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repast

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A meal (noun); to eat or feast (verb)

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repertorial

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(adj) Pertaining to a repertory or repertoire, a stock of available things or a number of theatrical performances presented regularly or in sequence

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repose

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(n) The act or state of resting; peacefulness, tranquility; lying dead in a grave

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reprobate

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Disreputable, unprincipled, or damned person (noun); shameless, depraved (adj)

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resurgent

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(adj) Having a revival, renewing, rising or surging again

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revamp

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Renovate, redo, revise (verb); a restructuring, upgrade, etc. (noun)

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ribald

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(adj) Using or relating to obscene or vulgar humor

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ridden

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(adj) Dominated or burdened by

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rift

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(n) A gap or fissure (such as in rock), a break in friendly relations

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rococo

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(adj) Very elaborate and ornate (in decorating or metaphorically, as in speech and writing); relating to a highly ornate style of art and architecture in 18th-century France

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rue

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Regret, remorse (noun); to feel regret or remorse (verb)

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ruminate

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(v) Turn over in the mind, reflect on; chew cud (as a cow)

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salient

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(adj) Obvious, standing out; projecting, protruding, jutting out

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sardonic

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(adj) Scornfully or ironically mocking, cynically derisive

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savant

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(n) Learned person, scholar, someone admitted to membership in a scholarly field; a person with amazing mental abilities despite having a cognitive difference or disability

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scintilla

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(n) A tiny bit or trace

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scurvy

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(adj) Contemptible, mean

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searchingly

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(adv) In a searching or penetrating manner; while examining closely or probing for answers

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secrete

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(v) Produce and release a substance from a cell or gland of the body for a functional purpose

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sedition

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(n) Inciting rebellion against a government, esp. speech or writing that does this

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semantic

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(adj) Relating to the different meanings of words or other symbols

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seraphic

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(adj) Like an angel; serene, spiritually carried off or transported

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shard

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(n) Fragment of some brittle substance, esp. a sharp fragment of pottery, glass, etc.

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sinecure

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(n) A job or position that pays while requiring little or no work

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skittish

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(adj) Shy, fickle, uncertain, or prone to act suddenly due to nervousness; lively in a restless or excessive way

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slake

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(v) Satisfy (esp. thirst), cool, or refresh; make less active

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sobriquet

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(n) A nickname

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solecism

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(n) Nonstandard use of grammar or words; mistake, esp. in etiquette

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solidarity

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(n) Fellowship in interests, feelings, responsibilities, etc., such as among a group of people or among classes, nations, etc.

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somatic

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(adj) Of the body

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squalid

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(adj) Disgusting, filthy, foul, extremely neglected

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squelch

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(v) Crush, squash; suppress or silence; walk through ooze or in wet shoes, making a smacking or sucking sound

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stasis

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(n) Equilibrium, a state of balance or inactivity, esp. caused by equal but opposing forces

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steeped

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(adj) Immersed (in), saturated (with)

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stentorian

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(adj) Very loud and powerful (generally of a human voice)

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stigma

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(n) Mark of disgrace, a figurative stain or mark on someone’s reputation

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stint

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Period of time spent doing something, or a specific, limited amount of work (noun); to be frugal, to get by on little (verb)

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stipulate

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(v) Specify; make an open demand, esp. as a condition of agreement

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stratagem

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(n) Military maneuver to deceive or surprise; crafty scheme

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stratum

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(n) One of many layers (such as in a rock formation or in the classes of a society)

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strut

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(n) A structural support or brace

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sublime

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(adj) Lofty or elevated, inspiring reverence or awe; excellent, majestic; complete, utter

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subpoena

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(v,n) A court order requiring a person to appear in court and give testimony

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sully

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(v) Make dirty, stain, tarnish, defile

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supplant

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(v) Take the place of, displace, especially through sneaky tactics

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supposition

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(n) Assumption, hypothesis, something that has been supposed

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surly

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(adj) Bad-tempered, hostile, unfriendly, or rude

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surrogate

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Substitute, person who acts for another (noun); acting as a replacement (adj)

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sybarite

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(n) Person devoted to pleasure and luxury

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symbiosis

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(n) Mutually dependent relationship between two organisms, people, groups, etc.

