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convalesce

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to recover from illness

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abate

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lessen in amount

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truckle

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to submit in a subservient manner to a superior

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careen

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to lean on one side or swerve while in motion

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partisan

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a strong supporter

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disarming

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reducing or preventing criticism woth charm

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bereaved

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suffering lost of a loved one

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carouse

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to participate in a loud, drunken party

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underscore

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emphasize

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accost

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to approach and speak to, usually aggressively

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arrogate

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to claim for one’s self unjustly

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vitiate

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to make faulty or impure

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adamant

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unyielding

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encomium

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high praise

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posit

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to assume as a fact or principle

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turpitude

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immoral behaviour

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bivouac

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temporary encampment, often in an jnsheltered area

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exculpate

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to clear from blame or guilt

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baleful

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harmful or threatening harm or evil

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upshot

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the decisive or final result

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laity

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all the people not belonging tk a given profession

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altercation

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a heated or noisy argument

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succulent

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full of juice ; highly enjoyable

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obeisance

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a gesture that expresses respect or obedience

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firebrand

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someone who stirs up trouble

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provation

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lack of basic necessities

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compendium

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a short, complete summary

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fiat

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an authoritative order; an arbitrary decree

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pandemonium

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a situation of great confusion

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quaint

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odd

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mores

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accepted rules of behaviour

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ignominy

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shame

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invective

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language that abuses or denounces

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dote

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to show excessive love or fondness

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cornucopia

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an abundance

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innuendo

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an indirect suggestion

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penitent

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feeling regret

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caliber

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degree of worth

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inchoate

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at an early stage of development

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gamut

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an entire range or series

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purvey

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to supply

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lambent

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flickering

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recidivist

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one who returns to criminal habits

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lacuna

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an empty space or missing portion

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opine

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to express an opinion

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jeremiad

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an elaborate and lengthy tale of sadness

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venal

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capable of being bribed or corrupted

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hirsute

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having excessive body hair

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preponderance

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superiority in weight, force, importance or influence

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abeyance

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a suspension of activity

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blase

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indifferent or bored with life

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stultify

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to make abdurdly useless

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sodden

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drenched

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deplore

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to feel or express strong disapproval of

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wayward

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stubbornly goig against what us expected