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Inspiring fear or respect

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Formidable

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in order by time

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Chronological

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the leading character or one of the major characters

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Protagonist

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a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary

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Antagonist

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grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way

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Flourish

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A conversation between two or more people

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Dialogue

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getting ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

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Eclectic

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make more noticeable or prominent

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Accentuate

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an influential teacher or popular expert

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guru

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a spoken or written account of connected events; a story

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Narrative

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implying or seeming to imply that something bad is going to happen

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foreboding

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satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity

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Adequate

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involving or limited to basic principles

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Rudimentary

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14
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reduce to fine particles or dust

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Pulverize

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make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true, accurate, or justified

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Verify

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a person or animal that lives in or occupies a place

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Inhabitant

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not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant

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Impertinent

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prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

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Bias

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explain or make (something) clear by using examples, charts, pictures, etc.

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Illustrate

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Not often; rarely

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seldom

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voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up

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Relinquish

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22
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in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

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Despondent

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withdraw from commercial or social relations with

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Boycott

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24
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an organism that lives in or on another organism

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Parasite

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suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain

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Distressed

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a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong

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Accusation

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accept or admit the existence or truth of.

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Acknowledge

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More active at night

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Nocturnal

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covering or affecting a large area

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Extensive

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change or cause to change in form or nature

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Mutate

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extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate

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Exquisite

32
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recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or something) different

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differentiate

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make (someone) extremely angry and impatient

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infuriate

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leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully.

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omit

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of undisputed origin; genuine

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authentic

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send (someone or something) back to their/its home country

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repatriate

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based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

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subjective

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not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

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objective

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a deduction from the usual cost of something,

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discount

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occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated

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sporadic

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a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought

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cliche

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the literal or primary meaning of a word (dictionary definition)

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Denotation

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giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

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Ominous

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argue about (something); discuss heatedly

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Dispute

45
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done without confidence;

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Tentative

46
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showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment

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Naive

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characterized by constant change, activity, or progress

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Dynamic

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lacking in movement, action, or change

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Static

49
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certain to happen; unavoidable

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Inevitable

50
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arrange in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics

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Classify

51
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an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

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Connotation

52
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cheerful and friendly

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Jovial

53
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to crouch down in fear

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Cower

54
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a fixed share of something that a person or group is entitled to receive or is bound to contribute

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Quota

55
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behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel

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Hypocrisy

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

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Hyperbole

57
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a difficult situation; a practical dilemma

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Quandary

58
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complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost

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Labyrinth

59
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pull back or move away or backward

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Recede

60
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The right to vote in political elections

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Suffrage

61
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anything that disturbs, endangers life, or is offensive

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Nuisance

62
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using very few words

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laconic

63
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alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive

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Vacillate

64
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a revival of or renewed interest in something

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renaissance

65
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Direct one’s hopes or ambitions toward achieving something

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Aspire

66
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Conceal one’s true motives from; trick or deceive

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Bamboozle

67
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Poisonous

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toxic

68
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involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering

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Catastrophic

69
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the action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false

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refutation

70
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bold and without shame

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brazen

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