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Question 1

envious

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feeling or showing a desire to have what someone else has; feeling or showing envy

Question 2

bask

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luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

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sectarian

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relating to religious or political sects and the differences between them

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unsubstantiated

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not proven to be true

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contrived

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forced; artificial; not spontaneous

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inquisitive

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tending to ask questions; having a desire to know or learn more

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picayune

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of little value or account; small; trifling

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procrastinate

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postpone; delay or put off

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oblong

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longer in one direction than in the other direction

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flair

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natural ability to do something

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recur

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to happen or appear again; to occur again

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brutalize

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to treat in a very harsh and usually violent way

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stumble

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to find or learn about something unexpectedly

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vertex

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summit

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disembark

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go ashore; unload from a ship

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detraction

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the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.

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acclimate

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to adjust or adapt to a new climate, place, or situation

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cessation

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stoppage

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fetid

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malodorous

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dissolve

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to end or disappear or cause to end or disappear

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plagiarize

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to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas

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isolated

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happening just once

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disclaim

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disown; renounce claim to

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rouse

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to cause to happen

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substance

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the quality of being meaningful, useful, or important

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attribute (v)

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ascribe; explain

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contempt

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a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or approval

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despot

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tyrant

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baffle

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frustrate; perplex

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undermine

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to make weaker or less effective usually in a secret or gradual way

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frolic

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to play and move about happily

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lassitude

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languor; weariness

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influx

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flowing into

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divest

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strip; deprive

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credibility

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the quality of being believed or accepted as true, real, or honest

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avid

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greedy; eager for

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simile

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a phrase that uses the words or like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar

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emerge

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to become known or apparent

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guileless

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without deceit

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supple

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flexible; pliant

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ardor

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a strong feeling of energy or eagerness

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guile

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deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning

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tenet

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doctrine; dogma

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nestle

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to land or settle softly into something

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diurnal

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daily

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foible

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weakness; slight fault

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grandiloquent

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pompous; bombastic

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stereotypical

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often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic

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sanguine

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cheerful; hopeful; confident

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plight

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very bad or difficult situation