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Fetter

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V: to restrain or to hamper

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Mores

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N: Customary cultural standards, Moral attitudes, manners, habits

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Reprobate

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N: a morally unprincipled person

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Strident

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Adj: harsh sounding

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Assay

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V: to try or test

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Gratis

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Adj: free or no charge

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Comity

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N: social harmony or mutual courtesy

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Coiffure

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N: a hairdo

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Fiat

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N: an authoritative order

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Doldrums

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N: a period of depression or inactivity

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Imbue

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V; to fill with a certain feeling/ quality

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Cosmopolitan

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Adj: sophisticated or confident

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Rapacious

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Adj; insatiable, greedy, plundering

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Culpable

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Adj: guilty or deserving blame

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Predilection

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N: tendency to think favorably of something

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Cupidity

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N: excessive greed

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Oblique

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Adj: at an angle, indirect

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Satiety

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N: the state of being overly satisfied

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Symposium

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N: a meeting or conference for discussion of a topic

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Bovine

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Adj: of/ relating to an animal such as a ox, cow, or Buffalo

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Halcyon

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Adj: tranquil or peaceful

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Noxious

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Adj; physically or mentally destructive

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Reproach

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V: to express disapproval for

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Defunct

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Adj: dead or inactive

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Motley

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Adj: consisting of many different types or parts that do not seem to belong together

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Fob

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V/N: to force another to accept especially by deceit or stealth

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Mottle

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V: to with spots or blotches of diff colors

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Averse

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Adj: having a feeling of opposition

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Connubial

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Adj: relating to marriage or the state of being married

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Decorous

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Adj: in good taste or proper

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Consummate

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Adj: perfectly skillful
V: to complete or perfect

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Intersperse

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V: to put in different parts of places

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Pusillanimous

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Adj: lacking courage

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Bilge

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N: the lowest point of a ship’s inner hull

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Churl

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N: a rude or vulgar person

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Contrived

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Adj: false or artificial

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Dejected

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Adj: lacking hope

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Mendacious

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Adj; deceitful or dishonest

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Nepotism

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N: favors shown by those in high positions to relatives and friends

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Omnibus

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N: volumes of a single author or works

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