to quality

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radical

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extremist

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rational

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logical; reasonable

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recital

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musical performance

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recoil

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to draw back in alarm

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red tape

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official routines that delay action

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refugee

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one who needs protection

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regressive

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going backward

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rejuvenate

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to bring back the youthful strength or appearance

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remorse

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regret

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repel

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to force back; to reject

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resent

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to feel angry or bitter toward

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resolution

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settlement of a problem

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restrain

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to hold back

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rift

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to divide

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robust

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strong

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ruthless

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cruel

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sage

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wise

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seasonal

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periodic

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serene

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calm

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severity

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harshness

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shunned

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rejected

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smirk

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to smile in a self-satisfied way

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solitude

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isolation

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span

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the distance between two items

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spouse

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husband or wife

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stale

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old

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stereotype

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oversimplified opinion; generalization based on perceived pattern

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stubble

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short, unshaven hairs

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suburbanite

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one who lives outside of a city

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surge

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to increase suddenly

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sycophant

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asskisser

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synthetic

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artificial

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taint

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trace of something bad

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tangible

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touchable

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tenacious

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firm; persisting

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terse

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short and to the point

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toxic

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poisonous

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treachery

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deceitfulness

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turbulence

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storminess

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ultramodern

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very new; very modern

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unconditional

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without conditions

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unfashionable

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not stylish

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unmask

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to reveal

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uproarious

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extremely funny

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vaccinate

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to give a shot that protects against disease

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veil

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to hide

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verify

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to prove

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vibrant

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lively

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weld

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to join metals by heating

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yielding

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giving in

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zeal

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enthusiasm

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