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pore

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to read or study carefully

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bemuse

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to confuse

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acquit

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to declare free of guilt; to clear

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bandy

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to pass (gossip, rumor) about freely and carelessly

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propitiate

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to appease or placate

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anodyne

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pain-killer

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vagrant

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person who wanders from place to place

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specter

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a ghost

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seethe

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to be violently excited; to boil

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transfix

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to pierce as with a pointed weapon

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virulent

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extremely infectious or harmful

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redoubtable

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formidable; fearsome

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senescent

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aging; growing weak with age

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purloin

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to steal oft in violation of a trust

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rampant

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unrestrained

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sylvan

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characteristic of woods or forests

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dilettante

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one who engages an art with only superficil skill; an amateur

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disinterested

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free from bias

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factious

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disagreement

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imbroglio

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a confused misunderstanding ir disagreement

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effigy

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a representatjon of a person or group used especially to demonstrate hatred

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insurrection

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rebellion

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adroit

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naturally skilful

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gainsay

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to deny

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doldrums

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an area in the ocean of calm winds; a state of boredom or listlessness

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ineluctable

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unable to be avoided; inescapable

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importune

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to beg desperately and repeatedly

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bona fide

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genuine

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subsume

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to include as part of a larger group

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cachet

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a mark of distinction

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quintessence

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a pure substance or essence of something

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erstwhile

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former; of an earlier time

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ire

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anger

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excoriate

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to denounce sharply; to tear or wear the skin off

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invidious

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tending to arouse hostility or resentment

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mordant

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bitingly sarcastic

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beget

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to produce; to father offspring

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deadpan

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showing no expressions

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insouciant

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carefree, calm

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flout

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unintentionally disobey

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attenuate

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to make thin; reduce in force

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iniquity

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extreme immorality

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juncture

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a point of tome; a concurrence of events

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estrange

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to make hostile or indifferent usually between two persons

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eke out

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to add to with difficulty; to make just enough to continue

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bask

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to enjoy a warm or pleasant feeling

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marshal

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to arrange in order

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salacious

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lustful; obscene

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thespian

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relating to drama

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dross

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impurities formed on the surface of metals during melting; trivial

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cavil

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to arguenin petty fashion

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fop

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a man who is preoccupied with his clothes and manners

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hodgepodge

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mixture; combination

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quaff

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to drink quickly or with enthusiasm

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veneer

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an attractive, midleading outward layer

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eponym

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a person after whom a place, people, disease is named

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suave

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effortlessly smooth and courteous in social situations

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supplicate

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to request with great humility as though by playing

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felicitous

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well chosen; appropriate

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philogy

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literary study

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prognosis

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the anticipated progress of recovery

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miasma

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a noxious or poisonous environment

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unconscionable

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beyond reason; not restrained by conscience

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welter

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a confused mass or jumble

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procrustean

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showing merciless disregard for individual differences or special circumstances

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brandish

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to shake or wave as of weapon

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escapade

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a reckless adventure

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prostrate

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lying face down as a sign of humility and worship

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meretricious

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attracting attention in a vulgar way

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timbre

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the distinghishing quality of a sound

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cavalcade

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an order of events; a procession

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compunction

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a feeling of uneasiness caused by sense of guilt

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stymie

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hinder progress

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tarry

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delay; linger

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bustle

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energetic; often noisy

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wry

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dryly humourous with a touch of irony

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callow

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inexperienced

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apocryphal

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probably untrue or fake

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exhort

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to urge strongly

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plucky

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showing courage in unfavourable circumstances

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uproarious

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extrmely funny

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