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abrupt

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sudden

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Abode

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home

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accessory

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addition

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addictive

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habit-forming

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adoration

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worship

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affinity

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attraction

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aggregate

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gather

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ailment

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sickness

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alibi

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excuse

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aloof

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distant

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amenity

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something

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analogy

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comparison

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angular

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sharp

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antisocial

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unfriendly

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appraisal

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estimate

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aquatic

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in water

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arrogant

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acting superior

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astonishment

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surprise

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attend

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to be present

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authoritarian

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dictatorial

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balm

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soothing lotion

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bedridden

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stuck in bed

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benign

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kind

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bleak

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depressing

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blunder

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to make a foolish mistake

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bounty

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reward

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brawl

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fight

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bulge

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to stick out

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bypass

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to avoid

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callous

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hard

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captivating

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fascinating

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cement

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concrete

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chaos

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complete disorder

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clarify

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to make clear

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clog

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to block

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combatant

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fighter

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compensate

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to give equal value to

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comply

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to follow

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compound

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to add to

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conceit

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thinking you’re great

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condense

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to make shorter

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conform

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to do as others do

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consecutive

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in a row

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conserve

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to preserve

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constrain

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to limit ones movement

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contented

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happy

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controversial

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provoking debate

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convey

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to send

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cosmetic

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surface appearance; makeup

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cower

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to shrink back in fear

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credulous

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believing everything

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cultivate

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to develop or improve

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cyclical

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moving in cycles

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deadpan

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without emotion

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decipher

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to decode

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default

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to fail to do what is required

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dehydrate

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to lose water

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delinquent

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a person with bad behavior

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derive

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to deduce

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despairing

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hopeless

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detrimental

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harmful

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differentiate

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to distinguish

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diminish

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to reduce

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discharge

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to send away

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discord

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disagreement

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discrepancy

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inconsistency

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disfigure

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to ruin the appearance of

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dislodge

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to knock something out of place

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dispirited

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depressed

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dissipate

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to scatter

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distinction

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difference

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diverse

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different

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drawback

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disadvantage

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dune

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hill of sand

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dwindle

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to decrease

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ecstasy

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great happiness

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embitter

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to make angry or bitter

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emergence

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coming foward

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endeavor

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task

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engage

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to involve

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enroll

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to sign up

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epidemic

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disease that spreads quickly

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erratic

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unsteady

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ethnic

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having to do with a particular race

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exasperate

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to frustrate

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exertion

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a lot of effort

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exotic

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unusual in an exciting way

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extensive

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far-reaching

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fallacy

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false idea

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fickle

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often changing

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foremost

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first

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formidable

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strong

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franchise

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right to sell a manufacturers product

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friction

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pressure

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gender

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sex

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glaucoma

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an eye disease

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gorge

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a deep canyon

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grasp

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to hold

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grisly

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horrifying

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gully

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trench or ditch formed by rain

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halve

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to divide in halves

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hasten

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to speed up

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hedge

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a row of bushes

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hermit

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loner; one who lives away from society

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hinder

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to get in the way of

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humane

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kind; good-hearted

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hydrophobia

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fear of water

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illuminate

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to shed light on

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immoderation

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extreme behavior

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impeach

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to accuse a public official of a crime

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implausible

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unbelievable

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impregnate

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to make pregnant

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inaudible

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too quiet to be heard

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inclined

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favoring a certain point of view

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inconsequential

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unimportant

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indent

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to make a dent in

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indispensable

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necessary

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industrious

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hard-working

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infer

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to conclude from the evidence or facts

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initiate

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to begin

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inquisitive

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curious

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insomnia

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inability to sleep

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insupportable

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impossible to justify

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intensify

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to strengthen

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intrinsic

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inherent

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invigorate

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to give energy to

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itinerary

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outline of a journey

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jollity

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being jolly

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knit

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to sew

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larceny

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stealing

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legacy

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a lasting result

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liquidate

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to destroy

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lucid

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clear

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lush

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luxurious

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mannerism

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an affected gesture or habit

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mediator

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one who settles differences between people

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mere

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insignificant

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meticulous

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very neat

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milestone

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an important event

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minute

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very small

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modify

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to change

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mourn

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to grieve

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mutual

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common

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nontransferable

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unable to be given to another

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nurture

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to nourish

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obsession

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extreme fascination

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opportunist

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one who takes advantage of opportunities

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orgy

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a wild party where people overdo it

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overdrive

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beyond normal limits

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parasitic

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living off of others without giving them anything in return

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patchwork

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something made up of unrelated pieces and parts

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perceptive

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observant

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persistence

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continuous existence

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pictorial

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relating to pictures

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playwright

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one who writes plays

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pompous

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acting self-important

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precede

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to come before

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predecessor

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someone who comes before another in a position

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premise

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a statement upon which a conclusion is based

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preside

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to lead

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prevalent

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widespread

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prodigy

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genius

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propagandist

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one who spreads false or exaggerated ideas

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proverb

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a short saying that expresses an obvious truth

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pushover

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one who is easily defeated

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quenching

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satisfying

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random

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without order

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recede

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retreat

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reclaim

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to bring back

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reconcile

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to make up with someone

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refinement

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improvement

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regenerate

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to grow back

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rehabilitate

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to restore to previous or good condition

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reliance

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trust; dependence

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render

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to give

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repetitious

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saying or doing the same thing over and over

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reside

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to live in or at

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resourceful

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clever; able to get out of difficulties

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retaining

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containing

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rigid

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stiff; inflexible

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rumpled

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wrinkled

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scarcity

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shortage

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seductive

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attractive

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servile

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acting like a servant

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shackle

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chain

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skeptical

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unbelieving

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sober

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not drunk; serious

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sonic

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involving sound

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speculative

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questioning

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sprout

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to begin to grow; young plant

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stanza

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a section of a poem

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stimulation

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motivation

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submissive

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obedient

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summons

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an order to show up

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suspect

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to be suspicious

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symmetry

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balance

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tally

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to keep score

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tedious

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boring

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tentative

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subject to change; uncertain

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thrive

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to be successful

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transition

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change from one stage to another

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trench

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a long narrow ditch

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tyranny

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cruel rule

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unaccountable

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not responsible for

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uncork

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to remove the top from

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unify

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to bring together

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unsolicited

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not asked for

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urgency

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the need for immediate action

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vain

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conceited

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venom

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poison

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veteran

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former soldier; experienced person

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virtue

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good quality

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wit

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cleverness

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