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stanch

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stop the flow of soemthing

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aboveboard

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without dishonesty or concealment

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foment

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to stir up negative feelings

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zeitgeist

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the trend or spirit of the times

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freelance

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without long-term commitment to an employer

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tantalize

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to torment

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derelict

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negligent and abandoned

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incumbent

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necessary or obligatory

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purport

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to claim especially falsely

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callous

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lacking pity or mercy; unfeeling

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canon

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a law or bodies of laws

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covert

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concealed or disguised

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hangar

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a structure used for housing aircraft

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muse

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to meditate; to consider thoughtfully

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dowdy

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lacking neatness

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manumit

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to grant freedom to slaves

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crestfallen

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feeling dissapointment

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accrue

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to come as a gain; to increase

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vie

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to compete

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adulterate

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to make impure

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commensurate

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equal in porportion

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groggy

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confused, sluggish, dizzy

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weather

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to survive

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macabre

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suggesting the horror of death

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gambit

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suggesting the horror of death

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desidratum

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something needed and wanted

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impertinent

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rude

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pugilist

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a boxer

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savant

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a well-educated person; a scholar

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sybarite

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one devoted to luxury

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glean

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to gather bit by bit

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cavalier

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casual, disdainful, arrogant

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inculcate

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to teach or impress by frequent repetition

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squalid

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having a dirty or lowly appearance

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dour

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stern and humourless

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emanate

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to send forth; to come forth

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ado

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trouble ; fuss

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mogul

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a rich or powerful person

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inception

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brginning; origin

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overweening

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excessive arrogant; overbearing

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exhume

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to dig up out of the ground

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dally

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to waste time; loiter

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paroxysm

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a sudden convulsion or outburst

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martinet

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one who is strict in discipline

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despoil

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to deprive something of value

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profuse

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giving or pouring forth freely

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insolent

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boldly disrespectful

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petulant

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impatient or irritable

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pauper

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one who is extremely poor

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sadistic

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getting pleasure from inflicting physical or psychological pain

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fray

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fight or brawl

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hubris

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excessive pride

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aegis

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a protection, sponsorship

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shoddy

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inferior or cheap

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rout

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an overwhelmkng defeat

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inadvertent

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unintentional; accidental

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badger

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to nag

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libertine

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one who lives an immoral life

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conspicuous

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easy to notice; obvious

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rapport

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concord; harmony

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nihilism

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a belief that rejects all moral or relgious values

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pejorative

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demeaning

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officious

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interfering; trying to give unwanted advice

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conviction

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a strong belief or opinion

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awry

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away from the correct course; wrong

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paean

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a song of joy, triumph or praise

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tribulation

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grest misery or distress

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contingent

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unpredictable because dependent on chance

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bilk

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to cheat; swindle

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hoodwink

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to deceive; to mislead

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turgid

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excessively ornate or complex in stat; swollen as from fluid

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leviathan

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something enormous and powerful

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misanthrope

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one who hates or mistrusts mankind

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impale

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to pierce with something sharp; to make helpless

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discursive

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rambling; covering wide range of subjects

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philander

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of a man to engage in sexual affairs

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remiss

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careless in, or negligent about, attending to a task

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putative

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put forth or accepted as true or inadequate grounds; supposed

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gingerly

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very carefully

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prevaricate

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to avoid telling the truth

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impinge

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to have an effect on something

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abash

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to embarrass

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pastiche

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something created from many different sources

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factitious

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artificial; not genuine

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