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collegiate

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of or relating to a college or its students

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zealous

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ardently devoted to a purpose

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arrest

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to stop the progress or movement of

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dilapidated

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in very bad condition because of age or lack of care

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invaluable

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beyond calculable or appraisable value; of inestimable worth; priceless

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forgo

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give up; do without

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amorous

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moved by sexual love; loving

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genocide

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the extermination of all members of a certain race, nationality, religious or ethnic groups

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long (v)

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to feel a strong desire or wish for something or to do something

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tirade

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extended scolding; denunciation; harangue

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lavish (adj)

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having a very rich and expensive quality

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philanthropic

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the practice of giving money and time to help make life better for other people

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tantalize

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to tease by arousing expectations

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appease

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often disapproving; to make pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired

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reprimand

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reprove severely

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inchoate

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not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary

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concession

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an act of yielding

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expenditure

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payment or expense; output

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preponderance

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the largest part or greatest amount; majority; superiority in weight, quality, size, etc.

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heirloom

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family possession handed down from generation to generation

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lionize

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treat as a celebrity

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repertory

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an organized group of actors that performs many kinds of plays with each play being performed for only a short time

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unflagging

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tireless; untiring

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intercede

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to intervene, act as an intermediate agent

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evenhanded

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impartial; equitable; evenhanded justice

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allot

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to give as share of something; allocate; apportion

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decapitate

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behead

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revisionist

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support of ideas and beliefs that differ from and try to change accepted ideas and beliefs especially in a way that is seen as wrong or dishonest

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succulent

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full of juice

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ramble

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wander aimlessly

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status quo

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the existing state or condition

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obliged

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very grateful; thankful

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gory

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having or showing a lot of violence and blood

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oratorical

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of or relating to the skill or activity of giving speeches

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infinitesimal

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exceedingly small; so small as to be almost nonexistent

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posthumous

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after death

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suffice

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to be enough; to be adequate

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impudent

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bold, impertinent, rude, insolent

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libel

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defamatory statement; act of writing something that sears a person’s character

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transparent

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able to be seen through

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emphatic

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said or done in a forceful or definite way

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debutante

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young woman making formal entrance into society

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dissipation

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the process of slowly disappearing or becoming less

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unfaltering

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firm; steady

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wither

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shrivel; decay

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suffragist

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advocate of voting rights

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ardent

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intense; passionate; zealous

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idiosyncrasy

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individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity

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pungent

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having a strong effect on the mind because of being clever and direct

Question 50

impeach

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charge with crime in office; indict