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synoptic

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(adj) Relating to a synopsis or summary; giving a general view

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syntax

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(adj) The rules governing grammar and how words join to make sentences (or how words and symbols join in writing computer code), the study of these rules, or any system or orderly arrangement

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tawdry

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(adj) Gaudy, cheap or cheap-looking; indecent

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tendentious

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(adj) Marked by a strong point of view, biased

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terrestrial

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(adj) Relating to the Earth or to land; worldly

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terse

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(adj) Concise, brief and to the point (sometimes to the point of rudeness)

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toady

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(n) Someone who flatters or acts in a servile manner for self-serving reasons

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token

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(n,adj) Sign, symbol, mark, badge; souvenir, memento; coin-like disk used as currency for subways, arcade games, etc.; sample, or person, thing, idea taken to represent an entire group (noun); of very little or merely symbolic value (adj)

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tome

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(n) Large or scholarly book; one of the volumes in a set of several books

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tortuous

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(adj) Twisting, winding, complex; devious, not straightforward

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transgression

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(n) Violation of a law, moral rule, order, etc.; sin

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travesty

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(n) Exaggerated, debased, or grotesque imitation

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treacherous

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(adj) Betraying trust, not faithful or trustworthy; not dependable; dangerous or deceptive

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trenchant

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(adj) forceful or vigorous, effective, keen; caustic, sharp

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truculent

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(adj) Fierce, cruel, savage; belligerent

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tumultuous

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(adj) Riotous, violently agitated, marked by disturbance or uproar; noisy, chaotic

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turgid

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(adj) Swollen, inflated; or, metaphorically “inflated,” such as in overblown, pompous speech

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turpitude

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(n) Depravity, baseness of character, corrupt or depraved acts

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tyro

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(n)Beginner

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umbrage

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(n) Offense or annoyance (usually as take umbrage, meaning become offended or annoyed)

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unconscionable

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(adj) Not guided by conscience; morally wrong, unjust, unreasonable

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unsparing

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(adj) Generous, lavish (as in not sparing any help or gifts to others); unmerciful, harsh (as in not sparing any criticism)

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untempered

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(adj) Not toned down; not moderated, controlled, or counterbalanced

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upbraid

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(v) Find fault with, criticize or scold severely

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usury

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(n) Charging interest on a loan, esp. charging illegally high or excessive interest

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vanguard

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(n) Leading units at the front of an army; leaders in a trend or movement, people on the “cutting edge”; the forefront of a trend or movement

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variegated

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(adj) Varied in color, having multicolored patches or spots; diverse

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verdant

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(adj) Green, such as with vegetation, plants, grass, etc.; young and inexperienced

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verisimilar

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(adj) Having the appearance of truth, probable

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vernal

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(adj) Relating to the spring; fresh, youthful

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vestige

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(n) Trace or sign of something that once existed

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vex

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(v) annoy or bother; puzzle or distress

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via

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(prep) Through, by means of, by way of (by a route that goes through or touches)

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vicissitude

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(n) Changes or variations over time, esp. regular changes from one thing to another

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vim

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(n) Pep, enthusiasm, vitality, lively spirit

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virulent

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(adj) Extremely infectious, poisonous, etc.; hateful, bitterly hostile

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viscid or viscous

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(adj) Thick, adhesive, or covered in something sticky

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vitriol

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(n) Something highly caustic, such as criticism (literally, one of a number of chemicals including sulfuric acid)

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vociferous

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(adj) Noisily crying out, as in protest

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voluble

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(adj) Easily fluent in regards to speech

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wan

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(adj) Unnaturally pale, or showing some other indication of sickness, unhappiness, etc.; weak, lacking forcefulness

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wanton

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(adj) Reckless, vicious, without regard for what is right; unjustifiable, deliberately done for no reason at all; sexually unrestrained or excessively luxurious

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welter

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Confused mass or pile, jumble; confusion or turmoil (noun); roll around, wallow, toss about, writhe (verb)

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whet

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(v) Stimulate, make keen or eager (esp. of an appetite)

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whitewash

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A substance used to whiten walls, wood, etc. (noun); deception, covering up of wrongs, errors, misdeeds, etc. (verb)

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winnow

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(v) Sift, analyze critically, separate the useful part from the worthless part

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winsome

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(adj) Charming, engaging, esp. in a sweet and innocent way

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wizened

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(adj) Withered, shriveled

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xenophobia

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(n) Fear or hatred of foreigners or that which is foreign

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yoke

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A burden or something that oppresses; a frame for attaching animals (such as oxen) to each other and to a plow or other equipment to be pulled, or a bar across a person’s shoulders to help carry buckets of water, etc. (noun); to unite together or to burden (verb)

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