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lachrymose
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teary-eyed
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jargon
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meaningless talk
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languid
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lacking energy
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lexicon
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dictionary
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liniment
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soothing lotion
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lugubrious
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gloomy
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magnanimous
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noble
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malefactor
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evildoer
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marauder
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one who steals by force
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mason
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person who builds with stones or bricks
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menagerie
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zoo
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misapprehension
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misunderstanding
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monastic
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without luxuries
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morose
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depressed
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munificent
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very generous
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mutinous
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disobedient
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necromancy
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sorcery
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newfangled
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new
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noisome
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offensive
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obtrusive
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getting in the way
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omnipotent
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all-powerful
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oracular
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making wise or authoritative statements
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ore
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mineral containing metal
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outpost
station at the edge of a territory
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page
knight in training
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panacea
perfection
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paragon
symbol of excellence
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parody
ridicule through the a joking imitation
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patronize
talk down to
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pedant
one who shows off his learning
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pensive
thoughtful
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perennial
lasting forever
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pernicious
dangerous
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pervasive
widespread
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phylum
category in animal kingdom
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pivotal
vitally important
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platoon
group of soldiers
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plumage
bird feathers
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ponderous
heavy, dull
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postulate
assume
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preamble
introduction
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preclude
prevent
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presumptuous
jumping to conclusions
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profess
state a belief
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prolific
creative
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prosaic
dull
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protract
prolong
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prudish
very conservative
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punctilious
careful
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purveyor
supplier
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quaff
gulp
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quarry
where stone is mined
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quietude
calmness
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racketeering
illegal activities
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rancid
rotten
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ravenous
very hungry
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recalcitrant
disobedient
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redeem
to turn in for something in exchange
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regimen
program
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relish
enjoy
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repeal
take away
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reprehend
criticize
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reprobate
immoral person
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rescind
take back
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reticent
quiet
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revelation
act of disclosing
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revoke
take back
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rife
widespread
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rostrum
platform for public speaking
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ruddy
reddish
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ruse
trick
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salubrious
good for ones health
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sanction
official punishment
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savannah
flat treeless area
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scoff
ridicule
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scurry
run quickly
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secluded
alone
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sedulous
hard working
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sentient
aware
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shadowy
unclear
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shrivel
shrink
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skulk
sneak around
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slouch
hunch over
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smolder
burn slowly
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snippet
small piece
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somber
gloomy, dark
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sparing
saving money
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spurious
deceitful
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squelch
squash
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stately
dignified
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sterile
free of germs
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stolid
unexcitable
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strident
sounding loud
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stupefy
stun or shock
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subliminal
existing in the subconscious
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succint
short to the point
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sully
dirty
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superfluous
extra
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suppleness
flexibility
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surreptitious
sneaky
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swindler
a cheat
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tacit
expressed without words
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tantalizing
tempting and just out of reach
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technocrat
one who believes in government by technical experts
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tensile
bendable
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thwart
prevent
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toady
ass-kisser
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totter
walk unsteadily
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transmutation
changing into another form
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trifling
of slight importance
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tumultuous
stormy
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unabashedly
unashamedly
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understate
represent as less than is the case
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unforeseen
unpredicted
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unobtrusive
not easily noticed
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unremitting
constant
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untillable
not fertile
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upshot
outcome
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vacuous
empty
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vapid
without force
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veneer
thin covering of nice looking material
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verdant
green with vegetation
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vestigial
having a trace of something lost
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vigor
strength
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virulent
bitter
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vociferous
greedy
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waive
give up
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waylay
lie in wait for
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whelp
young animal
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willful
stubborn
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wispy
frail
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wretchedness
misery
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