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Stymie
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To obstruct or stump
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Fluster
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To make nervous or upset
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Supersede
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To replace
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Quell
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To ease or calm down
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Ambivalence
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Simultaneous existence of opposing feelings; uncertainty as to what to do
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Timorous
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Full of fear
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Impecunious
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Having no money
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Adamant
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Stubbornly unyielding
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Melee
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Noisy or confused fight
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Euphemism
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The substitution of an agreeable word
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Rouse
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To wake or provoke
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Mettle
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Courage; strength
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Unremitting
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Constant; not stopping
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Ornery
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Mean spirited and contrary in attitude
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Curriculum
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All the courses of study offered by an educational institution
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Oscillate
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To move back and forth regularly
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Replete
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Well filled, abundant
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Synopsis
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A short summary that outlines the main points
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Surmount
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To overcome
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Assent
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Formal agreement
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Discord
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Conflict or disagreement
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Conclusive
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Serving to settle a matter or put an end to doubt
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Endearment
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An act expressing affection or fondness
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Impotent
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Powerless, helpless, ineffective
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Stature
Height of a person or animal in an upright position.
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Zephyr
A gentle and soft breeze
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Conflagration
Large or disastrous fire
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Retort
To reply, in a quick and witty manner
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Rebuff
To refuse someone; to reject an offer
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Ludicrous
Ridiculous or exaggerated as to cause or deserve laughter; absurd
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Voluminous
Having great size or fullness
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Orthography
Proper spelling
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Facetious
Playfully humorous
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Mordant
Biting sarcastically
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Permeate
To spread or flow throughout
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Intrepid
Bold; fearless
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Erode
To wear away slowly
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Wield
To handle
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Stationary
Writing paper and envelopes
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Sacrilege
The intentional desecration. Disrespectful treatment of something sacred.
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Demographics
The distribution of human population groups
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Histrionic
Overly dramatic
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Waft
To float; to drift through
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Staccato
Composed of abrupt disconnected parts.
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Amass
To accumulate, collect
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Supine
Lying on your back
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Impunity
Exemption from punishment or harm
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Gratify
To please or satisfy
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Topography
The surface features of a place, region or object
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Obviate
To stop from occurring; to prevent or make unnecessary
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Faction
A group within a larger group, usually one that produces dissent
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Mercantile
Relating to business
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Lurch
To away or too abruptly to one side; to stagger
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Repertoire
The range of peices an artist is prepared to perform
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Permutation
A thorough change in form
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Neophyte
A beginner; an immature person who is learning
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Avert
To turn away
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Solicit
To ask for; to seek
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Infamous
Having a bad reputation
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Pore
To read or study carefully
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Charade
An obvious pretense or deception
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Ultimatum
A final demand or statement of terms
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Tantamount
Equivalent in effect or value
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Rankle
To cause persistent irritation; to feel or express irritation.
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Propitious
Presenting favorable circumstances
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Wan
Sickly pale; colorless
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Poignant
Sharply painful to the feelings
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Spat
A small argument
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Skirt
To lie along the edge of, to pass nearby or around rather than through
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Obligatory
Legally or morally required
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Profane
Showing contempt towards what is sacred.
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Inure
To make used to something unpleasant
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Tantalize
To torment or tease by showing something desirable while keeping it out of reach.
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Conspicuous
Easy to notice
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Puerile
Childish and foolishly immature
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Pensive
Thinking deeply are seriously, often of sad thing
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Confide
To tell something in secret
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Reek
To give off strong, unpleasant odor
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Salutary
Beneficial, favorable to health
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Enormity
Great wickedness, an evil act
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Serene
Calm and peaceful
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Perfunctory
Done without care or intrest
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Ghastly
Terrible, horrible
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Stately
Dignified and handsome, especially in size or proportion
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Corrode
To destroy gradually
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Mundane
Typical of this world, commonplace
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Precept
A rule of action or conduct
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Belligerent
Eager to fight; aggressive; engaged in warfare
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Colossal
Very large
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Opprobrium
A bad reputation or disgrace
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Invidious
Tending to arouse hostility
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Flagrant
Obviously bad or offensive
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Hymn
A religious song; a song of praise
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Juggernaut
A terrible, irresistible force
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Hospitable
Friendly, kind
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Till
To prepare the soil for planting
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Abeyance
A suspension of activity
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Stationary
Not moving
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Tepid
Moderately warm, lacking force or enthusiasm
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Rigor
Strictness or severity
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Whet
To sharpen to make keen
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Recrimination
A reply to one charge with a countercharge
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Evasive
Tending to avoid; misleading
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Scope
The range or extent of something
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Sacred
Worthy of worship, made holy
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Surreptitious
Done secretly, often of something unseemly or unethical
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Redeem
To turn in and receive something in exchange to make up for
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Immutable
Unchangeable
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Slovenly
Careless about ones appearance
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Spate
A large number or amount of something
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Transgression
A violation of law
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Desecrate
To violate the religious quality of something
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Etiquette
The forms of behavior of polite society
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Red tape
Procedures or forms necessary for a task
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Conscript
To draft compulsorily, often into a military service
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Ignominy
Shame and dishonor
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Temerity
Excessive boldness or rashness
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Monograph
A scholarly book on a narrow subject
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Turpitude
Immoral behavior
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Thrift
Care in managing money or other resources
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Shroud
To conceal
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Procure
To obtain or aquire
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Desideratum
Something needed and wanted
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Subsist
To maintain life
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Metaphor
A figure of speech
